Posts Tagged ‘phillies cigars’

Funnier News in the Smoke World

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The man who liked his stogies too much: Is such a thing possible? Well, if it ends in a mug shots being taken, the answer is yes. We all like to economize on our stogies now and then, explaining why it’s particularly vital to have a discount premium cigar store saved to your “Favorites” list on your net browser to buy cigars online. But when you are stealing boxes of premium cigars from your local gas station, you’re not a cigar lover-you’re simply a robber.

Newspapers report that precisely this scenario unfolded latterly near Palm Beach, Florida, where a person wearing a black ski mask (as in the flicks) stole a local Citco at gunpoint. He made off with all the cash in the register-and one cigar box. That’s all. No candies, condoms or air fresheners; no auto parts, mags, or food. This fellow must have known precisely what he was after. Points towards him for the depth and degree of his cigar appreciation, but not for his way of showing it.

A similar incident was recently reported in Rosenberg, Texas. This case concerned a 17 year old man robbing eighty dollars’ worth of smokes from a local Shamrock station. Hopefully this young man’s parents can straighten him out and at least this robbery didn’t involve holding anybody at gunpoint. The same applies for a Howell, New Jersey situation in which 4 men, ages 21, 34, thirty-five, and 36, eluded the gas station entirely and went straight for a smoke store. (Larger age, allegedly, doesn’t bring wisdom.) Reports are confusing concerning whether a 4th similar robbery, this one happening in Youngstown, Ohio, concerned the specter of assault with a deadly weapon; in this case, 2 men with their hands in their pockets (as if carrying guns) stole a local Speedway, making off with 55 smokes of a brand that I will not name, except to assert that it wasn’t precisely a premium brand.

If only all of these folks had known that phillies cigars are also available at a discount via the net. Ordering your typical stogies online is a much better deal than having to come up with fifty thousand greenbacks in bail each, which is the bail set by Howell, New Jersey, police for the 4 men concerned in the cigar store robbery, who were apprehended and charged before the break-in could become a reality.

Written by Eric
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Harvesting Tobacco Leaves for Cigars

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Tobacco leaves are harvested and aged using a process that mixes use of heat and shade to reduce sugar and water content without causing the large leaves to decay. This first part of the method, called curing, takes between 25 and 45 days and varies significantly based upon climate conditions as well as the development of sheds or barns used to store harvested tobacco. The curing process is manipulated based upon the kind of tobacco, and the specified color of the leaf, especially when making phillies cigars.  The second part of the process, called fermentation, is carried out under conditions created to help the leaf die slowly. Temperature and humidity are controlled to ensure that the leaf continues to ferment, without rotting or disintegrating. This is where the flavour, burning, and smell characteristics are primarily brought out in the leaf.

Written by Eric
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www.tophatcigar.com

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