Cigar anyone???

[TradArcher]

For some reason, I noticed for the first time that cigars are offered as a topic of conversation in forum discussion topics. I was wondering if there are any "fellow afficionatos". I really enjoy a good cigar and under the proper senario, a quality port along with it. :)

Right now my personal favorite is made by Kristoff; a maduro leguna, 54x6.5" in particular. You guys have any favorites?

Here's a great place to look for and try a variety of cigars in samplers. Have a look. :)

www.atlanticcigar.com

Tom

[RickR]

I generally smoke Don Mateo No 1 7"X30. With Port occasionally, Taylor Fladgate vintage if I can get it, but mostly with Armagnac or an Islay single malt.

[TradArcher]

A nice smoke indeed. I kind of fell into the Atlantic cigar co. and as a result have done some experimenting with their 5 cigar "try em" packs. In doing so, I've been able to find what I do really like.

Tom

[Bowcephalus]

Once in a while I burn a CAO cameroon....

[falconpro]

I do enjoy a cheap cigar while sitting out in the woods, once every couple of weeks. Unfortunately I have not tried any quality brands, I may give your Atlantic Cigar Co. a try. Or I may try a pipe, some day. It's a kind of ritual for me, find a place of solitude, relax and fall into the surroundings, have a little smoke, be at peace for a while, just let things be. Can't beat that.

[Short Draw]

Tried a Cohiba once.
The real thing, Cuban and fresh, $60 a piece.
Never been so sick in all my life.
Green is not a natural human colour.

Erich

[Flint Hills Tex]

I'm a pipe smoker myself. But a word to the wise: pipe smoking takes some practice. Once you get the hang of it, though, there is hardly a better smoke to be had! I personally love Stanwell Jubilee pipe tobacco, a fine Danish mixture, not too sweet, not to smoky, very aromatic!

[Sam Dunham]

I used to just chew on a cigar from time to time. I liked to buy the Dutch masters Panetelas. Thought about some the other day, 6 bucks for five? Naaaa, stick with my Wolf fine cut wintergreen.

[DanaC]

Used to enjoy the occasional mini, but after a bout with the big C I figured I didn't need more crap in my system.

[brad]

I enjoy a good bowl of tobacco in a pipe. I'm a fan of clay pipes for a great smoke, but without the cost and care required for good briar pipes. I enjoy the classic english blends and Frogmorton and Penzance.

Nothing like a enjoying a pipe out in the wild, expecially after a long day of hiking, hunting or fishing - just after dinner, watching the sun depart.

[Sam Dunham]

How well I remember my grandmother's asking me not to use tobacco, good old soul! She said, "You're at it again, are you, you whelp? Now, don't ever let me catch you chewing tobacco before breakfast again, or I lay I'll blacksnake you within an inch of your life!" I have never touched it at that hour of the morning from that time to the present day.
- "History Repeats Itself"
Mark Twain
As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep and never to refrain when awake.
- 70th birthday speech
...when they used to tell me I would shorten my life ten years by smoking, they little knew the devotee they were wasting their puerile word upon -- they little knew how trivial and valueless I would regard a decade that had no smoking in it!
- letter to Joseph Twichell, 19 Dec 1870
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself

[Flint Hills Tex]

- letter to Joseph Twichell, 19 Dec 1870
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself

And I always thought that total abstinence was the only 100% sure fired method of birth control!;)

I do smoke a cigarillo from time to time, if I don't have enough time to enjoy a pipe. I like the Brazilian and Central American tobaccos best. I once got a Monte Cristo from a friend who had vacationed in Havana; it was a bit too strong for my taste and upset my stomach (not nauseous, more like acid indigestion). But whether pipe, cigar or cigarillo, a good smoke is something to be savored on a relaxing evening or a brisk walk out in God's good creation.

Alfred Dunhill, in his famous book on the pipe, quotes a poem on the joys of smoking:

Give a man a pipe he can smoke,
Give a man a book he can read,
And his home is bright with a calm delight,
Though the room be poor indeed.

And, back in the days when advertising was still allowed, the Danish company Stanwell had a slogan:

There are only three things a man needs: a match, a pipe, and Stanwell.

