Comments on: 10 Questions From a Wannabe Cigar Smoker http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/ Cigar Reviews, Cigar Industry News, Smoking Ban Watch and a little about Libations and Food. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:03:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dstz http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-11233 dstz Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:48:57 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-11233 “Your nose does a better job picking out nuances than just your tongue.” The tongue plays no role in taste past: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami. Anosmia is the loss of smell (in the nose) and means losing all taste apart from the 5 basic elements of tongue perception listed above. Anosmia sucks. “Your nose does a better job picking out nuances than just your tongue.”

The tongue plays no role in taste past: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami. Anosmia is the loss of smell (in the nose) and means losing all taste apart from the 5 basic elements of tongue perception listed above. Anosmia sucks.

]]> By: Rick http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-10429 Rick Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:33:21 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-10429 I'm a newbie and been smoking cigars for about 6 months. I've tried a few samplers and one that stands out in the bunch so far is the Rocky Patel Vintage 1990. I love the aroma of this cigar before firing it up. Can you give me a list of other cigars that would compare to this cigar as far as the aroma when unlite. I also enjoy the aroma after lighting up. How would you explain the aroma of this particular cigar.....I hear a lot about cigars having the aroma and taste of chocolate, pepper, leather, etc. Do you think a Rocky Patel Maduro Edge would come close to comparing to the Vintage 1990? Please help me in making alternate choices. Best regards, Rick I’m a newbie and been smoking cigars for about 6 months. I’ve tried a few samplers and one that stands out in the bunch so far is the Rocky Patel Vintage 1990. I love the aroma of this cigar before firing it up.

Can you give me a list of other cigars that would compare to this cigar as far as the aroma when unlite. I also enjoy the aroma after lighting up.

How would you explain the aroma of this particular cigar…..I hear a lot about cigars having the aroma and taste of chocolate, pepper, leather, etc.

Do you think a Rocky Patel Maduro Edge would come close to comparing to the Vintage 1990?

Please help me in making alternate choices.

Best regards,

Rick

]]> By: G.KentDegler http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-7839 G.KentDegler Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:25:55 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-7839 Read post 22 by FNA. It is right on the money. I have smoked cigarettes off and on for 30 years, quitting twice: the first for about 7 years, then about 5 years ago till present. I really enjoyed having a couple of hand rolled cigarettes made from premium Dutch tobacco with a Grolsch. But then, about 5 years ago I traded that routine for a mug of wine and a good cigar per night and, well, when I find something better than that, I'LL LET YOU KNOW ! Read post 22 by FNA.
It is right on the money.
I have smoked cigarettes off and on for 30 years, quitting twice: the first for about 7 years, then about 5 years ago till present. I really enjoyed having a couple of hand rolled cigarettes made from premium Dutch tobacco with a Grolsch. But then, about 5 years ago I traded that routine for a mug of wine and a good cigar per night and, well, when I find something better than that, I’LL LET YOU KNOW !

]]> By: Enrique http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-6122 Enrique Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:16:40 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-6122 Great article! A lot of first-hand extremely useful information from a cigar expert. A must-read for beginners, I've added a link to this post in the lead article of my new blog on "How To Smoke A Cigar." Thanks, CigarJack. Great article! A lot of first-hand extremely useful information from a cigar expert. A must-read for beginners, I’ve added a link to this post in the lead article of my new blog on “How To Smoke A Cigar.” Thanks, CigarJack.

]]> By: Mister-M http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-5935 Mister-M Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:02:16 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-5935 I can see why this is one of the top posts on the blog. Bravo! Well explained without a hint of being condescending. A must-read for the newbie. I can see why this is one of the top posts on the blog. Bravo! Well explained without a hint of being condescending. A must-read for the newbie.

