Cigars: Volume 1 : The World's Finest Cigars / Volume 2

Vahé Gérard

• 30 maart 2009
• 9782080300966

Samenvatting:

The first book in this two-volume boxed set details the history and traditions of the cigar, from tobacco harvesting to the significance of the cigar ring and how to detect a counterfeit cigar. From Cuba, the Dominic Republic, and Mexico, to Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Brazil, the reader is introduced to the world of cigar-producing countries, picking up fascinating and invaluable information along the way. The volume is rounded off by a detailed glossary of cigar terms and a practical buyer’s guide listing shops, websites, and useful addresses. The second book takes the reader on a tasting tour of one hundred individual cigars, exploring the sensual elements that make a truly superb cigar. Each cigar is presented in a concise table, graded on a scale of ten based on criteria such as flavor, aroma, and combustion quality. Advice is given on their suitability for novice or coinnoisseur cigar-smokers, and on whether a particular cigar is best enjoyed with a meal, after a meal, as a daytime smoke, or an evening pleasure. Each entry is accompanied by a lifesize photograph of the featured cigar, both in and out of its box. This new revised edition includes 18 new cigars, more color photographs, and a comprehensive list of useful websites and addresses.