Smoking Blackstone Cigars
Blackstone cigars are manufactured by Swisher International and are offered in a number of flavors like mild vanilla, cherry, peach and wine. An individual who is interested in smoking Blackstone cigars has the choice of selecting a tip cigarillo in any of the four flavors or alternatively select a filtered cigar in cherry or vanilla flavor.
The company Swisher International was established in 1861 by David Swisher in Newark, Ohio, when he received a small cigar business as a part of debt settlement. In the next few years, the company specialized in turning out hundreds of hand rolled cigars every day from a single room factory until it was taken over by the pioneer’s two sons who bought the company from their father and renamed it as Swisher Brothers. Soon the company underwent expansion to include three factories which provided employment to over a thousand workers and had a turnout of 300,000 cigars on a daily basis.
Over a period of time the company changed hands a number of times as a major outcome of the management changes was the shifting of the cigar factory to Jacksonville. What started as a sole proprietorship in a single room soon grew into a full fledged business with world renowned brands and a firm reputation which speaks volumes about the organization even today.
While smoking Blackstone cigars, the smoker needs to cut it, light it, put the unlit end into his mouth and gradually draw in the smoke and relish the flavor. A Blackstone cigar can be cut by three different types of cigar cutters namely guillotine which gives a straight cut, a punch cut and a V-cut which is also referred to as English cut, notch cut or a wedge cut. Cutting is basically done to remove the cap of the cigar so as to ensure that not only does it burn evenly but also that its flavor remains intact.
Anyone who is interesting in smoking Blackstone cigars must be aware that a cigar is lit at its foot end which is the farthest from the band. A proper way of lighting a cigar would be to rotate it and then gently puff it so that it is evenly lit. An ideal tool for lighting a Blackstone cigar would be a butane-filled lighter because butane is a colorless and odorless gas which does not diminish the flavor of the cigar at all. It is the flavor of the Blackstone cigar which determines its taste and hence it is usually specified on the label. People smoking Blackstone cigars may have different preferences in terms of flavor and taste and in this respect cigar tasting is very similar to wine tasting, cognac tasting and coffee tasting. The terminology associated with Blackstone cigar taste includes descriptions like spicy, peppery, burnt, green, harsh, oaky, chewy, leathery and much more.
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