Smoke Rings

The biggest factor in blowing good smoke rings is practice. With that in mind, Try this technique.
First, you need a cigar with dense smoke, and a place with still air. Do not waste your time trying to blow smoke rings in a breeze!
Draw a thick puff of smoke into your mouth. Hold it there and open your mouth slowly. Make an "O" with your mouth, (maybe more of a rounded "oh"), definitely not a pucker like a kiss. Curl the tip of your tongue down, and pull your tongue all the way back.
Now, when blowing a ring, you are actually not exhaling. You are just pushing out the smoke in your mouth with your tongue in short bursts, like a piston, only in a relaxed way. It is actually a really gentle motion. Push forward with your tongue, with perhaps a slight recoil at the bottom.
Keep at it, it is like riding a bicycle... Once you "get it" you will wonder what the problem was!

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CAO at Miami Vice Premiere Party

CAO, one of the worlds foremost premium cigar manufacturers, was selected as the exclusive cigar brand to be gifted to a select list of A-list celebrities at the Miami Vice Premiere Party Luxury Lounge, hosted at one of Miami’s hottest nightclubs, Mansion, on July 25.
The movie that stars Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, and currently holds down the #1 spot in the countrys box office rankings, was screened to a select viewing audience and was followed with an exclusive after party at the popular Miami nightspot, Mansion. The party featured live performances by Nelly Furtado and SoBe recording artist, Brooke Hogan. VIP guests of the backstage luxury lounge received an assortment of CAO and flavours by CAO cigars, along with headwear provided by CAO M.E.R.C.H. The list of celebrities that received CAO product included Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Mya, Brooke Hogan, Hulk Hogan, Gloria Estefan, music producer Scott Storch, former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, clothing designer Richie Rich, Eva Longoria, Nicky Hilton, and Jessica Simpson. In attendance for CAO were Chief Marketing Officer Jon Huber and Regional Sales Manager David Cimino.

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Churchills Smoked Cigar Auctioned

Theres nothing new about people buying pre-Castro cigars at auction. But post-smoked cigars? Thats a rarity. A private collector from Liverpool recently paid £365 ($673) for a cigar butt that had been smoked by Sir Winston Churchill, perhaps historys greatest cigar smoker. The famed British statesman consumed untold boxes of cigars in his lifetime, many, if not most, paired with vast quantities of fine liquor, and typically smoked where he pleased. But according to the auction house quoted by several news sources, this cigar was one of the few he was prohibited from consuming fully. Upon arriving for a 1950 speech at Blackpools Winter Gardens, he was told that his cigar was not allowed in the ballroom, so he handed the half-smoked cigar to an aide, R.C. Giles, who saved it as a souvenir. Churchill was dubbed "Man of the Century" by Cigar Aficionado in 2002 after readers voted him their favorite cover subject in the magazines history. He adorned the cover twice, most recently on the 10th anniversary issue. His name, of course, is now also known as a large cigar size, 7 inches long by 47 ring gauge.

- Little Bro

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Cigar Smoking Growing Popularity Among Young Adults

Cigar smoking is currently a popular trend in the United States, especially among young men and women. It is fueled in part by the efforts of the tobacco industry to glamorize cigars and the willingness of movie stars and athletes to be photographed smoking cigars. Especially for women, the industry seems to have tapped into an impulse among some to be slightly outrageous, to do something a little over the line, to be freed from old restrictions and stereotypes. Teenagers and young adults may be particularly vulnerable because of the mistaken idea that cigars are a safe alternative to cigarettes. In reality, cigars greatly increase the risk of lung and oral cancers; and they deliver a large, addictive dose of nicotine.

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CAO Has a Vision

CAO has announced a new cigar line called Vision that will launch at next months Retail Tobacco Dealers of America annual convention and show in Las Vegas. The CAO Vision is the first Dominican-made CAO cigar. The Vision will be available in three sizes: a 5×50 Robusto, a 6×50 Toro, and a 6.25×52 Torpedo. The cigars sport a Dominican Corojo wrapper, and a Dominican Piloto Cubano (cuban seed) Binder. The filler is a blend of Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian tobacco. The box is actually a scientifically calibrated humidor designed to hold the cigars at the ideal 68-70% relative humidity optimal for storage. CAO calls the packaging "the most technologically advanced state-of-the-art desktop/travel humidor ever made" and their slogan for the new release is "Vision: The CAO cigar that will change how cigars are made and packaged forever."

- Little Bro

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Arnolds Cigars Under Attack

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoys a cigar in the capitol building courtyard, so much so, that he had a smoking tent built. Now, a bill approved by a state Assembly committee Wednesday threatens to halt this practice. The measure aims to ban smoking of any tobacco product in an outdoor area enclosed on at least three sides by a public building or buildings. The bill would amend existing law, which prohibits smoking within 20 feet of a public building's entrances, exits or windows. An Associated Press report quoted Assemblyman Juan Vargas (D–San Diego), who introduced the bill, as saying the bill is not aimed at Schwarzenegger, but would cover him. He said smoke can get trapped in courtyards, posing health risks for nonsmokers. The governor's office has not issued a statement on the proposal. After 1998, California became virtually smoke-free. Smoking was banned in all restaurants, bars and nearly every all-indoor space.

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