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Cigar FAQ According to Google: Answered by The Cigar Guys

Cigar FAQ According to Google: Answered by The Cigar Guys

Jared and Mark sit down to answer cigar questions on the Google search engine.

Question: What’s the reason most people smoke cigars?

Answer: To relax.

Question: How much nicotine is in a cigar versus a cigarette?

Answer: More.

Question: Do cigars contain nicotine?

Answer: Yeah…. yeah

Question: How bad is smoking one cigar a day?

Answer: Not that bad.

Question: What about one cigar a week?

Answer: I guess less bad.

Question: How often is it healthy to smoke a cigar?

Answer: Depends on your preference.

Question: Do cigars actually raise your testosterone?

Answer: Maybe, probably.

Question: Is one cigar a year bad for you?

Answer: I mean, no.

Question: Are cigars better or worse for you?

Answer: Come on, next question.

Question: How much does a good cigar actually cost?

Answer: Anywhere from $5 to $20, I would say.

Question: What cigar is best for beginners?

Answer: The Besa cigar from BesaCigar.com.

Question: How do you choose a cigar for beginners?

Answer: You go to BesaCigar.com.

Question: What is a great cheap cigar?

Answer: Besa Cigar. BesaCigar.com

Question: Cheaper than that?

Answer: Project 40 by Alec Bradley.

Question: Which is better, a dark cigar or a lighter cigar?

Answer: Depends on your preference. If you’re new, I would go lighter.

Question: How can you tell a cigar is high quality?

Answer: By the way it feels, the way it smokes, and the construction of it.

Question: Which cigar would you say is the smoothest?

Answer: Probably the Besa from BesaCigar.com.

Question: Are expensive cigars actually worth it?

Answer: It depends. For celebrations, yes. For everyday smoke, probably not.

Question: Would you risk smoking a cigar that has a little mold on it?

Answer: No.

Question: What about the little beetles on there or used to be in there?

Answer: That’s extra protein.

Question: Can dry cigars be revived?

Answer: Yes, they can. Store in a humidor.

Question: Is it okay to store cigars in a freezer?

Answer: Depending. For beetle infestation, yes. But not for regular storage.

Question: Do I need to spend a lot on a good humidor, or can I make one at home?

Answer: You can make one at home with a Tupperware container and a Boveda pack.

Question: What do you say about a cigar that you have to constantly relight?

Answer: Smoke faster.

Question: Can I use a Ziploc bag as a humidor?

Answer: Not for long-term storage.

Question: How often should I keep my humidor humid?

Answer: Maintain it with a Boveda pack.

Question: What kind of water do you use to humidify your humidor?

Answer: Distilled water.

Question: How long does it take to season a humidor?

Answer: Three days.

Question: What happens if you don’t season a humidor?

Answer: It won’t keep humidity.

Question: Do you need Boveda packs if you’ve already seasoned your humidor?

Answer: Yes, they maintain the humidity.

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