Not an aficionado; just a longtime enthusiast. For me, the cigar experience...whether with good company or not...is about the _ceremony,_ which brings enjoyment before I've had even one puff. Between work, family, and a locally successful band, my schedule is packed, so _making_ myself take an occasional hour (or so) to _willfully ignore_ the rest of the world and focus on a pleasurable _process_ is highly therapeutic. I make every _exhale_ last as long as I can, and (assuming the smoke has a good flavor, creamy thickness, and smooth retrohale) the smoke becomes a _visual representation_ of my stress, as I watch it leave my body, swirl in the breeze, and eventually dissipate into the air and blow away.
My cigar smoking time, whether I just have one per day or multiple, is my therapeutic time like a lot of people say. Thinking time, time to reflect and. Enjoying my smoke puff by puff.
For me, it's sitting outside after a long day of work or a beautiful Sunday (if the mosquitoes aint too bad), usually just me and my dog. Smoking a good gar in that kind of environment makes the experience really nice
Blowing through the stick and lightning it while doing so, bring on a whole different experience. You'll see the flame turn green, yellow and red. Good times.
I smoke much less frequently these days Tim. I still enjoy smoking cigars, but I find when I just have one a week, I tend to enjoy them and the experience more. Maybe just me. I really like the "test driving" part of it as well. What am I in for this week? Hopefully not to get nauseous, lol!
The only thing I can add, which you did touch on Tim, is time. If you don't have the time to commit to a good cigar, don't light it. Personal, I take well over an hour to smoke a robusto. Toros obviously longer. Make the time to take your time.
@nathanhawee5373 Why? I enjoy the cigars I smoke. There is no need to rush. The time I make to enjoy a good cigar is my time. I rush through so many things in my life. It's good to slow and take as long as it takes.
I have been EXPERIENCING some less-than-premium cigars that actually offer a great EXPERIENCE…lol. I took a Bahia Blue for a walk today. After EXPERIENCING a few bad burn issues, I EXPERIENCED a great EXPERIENCE with a cigar that was actually a decent smoke! I’m glad for cheap cigars that give me a nice EXPERIENCE while on a daily walk. I’m headed out to EXPERIENCE a few stores then I’m going to EXPERIENCE a great cigar on the front porch before fixing the Christmas dinner I will EXPERIENCE with my stepmom tomorrow! Merry Christmas, everyone and STAY SMOKEY!
I´m a big fan of smaller sized cigars. Perlas or Petit Coronas are my way to enjoy. My favorite smoke experience is a 20-40 minutes walk through the park, watching the duck pond, maybe listening to an audio book. I don´t need expensive stuff to show it off to other people. I got an affordbale Boveda humidor bag, a cheap torch lighter and a puncher.
I tend to have the same issues when puffing. Either too fast/too many or too slow that I have to relight. I will still classify myself as a newbie (been smoking over year and half now), still learning and trying to perfect the rituals. Like to try new cigars and brands, but it's become stupidly expensive here in UK! Love Cigars Daily!
I also tend to puff way too often if left to my own devices. I found an interval timer app for exercising. I set it to 50-90 seconds depending on my mood, and I wait for the beep before I think of taking another puff. I'm not looking at a clock or sitting and wondering if my timing is good, and it just works.
I find I also puff on a bad cigar more often just to get through it and not smoke it again. When I get a cigar I like I tend to savor the taste and even puff not often enough and have to relight it! 😊 I do love it when I find a cigar I like!
This has to be a word challenge Tim is doing... how many times can he say "experience" in a single video. The EPM's (experience per minute) in this video is through the roof!
Yes! I have zero friends that enjoy cigars. I view that as a benefit. No one to share with/deplete my stock. Besides, people suck. Why have people around for the best part of the day? 😂😂
Tim touched on eliminating distractions so to focus on the cigar’s flavor and experience, I recommend listening to soft instrumental type music, e.g. Tycho on your headphones to accomplish this when enjoying a cigar
That ember coffee mug sounds great for my desk at work. Get yourself a Yeti coffee mug for travel/commuting, I have a 1/2 hr drive to my office and can sip on the way and have my coffee still nice and warm by my first break (if it’s not gone already). Not sure your preference on coffee, I would highly recommend Black Beards Delight by Black Riffle CO. When pairing they have many blends to complement your cigar blend. For experience smoking, my some best cigars have been on a walk in my woods with a nice cup of coffee. You hit the nail on the head about the company you keep while smoking, a cheap cigar with good company is better than the opposite. I also find that haven’t a quiet, calm, and tranquil smoking spot enhances the experience. I live in a very rural area, when the weather is nice a spot in the woods or my picnic table under a tree is perfect. In the winter I resort to a picnic table in my garage with a fan venting smoke out of a window. On that note, a well ventilated are is a must. There is nothing worse than choking on second hand smoke.
