Comments on: Book Review: A Passion For Cigars by Joel Sherman

By: The Stogie Review » Quelling Cigar Misconceptions: Part 2

The Stogie Review » Quelling Cigar Misconceptions: Part 2 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:32:10 +0000

[...] become more and more common and have been for some time. Coincidentally I just recently read Nat Sherman’s: A Passion For Cigars written by Joel Sherman (Published 1996). Within the pages of the book the author makes note of the [...]

By: Walt

Walt — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:37:41 +0000

Bugs,
I read The Complete Idiots Guide to Cigars a while back. I thought it as a good read. It was a nice refresher with alot of things in it that I wasn’t aware of.

I’m in the process of reading The Connoissuer’s Book of the Cigar by Zino Davidoff. That review is next in line for book reviews. So far I am enjoying it, but being translated in 1969 makes for alot of outdated information. I’ll get into that more in the review.

-Walt

By: BugsMoran

BugsMoran — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:29:17 +0000

Once again an excellent review Walt. I don’t have any books at this time concerning cigars but have been looking for a good one to pick up. Do you have any other recomendations?

Thanks,
Bugs

By: Cigarfan

Cigarfan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:27:45 +0000

I’m a fan of cigar books and have quite a few, but not this one. You’re absolutely right about keeping historical context in mind. Times have definitely changed, and for the better!

One of my favorite books of cigar lore is “Holy Smoke” by Guillermo Cabrera Infante — it’s more of a literary rhapsody than a “how-to” book like this one, but he lived at a time when it was okay to store cigars in the refrigerator. You certainly wouldn’t want to do that today.

Thanks for the review!