]]> By: FNA http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-5656 FNA Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:06 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-5656 "The only purpose of a cigarette is to deliver nicotine" I read this so often from cigar smokers. If this is true, I wonder why there are so many different cigarettes and why all cigarette smoker's do not smoke generic cigarettes. To the best of my knowledge, heroin is an opiate delivery system. Addicts of that drug purchase any heroin they can get. Plainly this is not true for addicts of nicotine. Personally, in cigarettes, I favor tobacco produced by a company that also produces cigars, Charles Fairmorn. The tobacco is exported to Germany, where it is cured and dark fired and then imported back into the US as a finished product. I can get nicotine in much cheaper tobacco, but the smoking of a fresh-rolled cigarette made of flavorful tobaccos is a sensory experience not to be missed (or messed with). Indeed there is nicotine, but that substance has and serves its purpose, soothing the brain, relaxing and even allowing a greater focus. Yes, that is a cigarette and not a cigar. “The only purpose of a cigarette is to deliver nicotine”

I read this so often from cigar smokers.

If this is true, I wonder why there are so many different cigarettes and why all cigarette smoker’s do not smoke generic cigarettes.

To the best of my knowledge, heroin is an opiate delivery system. Addicts of that drug purchase any heroin they can get. Plainly this is not true for addicts of nicotine.

Personally, in cigarettes, I favor tobacco produced by a company that also produces cigars, Charles Fairmorn.

The tobacco is exported to Germany, where it is cured and dark fired and then imported back into the US as a finished product.

I can get nicotine in much cheaper tobacco, but the smoking of a fresh-rolled cigarette made of flavorful tobaccos is a sensory experience not to be missed (or messed with).

Indeed there is nicotine, but that substance has and serves its purpose, soothing the brain, relaxing and even allowing a greater focus.

Yes, that is a cigarette and not a cigar.

]]> By: FNA http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-5655 FNA Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:10:56 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-5655 "Your typical cigar smoker usually smokes less than five cigars a week" Have you a source for this claim? I ask because of my belief that the "typical" cigar smoker is a smoker of machine made brands such as Phillies etc. or bundle brands - mass production cigars of which millions a year are sold. "The only thing that is worth dropping the extra cash on is a good cigar cutter" I would note that i smoked premium hand-made cigars for almost 20 years before I purchased/received my first cutter and I never "rendered the cigar unsmokeable". I didn't smoke then like I smoke now, but that includes several hundred cigars. “Your typical cigar smoker usually smokes less than five cigars a week”

Have you a source for this claim?

I ask because of my belief that the “typical” cigar smoker is a smoker of machine made brands such as Phillies etc. or bundle brands – mass production cigars of which millions a year are sold.

“The only thing that is worth dropping the extra cash on is a good cigar cutter”

I would note that i smoked premium hand-made cigars for almost 20 years before I purchased/received my first cutter and I never “rendered the cigar unsmokeable”.

I didn’t smoke then like I smoke now, but that includes several hundred cigars.

]]> By: george http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 george Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:03:03 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-3114 Another great cigar to go on the list of favorites is the Fuente Fuente Opus X Forbidden X black label. That is great. So is the Ashton ESG 20 Year best cigar I have ever had my hands on. Another great cigar to go on the list of favorites is the Fuente Fuente Opus X Forbidden X black label. That is great. So is the Ashton ESG 20 Year best cigar I have ever had my hands on.

]]> By: Downtown Browns http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 Downtown Browns Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:54:48 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-2873 108 Mile Ranch, BC About 350 miles north of Vancouver. Thats why I started my business, I live in a very small town with no access to quality smokes. It's not my main source of income ( I own a retail homecentre,like a small Home Depot), but it is my passion. I've been in business just over a year. 108 Mile Ranch, BC About 350 miles north of Vancouver. Thats why I started my business, I live in a very small town with no access to quality smokes. It’s not my main source of income ( I own a retail homecentre,like a small Home Depot), but it is my passion. I’ve been in business just over a year.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Jesse Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:09:33 +0000 http://www.cigarjack.net/2007/10/12/10-questions-from-a-wannabe-cigar-smoker/#comment-2870 Welcome to the site Mike, I hope you enjoy it. Where is your store at in Canada? Welcome to the site Mike, I hope you enjoy it. Where is your store at in Canada?

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