Using a v-cutter really made a huge difference for me. If you don't have one, just buy a very basic one for around $5. The return on investment is huge.
I’m lucky enough to work 12-hr shifts at work and get to work P/T at a B&M. We call the first topic Tim talked about “day ruiners”. They ruin the experience by knowing everything (they don’t) having done everything ( they haven’t ) and are one-uppers We also have The Judge, guys who hold court and can tell stories to include everyone at the shop Glad we have an office 😂😂
I'm new to cigar community and hobby. I'm wondering if there exists a cigar smoking unit (free standing) that would make In home cigar smoking possible. Is there such a machine that would almost immediately grab smoke and prevent odor in the room in the moment puff by puff?
Like you said- slow down. I tend to smoke way to fast when they're good, which makes them less good. I learned this from Nick Perdomo early on. Puffing to much will ruin a quality smoke. Sadly, I still smoke to fast often. Usually, setting it down and concentrating on something else for a few minutes to let it cool/settle will bring it back.
I have to smoke in my garage come winter, so I wear my heated vest under my jacket (my kids call it my smoking vest), with a heater at my feet. All alone in my garage enjoying my cigar. For me, a nice toro conneticut. That is my method. In the summer, under my covered deck ignoring my wife and puffing away. Unfortunately, I too puff too fast and have to touch up the burn often. But a dark garage with plenty of heat is bliss.
May I ask; what exactly is a premium blend cigar vs any other blend? I don't understand what the emphasis is on premium. I only know of inexpensive 3.00 cigars vs the 23.00 cigars for example.
Talks about how technology has complicated life and stresses you out... but this super coffee cup is awesome. A solid ash tray and lighter is the best for a smoke, let the cigar speak for itself.
Haven't had a long cigar history however that is all going to change I'm going to become a Certified Tobacconist and Tobacco Enthusiast 2025 is a new year of much more enjoyment and hard work as well as knowledge
My wife and her mother got in the biggest fight last night at Christmas Eve dinner. I had to throw a Davidoff Yamasa Piramide in the fire with at least 70% left to prevent hands being thrown around. I'm still not over having to kill that cigar! 😢
My sons mother was something like that, couldnt get along with her own mother. I ended up leaving her and till this day she doesnt speak to her mother .
Couldn’t you have laid it on the hearth? Break up the fight and return to your cigar in spite of them. Nothing like a selfish family member ruining a Xmas eve dinner and wasting a Davidoff!
Cut, my experience ( not necessarily yours) is different sticks smoke different when cut differently. Personally I’m a 52 ring( minimum) box pressed Maduro. That’s not to say that that is the only cigar I smoke. But 52 ring minimum I’ve got round cigars in my humidor.Cut, I rarely straight cut. Punch cut or v cut especially @home. But, my experience has been some sticks smoke different when cut/ better cut a certain way.
Don't underestimate a clean palate. Good oral hygiene. I also rince with water 1 cup + 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Morning, night, before and after every cigar.
I have a question i always wodnered idk if you will see this comment why dont you review any rocky patels its just been a question ive been curious on id like your opinon on them even if its bad or goof just wanan know what you think
Timing of ur draws: I like to picture my cigar as being on life support, picture an ekg, when I draw I breathe out slightly to purge then I draw in think up then down then flatline when not drawing I try to see how long each cigar can go without a draw creating the ekg line of flat, up, down and back to flat remember ur cigar is on life support and can’t handle big or rapid movements u want just enough to keep it quietly alive. Make game out of it, if ur cigar goes out bring in the defibrillator (the lighter) and bring back and try to establish a better rhythm that keeps it alive
Good video and lots of truth 2 the statements. Nothing worse than sitting next to some loud mouth in a lounge. And big difference between smoking a $35 + cigar in a perfect environment aa opposed to adverse conditions.