I have fond memories of my grandparents on both sides of the family. My paternal grandfather always had a cigar in his mouth, and my maternal grandfather was an avid pipe smoker. Just getting a whiff of smoke is enough to bring back early childhood memories of happy times together with them.

[TradArcher]

Short.... Cohiba IMO is a smoke with a large reputation and somewhat smaller value. Don't get me wrong, it is a quality cigar but personally I believe there are a lot of others that are equally as good and for much less money.

Sorry about the green skin. Green is better worn on outer garments! :)

Tom

[Warped Arrow]

I havent smoked a pipe in a looooong tome. Might have to dig one up.

[Short Draw]

Tom

Finally took the $60.00 Cohiba off my bucket list.
Definitely not worth the experience.

Green is for Aliens not me. LOL

Erich

[Flint Hills Tex]

I smoked a Dominican Corona/paradora yesterday. It was a bit smoky at first, but once it warmed up, it was nicely aromatic, down to about the last inch, when the smoke began tasting acrid. This was by no means an expensive cigar, but neither was it a cheap stogie. I figure, you don't have to spend a fortune for a good smoke, and is a $60 cigar really that much better?

For any of you who might be tempted to try a pipe, here is a link to a great site where pipe smokers have reviewed almost every tobacco on the market!

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/index.cfm

[TradArcher]

Smoke a pipe???.......Nah..... Can't be trusted. :) [only kidding]

Tom

[Bowcephalus]

It's gonna have to get warmer outside before I'm gonna distrurb Moderation again.....

[Arrow4Christ]

Haven't smoked a vast array of cigars but the Acid line is my favorite so far :)

Craig

[TradArcher]

I was only teasing Bow.....Absolutely no offense intended. If any was taken, I wholeheartedly apologize.

Tom

[Bowcephalus]

I was only teasing Bow.....Absolutely no offense intended. If any was taken, I wholeheartedly apologize.



Whaddayamean T.A. ?

That picture is of my humidor. The wife asked me if I saw anything I liked when we were down in Mexico a while back and I said "See what he'll take for that skull, but have fun arguing with him don't just give him what he first asks." Well they went back and forth awhile, she'd smile and start to walk away and he'd chase her down and start all over again bargaining. I got a kick out of watching, and he wrapped it up with a big smile on his face. The TSA picked it up on the x-ray in the airport in Memphis and had to remove it from our checked luggage to see if it was real. When I got home I put it "him" on the humidor and named him "Moderation". Funny thing is I smoked a good cigar from it in that same plaza in Mexico back in November but haven't smoked another since. He is doing his job well I guess you could say....;)

[Flint Hills Tex]

Wow, Bow, that's pretty macabre! It is fun to haggle on prices, though. A buddy of mine from work was in Mexico. When the dealer named his price, my buddy said, "No soy Gringo! Soy Aleman!" (I'm no gringo, I'm a German!). He told me that they immediately dropped their price by 50%!

[TradArcher]

Bow...
I thought I might have upset you after your response concerning the moderators. In any event, "no harm no foul". :)

Tom

[Bowcephalus]

Oh, ok Tom, "Moderation" is the name I gave the guy guarding my humidor in the picture. I have to disturb him to get a cigar.....;) Reminds me not to overindulge in my one vice.

You'll never hear me whine to moderators around here for what folks post. Even they know me better than that!....;)

[Bowcephalus]

Well I just burned a big fat one on the front porch. A CX2 with a coke and Leon Redbone in the background frogs singing something about Spring being in the air on the warmest evening since the fall. Life is good.

http://www.famous-smoke.com/brand/cao+cx2+cigars

[TradArcher]

So.... any more cigar smokers? Arrows, Try a Kristoff cigar. You won't be disapointed.

Tom

[Brad B]

This thread reminds me of a story. I smoke an occasional cigar, nothing fancy though. I've got a thing for Copenhagen. Started that when I was 13. I was camping with some buddies a few months after I started dipping. Back then I didn't dip enough to go through a can before it got dried out. We were camping on our farm, and I had taken a couple feed sacks to start our campfire with. I was going to be a badazz so I told the guys I was going to roll a cigarette. I tore off a piece of the feed sack, poured it full of dried Copenhagen, rolled it up and lit it. One good drag is all it took to burn all the feed sack and most of the Copenhagen. I fell backwards off the log I was sitting on and laid there for a while kind of moaning and groaning. That pretty much broke me from smoking.

