Cigar Advice

huckleberryhound

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27 Jan 22

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

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27 Jan 22

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I have a friend who has done me a good turn, and I want to repay him with some Cigars. when we meet as a group (our families), we always drink some nice Whisky/Bourbon/Bai Jiu. He once suggested that the next time I visited his house we should Have Whisky and Cigars.

How much should you spend on a good Cigar? I've seen them anywhere from €20-200 in the local shops, but i'm sure the tax here makes a big difference from say the US. Saw pack of 5 from Macanudo that may fit the bill. Mild, which is god for beginners, not high end but not cheap. Anyone here knowledgeable who could advise?

(for the benefit of any Sht posters - Ha ha , you are so funny. Why aren't you on stage. Your talent is wasted here)

Ghost of a Duke

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27 Jan 22

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@huckleberryhound said
I have a friend who has done me a good turn, and I want to repay him with some Cigars. when we meet as a group (our families), we always drink some nice Whisky/Bourbon/Bai Jiu. He once suggested that the next time I visited his house we should Have Whisky and Cigars.

How much should you spend on a good Cigar? I've seen them anywhere from €20-200 in the local shop ...[text shortened]... of any Sht posters - Ha ha , you are so funny. Why aren't you on stage. Your talent is wasted here)

Almost the best thread of the day.

Close but no cigar.

Gambrel

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27 Jan 22

@huckleberryhound said
I have a friend who has done me a good turn, and I want to repay him with some Cigars. when we meet as a group (our families), we always drink some nice Whisky/Bourbon/Bai Jiu. He once suggested that the next time I visited his house we should Have Whisky and Cigars.

How much should you spend on a good Cigar? I've seen them anywhere from €20-200 in the local shop ...[text shortened]... of any Sht posters - Ha ha , you are so funny. Why aren't you on stage. Your talent is wasted here)

As far as I know the USA still prohibits Cuban cigars. Last time I bought cigars they we $10 a piece, but that was a few years ago.
I don't even remember what brand they were but they were good

huckleberryhound

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27 Jan 22

@Gambrel
Here we have Cuban, but also Dominican, honduran, and I believe Nicaraguan. The Tax for tobacco in Ireland is big enough, 23% I think.

Gambrel

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27 Jan 22

@huckleberryhound said
@Gambrel
Here we have Cuban, but also Dominican, honduran, and I believe Nicaraguan. The Tax for tobacco in Ireland is big enough, 23% I think.

I've had cigars from all those countries before. To me they were similar, but I'm no afecianado

Shallow Blue

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27 Jan 22

@huckleberryhound said
I have a friend who has done me a good turn, and I want to repay him with some Cigars. when we meet as a group (our families), we always drink some nice Whisky/Bourbon/Bai Jiu. He once suggested that the next time I visited his house we should Have Whisky and Cigars.

I would suggest not smoking - I've watched someone very close to me die of very nearly coughing his lung lining out onto the bedsheets because of lung cancer, so this is a sore point with me - and sticking to whisky.

However, because I also have known a number of people almost - thankfully not quite - ruin their lives with cheap booze, I would suggest good whisky, which is worth drinking slowly rather than gulping down.

Gambrel

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27 Jan 22

Buy a cheap cigar, go to the pot dispensary...

mchill

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27 Jan 22

@huckleberryhound said
I have a friend who has done me a good turn, and I want to repay him with some Cigars. when we meet as a group (our families), we always drink some nice Whisky/Bourbon/Bai Jiu. He once suggested that the next time I visited his house we should Have Whisky and Cigars.

How much should you spend on a good Cigar? I've seen them anywhere from €20-200 in the local shop ...[text shortened]... of any Sht posters - Ha ha , you are so funny. Why aren't you on stage. Your talent is wasted here)

JMHO - A cigar is much like a bottle of wine. Different people have different tastes. A more expensive cigar is not a guarantee of satisfaction. Were it up to me, I'd purchase a few cigars in the mid-price range, and hope for the best.