The Ultimate Cigar Book by Richard Carleton Hacker

The Ultimate Cigar Book by Richard Carleton Hacker

The Ultimate Cigar Book is a classic on the subject, covering everything from how cigars are made, to storage, etiquette, and accessories. Richard Carleton Hacker’s category bestselling is often credited with helping to create a new generation of cigar aficionados. No other book contains as much detailed and factual information on virtually every facet of cigar making and cigar smoking. And now this trendsetting has been revised in this fourth edition for the aficionado of the future! Forget 1492. This book starts out in B. C. (Before Columbus) and transports the cigar enthusiast on a fun and fact-filled adventure into virtually every realm of today’s popular and growing cigar smoking pastime. Written by one of the most knowledgeable and internationally-celebrated pipe and cigar authors of our time, Richard Carleton Hacker’s well-known wit and wisdom will keep the reader enthralled with every turn of the page, as he takes you on an information-packed would tour of cigars. Starting off with a history of cigar smoking, the author then shows us how cigars are made today (handmade, handrolled, and machine made), divulges the secrets of finding the “perfect” cigar, and discusses the ritual of smoking and how to properly care for and store our cigars. From there the book lists a number of innovative cigar accessories, suggests which beers, wines, whiskeys, brandies, and cognacs go with what cigars, enlightens us with a chapter on cigar smoking celebrities, and concludes with the world’s first International Compendium of virtually every cigar brand known today, complete with histories and observations on taste, according to the author’s HPH (Highly Prejudiced Hacker-Scale) ratings. If that was not enough, there is even a dictionary of CigarSpeak! The Ultimate Cigar Book is the most comprehensive, factual, and up-to-date book for the cigar smoker or for those who just want to learn more about the fascinating and popular world of cigar smoking.

Richard Carleton Hacker is a well-known international writer and photographer who focuses on spirits, wines, cigars, and other high-end lifestyles. He has been a contributing editor for a number of national publications, including Robb Report, The Somm Journal, and The Tasting Panel, for a number of years. He has been knighted in Germany and is a lifetime member of the Scotch whisky industry's elite Keeper of the Quaich honorary organization. He has also been admitted into the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne. He resides in the city of Sherman Oaks, California.

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ISBN 13	9781632206572
ISBN 10	1632206579
Title	The Ultimate Cigar Book
Author	Richard Carleton Hacker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Skyhorse Publishing
Year published	2015-06-18
Number of pages	392
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