The Smokers Thread

[torotoro]

now it my turn to be presumtous and say you remind me of my 20 something son and his ilk in that you think you know what you do not know

curiousity killed the cat

its called a hobby or OCD or as we say on the cigar boards (albeit places that are filled with posers such as you) ODD

if your assesment was concerning Davidoff cigars generally, I would genrally agree. however, specifically the Millennium blend is separate and miles apart from the rest of the line in body and strentgh. mild by no stretch. this from a guy who will smoke a Boli Regente for breakfast. Min Ron Nee states in his Encyclopaedia of Post Revolution Cuban Cigars that it is perhaps the strongest of the Bolivar, despite its diminuitive size. I happen to agree with him on most points except that almost all Habanos require a minimum of 5 years aging. (its a Brit thing)

 

[dkzzzz]

Originally Posted by torotoro

now it my turn to be presumtous and say you remind me of my 20 something son and his ilk in that you think you know what you do not know

curiousity killed the cat

its called a hobby or OCD or as we say on the cigar boards (albeit places that are filled with posers such as you) ODD

I don't really understand you.
You seem to have strong opinions about cigar's taste based on some forum consensus...
Yet, judging by the cigar-list that you have posted:
I cannot see any particular taste or knowledge of Cuban cigars expressed in your collection.
If I would to believe that you really have all those different makes and brands in your possession then I would conclude that you have no taste in cigars and do indeed have OCD.
Well, then, what is your definition of poser?

 

[eg1]

Enjoyed a nice Romeo y Julieta Churchill last night poolside with a bottle of red wine and John Darwin's After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire

 

[torotoro]

I am going to let this go but just for the record, again, my impressions are based on my experience and my classification of Millenniums as cigars that are not mild is based on my experience. my assesment is shared by many other that I know that share my passion and experience with cigars. I have been smoking cigars over 30 years. You?

a poser is someone like yourself, who in online forums, professes to know that which he has limited or no real life experience

you don't know nearly one tenth of what I do concerning cigars. how you can make an assessment about my tastes or lack of it based on my moderate collection speaks volume of ignorance on the subject

 

[torotoro]

quick, name 6 different vitolas

 

[Edward Appleby]

I wish the poker craze and Sopranos and all that **** hadn't made cigars seem so lame... It used to be sort of a timeless, out-of-fashion indulgence to smoke a cigar, but now every overweight middle American with a bowling shirt and a mafia fetish is buying Opus Xs.

 

[dkzzzz]

Originally Posted by Edward Appleby

I wish the poker craze and Sopranos and all that **** hadn't made cigars seem so lame... It used to be sort of a timeless, out-of-fashion indulgence to smoke a cigar, but now every overweight middle American with a bowling shirt and a mafia fetish is buying Opus Xs.

Well, on another hand, it is still nothing like mid 90s craze when every .com dude wanted a walk-in humidor.
Due to various smoking banns it is actually possible to walk into cigar store and choose from 3-4 different Opus X sizes. Same goes for Padron Anniversario. My local liquor store has 4 different sizes all the time.
7-8 years ago I would have to spend an hour on the phone just to locate the available box of Padron. Not to mention that a lot of places would refuse to sell you a box, due to high demand.

 

[torotoro]

quick, name 6 different classic vitola sizes

 

[dkzzzz]

Originally Posted by torotoro

I am going to let this go but just for the record, again, my impressions are based on my experience and my classification of Millenniums as cigars that are not mild is based on my experience. my assesment is shared by many other that I know that share my passion and experience with cigars. I have been smoking cigars over 30 years. You?

a poser is someone like yourself, who in online forums, professes to know that which he has limited or no real life experience

you don't know nearly one tenth of what I do concerning cigars. how you can make an assessment about my tastes or lack of it based on my moderate collection speaks volume of ignorance on the subject

I don't read about cigars in magazines or on online forums. I also don't read about other things I enjoy. I spent time to go locally and taste those things and draw my own conclusions.
Your collection, to put it mildly, contains Rolls-Royces next to F-150 pick-up trucks. What would you think of such collection yourslef?

 

[torotoro]

you are an ass

you're right of course

but, you are an ass

name 6 classic cigar sizes

 

[torotoro]

Originally Posted by dkzzzz

Your collection, to put it mildly, contains Rolls-Royces next to F-150 pick-up trucks. What would you think of such collection yourslef?

eclecticism

F-150s and RRs are both fine examples of their respective types

quick, name 6 classic Habanos formats

 

[dkzzzz]

Originally Posted by torotoro

you are an ass

you're right of course

but, you are an ass

name 6 classic cigar sizes

Describe the sunset over Malecon.

Your didactic /scholarly study of cigars does not lead to any results that would encourage me to follow you sir.

 

[torotoro]

yeah you may be right but can ya name 6 cigar shapes?

 

[Lucky Strike]

Was just given this pack:

Bulgarian cigarettes...hm.

 

[eg1]

Originally Posted by Lucky Strike

Was just given this pack:

Bulgarian cigarettes...hm.

Planning a smoke with Winston Smith, perhaps?