Cigar Companion (Connoisseur’s Guides)
Cigar Companion (Connoisseur's Guides)
Cigar Aficionado magazine, known worldwide for its celebration of the good things in life, revolutionized the art and enjoyment of cigar smoking. More than one million readers turn to the magazine to learn about the world's most enjoyable cigars, spirits, wines, beers, restaurants, resorts, collectibles, and more. In each issue, the editors evaluate a wide variety of cigars in a blind tasting format and rate them on a 100-point scale. Our previous Cigar Aficionado titles have sold a combined total of nearly half a million copies. Now Cigar Aficionado presents the ultimate resource, an easy-to-use, full-color guide with ratings and tasting notes for more than 200 fine cigars, organized by brand. For less than the price of 3 good cigars, it also explores the history and production of cigars, with expert advice on buying, storage, preparation, and smoking etiquette. With a wealth of useful information, this is an essential reference for both connoisseurs and those just beginning to apprec
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(out of 11 reviews)
List Price: $ 24.95
Price: $ 29.86
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August 22nd, 2010 - 23:54
Review by K. Wilcox for Cigar Companion (Connoisseur’s Guides)
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I bought this thinking it would be a good reference and tell me something about all the different brands of cigars, but I don’t find any value in it whatsoever. I feel like the author wanted a quick buck so he cut and pasted alot of crap from back issues of his magazine into this book so he could sell the same opinions twice. In addition to that, the brands discussed are very limited and only a few examples from each are featured. Take my advice: I realized that it is dumb to buy any book that claims to lists different types /brands/shapes of cigars because the information is always changing – look on the internet at cigar sellers’ websites and cigar makers’ websites, where you will find everything you need.
August 23rd, 2010 - 00:42
Review by B. Jaamour for Cigar Companion (Connoisseur’s Guides)
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Excellent book, rich in information on cigar’s brands, history. Very nicely divided by topic. The book covers various aspects about cigars, but trully stands out in two sections;
1. Cigar brands with history and advice on their best production, with notes, year made….
2. Nice section containg what is considered to be the best cigars ever made.
A joy to read, light hearted strongly recommended.
August 23rd, 2010 - 01:38
Review by Another Joe for Cigar Companion (Connoisseur’s Guides)
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This book does have a lot of good information for the beginning cigar fan (hence the 3 stars), the bulk of which lies in the Cigar Reviews section. The rest of the book is an attempt to cover all the bases quickly without much elaboration if any. If you are looking for an in-depth reading, you should look elsewhere or you will be disappointed.
In addition, the writing style is similar to that of a high school student. The many typographical errors, grammatical mistakes, and poorly formulated sentences show that very little thought or effort went into its production.
Overall, it is a good book for beginners who don’t care whether the author shows at least a college level mastery of the English language or not.
August 23rd, 2010 - 01:49
Review by Astartes Prophet for Cigar Companion (Connoisseur’s Guides)
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It’s a nice read for anyone starting in Cigars, or even if you started a while back but want to know more about the lore and the background of big cigar companies. It’s a real basic fast read of cigar information, history and making (nothing special, just the basics). It tries hard to cover all of the basis, that’s why it got a 3 and not a 2.
But as reported earlier, it need more advance or detailed information. They could of put some of their Cigar 101, like info on the beetle, and how to deal with it; The counterfeit gallery etc… But instead, a lot of the book sounds like a sales pitch, saying cigar’s are good, these popular peoples smoke cigars etc… (actually that list of Hollywood peoples smoking is repeated twice, and we got a photo gallery of them, so they are listed 3 times).
1st, I never started smoking cigars because it’s cool or a Hollywood star is smoking, I DON’T CARE!
2nd, They try to hard at some point, it feel like a propaganda book, and when they give you facts, one is cautious of the Bias of these so called “facts”.
All in all, a nice quick propaganda book with some basic cigar information.
August 23rd, 2010 - 02:25
Review by Bradley D. Terry for Cigar Companion (Connoisseur’s Guides)
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I purchased this book to get a rating guide. What I received was that and so much more! The first part of the book gives an in depth breakdown and rating of domestic and Cuban cigars and the second part is all about the history and making of cigars. If you have a cigar smoking friend and want to get him/her a gift, this book would be well received.