[TradArcher]

Good story Brad.... but if you'd been really lucky, it would have cured you of both! :)

Tom

[Brad B]

Very true.

[TradArcher]

Took me a couple years to finally "kick" the Cope! Haven't had a dip in over 15yrs!... Can I get an "Amen"! :)

Tom

[Brad B]

I'll give you an Amen. That's great. I've quit 486 times. The longest I stayed quit was 6 months. I quit early fall, somehow made it through deer season, then went fishing for the first time that spring. Stopped, bought a can to get just one dip, felt like I had never quit. No burn, no rush. I don't see how Heroine could be any harder to kick than Copenhagen.

It's been 15 years, do you still want a dip sometimes? My brother quit about 3 years ago and he still says he could eat a can of it.

[Tradhunt]

Amen Tom. I need to quit Copenhagen as well. I do enjoy it but need to quit.

Love a good cigar. My personal fav is a Partagus Black Label.

[tjcougar]

Hello all,
I am new in here and I want to say Howdy.
My favorite cigars are from Cuba, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic.
There are many good brands.
Two of my favorites are Cohiba Siglo 6 (Cuba) and CAO Maduro (Nicaragua)
kind regards
tj

[Short Draw]

Welcome, tjcougar, to the forum.

You do smoke some fine cigars.

Erich

[TradArcher]

Yes, Welcome tjcougar!

I've been considering those CAO's for a while now. Might just give em a try when I run out of the couple boxes I've got on hand now. I'm a BIG fan of the Kristoff Maduro Leguro. If you get a chance give it a try. I believe you might enjoy it over the Cohiba. (I do)... An outstanding smoke!

Tom

[tjcougar]

Thanks for the welcome!
Trad Archer, you should try the CAO Maduro absolutely! A great cigar for small money.
I prefer the belicoso shape. About 6$ for a great smoke.
Here in Germany its much more expensive. So I have to wait everytime, till somebody brings some boxes from the united states over the big pond.
tj

[Neon Quiver]

Fall in the Ozark mountains.....lawn chair.......fire.......Rocky Patel vintage 1990 cigar.....Mason jar of Arkansas fine high octane corn liquor.....life is good

[TradArcher]

Anybody ever check out this website? They're real dependable, have a bunch of different cigars and all n all the prices aren't bad either.

www.atlanticcigar.com/


Tom

[Neon Quiver]

I have used Mikes Cigars for the last many years....They have a different email sampler everyday sent to my mailbox.

www.mikescigars.com/shop-catalog-online

Mark

[TradArcher]

I'm gonna take some time to look into the site Mark.... Looks like it has potential... I like the "sampler" idea. :) Thanks.

Tom

[lhommedieu]

Rocky Patel Vintage '90 and '92 Churchhills. Available at a good price from Thompson Cigar Company. I like a good port with a cigar and generally smoke outside in cooler weather. Brandy is good too...

Best,

Steve

[TradArcher]

Steve, Do you shoot in the Suffolk Co Archers 3D's? I've been thinking about getting out there one of these days...

Tom

[lhommedieu]

Tom,

I'm brand new to traditional archery. I just bought my first bow and will be taking my first lesson next week (there's an archery range just down the block from my daughter's piano teacher's house).

I shoot rifle at the Calverton range out here in eastern Long Island though and am looking forward to finding out more about archery in Suffolk County. Suffolk County Archers looks like a great place and is located about 15 minutes from my house here in East Northport. Let me know if you're planning to come out anytime.

Best,

Steve

[TradArcher]

Steve, FYI I use to conduct firearms training out at Calverton (for the FBI) prior to my retirement. Side note: The absolute best instructor, certainly east of the Mississippi, and likely in the country is Len Cardinale. I couldn't think of a better way to begin your archery than to take a couple lessons from him! If you think you'd like to talk with him first, let me know, I can get you his contact info.

I'll hopefully remember about comming out this summer. A couple of us have been thinking about it for some years now. :)

Tom

[Anchor Zero Six]

Cuban Cohiba Maduro's on special occasions, otherwise I'm a big fan of CAO Cx2 and Mx2

[Mikew]

Gloria Cubana maduro i

[lhommedieu]

Steve, FYI I use to conduct firearms training out at Calverton (for the FBI) prior to my retirement. Side note: The absolute best instructor, certainly east of the Mississippi, and likely in the country is Len Cardinale. I couldn't think of a better way to begin your archery than to take a couple lessons from him! If you think you'd like to talk with him first, let me know, I can get you his contact info.

