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[ReaperKK]

Great post hef

[Jamesman42]

This is true.
Because that's not eating or enjoying.  What you suggested is not a thing.

A premium cigar (as opposed to convenience-store cigars) is a handmade, artisanal, agricultural product.  Much care goes into the curation and selection of various tobaccos, from various regions, and the blending of them into a smokeable product.

Smoking is a ritual.  From the selection of the cigar itself (either from personal knowledge/experience or the help of a tobacconist), to the selection of the cutter to use, to making the cut, then using your lighter to toast the foot of the cigar, then fully lighting it and taking the first full draw.

You draw the smoke into your mouth, hold it briefly, then blow it out.  If you want (depending on how experienced or devoted to it you are), you can analyze the flavor notes you get out of it, much like wine or whisky enthusiasts.  You can also notice the other sensations you can experience, such as coolness of smoke, pepper spices, thickness (chewiness) or thinness of the smoke itself, and a host of other things.  Those can all be enhanced with the right pairing liquid.  Those can also be enhanced by a technique called "retrohaling" (blowing the smoke out through your nose instead of your mouth), because there are a ton of receptors in the nasal passage; however, that technique doesn't come easily to people who never smoked cigarettes or marijuana before.  It was tough for me to pick up.

As you continue in your cigar history, you begin to learn what kind of flavors to associate with different wrappers (the outer layer of tobacco) or what kind of flavors to associate with binder or filler tobaccos, or tobacco from certain regions (such as Esteli or Jalapa in Nicaragua, for example).  You can also learn to favor blends from certain cigar manufacturers over others (just like with any other product).

A key point of smoking a cigar (again, part of the ritual) is the time involved.  If you are taking an hour to smoke a cigar, that means you have an hour available to smoke a cigar.  It is a luxury, it is good time.  This time can be enhanced by good music, good conversation, or maybe something to read, but most all, relaxing and not working.  Enjoy your hour.

If I'm smoking at home alone, I love to put on some jazz and catch up on reading.  I also love smoking with company, because smoking conversation is always good.  But that's just me.

Being married, I have learned the art of the cigar clean-up.  After I'm done smoking, I go inside, brush my teeth/use mouthwash, and wash my beard thoroughly.  I also often change shirts afterward.

They should name this emoji after you because of this post 

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Great post, I feel the same way about smoking weed. The ritual is special

[Cool Chris]

Thank you for that post, Hef. That was very insightful for this non-smoker (who thinks that cigar smoke is one of the most hideous odors on the planet haha!) I will say that as a kid I hoped I would grow up to be a cigar smoker, just so I could be like Hannibal from The A-Team.

[hefdaddy42]

Thank you for that post, Hef. That was very insightful for this non-smoker (who thinks that cigar smoke is one of the most hideous odors on the planet haha!) I will say that as a kid I hoped I would grow up to be a cigar smoker, just so I could be like Hannibal from The A-Team.

[cramx3]

Thank you for that post, Hef. That was very insightful for this non-smoker (who thinks that cigar smoke is one of the most hideous odors on the planet haha!) I will say that as a kid I hoped I would grow up to be a cigar smoker, just so I could be like Hannibal from The A-Team.

Yeah, as an italian kid who's father would smoke cigars as it was kind of a common thing to see at family gatherings and large social events... but like you, I just couldn't take the smoke.  Also, smoking a cigar can look bad ass 

Great post, I feel the same way about smoking weed. The ritual is special

Yeah, there's some similarities there and this is something more up my alley personally.

[King Postwhore]

Hitting the Orange Line in Boston heading towards the B's/Panthers game.

[cramx3]

Nice, have fun

[Adami]

Hitting the Orange Line in Boston heading towards the B's/Panthers game.

Lisa looks….different?

[hefdaddy42]

lol

[King Postwhore]

[hefdaddy42]

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