Today, March 6th, is National Smoke a Cigar Day. In response to onerous taxation, the looming threat of over-regulation, and ever-increasing public demonization, we are asking all brothers and sisters of the leaf to join in. It doesn’t matter what stick you choose, just grab one of your favorites and light ‘em up!

The media and the anti-smoking campaigns have done a great job convincing most people, including smokers, that smoking and nicotine is harmful. However, contrary to popular belief, nicotine is not all bad for you. Little know health benefits of Nicotine…

“I wish to say that I’m not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don’t feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God.” ~C.H. Spurgeon

The cigar is a great resource. It is necessary to have traveled for a long time on a ship to understand that at least the cigar affords you the pleasure of smoking. It raises your spirits.

From cutting and lighting, to not crushing it out when you’re done smoking a cigar, this infographic explains how to smoke a cigar in an easy to understand format.

…a person who smokes one or two cigars a day and does not inhale actually runs a slightly lower lung cancer risk than a nonsmoker. Alas, “Cigars Protect Against Lung Cancer, Study Shows,” is not a headline you are likely to see anytime soon.

Smoking cigars is pretty simple. Mostly, it’s step 1: light up, and step 2: enjoy. But there are some steps that can help you make a friend’s first smoke a fine and memorable occasion.

The world of cigars can be a large daunting place. Whether you are a compete novice to cigar smoking or someone who just has a few questions about an aspect of choosing and preparing a cigar for smoking this infographic by Grant David Anderson will help.

Tired of cigars burning up one side only? Confused about Relative Humidity (RH)? Well, we’ve got a list of helpful hints that are so simple; you’ll be surprised you hadn’t thought of them yourself!

Cigar smokers all have there own unique reasons why they enjoy the pastime of cigar smoking. This is a collection of replies to the question: “What do you like about smoking cigars?” There’s an understanding among us: “Any cigar smoker is a friend, because I know how he feels.” ~Alfred de Musset

Executive editor Gordon Mott and senior editor David Savona of Cigar Aficionado magazine demonstrate the proper methods to light a cigar with either a lighter, matches or cedar spill.

Cigar smoking, whiskey drinking, Ron White with some funny material at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal…