Interview: Cigar Mike Bennett
You don’t get a nickname like “Cigar Mike” by being a novice. As a cigar consultant, event coordinator, and aficionado of all things cigars, Mike Bennett has been an ambassador for the cigar life for 26 years. With nearly 1000 events under his belt, his legend is building. Bennett lives to his name and talks […]
Interview: Drunk Chicken Cigars Desiree Sylver
It’s tough to forget a name like Drunk Chicken Cigars. Entrepreneur Desiree Sylver founded the line in 2019 and has been “making every cigar with love” ever since. If there’s one thing a long-time cigar enthusiast like Desiree isn’t, it’s all business all the time. She talks about life in the cigar industry, knowing how […]
Peter Gross Interview: How Gross Builds Bridges One Cigar at a Time
Even if you’re new to the cigar lifestyle, you probably already recognize how smoking a premium cigar brings people together. The founders of ATL Cigar Co. set out to embody that spirit. It began with a line of cigars that captures the essence of community in their hometown of Atlanta. Peter Gross, COO of Luciano Cigars […]
Mixing Business and Pleasure: Cigars and Work
Whether you’re closing a sale, analyzing data, mixing concrete, or writing the next great American novel, you can mix business and pleasure when enjoying premium cigars. Even before the pandemic forced many people into working from home, smoking a fine cigar and working were a winning combination. Business and Pleasure at the “Office” Before indoor smoking bans, […]
Karl “The Mailman” Malone Lives the Cigar Life
When the Louisiana State University Tigers won the National Championship in 2020, future NFL star and Cincinnati Bengal Joe Burrow and his teammates were nearly arrested for lighting up victory cigars in the locker room. Burrow, well known for his victory cigars, smokes a variety that includes La Flor Dominicana sticks. However, on that fateful […]
Ed Reed Hall of Famer and Cigar Lover
Most people think of the Baltimore Ravens as a dominant defense, like Ray Lewis. However, Ed Reed is a close second. The all-pro safety is not just a hard-hitting ball hawk. He’s a true brother of the leaf. Reed’s story begins in small-town Louisiana, where he starred in multiple sports. He has said that Michael Jordan was […]
Best Cold Weather Cigar Smoking Solutions
Finding the right smoking solutions for winter is challenging if you don’t have the luxury of living in a warm-weather environment. A cigar is meant to be savored, but risking frostbite isn’t worth even the finest cigar. Joining a cigar lounge is an obvious choice. We have discussed the various lounge options, and many cold-weather […]
Ernest Hemingway and Cigars
Before there was Instagram and Twitter, hell, before Hollywood created celebrities, there was Ernest Hemingway. It’s been nearly a hundred years since Hemingway published his first collection of short stories, In Our Time, but his legacy lives on. Although many consider him one of America’s finest writers, Hemingway’s 22 years in Cuba were the longest […]
Cigar Humidifier: Humidification Options for Cigars
An experienced cigar smoker knows that storing cigars requires little maintenance. For example, you should keep your cigars under particular conditions to ensure they taste the way they should. Preserving cigars between 68-70% humidity and 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit is optimal. Sixty-eight to seventy-two degrees Fahrenheit is the sweet spot for both moisture and temperature, which […]
The Cigar Life Guy® Rating System
Cigar Life Guy isn’t a website full of cigar reviews, but plenty of those websites are out there. Make no mistake. You won’t find our website full of reviews and with a complex or confusing numbered rating system. We don’t sit around smoking bunches of cigars just for show or have many opinions about each […]