Who else enjoys a good cigar?

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SampSon

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Originally posted by: Turkish
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Turkish
I smoke one every 2-3 days... I don't have a favorite... I smoke flavored ones, ie. Backwoods... I wonder how bad it is compared to cigarettes? Say smoking one Backwoods cigar a day would be the equivalent of how many cigarettes a day? Take into consideration that we don't inhale cigars...
There is much more nicotine in the average cigar than the average cigarette.

I know that, but would nicotine harm me as much as if I was smoking cigarettes since you inhale cigarettes? And how many cigarettes make up for a cigar? 5-6?
It's harmful to different areas. The throat and mouth region is damaged more by cigar smoking, obviously.
I was searching for a site that had the average nicotine amounts in different types of tobaccos and their associated mediums of smoking, but I can't find it.
 

Turkish

Lifer
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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Turkish
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: Turkish
I smoke one every 2-3 days... I don't have a favorite... I smoke flavored ones, ie. Backwoods... I wonder how bad it is compared to cigarettes? Say smoking one Backwoods cigar a day would be the equivalent of how many cigarettes a day? Take into consideration that we don't inhale cigars...
There is much more nicotine in the average cigar than the average cigarette.

I know that, but would nicotine harm me as much as if I was smoking cigarettes since you inhale cigarettes? And how many cigarettes make up for a cigar? 5-6?
It's harmful to different areas. The throat and mouth region is damaged more by cigar smoking, obviously.
I was searching for a site that had the average nicotine amounts in different types of tobaccos and their associated mediums of smoking, but I can't find it.

Yeah, I think the most common result is mouth cancer among cigar smokers... I tend to smoke cigars with a alcoholic drink, so I don't know if that helps or makes it even worse? But I don't think flavored half sized cigars (not cigarillos though!) are as bad as real ones... but I don't know much about cigars, I just smoke them because I like the taste.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: AMDZen
Pipe tobacco is the best

my grandfather used to smoke a pipe. it smelled ok.
i hate the smell of smoke though. i've never smoked tobacco but have smoked other stuff twice. couldn't stand it.
 

amicold

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Originally posted by: Turkish
Originally posted by: sygyzy
Originally posted by: Turkish
I smoke one every 2-3 days... I don't have a favorite... I smoke flavored ones, ie. Backwoods... I wonder how bad it is compared to cigarettes? Say smoking one Backwoods cigar a day would be the equivalent of how many cigarettes a day? Take into consideration that we don't inhale cigars...

Don't fool yourself.

Coming from an American, that's too funny :p

"I don't smoke cigarettes, they are gross, I smoke weed."

:p

....marijuana smells much better.
 

Martin

Lifer
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I had a Cohiba last week. Supposedly the best out there, but tobacco doesn't really do anything for me. I'll stick to hookahs and weed.
 

tweakmm

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This is the smoke smell food chain:
1)deezy dank smoke
2)shwiggity shwag smoke
3)pipe smoke
4)cigar smoke
5).
6).
7).
8).
9)cigarette smoke

It's about time to burn. :thumbsup::cool:
 

SilverTorch

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Love cigars.

You might want to give Drew Estate a try (a good friend of mine had my try one, been in love ever since :) ). They have alot of different lines of cigars, ranging from very flavorful (with botanicals and such) to more "earthy" ones that have a subtle taste.

The problem with Drew Estate is that they are hard to find in walk-in type shops (I have one close to me, but that only one I found that has a great selection) and I don't like ordering online b/c alot of times you'll get dry cigars that have lost most of the flavor.

http://www.drewestate.com/

I'm looking forward to their Suaza line, pretty much cigars made with Tequila :D
 

mosco

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I used to love smoking cigars until I got a pipe. 6.50 for an ounce of pearl and pleasant. Taste beats any cigar I have ever had.
 

EMPshockwave82

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i do... bought 2 cigars from the tinderbox (a decently well known franchise) and they were moldy... watch out for the 6.50 Romeo y Julieta's
 

teddyv

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Been smoking cigars for quite a while. I am a big Maduro guy, my favs are the Hemingway Classic and WoA maduros, Hemingway Untold Story, Daimond Crown #7 maduro, 8-5-8 Maduro, and most of the new LFD maduros. Also good are the Partagas SD#4, #3 SE and the shorts.

Any CF BotL's here?
 

JohnCU

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Originally posted by: Tiamat
Originally posted by: JohnCU
Nothing beats a cup of coffee and a good cigar.

Try Remy Extra with a good cigar and you will be drinking less coffee with your cigars.

That's a cognac right? Not familiar with it.
 

vedavox

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i smoke one or two cigars a month. i usually smoke acid kuba kuba, cao gold, and very rarely, ill treat myself to a fuente opus-x. the local cigar shop has a massive humidor and i want to smoke one of almost every cigar in there, but there are just way too many.
 
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since deplyed i have been smoking romeo y julieta's No3 and Monticristo. I think that Cubens are way over rated. id rather smoke my marlbro's
 

meltdown75

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i like Old Port Colts on the golf course once in a while, or smaller cigarillos such as Swisher Sweets. you aficionados out there would love the cigars they sell in the humidors near where i work :) Cubans :p
 

Agnostos Insania

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I haven't smoked anything in my life and have no plans to. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

Originally posted by: amicold

....marijuana smells much better.

That's that saying one pile of feces is more visually appealing than another pile.