Cigars...

[Sean T Sat]

yes. Probably brings my badass-ness up to par with scar face. :weak:

hahaha close ur like halfway there now u need coke, girls, and guns : P

[LEANE30]

Padron (# 1 favorite stick)
Olor
La Vieja Habana
CAO (MX2 - double maduro)
Rocky Patel
Bahia
Acid
Punch
Gurka
La Gloria Cubana

now this guy knows what he's talkin about. Rocky Patel 98 was an awesome smoke! had hints of almost an applewood to it.

a good one can be had for ~7-18 depending on the size often.

i used to work at a couple cigar shops for multiple years. three different shops all across the town, all owned byt he same family.

Personally i prefer Acids (drew estates) their "naturals" line is some tasty stuff. the "juicy Lucy" was PERFECT for a nice little 15minute smoke break ...it's been almost 2 years since i've had a cigar tho. ..i sorta saw a few of my own chest-cavity xrays due to a collapsed lung (car wreck) and after then ...it took a few years but i stopped smoking. i didn't just smoke cigars ;)

basically when going to choose your first cigar, as a newb, i would always try to find a relative starting point for the prospective. the easiest sale was if they already smoked cigarettes. ..next easiest if they smoked MJ, then wine and beer drinkers. i'd say that an affluent microbrew afficienado was with exception the easiest sale of all. the parallel of aging and fermentation processes are extremely easy to correlate.


DO NOT LIGHT YOUR CIGAR WITH A FUCKIN BIC. use your lighter to light a cedar strip on fire then use the flame from the cedar to light the stoge. Or use a butane "jet"/"torch" lighter and only breifly touch the flame to the end to light it, don't cook the end of the stick or in the process you will release alot of the natural oils and tars from the cigar which are best to release slowly through the natural smoking of the stogie. that is where all the flavor is. roasting the end in an effort to light it is like setting a Guiness beer that is ice cold down on the top of a lit stove so that you can crack it open. get me?

important factors:
humidity - not only is the humidity that the cigar is stored at (in the store as well as your possession after purchase till the moment before smoking it) is VERY important in retaining the proper flavors and burn aspects but moreso in how the aging process manifests itself in the smoke by flavor and "texture" if you will. teh "damper" the stoge, then the cooler, smoother, and slower it will burn. the reverse is just that, reverse. too humid and you might have a mold problem as well as difficulty lighting/keeping lit, too dry and you loose the flavor as well as have a charring "texture" to the smoke


BMW_TUNER:
i hope you didn't pay over 250 for that box, we used to sell those for rediculous prices. every once in a while we would have a local guy custom make a few, his were well worth every dime. looks like you have a very nice collection going there! are you using the "OEM" (lol - i'm amused by this for some stupid reason, probably cause i'm used to OEM BMW parts or something) humidifier? i know that when we sold those boxes (very similar ones) we used to always have alot of people coming back saying that they could never get the humidity up to 70 (generally accepted "ideal" for aging/storing), we'd always just sell them hugh over-kill humidifiers to fix the "problem" - but it would usually do the trick

custom made is where it's at, that's how you can get a really good air-tight box. (big issue here in CO where it's so arid)

[trent]

I must be nuts. I have had a lot of very nice cigars and always inhale.

[atomic]

Oynx reserve

Juan Lopez

Montecristo #4 Mareva (cuban)

Just off the top of my head

[BMW_TUNER]

Just had an Acid One and it was actually a very nice cigar. Has anybody had an experience with Te Amo? I hear that they are appreciated by some but have not had much input.

[Jparkr]

Oynx reserves, for me too.

[CntrlcoastE30's]

now this guy knows what he's talkin about. Rocky Patel 98 was an awesome smoke! had hints of almost an applewood to it.

Rocky 98 was a great smoke indeed.

a good one can be had for ~7-18 depending on the size often.

i used to work at a couple cigar shops for multiple years. three different shops all across the town, all owned byt he same family.

Personally i prefer Acids (drew estates) their "naturals" line is some tasty stuff. the "juicy Lucy" was PERFECT for a nice little 15minute smoke break ...it's been almost 2 years since i've had a cigar tho. ..i sorta saw a few of my own chest-cavity xrays due to a collapsed lung (car wreck) and after then ...it took a few years but i stopped smoking. i didn't just smoke cigars ;)

Another of the favorites indeed. It takes a seasoned smoker to enjoy those though as most newbies have not a clue to their complexity. Favorite Acids include the Kuba Kuba, the Atom Maduro and the Extra Ordinary Larry. The different lines (blue, gold and purple) have their own unique qualities. I have tried the Naturals and they just don't make me want to buy a box of them, unlike the others. The cigar boxes are good for all kinds of things as well.

basically when going to choose your first cigar, as a newb, i would always try to find a relative starting point for the prospective. the easiest sale was if they already smoked cigarettes. ..next easiest if they smoked MJ, then wine and beer drinkers. i'd say that an affluent microbrew afficienado was with exception the easiest sale of all. the parallel of aging and fermentation processes are extremely easy to correlate.


DO NOT LIGHT YOUR CIGAR WITH A FUCKIN BIC. use your lighter to light a cedar strip on fire then use the flame from the cedar to light the stoge. Or use a butane "jet"/"torch" lighter and only breifly touch the flame to the end to light it, don't cook the end of the stick or in the process you will release alot of the natural oils and tars from the cigar which are best to release slowly through the natural smoking of the stogie. that is where all the flavor is. roasting the end in an effort to light it is like setting a Guiness beer that is ice cold down on the top of a lit stove so that you can crack it open. get me?

