Gary Korb
Gary Korb is the Executive Editor for CigarAdvisor.com, a website dedicated to cigar culture and lifestyle. An avid cigar smoker for over 30 years, he has worked on the marketing side of the premium cigar business as the Senior Marketing Content Writer and a blogger for Famous Smoke Shop, a leading premium cigar retailer based in the United States. Gary’s cigar reviews can also be found on Facebook at “Cigar Reviews by Gary Korb.”
Articles featuring Gary Korb
Articles by Gary Korb
Green Stick: Candela Cigars
They sound like monsters, and even though they’re not vicious, they pack a pretty good bite. The Ogre, Wasabi, Dirty Hooligan, and Swamp Thang are popular cigars that not only share spooky monikers, they also share the same green skin – that is, a candela capa – the lime-green wrapper that was popul
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The history of the cigar box guitar
Enjoyed together, music and cigars share a significant connection, stirring an emotional response within the listener and the smoker. But it would take a purely American invention – the cigar box guitar – to forge the crossroads between cigars and music tradition.
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Meeting Industry Icon Jochy Blanco
It’s not a stretch to say that what Sir George Martin was to the Beatles, Jochy Blanco has been to a whole host of boutique cigar makers.
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Binder Tobacco’s Role in Premium Hand-Rolled Cigars
Ernst Gocaj speaks in an interview with Cigar Journal about the important role of the binder in the cigar production.
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Tobacco Harvesting Methods: Leaf Priming & Stalk Cutting
When it comes to harvesting the tobaccos that will eventually be turned into premium cigars, there are two basic methods: leaf priming and stalk cutting.
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Cigar Advisor Master Blenders Series: Talking Tobacco With Nick Melillo
Nicholas Melillo, best known to cigar smokers as the founder and CEO of the boutique cigar company Foundation Cigar Co., sat down with Gary Korb from Cigar Advisors to talk about his beginnings in the cigar industry, Connecticut and the passion that drives him.
Read More: Cigar Advisor Master Blenders Series: Talking Tobacco With Nick Melillo
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