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Brand GuideBox of Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 cigars — Sun of a Gun Cigars, Yuma Arizona

Rocky Patel Cigars: A Guide to Vintage, Decade, The Edge, Sun Grown and Java

Rocky Patel built his name on aged tobacco, and the Vintage series shows it: each wrapper is aged for years before rolling.

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Brand GuideBox of Macanudo Café cigars — Sun of a Gun Cigars, Yuma Arizona

Macanudo Cigars: A Guide to Café, Inspirado and Crü Royale

Macanudo Café, Inspirado and Crü Royale explained, with the wrapper, binder and profile Macanudo publishes for each line.

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Cigar GuidesCraftsman's Bench cigar humidor — Sun of a Gun Cigars, Yuma Arizona

How to Store Cigars: Humidity, Humidors and Boveda Packs

Short answer: keep cigars at roughly 65–70% relative humidity and 65–70°F. Below that they dry out and burn hot; above it they get spongy and can mold. A humidor and a humidity ...

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Brand GuidePerdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Epicure box — Sun of a Gun Cigars, Yuma Arizona

Perdomo Cigars: A Guide to the 20th Anniversary, Champagne and Double Aged Lines

Perdomo cigars explained: the 20th Anniversary in Sun Grown, Connecticut and Maduro, the Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne and the Double Aged 12-Year Vintage, from the family'...

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Brand GuideRomeo y Julieta 1875 Romeos cigar tins — Sun of a Gun Cigars, Yuma Arizona

Romeo y Julieta Cigars: A Guide to the 1875, Reserva Real and Romeo

Romeo y Julieta 1875, Reserva Real, Reserva Real Nicaragua and Romeo explained, with the history behind a brand established in 1875.

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Brand GuideBox of CAO Flavours Moontrance cigars — Sun of a Gun Cigars, Yuma Arizona

CAO Cigars: A Guide to Flavours, America, Cameroon, Flathead and MX2

CAO Flavours, America, Cameroon, Flathead and MX2 explained, with the wrapper, strength and profile CAO publishes for each line.

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