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The Tobacconist Handbook: An Essential Guide to Cigars & Pipes
264Overview
As we live in the “golden age of cigar making,” there is more to know and appreciate than ever before.
Great cigars and pipe tobaccos take years to grow, nurture, age, blend, and construct, yet their destiny is to return to dust; it is an extraordinary transformational and artistic journey that yields priceless moments and memories for the aficionado. But where do things begin? Where to start?
From Jorge Armenteros, founder of Tobacconist University®, you will learn everything you want and need to know about cigars and pipes. From seed to cigar, Armenteros will teach not only the history of tobacco, but what the future holds.
The Tobacconist Handbook exists as a resource for lovers of luxury tobacco to enhance our knowledge, appreciation, and quality of life.
Included in this handbook are numerous important lessons, including:
- Learning the different types of tobacco
- Which cigar best suits you
- How to taste luxury tobacco
- Making the perfect cut
- Setting up a humidor
- And much more
Great cigars and pipes help us ruminate, decompress, gather our thoughts and emotions, revitalize ourselves, and savor our time. Furthermore, through education you will learn that luxury tobacco products are used by choice and not out of habit. They are products created by great craftsmen and women who honor thousands of years of traditions and history.
Whether you’re a seasoned smoker or someone looking to learn more about the history and becoming a cigar aficionado, The Tobacconist Handbook is the perfect place to start.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781510752122 |
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Publisher: | Skyhorse |
Publication date: | 11/10/2020 |
Pages: | 264 |
Sales rank: | 158,889 |
Product dimensions: | 5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword J. Glynn Loope xi
The Twenty-First Century Tobacconist and Public Policy: The Necessary Evil xv
Foreword from 2009 Edition Jorge Padrón xxi
Introduction xxiv
Education 1
Certification 3
History-Timeline 6
Nicotiana Tabacum 16
Cigar Tobacco 19
Cigar Varietals 19
Criollo 22
Corojo 23
Processing: Art & Science 24
Air-Curing 24
Fermentation 25
Maduro 27
Añejamiento 28
Cigar Growing Regions 29
Africa 30
Asia 31
Caribbean 32
Central America 34
North America 37
South America 39
Seed to Cigar 42
Cigar Anatomy 62
Vitolas 68
Pipes & Tobaccos 71
Pipes 71
Pipes-Architecture 72
Briar 74
Calumet 77
Clay 78
Corncob 78
Hookah 79
Meerschaum 81
Tobaccos 82
Varietal Families 83
Special Types 85
Blending 86
Special Cuts 89
How To 90
Matches & Spills 90
Lighter Maintenance 92
Liquid Fuel 92
Butane 93
Cigar Cutting 98
The Perfect Cut 98
Cigar Lighting 100
The Perfect Light 100
Uneven Burn 101
Canoeing 102
Inward Burn 103
Re-Lighting 104
Tight Draw 105
Smoking Too Hot 106
Cigar Preservation 107
Long-Term Aging 107
Tobacco Beetle 108
Mold 111
Plume 112
Humidifiers 113
Hygrometers 116
Calibration 117
Humidor Setup and Seasoning 119
Spanish Cedar 121
Pipe Packing 122
Humidor Etiquette 124
Cigar Myths 131
Tasting School 138
The Human Senses 139
Smell, Memory, & Emotions 147
TobaccAromatherapy 150
pH Balance & You 150
Nicotine 152
Tobacco vs. Cigarettes 153
Tasting Methodology 154
Cigar Pairing 159
Certified Cigar Reviews 163
Afterword 169
Glossary 170
Resources 225
Acknowledgments 231