Shanken's Cigar Handbook: A Connoisseur's Guide to Smoking Pleasure

by Marvin R. Shaken and Marvin R. Shanken

The ideal reference for the novice cigar fancier, with guidelines for selecting a cigar, cutting, lighting, and ashing. Also includes cigar brands, styles, history, and humidor selection and usage. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762400595
• ISBN13: 9780762400591
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Cigar Guide

This is an outstanding guide that will be useful for new cigar lovers as well as veteran smokers. It does need an update, and I would recommend a section devoted to small cigars and cigarillos, which are becoming more popular.

Don't even think about not having this book!

As a newcomer to the world of fine handmade cigars, I found in Shanken's Cigar Handbook a very comprehensive and cozy text. All the answers to the questions of fresh cigar aficionados are in there. Lots of great colorful pictures and cigar brand data too. Make this your reference book! Bill Cosby's merciless foreword is magnificent.