Product Description

The best selling cigar book in the world is back as a new 3rd edition, completely updated and noticeably thicker, with 160 photos in black & white and color. Every cigar in the world is discussed in detail plus all facets of cigar making, buying, smoking and storing, as well as accessories and matching cigars with your favorite adult beverages. Cracking the Cuban code and counterfeits are also revealed, along with a wealth of information unavailable in any other book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #961216 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 360 pages

Review
"...He writes in an entertaining and witty style...contains information that has never before been made available to the public." -- Smoke Magazine

"Richard Carleton Hacker is one of the world's foremost authorities on the subjects of cigar and cigar smoking." -- Robb Report

"direct concise prose is used...Hacker doesn't shy away from including even the most obscure brands..." -- Cigar Aficionado

About the Author
Richard Carleton Hacker is one of the world's foremost authorities on the subjects of cigars and cigar smoking. He is the author of The Ultimate Cigar Book, now in its third edition and the book that is generally credited with having helped start the cigar boom. He is personally acquainted with all of the major cigar-making companies and their executives throughout the world, as well as knowing most of the smaller manufacturers and cigar-making families. In addition, he has personally visited cigar factories and tobacco farms in every major geographic area, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Europe. His in-depth knowledge has resulted in the author serving as cigar consultant for corporations and the entertainment industry. He is also a popular keynote speaker at cigar night "smokers."

His numerous television, radio, and newspaper interviews have made Richard Carleton Hacker an international spokesman for cigar smokers throughout the world.

Customer Reviews

This work is the most comprehensive cigar book in print.
We all have plenty of work related reference matierials, but few of us can say that we have great reference matierials for our leisure actities. I have been an cigar smoker for 7 years and an avid smoker for the last three. I have purchased many books to elevate my knowledge of the subject. The other books are nice, but I could have saved considerable time and money if I had purchased "The Ultimate Cigar Book" first. This book takes you from the very first cigar smoked in public to the most recent develpments in the world of cigars. Hacker covers the processes of cigar production and the places that they are made. The Author essentially fills the middle section with tips and sage advice in an easily readable style reminiscent of the "Idiots Guide to..." Books. By my last comment, I don't mean to say that Hacker's approach is simplistic or lacking in any way. The end of the book has an index of cigar brands which covers the spectrum from Absolute to Zino, and gives great information on the Cuban brands as well. If you are a person who loves a great cigar, ( or would like information to help make your selections more successful) "The Ultimate Cigar Book" is a must read!

The Best Cigar Book Ever Written - It Smokes!!
I'm enjoying an Ashton Cabinet right now as I write this review in the predawn hours of Christmas Day 2000. I can't say enough about this book. I spent north of $1500 buying cigars and related stuff before I read this book, much of which could have been better spent had I read it first.

Richard, beyond being the consumate cigar afficianado, is a likeable guy, and has a great sense of humor. For instance, when discussing how to smoke a cigar and the ash that forms at the end, he refers to this as "leaving the Mother Ship". What a funny guy!

The best parts: 1) How to light a cigar (stop offending others by doing it right, 2) The comprehensive list of brands in the back, which offers not only great info but a nice shopping list upon your next trip to the tobacconist.

This is a guy I would love to enjoy a cigar and a fine port with, discussing his many cigar adventures. Buy this book!

A smart buying
You definitely need a good book before start spending your money on this "expensive" habit.

This book answers your questions if you are a beginner, and enriches your pleasure if you are already in; it is very generous in information, history and smart notices that you better follow to avoid unecessary disappointments.

One minor defect: the writer give a lot of account for politic? and personalities? and attempts to give you an impression that: if you smoke cigars, you are a part of a community!! Actually, I do not think that Kenedy has anything in common with Saddam Hussein or Arnold.

However, this defect is minor, the book still the best in the market.