I like to exhale as I put the cigar to my lips so I blow the smoke away from the tip of the cigar, and as I puff I breathin through my nose so I can smell the sweet roasty toasty notes!
Rumor has it the. Blue Cheese is the same blend as Cigar Clowns Ron and the Not Ron all of them blended by AJ. They taste close but no cigar I would not say they’re the same
I cant find the blue cheese anywhere in san Antonio TX. I guess im going to have to order off cigars daily site or privada club site 😢😅 Also about what you mentioned about being around the right or wrong persons can make or break a cigar experience. I love to sit in cigar lounges cause the sound of people talking, the sound of matches striking, the sound of whiskey glasses sliding or hitting the tables, the sound of the torch lighters clicking, the woody sweet smell of tobacco in the air, even the humid feeling while in the humidor. All that is something i love to experience while im puffing on a damn good cigar❤❤
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Not an aficionado; just a longtime enthusiast. For me, the cigar experience...whether with good company or not...is about the _ceremony,_ which brings enjoyment before I've had even one puff. Between work, family, and a locally successful band, my schedule is packed, so _making_ myself take an occasional hour (or so) to _willfully ignore_ the rest of the world and focus on a pleasurable _process_ is highly therapeutic. I make every _exhale_ last as long as I can, and (assuming the smoke has a good flavor, creamy thickness, and smooth retrohale) the smoke becomes a _visual representation_ of my stress, as I watch it leave my body, swirl in the breeze, and eventually dissipate into the air and blow away.
Exactly
Well said
This.
I only smoke on holiday. After a long day. Sat on the balcony. Nice and warm outside. Beer. Cigar. Alone. Love it.
My cigar smoking time, whether I just have one per day or multiple, is my therapeutic time like a lot of people say. Thinking time, time to reflect and. Enjoying my smoke puff by puff.
I’d say, if you don’t know how to retrohale, learn. It adds a whole new dimension.
Been smoking cigars for 10 years now and I think the burn is important. Ive gotten really good at touch up. Takes practice
For me, it's sitting outside after a long day of work or a beautiful Sunday (if the mosquitoes aint too bad), usually just me and my dog. Smoking a good gar in that kind of environment makes the experience really nice
My Yeti coffee mug keeps my coffee warm from beginning to end. It’s awesome.
Blowing through the stick and lightning it while doing so, bring on a whole different experience. You'll see the flame turn green, yellow and red. Good times.
You're spot on being differences between smoking cigars indoors vs outdoors. Pipes are the same way. Can be a huge difference.
I smoke much less frequently these days Tim. I still enjoy smoking cigars, but I find when I just have one a week, I tend to enjoy them and the experience more. Maybe just me. I really like the "test driving" part of it as well. What am I in for this week? Hopefully not to get nauseous, lol!
The experience is most definitely enhanced by the company you are sharing the sticks with.
The only thing I can add, which you did touch on Tim, is time.
If you don't have the time to commit to a good cigar, don't light it.
Personal, I take well over an hour to smoke a robusto. Toros obviously longer.
Make the time to take your time.
right there with you!! RARELY do i have a cigar that doesnt take me an hour and a half. and it doesnt seem to matter its size. lol!! :)
Buy some shorter smokes
@@nathanhawee5373 no desire. 😂
@nathanhawee5373 Why? I enjoy the cigars I smoke. There is no need to rush. The time I make to enjoy a good cigar is my time. I rush through so many things in my life. It's good to slow and take as long as it takes.
Am I smoking to quick? I can smoke a toro in about 45 minutes?
Sometimes in life we just need a hug no words no advice just a hug to make you feel better
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Exactly! RELAXATION BABY!!!!😊
I have been EXPERIENCING some less-than-premium cigars that actually offer a great EXPERIENCE…lol. I took a Bahia Blue for a walk today. After EXPERIENCING a few bad burn issues, I EXPERIENCED a great EXPERIENCE with a cigar that was actually a decent smoke! I’m glad for cheap cigars that give me a nice EXPERIENCE while on a daily walk. I’m headed out to EXPERIENCE a few stores then I’m going to EXPERIENCE a great cigar on the front porch before fixing the Christmas dinner I will EXPERIENCE with my stepmom tomorrow! Merry Christmas, everyone and STAY SMOKEY!
