Traveling Cigars

Traveling Cigars is a journalistic guide to the world of cigars: the news, the people, the history, and the lounges where the culture lives. It is for adults 21 and older. NEWS A daily index of headlines from public cigar-industry news feeds, trade associations, and publications. Each card shows the headline, the source, the date, and a short note, with a link to read the full story on the publisher's own site. Traveling Cigars does not rewrite or republish other people's journalism. VIDEOS Documentaries, factory tours, festival coverage, and interviews from public YouTube channels, including CigarTV, played in the standard YouTube player. LEARN The Beginner's Index explains the vocabulary, objects, geography, and history of cigar making: what the parts of a cigar are called, how leaf moves from field to factory, where the major growing regions are, and the words you will hear in the trade press. A guided cigar anatomy walkthrough lets you tap the wrapper, binder, filler, head, foot, and cap on a construction diagram and follow the factory rolling bench step by step. Then five educational quiz games test what you learned: parts, vitolas (cigar sizes and shapes), growing regions, a glossary, and band and trade-association trivia. Scores stay on your device. It is educational background only, about how cigars are made and named, not how to use them. PLACES A searchable directory of more than 700 cigar lounges and tobacconist shops across the United States. Search by city, state, or name, or sort by distance on your device. Each listing shows the name, address, and a short note, with one-tap directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps. Your location is used on your device only and is never uploaded. ACCOUNT (OPTIONAL) Everything works without an account. If you want to save favorite headlines, videos, and places, create an account with just a name and email. You can delete it at any time from the Account tab. WHAT TRAVELING CIGARS IS NOT Traveling Cigars does not sell tobacco or anything else. There are no prices, coupons, promotions, affiliate links, or shop links. Listings and links are not endorsements. Nothing in the app is medical advice. Tobacco use carries serious health risks. Traveling Cigars is intended only for adults 21 and older; a date-of-birth check is required on first launch. Questions, corrections, or takedown requests: info@travelingcigars.com