Here is a pic of the torch lighter our UPS driver found and gave to me. He is also a cigar man and knows whats up.



important factors:
humidity - not only is the humidity that the cigar is stored at (in the store as well as your possession after purchase till the moment before smoking it) is VERY important in retaining the proper flavors and burn aspects but moreso in how the aging process manifests itself in the smoke by flavor and "texture" if you will. teh "damper" the stoge, then the cooler, smoother, and slower it will burn. the reverse is just that, reverse. too humid and you might have a mold problem as well as difficulty lighting/keeping lit, too dry and you loose the flavor as well as have a charring "texture" to the smoke

Excellent info. to relay. Unlike a few of the other responses to the thread. Keep up the positive vibe!


BMW_TUNER:
i hope you didn't pay over 250 for that box, we used to sell those for rediculous prices. every once in a while we would have a local guy custom make a few, his were well worth every dime. looks like you have a very nice collection going there! are you using the "OEM" (lol - i'm amused by this for some stupid reason, probably cause i'm used to OEM BMW parts or something) humidifier? i know that when we sold those boxes (very similar ones) we used to always have alot of people coming back saying that they could never get the humidity up to 70 (generally accepted "ideal" for aging/storing), we'd always just sell them hugh over-kill humidifiers to fix the "problem" - but it would usually do the trick

custom made is where it's at, that's how you can get a really good air-tight box. (big issue here in CO where it's so arid)

[BMW_TUNER]

No Issues with humidity due to the Oasis but I think I paid about 100 bux for it new. I have found a few online warehouse stores that have sweet deals.
I will look them up and post them tonight.

[bimma360]

CAO Italia... my favorite of all time.

Also, you have have have to enjoy it with an alcohol beverage of choice. It doesnt matter what it is... just so its something you like. I personally love a good robust cigar with a hoppy lager or some sort of a medium bodied ale.

Dave

[LEANE30]

No Issues with humidity due to the Oasis but I think I paid about 100 bux for it new. I have found a few online warehouse stores that have sweet deals.
I will look them up and post them tonight.

CntrlcoastE30's:
that's a cool lighter. gotta love the bimmer parafin!

good. ...LOL, i once sold a CF pattern Lambo box just like that one for $500 along with a variety of 15 different sticks($7-35/ea), a larger humidifier, a cutter ($100) and a lighter ($125), i gave them 25% off and they became regulars. i got a nice bonus for that sale... but my conscience hounded me everytime that regular returned, after that i always hooked them up a little


i agree about having a good beverage to accompany it. ...i prefer my beer untainted by the cigar flavor, (i'm more of a beer snob - microbrew enthusiast than anything else, besides e30's and other kick ass raw transportation devices) ...i'd always prefer just a strong rum/coke, or something else with a nice bite. ...i could see drinking a really hoppy beer with a stoge, maybe something from odells, or hazed&infused

[Charlie]

I must be nuts. I have had a lot of very nice cigars and always inhale.

Me too, how else are you getting the buzz?

-Charlie

[LEANE30]

Me too, how else are you getting the buzz?

-Charlie

hahahahaaa.... yeah. :zzz:


you smoking dark cigars or lighter colored ones?

you know the darker ones have been fermented longer hence more flavor and tars ;)



























and significantly lower amounts of Nicotine. ...even the lighter (tanner colored) cigars have significantly lower concentrations of nicotine in them then cigarettes. ...you have to smoke so much more in cigar volume than cigarettes in order to get a "buz" - however, some argue that even so, cigar smoking is healthier than cigarettes do to all the additives put into cigarettes for "flavoring"

most people don't drink stouts cause they want to get drunk. ...that is what divides the beer drinkers from the piss-water drinkers. ...same thing here with cigars and cigarettes.

personally i'd drink some plastic bottle mccormicks vodka or straight everclear to get drunk before i'll even think about touching a fuckin "Lite" or "Light" domestic beer. ...and Coors is in my back yard so it's as fresh as can be and i still think their stuff can lick my nuts.

[5spoke]

Just finished up the Romeo Y Julieta. It was good, not harsh at all. I enjoyed myself.

[CntrlcoastE30's]

hahahahaaa.... yeah. :zzz:


you smoking dark cigars or lighter colored ones?

you know the darker ones have been fermented longer hence more flavor and tars ;)



























and significantly lower amounts of Nicotine. ...even the lighter (tanner colored) cigars have significantly lower concentrations of nicotine in them then cigarettes. ...you have to smoke so much more in cigar volume than cigarettes in order to get a "buz" - however, some argue that even so, cigar smoking is healthier than cigarettes do to all the additives put into cigarettes for "flavoring"

More positive information - good stuff.

most people don't drink stouts cause they want to get drunk. ...that is what divides the beer drinkers from the piss-water drinkers. ...same thing here with cigars and cigarettes.

personally i'd drink some plastic bottle mccormicks vodka or straight everclear to get drunk before i'll even think about touching a fuckin "Lite" or "Light" domestic beer. ...and Coors is in my back yard so it's as fresh as can be and i still think their stuff can lick my nuts.

[threlevenguy]

CAO is good. and djarum's are a good smoke too, recommended