Always love watching your videos. Thank you!
I´m a big fan of smaller sized cigars. Perlas or Petit Coronas are my way to enjoy.
My favorite smoke experience is a 20-40 minutes walk through the park, watching the duck pond, maybe listening to an audio book.
I don´t need expensive stuff to show it off to other people. I got an affordbale Boveda humidor bag, a cheap torch lighter and a puncher.
Take a shot every time Tim says experience
You’ll be drunk in about 3 minutes
So drunk
Five minutes in and 16 shots later….I just passed ou……..
😂
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I tend to have the same issues when puffing. Either too fast/too many or too slow that I have to relight. I will still classify myself as a newbie (been smoking over year and half now), still learning and trying to perfect the rituals. Like to try new cigars and brands, but it's become stupidly expensive here in UK! Love Cigars Daily!
A great premium cigar, my phone setup on a good movie, and a great bourbon is my perfect experience.
I also tend to puff way too often if left to my own devices. I found an interval timer app for exercising. I set it to 50-90 seconds depending on my mood, and I wait for the beep before I think of taking another puff. I'm not looking at a clock or sitting and wondering if my timing is good, and it just works.
An hours peace out the back garden is enough. Found myself doing some Sunday work, then having my cigar as the payoff.
I find I also puff on a bad cigar more often just to get through it and not smoke it again. When I get a cigar I like I tend to savor the taste and even puff not often enough and have to relight it! 😊 I do love it when I find a cigar I like!
A good cigar, a good whiskey or wine and good company…best savored together.
This has to be a word challenge Tim is doing... how many times can he say "experience" in a single video. The EPM's (experience per minute) in this video is through the roof!
Privada x Cigars Daily? Brings a tear to my eye! Hope you get Brian in there at some point
Just let me smoke alone!
Yes! I have zero friends that enjoy cigars. I view that as a benefit. No one to share with/deplete my stock. Besides, people suck. Why have people around for the best part of the day? 😂😂
Tim touched on eliminating distractions so to focus on the cigar’s flavor and experience, I recommend listening to soft instrumental type music, e.g. Tycho on your headphones to accomplish this when enjoying a cigar
If cigar reviewers only smoked in a room full of friends…..nothing would get below a 90 rating. The “experience” and environment are that important.
Blue cheese one of my faves
That ember coffee mug sounds great for my desk at work. Get yourself a Yeti coffee mug for travel/commuting, I have a 1/2 hr drive to my office and can sip on the way and have my coffee still nice and warm by my first break (if it’s not gone already). Not sure your preference on coffee, I would highly recommend Black Beards Delight by Black Riffle CO. When pairing they have many blends to complement your cigar blend.
For experience smoking, my some best cigars have been on a walk in my woods with a nice cup of coffee. You hit the nail on the head about the company you keep while smoking, a cheap cigar with good company is better than the opposite. I also find that haven’t a quiet, calm, and tranquil smoking spot enhances the experience. I live in a very rural area, when the weather is nice a spot in the woods or my picnic table under a tree is perfect. In the winter I resort to a picnic table in my garage with a fan venting smoke out of a window. On that note, a well ventilated are is a must. There is nothing worse than choking on second hand smoke.
That stick is one of my favorites
Using a v-cutter really made a huge difference for me. If you don't have one, just buy a very basic one for around $5. The return on investment is huge.
Smoking a blue Cheese now. I really enjoy them. Got a box in October only have 4 left
I agree Tim, surroundings, spare time and glass filled with the right stuff, not coffee...lol.
Oops! A quality cigar and a cappuccino and watching the sunrise with my dog is about as good as I’ve found! Cheers!
Hi Tim could you please tell me the make and model of the humidor behind you in your office. Thanks in advance
It was nice to meet you yesterday Tim..! Merry Christmas..!!!
Tim!!! What kind of coffee do you enjoy i in your ember coffee mug? I am not a coffee connoisseur... but i am intrigued to know.
Gotta get me one of those magic coffee mugs!
