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nickel
09-30-2002, 11:20 AM
did you enjoy it or did it taste like sole of shoe?
a friend let me puff on a chocolate flavored stogy, and it wasn't bad.
has anyone ever tried a flavored one?
http://www.santiagocigarco.com/Flavored_Cigars/rum.GIF
Merlin
09-30-2002, 11:34 AM
I dip into the old humidor about once every two to three months or so. Ah a cigar and martini makes for a nice relaxing evening. I've like them pretty much from the get go. As for flavored ones, I do like them. Especially the vinella and congnac dipped ones. I used to really like a brand called "La Diva" nice lite flavor but can't seem to find them anymore.
brain
09-30-2002, 11:36 AM
I don't smoke the flavored cigars, but I do enjoy an occasional cigar. I would say my favorite is the Monte Cristo. I'm also a big fan of Romeo y Julietas and Macanudos. Keep in mind that Dominican cigars are not just cheaper versions of Cubans' They essentially just borrow the name and the cigars are worlds apart.
attgig
09-30-2002, 11:49 AM
I smoked cigars in highschool for a bit.... trying to be all cool and stuff.
:bandit:
shrug.
nuttin special :P
topane
09-30-2002, 11:51 AM
I would say my favorites are Macanudos. I also like Partagas, H Upmann, Romeo y Julietas, and Montecristo. I've had several Cubans and although they were excellent, I don't consider them that much better than those from Jamaica or the Dominican Republic. I wouldn't turn one down, though ;).

/me opens his humidor and peers at the Havana Montecristo just waiting for a special occasion...
nickel
09-30-2002, 11:55 AM
no, puhleese no more monica references. i want her sluttiness to die out with clintons :P
faither
09-30-2002, 12:37 PM
Never. Pretty disgusting if you ask me. It's amazing how many people do, though (especially in my line of work).
Jihforce
09-30-2002, 12:59 PM
Yes. Didn't really like it. I felt very sick for the next few days. Everything I drank or ate smalled like it. :puke:
mojo
09-30-2002, 12:59 PM
i would have to say, close, but no ci... :P


actually i have. not a big fan tho...yet ;)
latingirl
09-30-2002, 01:10 PM
I like the smell of a cohiba before it is smoked...like in a cigar shop. But when its being smoked, it makes me sick. But so does cigarette smell since I've stopped smoking myself (8 years :D ). Blech!
attgig
09-30-2002, 01:18 PM
Originally posted by mojo
i would have to say, close, but no ci... :P


actually i have. not a big fan tho...yet ;)


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
:D
Merlin
09-30-2002, 01:48 PM
Originally posted by brain
I don't smoke the flavored cigars, but I do enjoy an occasional cigar. I would say my favorite is the Monte Cristo. I'm also a big fan of Romeo y Julietas and Macanudos. Keep in mind that Dominican cigars are not just cheaper versions of Cubans' They essentially just borrow the name and the cigars are worlds apart.

I find that the quality on the Dominicans are actually higher than the Cubans. Quality control is poor (sometimes I get damn near a hernia trying to draw on a Cuban) and I think they more or less trade off their reputation rather than their poduct, whereas the Dominicans have learned how to make a damn fine smoke.
brain
09-30-2002, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by Merlin


I find that the quality on the Dominicans are actually higher than the Cubans. Quality control is poor (sometimes I get damn near a hernia trying to draw on a Cuban) and I think they more or less trade off their reputation rather than their poduct, whereas the Dominicans have learned how to make a damn fine smoke.

I would have to agree and disagree on that statement. yes, some of the Cubans are of poorer quality than Dominicans. However, it DOES depend on what country these Cubans were exported to. Many European countries get higher quality (i.e. Spain) than what is available in certain South American countries or Canada. The Cubans I brought back from Switzerland and Italy were of utmost high quality. The Cubans I brought back from Canada were on par with the Dominicans I have smoked.
leemaj
09-30-2002, 02:05 PM
Hand me down fifty pack swisher sweet box!
welfareloser
09-30-2002, 02:49 PM
i've smoked maybe 10 or 15 over the last 5 years... i do rather enjoy the mild ones... anything robust is shoe-like.
Mpowered
09-30-2002, 03:40 PM
I love cigars, never smoked anything but. I don't think I could ever smoke a cigerette. I haven't really smoked in a while, like 3 or 4 months because it's not something you do everyday. More like social smoking. My fav cheap brand would be Monte Cristo, thats pretty much the cheapest I smoke though I have had some excellent ones under $10. I just don't remember what they were.
Leon
09-30-2002, 04:47 PM
I never inhaled.
nickel
09-30-2002, 04:51 PM
:thumbup: me either
seqiro
09-30-2002, 04:54 PM
Smoking of any kind makes me ill. http://smilies.uniquehardware.co.uk/cwm/3dlil/puke.gif

My wife is asthmatic so we try to stay far away from it, and no one smokes anything in my domocile or my car. :sick:
LPMiller
09-30-2002, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by Leon
I never inhaled.

