There are several reasons why you would not want to shop at an online cigar store. While an online cigar store can be a great shopping experience, I have found that purchasing locally offers many advantages you just can not find on the internet.

Advantages To Not Purchasing At An Online Cigar Store

While most online cigar stores are reputable, there are plenty out there that are not. You can never tell how long the cigars you are purchasing have been sitting around and whether or not the have been aged and stored properly. This brings us to the first big advantage for using a local store. More will have a cigar store humidor that you can walk into to take a look at there cigars. These offer you the chance to get a really good look at the cigars you are buying. Unlike an online cigar store, you can pick them up, examine them, and make sure that they are of the quality you expect them to be. The cigar store gives you a real chance to get a good feel for the cigar you are buying before you get it.

The second benefit to purchasing locally is that you can try out new cigars and if you do not like them you do not have to buy a whole lot of them. It can be very expensive to purchase single cigars online, but most stores are very accommodating if you are looking to purchase something and will let you try singles out before buying a box. This is truly the best experience as you can almost guarantee that the cigars in the box you are buying will be of an equivalent quality to the one you are smoking. The same simply can not be said for purchasing at an online cigar store.

The next huge advantage to purchasing locally is that you can talk to the workers at the store to get recommendations on what cigars are good or what cigars you would like. Many times the people in the stores are veritable wells of information and can provide you with sound advice towards finding the perfect cigar. Reading reviews and opinions of cigars is one thing, but having an expert to interact it with is something wholly different.

Well there you have it many reasons why buying cigars locally is the way to go. Hopefully you follow this advice and support the business of a local tobacconist.

There are many good reasons to use an online cigar shop, and just as many bad ones. This article is going to take a look at the pros and cons of using an online cigar shop. I am not going to take a look at individual online cigar shops but rather take a look at the industry as whole and weigh the various reasons as to why someone would or would not want to use and online cigar shop.

Pros For Using An Online Cigar Shop

The first and most obvious choice for choosing an online cigar store is price. You can shop around and compare like models of cigars against other stores to get the best price. By shopping this way you can assure yourself that you are getting the best possible deal. It is really difficult to do this by going from store to store.

The next huge advantage to shopping online is the selection. You literally can choose from just about cigar available in the US today and find it somewhere online. Cigar stores will always have a limited variety for you to choose from. Many cigar manufactures have a very large variety of products to choose from and you may only be able to find these from an online cigar store. You can try you local shop, but again you are at their mercy as to what you can get and choose from.

The next advantage of shopping online is that you can purchase large quantities of cigars. This is not to say you can not do the same at your local store, but if you are looking to get a certain kind of cigar and need a certain amount, you can rest assured knowing that you will more than likely be able to get whatever you need online.

Cons Of Shopping Online

The biggest con of shopping online is that you are never going to be one hundred percent sure of what you are getting. While yes the online store may have the exact make and manufacturer of cigar you are looking for, there is no way to be one hundred percent sure when that cigar was rolled, how it was stored, and overall how fresh it is. It really can be a crap shoot when you are purchasing from these online stores.

Second, you do not have the opportunity to really try different kinds. It is much easier to walk into a local cigar shop, purchase a single cigar, smoke it then if you like it buy the box. You really lose that experience in an online store.

Well there you have some pros and cons of shopping for cigars online. My suggestion would be to get out there and try as many different kinds as you can before purchasing, so get to know your local guy first. More than likely he will be able to match any price you find online.

The first thing you have to be careful of when buying Cuban cigars online is that they are 100% authentic. Cuban cigars in general are far more expensive than any other countries cigars, and therefore are targets for counterfeiting. I would recommend that you make absolutely sure before you buy your Cuban cigars online that the company you are purchasing from has an authentic product.

Buying Authentic Cuban Cigars Online

The best way to buy authentic Cuban cigars online is to talk to other people that have purchased from the website. Even better is if you can go to their location, but for the most part they will not be near you. Americans can have a difficult time buying Cuban cigars online as they are illegal in the US. Make sure before you place your order that you can get the cigar. If you can not then you may end up paying for a cigar that you can not get.

Choosing the Best Cuban Cigar

There are many different brands of Cuban cigars out there. My personal favorites are the cigars from H. Upmann. These were the cigars of choice for President Kennedy and rumor has it that he bought a thousand of them before signing the embargo.

The history of this brand began around 1840 when Herman Upmann, a banker and cigar aficionado invested in a cigar factory which served dually as a bank and cigar business.
Characteristically, H. Upmanns are mild to medium-bodied cigars great for the beginner’s palate. Their larger sizes are among the most coveted and sought after cigars in the world. A promising smooth, subtle and mild to medium smoke. They generally come in 6 different kinds: Connaisseur No. 1, Magnum 46, Magnum 46 Cabinet of 50’, No. 2 , Petit Coronas, and Sir Winston. The Petit Coronas were the choice of President Kennedy, but my favorite is the Sir Winston. This cigar provides a flavorful smoke and is one of the most prized cigars the world around. Not cheap, they usually sell for almost 25 US dollars per cigar. A hefty price for sure, but well worth it for one of the world’s greatest smokes.

So now you can see all of what is involved with buying Cuban cigars online. Hopefully you can follow these instructions and be smoking a high quality cigar in no time. Test a few to find the one you truly like, I am sure you will find a way to enjoy it.