I'll hopefully remember about comming out this summer. A couple of us have been thinking about it for some years now. :)

Tom

Tom,

Currently I split my time between Flushing, Queens and East Northport. My daughter's got art and piano lessons on different nights and there's a local range here in Flushing - but I would like to take you up on your offer and contact Mr. Cardinale for when I'm out at the house in weekends. Please PM me when you get the chance or contact me at lhommedieu@hotmail.com.

Best,

Steve

[snide]

I enjoy one from time to time, however, Punch Rothschilds for me are my favorite...:)

[TradArcher]

My son gave me a couple of Romeo & Juliet's for Christmas..... Not bad.... Medium to full flavored about 6" x 54ring.

Tom

[Neon Quiver]

Mikes Cigars has a Rocky Patel sampler ad that was emailed to me today.... Comes out to be $3.50 each.....Mark

[TradArcher]

I've come to believe that cigars are like wiskey, women, BBQ, trucks and a couple other things.....Everybody's got their own preference. I tried the Rocky's and didn't care much for em... but that's just me. :)

Tom

[Chaser]

I personally prefer the Arturo Fuente cigars especially the "Short Story" Hemmingway series. I've also enjoyed the CAO's and the Romeo y Julietas. Personally I like a mild cigar. I don't over induldge though. I will have one or two smokes a month depending on the occasion or mood I'm in.

[pondscum2]

what would you fellows regard as a "bottom-end" cigar? best quality for your dollar for someone wanting to know what a decent cigar tastes like? i can tell you that the ones from a tobacco shop as freebies to "try out" made me want to rush home & lick the dirt/cow flop out of the tread on my hunting boots to kill the flavor ...

[Dick4bows]

If any of you guys have a Binny's Liquor store near you, check out their humidors. Mine has great sales every month. This months special was A Don Lino Toro Gordo. Normally $8 on sale for $2.50 a stick. Very good cigar. Medium body. Dick

[Raleigh71]

I live in mid-Michigan. There is a very small cigar company that hand rolls their own cigars. These cigars are flavored. Not everyone likes flavored cigars, but these are indeed a treat. A must try smoke. The cigars are a cheroot size. The company has a website and will ship to you. The name of the company is called The Frankenmuth Cigar Company

[T-C-Bowman]

me and my sister uhave a pipe, but the filter part has broken. we asked our local tobacconist (who do all kind of cigars) where to get one and they said no one does any filter replacements. any ideas?!

Tom

[T-C-Bowman]

me and my sister used to have a pipe, and we used a light brandy flavoured tobacco, but unfortunately the filter part broke. we asked our local tobacconist (who do excellent cigars) and they said they arent made anymore. any idea if this is true and if and where you can get them?!

Tom

[brinky]

I also like a Maduro wrapped cigar and I used to dip the ends in wine for extra flavor. My favorites however were Arturo Fuente candela wrapped about a 46 ring churchill if I remember correctly. I would get them from Thompson Cigar out of Florida. I have given up cigars in exchange for running though. They don't mix whatsoever. Say what you will about not inhaling a cigar they will make you suck wind pretty hard if you want to be physically fit. I do find myself enjoying the smell of a good cigar if someone fires one up though to this day.

[TradArcher]

"I do find myself enjoying the smell of a good cigar if someone fires one up though to this day." ~ brinky

Ain't that the truth! :)

Tom

[Bowcephalus]

Pond, try one of these.....A good humidor, good cigars too expensive for me to smoke them often, and that limits me to one or two a month on the front porch with a good hard glass of Coca-Cola on the rocks. My one vice doesn't seem to limit the bike activity.....I'm guessing you know not to inhale these....;)

http://www.famous-smoke.com/cao+cameroon+belicoso+cigars/item+13919

[pondscum2]

thanks for the tip, Bowceph! yah, the ol' boys i know that smoke those only hit them to light them. from there out, their nose seems to do a lot of the work. had a teacher years ago that could make one last for days. aint sure if he even lit them... :)