Cigar

Not food, but almost as important.

I'm not into the real fancy cigars. Usually a Don Diego, Dunhill or Macanudo will do just fine. Even some of J&R Tobacco's are pretty good. Great after grilling a nice steak, sitting out on the deck in the early evening.

You'll be surprised how many "closet" cigar smokers there are. If I meet up with the gang at a bar or to play pool, most will invariably ask me if I have one for them. But they'd never go out & buy their own.

 

I have a humidor full of real Cubans.

neener neener neener

 

I smoke mostly thompsons from their mail order catalog. While most cigar "afficianados" dismiss them as cheap cigars, many of the handmade boxes and bundles i have purchased have been rather tasty. I'm currently getting through a box of their Navaros. Good medium strength cigar. Warning: do not buy any of their humidors. Those don't work at all.

I love cigars with either a heavy beer (guinness or schlafly's cream stout) or coffee.

I also own close to ten pipes and i must say they are the best things i've ever smoked. So many varieties of tobacco. Plus you can smoke as much or as little tobacco as you want. Also, you can set down a pipe for an hour and come back and it's just as good. I don't recommend that with cigars .

Oh, and with my experiences, cubans are overrated. I'll take a well-made cigar from the domincian republic anyday.

As for the "big" brands, i recommend Romeo and Julieta and almost anything in a candella wrapper (if you like mild cigars).

 

I'll admit. When I go to Mexico I do indulge.

Yeah how much did you pay for them?


Ever smoked one on a beach at sunset with a very nice cognac in the other hand?

 

Phillies Blunts!! (no, I don't replace the tobacco with something else, I honestly like them)

 

"And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a Smoke."-R.Kipling

Had my first cigar when I was 17 and have been hooked ever since. I now have three humidors (two of which are used) filled some of my favorite stogs. OpusX, a number of Ashtons (including my favorite, the VSG), Davidoffs, Padron Aniversarios, Hoyo de Monterreys...and a few misc. If you know your cigars you'll realize that those are some expensive smokes, but just as oenophiles can tell the difference between a good wine and a great wine, a cigar afficionado (of which I am somewhat of and I have subscribed to for years) can tell the difference between a good smoke and a great smoke.

PS, to "neener neener neener" Tex: Curious to know what they are.

Javaj: To each his own. I have had some great cheap cigars and some horrendous expensive ones. Cigars are like wine, you must try different ones and aquire your own tastes.

Anyone out there care to list their favorites?

 

Can you roll up some herbs in a Cuban?

 

Bite your tounge.

Actually some of the Cubans the last few years have been of such poor quality that you might be better off doing so.

And to answer your question in one word: NO.

 

I enjoy a cigar from time to time, had one last night in fact.Really just started getting serious about smoking them.

I don't know a lot about them,though.The one had last night was Dominican,I believe.Casa Blanca.

I'd like to know more about quality,etc.I don't have enough money to buy real good ones though.

Let's keep this going!Cigar smokers step up!

 

Nicest cigar smoked?

Most expensive cigar smoked?

Worst cigar smoked?

Favorite cigar?

Cigar you most want to try?

 

I quit smoking cigarettes about a year ago but found I really missed smoking while I was drinking. The rest of the time I don't even think about smoking.

So I figured smoking a cigar wouldn't be so bad. Bought some cheap ones, Dutch Masters and found them quite pleasent. I don't actually inhale them at all. Are you supposed to? Some people do some don't, depends what kind/quality you smoke I suppose.

Went to Mexico for vacation and bought some nice cubans. Good but expensive. I couldn't afford to smoke them all th time. A pack of cheap cigars for $3 will see me through a week easily.

I have a Montecristo saved for NYE though.

If someone who knows alot about them could comment on what is good in the $5 to $8 range that would be cool.

 

This thread apparently doesn't have the appeal to hang tough, but what started as a joke here will hang around and hopefully attract some attention.

-B