Don’t Smoke a Great Cigar if…
Never smoke a great cigar with someone who hates cigars. They are going to be uncomfortable and that is going to drag the mood of the whole place down. So your smuggled Cuban cigar will no longer taste like a 94 pointer but will taste like a 90. And when that cigar probably cost you $20 or more that really hurts.
Another no-no is smoking outside while it is chillingly cold and the wind is blowing. It is next to impossible to truly enjoy any cigar, even great ones, when the weather has fouled up. The wind is going to cause havoc with the burn and you are going to be cold and in no mood to enjoy anything. Furthermore, when it is cold everything goes numb. You won’t even be able to taste the great flavors from the cigar. Avoid the cold!
If you have just smoked a crappy cigar, especially one with horrible flavors, don’t smoke that cigar you’ve been waiting a year to smoke. Bad cigars seem to always have an aftertaste to them that lasts for hours. When you try to smoke any cigar after that you can immediately just knock five points off that cigar’s score. We don’t want that.
Smoking a cigar in the car is usually a good idea but it is more difficult (Disclaimer: Never smoke a cigar while driving. If you do and get in an accident you can’t blame me, I just warned you.). And there is no way anyone can claim that smoking in the car is more enjoyable than smoking in a lounge chair or on the sofa. It’s just not. Zipping in and out of traffic while puffing away is a nice skill but doesn’t lead to enjoying a cigar.
When I started out smoking cigars I started off on the wrong foot. Actually, fairly horribly so. The first cigar I smoked was a maduro Arturo Fuente and it was much too strong for my skill level. It was a great cigar but when you are having to suppress vomit for a few hours after the fact it kind of destroys the whole experience. So learn a little bit about yourself and the cigars you can handle. If you cannot handle a great, strong cigar, no matter how enticing it may seem, just leave it alone until you have built up your strength.
The last major thing to avoid when trying to find the right time to smoke a fine cigar is, well, most places in America (and, as our international cigar brethren are finding out, you cannot smoke anywhere in the world anymore). Lighting up an Opus X in a restaurant might have made sense a few years ago. But now? You are going to get bounced out of the restaurant or bar before you have finished your steak or drank your Bordeaux.
I’m sure there are many other times when you should avoid smoking a great cigar (or any cigar for that matter). All the previous examples have come from my own personal experience. Smoking a cigar when one or more of these things happens will completely destroy any enjoyment you would have derived from smoking a great cigar. Pick the right time to smoke a great cigar and do it then.
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Thanks for the tips.
I once smoked a cigar with a guy who was having a freaking cow. He would dramatically use his hand to wisk the smoke away. And then, to top it all off, a week later he blames me for having bronchitis.
THE NERVE!!!!
I once smoked a cigar around a guy who had a fit. He dramatically used his hands to shoe away the smoke. And then, to top it all off, a week later he blames me for his bronchitis.
THE NERVE!
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