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Expert Profile: James Yee

Expertise: My main area of expertise is Cuban cigars but I can also assist you with cigar etiquette and humidor maitenance. Unsure of a certain cigar brand? Wondering what a certain cigar tastes like? Have any questions about Cuban cigars? Just let me know! (NOTE: My main focus is on premium, hand-rolled cigars and not cheap, machine made, convenience store cigars.) IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE CIGAR OR CIGAR-RELATED APPRAISALS. If you have a vintage cigar item and you want to know if it's worth something, please contact an antique dealer that specializes in "TOBACCIANA".
I currently have 15 dedicated years of cigar smoking (an average 4 cigars a day) and counting. I have smoked every brand of Cuban cigars and most reputable non-Cuban cigar brands on a regular basis so I know a fair bit about taste profiles, cigar etiquette and other fine nuances to cigar smoking. For 5 years, I studied with Cuban torcedores (rollers), catadores (taste testers) and revisadores (inspectors) on every aspect involving the production of the Cuban cigar and I am currently writing a book that will help beginners understand everything they need to know about cigars and cigar smoking.

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject Cuban cigars are illegal for sale (and possession) in the United States so if you are buying cigars from a company located in the USA and the deal is too good to be true, it probably is! Millions of Cuban cigars are counterfeited every year so I would like to educate novice cigar enthusiasts on the clear signs of counterfeit cigars.

What do you like about this subject? Cigars is a great way to relax and meet new people. The great thing about cigars is that it brings alot of people from different walks of life together and gives us a common bond that we all enjoy.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? A lot of beginning cigar smokers are taken advantage of at cigar stores because they are inexperienced with cigars and/or cigar smoking. I hope to help amateur cigar smokers and answer any questions that they may have so that they can become more knowledgeable with cigars.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: In 2008, Habanos SA announced that the Cuban cigar industry was worth 402 million dollars (USD) between 2006-2007!

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Prestige Points: 14036
Knowledge	9.94 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.95 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.98 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		1
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		10
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		962

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/29/08
10	10	10	10	08/28/08
10	10	10	10	08/27/08
10	10	10	10	08/27/08
10	10	10	10	08/26/08

User Comments

Thanks for your advise ..
(JIMMY GOH on 08/29/08)

Very timely help. Greatly appreciated.
(Jeff Rose on 08/28/08)

THANKS AGAIN!!
(mario on 08/27/08)

James, Thanks for the info. I surely appreciate it.
(Rob on 08/26/08)

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Recent Answers from James Yee

2008-08-28 Humidor temperture: Hi Jeff, To lower the temperature in your humidor, you should move the humidor to the coolest room in your house. The humidor's interior temperature can also be greatly affected by your home's temperature...

2008-08-27 Cuban or not?: Hi Dave, Cigar factories are pretty strict about maintaining accurate and exact size dimensions with their cigars (especially premium cigar brands such as Cohiba) so it is suspicious that your Cohiba...

2008-08-27 Cuban or not?: Hi David, Are the gold letters embossed or raised? It's hard to tell in that picture. Genuine Cohibas will have embossed printing for the word "Cohiba". The cardboard 5-pack boxes will also have...

2008-08-27 humidity: Hi Mario, The safe range for humidity in a humidor is between 66-74% so at 67-68%, the bottom row in your humidor is acceptable; especially if your cigars are fine and doing well as you mentioned....

2008-08-25 New humidor setup: Hi Rob, The first thing you should do is test the hygrometer to make sure that it is accurate. It's important that you test the hygrometer now because you'll need it for the next step when preparing...