Serious Cigars: Your Online Cigar Store for All Your Smoking Requirements

What makes Serious Cigars a good online cigar store?
We give you an enormous range of choices in brands. You can find everything from the least expensive to the highest level of premium value here on our site. Many of the most popular brands in the US such as Macanudos, Montecristos, and Nat Shermans are premier, featured brands in our online offerings. You can count on finding prices and cigar discounts that will appeal to you regardless of whether you are a beginner, an occasional smoker, or a serious, veteran cigar aficionado.

The inventory at www.seriouscigars.com is live. It is updated every time someone makes a purchase. We have designed our system to remove each cigar purchase from the site the moment that it happens. We do not have to manually update the site, so whatever you see in stock when you browse through our selection is exactly what we have in stock for you to choose from.

What is the most important thing other than cigars for me to buy from your online cigar store?
You need to buy a humidor if you have not already bought one. It is the most important cigar product you will ever buy. If you already have a humidor, we also have humidifiers and other humidor products that you may need for your particular brand and type of humidor.

What cigar accessories do you sell?
We sell all sorts of products to make the lives of both beginning cigar smokers and veteran cigar aficionados truly complete and happy. Examples of our cigar accessories include containers, cigar cutters, lighters, and cases. We also have other accessories like cigar markers, coffee mugs, and cigar products for the golf course.

What distinguishes it's online quality?
Our online cigar store offers you a wide selection of cigars that are available. You will find cheap cigars or premium cigars, mild cigars or full-bodied cigars. You can find the cigars you're looking for at the lowest prices, and guaranteed to be fresh.

What benefits does an online cigar store like yours offer to smokers on a budget who can't spend a lot of money?
Websites have played a major role in the rise in cigar sales over the past decade. The Internet has revolutionized our industry. It has made it easy and inexpensive to purchase cigars. There are no hassles, and procurement can be handled anonymously if you wish.

Why should I consider purchasing cigars online?
You can count on getting some really great deals that you will have a hard time finding in a brick and mortar cigar store. On our site, you will find every major and boutique cigar label conveniently listed for you to browse through and purchase. Our site is very easy to navigate because all the cigar manufacturers are listed alphabetically.

Do you have free shipping on any cigars?
Yes. There are certain cigar boxes you can buy from us that offer free ground freight. Some of these include Arturo Fuente cigars, including all Don Carlos, Hemingway and most of the Gran Reserva lines. Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 and 1992, Don Pepin Cigars, Tatuaje Cigars.

Cigar Lounges

What is a cigar lounge?
Cigar lounges have become popular all over the United States. The constant push from anti-smoking groups to ban cigars and cigarettes from all public places has resulted in an upsurge of new business for establishments dedicated exclusively to cigar smoking. Some of these establishments serve alcohol, while others serve coffee. Some are affiliated with specific cigar manufacturers and brands, while others promote all brands.

Are cigar lounges formal or informal?
They can be very upscale or very laid back, depending on the mood the owner wishes to establish and the clientele that frequents the establishment. Whatever you personal preference is, there is a cigar lounge that is just right for you.

What makes a good cigar lounge?
It has mood and atmosphere that makes a smoker feel welcome. It also has a staff that is willing to answer questions about cigars and cigar accessories. It also has quality cigars and cigar products for sale at various price points that cater to a wide range of cigar aficionados.

How are cigar lounges normally decorated?
Owners use a variety of furnishings, paintings, lighting design, and musical venues to create the intended mood for their establishments. Regardless of the degree of formality, there is always an inviting and comfortable feeling.

Do cigar lounges sell cigars?
Yes. The whole point of going to a cigar lounge is to enjoy quality cigars and products. It is more convenient for individuals to purchase these supplies at the lounge than to bring them from home. Most of these establishments have some kind of room-sized humidifier as well to preserve the integrity of fine cigars.

What should you be ready to pay in a cigar lounge?
The costs vary based on what you prefer to smoke and what you are willing to spend. Some cigar lounges have private smoking areas for members only. This area may feature brands and décor not available to the open, public part of the bar. In some places as well, alcohol may only be served in the members-only area, while coffee and other drinks are served in the public lounge.

What are some rules you do want to remember when visiting a cigar lounge?
1. Do not walk into a cigar lounge with your own cigars. That is like bringing a six pack to a bar or coffee from home to a coffee shop. You just don’t do that.

2. Do not walk in and make a big deal about having a public place where you can smoke. All of us are happy that such places still exist in the Earth. However, since we are all thinking it, there is no need for you and everyone else to verbalize the obvious gratitude we all feel to such establishments where freedom is still celebrated.

3. Do not take pictures. Other smokers consider this an invasion of privacy, and any images that you may end up putting on the Internet are actually a form of advertising that has not been authorized by the owner.

4. If you talk to people who appear to rebuff you, move on. Some people smoke with a group of people they know and prefer to keep things close-knit. Become a regular and let people come to you.

5. Most women tend to be much wiser than men and avoid the temptation to be the Alpha the minute they walk into the room. Guys…learn from them and do NOT walk in and try to dominate the scene or be Mr. Impressive. No one will like you if you do.

Basic common courtesy and common sense are really all you need from that point on to enjoy yourself in any cigar lounge, large or small, formal or informal.

The Basics of Cigar Etiquette

Where to Smoke
It is important for one to know where to smoke and where not to smoke. Common sense tells us we have the right to smoke on our own property. That really is not the issue, though. The real issue is where in PUBLIC can we appropriately smoke and where should we avoid smoking?

It is reasonable to conclude that any restaurant, café, or bar you visit in this society is more than likely not going to welcome your cigar smoke. Cigar smoking has become unpopular along with cigarette smoking in this culture. None of us like to face this, but the reality is that smoking of ANY kind is on the strong disapproval list of the politically correct movement and faux bovine health and wellness extremism.

It serves none of us to lose our cool over such prejudices. We all have choices to make here in a dignified manner. We can either cooperate with the pressure not to smoke, or we can leave and go to a cigar lounge or some private place where we are still allowed to enjoy our own freedom.

Resentment and protest are bad form unbecoming of true cigar etiquette. Be the better person and speak with action rather than axe grinding words (like they do.)

Cigar etiquette tells us to always ask our friends—even close friends—if it is ok to smoke at their place. This is the wise and decent thing to do even at a party where things are getting a bit wild. Most people will not mind if you are smoking a cigar outside. Most people WILL mind if you light up inside their home.

When to Ash
Knowing when to ash is another important aspect of cigar etiquette. It is actually considered acceptable to let the ash build up at the foot of the cigar. This cools the smoke and helps increase the flavor. Letting the ash get too long, however, can result in a mess. The rule of thumb to follow here is simple:

The more expensive the item UNDER your ash, the more often you should keep the foot of your cigar near a cigar ashtray.

Keep the Band On the Cigar
There are those that say that it is bad cigar etiquette to leave a band on a cigar. Where do they get that idea? Showing people what you are smoking is a great way to invite them (silently) to start a conversation on brands.

This is much better, in fact, than impolitely offering what might be an unwelcome comment about a particular brand, or asking someone else what they think of your choices. That could sound needy and uninformed.

Let people see, let people comment, respond graciously and congenially. THAT is cigar etiquette at its most refined form.

However, if you prefer to remove the cigar band, do so after the cigar has heated up. This loosens the glue that holds the band to the wrapper. Otherwise, you may actually damage the wrapper. Some Cuban and Montecristo cigars, in fact, have bands that simply do not want to come off.

This is another good reason why it is actually good—not bad—cigar etiquette to keep the band on.