Then your missing out on a quality buzz, man.
SonyGuy
09-30-2002, 05:14 PM
Yeah I smoke them rarely. I bought a pack of Swisher Sweets when i was moving out west and I've smoked a few other brands that I can't remember because sometimes a cigar was handed to me just for the hell of it. ;)
Kim
09-30-2002, 06:23 PM
I don't know if I could without hurling. I grew up with both parents smoking constantly but something about the smell of cigars just turns my stomach. Maybe I've only been around cheap brands or something.
hapoo
09-30-2002, 06:30 PM
Originally posted by Leon
I never inhaled.


yup, same here. Never even tried a cigarette.
brain
09-30-2002, 06:31 PM
Originally posted by Mpowered
I love cigars, never smoked anything but. I don't think I could ever smoke a cigerette. I haven't really smoked in a while, like 3 or 4 months because it's not something you do everyday. More like social smoking. My fav cheap brand would be Monte Cristo, thats pretty much the cheapest I smoke though I have had some excellent ones under $10. I just don't remember what they were.

Uhh... You think Monte is a cheap brand? I've seen cigars for 4 for $1. I think THAT'S cheap. If I buy any Dominican Monte singles, they'll be at least $12 a stick. But then... We have this damn 66% tobacco tax in California. If I mail order a box of 25 from Boston, it'll cost me $125. If I buy the same box here, it'll cost me around $200.
Freelance Superhero
09-30-2002, 06:44 PM
Originally posted by brain


Uhh... You think Monte is a cheap brand? I've seen cigars for 4 for $1. I think THAT'S cheap. If I buy any Dominican Monte singles, they'll be at least $12 a stick. But then... We have this damn 66% tobacco tax in California. If I mail order a box of 25 from Boston, it'll cost me $125. If I buy the same box here, it'll cost me around $200. share, boy, SHARE!
hang10wannabe
09-30-2002, 07:33 PM
Originally posted by DarkFury

Old sluts never die... they just shag away. :hihi:

muahahahahaki gotoh!!! shag away... o man thats greatness! :heh:
SonyGuy
09-30-2002, 08:10 PM
muahahahahaki gotoh!!! shag away... o man thats greatness!

hang10, you replied to something about sluts and used maki's name? tsk tsk man...:P
soong
09-30-2002, 08:15 PM
man...love to puff on them...i get a buzz not even inhaling...had one this weekend to try and watch my troubles go up in a great plume of smoke...
SonyGuy
09-30-2002, 08:30 PM
Sometimes I have a hard time keeping them lit. The larger ones atleast. But the small Swisher Sweets stay lit just fine. Man I'm remembering how strong those cigars were compared to a ciggarette...
Freelance Superhero
09-30-2002, 09:01 PM
i'm really craving one now...
DankNstickY
10-01-2002, 01:12 AM
Originally posted by DarkFury

<80s lingo>

Dude... take it down a thousand

</80s lingo>

lol...:heh:

now THAT'S greatness :D
Tommy Boomfiger
10-01-2002, 02:28 AM
Originally posted by brain


Uhh... You think Monte is a cheap brand? I've seen cigars for 4 for $1. I think THAT'S cheap. If I buy any Dominican Monte singles, they'll be at least $12 a stick. But then... We have this damn 66% tobacco tax in California. If I mail order a box of 25 from Boston, it'll cost me $125. If I buy the same box here, it'll cost me around $200. M isnt saying that montecristos are cheap, they are the cheapest he regularly smokes. dont know why, there are good smokes under 10 bucks. i dont think those are dominican, they dont have any identification on them except they come in a metal tube with a red cap. he says that he gets them for about $12 locally
oblongmelon
10-01-2002, 04:57 AM
Originally posted by SonyGuy
Yeah I smoke them rarely. I bought a pack of Swisher Sweets when i was moving out west and I've smoked a few other brands that I can't remember because sometimes a cigar was handed to me just for the hell of it. ;)
We always bring Swisher Sweets when we go camping..(to keep the bugs away)..I'll usually end up with one sooner or later...Usually after a few beers when I'm loosing money in the card game.