Recent content by robusto

Try the lower or medium priced cigars to see if you like some of them before you go crazy and start spending like a fool. Higher prices don't necessarily mean that you will enjoy the cigar. Flavor preferences vary with the individual smoker. Find something that draws well and suits your taste...

I like the DT Cameroons - I think they are similar to the DT Special Editions.

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I've smoked good tasting cigars that had a tight draw or uneven burn and I couldn't enjoy the smoke. I've smoked just average tasting cigars that had a great draw and slow even burn and were a pleasurable experience. I guess I'm saying that taste (if it's acceptable) is not the most important...

Average 8 to 10 per week. Usually one in the evening on work days and two per day on most weekends or if I have a day off work and am hanging around the house.

I inhale about every 4th or 5th drag - maybe more or less depending on the fullness of the smoke and my mood. I realize it's not a healthy thing to do but I usually smoke one cigar a day so I figure inhaling a few times isn't that big of a deal.

Isn't it also possible for the taste of the smoke to be influenced by what the smoker is drinking at the time or what they have just eaten? For instance, coffee vs. whiskey or iced tea vs. beer? Or maybe the smoker has just finished eating nachos or a hot fudge sundae. Can't the combination of...

I prefer sitting on the porch and smoking but when the weather is bad I smoke inside. Wife complains about the smell sometimes but she knows better than to put up too much of a fight. Besides, the cigar aroma neutralizes her cat's litter box smell - at least that's my argument.

Right now it's the Padron 2000.

All this talk of lighting one up has given me a craving. I'm going to my stash, selecting a smoke, and I'll be back in an hour. :D

Being on a budget I save the Padrons for special occasions. I've had Don Tomas, Don Mateo, La Finca, and Punch the last couple of days.

I frequent the local shops - mostly to try expensive singles that I can't afford a whole box or maybe a brand that I've never had. Sometimes the stores have bundles that are about the same price as the internet shops when you factor in the freight.

The back porch with a Scotch in one hand a Padron in the other. Nobody around, no music, just me and my drink and my smoke.

I've had a few different Nicaraguans but my local stores don't carry many of the brands I see advertised on the internet. Any opinions on Mantequillas or Rosa Cubas or some of the other NATSAs? How do they compare with La Fincas for an everyday budget cigar? I've seen some good feedback on...