Cuban Scrap Metal ( Pic heavy )

[butternutsquashpie]

Is there a ' bible ' for cigar knowledge or is it a case of a number of books covering various topics . I am looking for a book about cigars , storage , boxes , codes etc . in general and perhaps a more specific Cuban orientated one to cover what I already have .

There is NO universal storage condition. There is no universal flavour guide. There is, however, a pretty good guide to box codes. I treat the TEB 07/08 box code like heaven and would jump at every opportunity to secure a box with the TEB stamp.

As to vitolas and marcas, no book other than MRN Second Edition (retail price $10 000) covers Cuban Cigars down to the tee. Then again, you never need one to cover all the cigars.
For all intensive porpoises, I just use Trevor's website. Also known as www.cubancigarwebsite.com

Keeps those cetacea happy

[kevjb64]

Thanks muchly .

[kevjb64]

'The World of the Habanos' is a good start but not cheap at around ?27.99. It does however include a DVD and the rather nice gauge I pictured in another thread this evening.

Thanks , reading up on that it looks great , ordered and looking forward to its arrival .

[PeeJay]

Thanks , reading up on that it looks great , ordered and looking forward to its arrival .

My pleasure, I got it for Christmas and its a good read. Then look for cheapo second hand cigar books on Amazon for a few quid each. They all cover a lot of the same ground but they also all carry something different

[kevjb64]

A great book on the ol yank tanks is

Cuba Classics , Christopher P Baker

This arrived this morning and did not have time to do it justice but a quick flick through made me believe it was a much more substantial book than the other , though to be fair it was 2.5 x the price .

[kevjb64]

My pleasure, I got it for Christmas and its a good read. Then look for cheapo second hand cigar books on Amazon for a few quid each. They all cover a lot of the same ground but they also all carry something different

This one also arrived this morning , has to be the best wrapped book ever . A Cardboard outer , padded envelope inner and then the book has a kind of heavy duty cling film around it .