Merry Christmas !!!🎉
I’m lucky enough to work 12-hr shifts at work and get to work P/T at a B&M. We call the first topic Tim talked about “day ruiners”. They ruin the experience by knowing everything (they don’t) having done everything ( they haven’t ) and are one-uppers
We also have The Judge, guys who hold court and can tell stories to include everyone at the shop
Glad we have an office 😂😂
I just have a question. What is the best v cutter and guillotine cutter?
I'm new to cigar community and hobby. I'm wondering if there exists a cigar smoking unit (free standing) that would make In home cigar smoking possible. Is there such a machine that would almost immediately grab smoke and prevent odor in the room in the moment puff by puff?
Like you said- slow down. I tend to smoke way to fast when they're good, which makes them less good. I learned this from Nick Perdomo early on. Puffing to much will ruin a quality smoke. Sadly, I still smoke to fast often. Usually, setting it down and concentrating on something else for a few minutes to let it cool/settle will bring it back.
Matches always better for flavor than torch lighters in my experience
That Privada Blue Cheese is INCREDIBLE
I posted the blue cheese on fb earlier this year... I love anything, AJF, but the 3 BC I smoked were just average at best.
I have to smoke in my garage come winter, so I wear my heated vest under my jacket (my kids call it my smoking vest), with a heater at my feet. All alone in my garage enjoying my cigar. For me, a nice toro conneticut. That is my method. In the summer, under my covered deck ignoring my wife and puffing away. Unfortunately, I too puff too fast and have to touch up the burn often. But a dark garage with plenty of heat is bliss.
Questian to someone who knows the answer: Any point of trying the seal of a new humidor before I season it??
I watched this with my mouth dropped. I can’t believe you are on the Privada bandwagon 😳 Does this mean I can tag Privada now on my CD FB posts?
May I ask; what exactly is a premium blend cigar vs any other blend? I don't understand what the emphasis is on premium. I only know of inexpensive 3.00 cigars vs the 23.00 cigars for example.
Talks about how technology has complicated life and stresses you out... but this super coffee cup is awesome. A solid ash tray and lighter is the best for a smoke, let the cigar speak for itself.
Hey Tim am ready for the 2nd annual Habano Con Cigar fest
Haven't had a long cigar history however that is all going to change I'm going to become a Certified Tobacconist and Tobacco Enthusiast 2025 is a new year of much more enjoyment and hard work as well as knowledge
My wife and her mother got in the biggest fight last night at Christmas Eve dinner. I had to throw a Davidoff Yamasa Piramide in the fire with at least 70% left to prevent hands being thrown around. I'm still not over having to kill that cigar! 😢
My sons mother was something like that, couldnt get along with her own mother. I ended up leaving her and till this day she doesnt speak to her mother .
Couldn’t you have laid it on the hearth? Break up the fight and return to your cigar in spite of them. Nothing like a selfish family member ruining a Xmas eve dinner and wasting a Davidoff!
Cut, my experience ( not necessarily yours) is different sticks smoke different when cut differently. Personally I’m a 52 ring( minimum) box pressed Maduro. That’s not to say that that is the only cigar I smoke. But 52 ring minimum I’ve got round cigars in my humidor.Cut, I rarely straight cut. Punch cut or v cut especially @home. But, my experience has been some sticks smoke different when cut/ better cut a certain way.
Don't underestimate a clean palate. Good oral hygiene. I also rince with water 1 cup + 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Morning, night, before and after every cigar.
I have a question i always wodnered idk if you will see this comment why dont you review any rocky patels its just been a question ive been curious on id like your opinon on them even if its bad or goof just wanan know what you think
It's a daily one-to-two-hour vacation from the world.
Timing of ur draws: I like to picture my cigar as being on life support, picture an ekg, when I draw I breathe out slightly to purge then I draw in think up then down then flatline when not drawing I try to see how long each cigar can go without a draw creating the ekg line of flat, up, down and back to flat remember ur cigar is on life support and can’t handle big or rapid movements u want just enough to keep it quietly alive. Make game out of it, if ur cigar goes out bring in the defibrillator (the lighter) and bring back and try to establish a better rhythm that keeps it alive
Good video and lots of truth 2 the statements. Nothing worse than sitting next to some loud mouth in a lounge. And big difference between smoking a $35 + cigar in a perfect environment aa opposed to adverse conditions.
I like to exhale as I put the cigar to my lips so I blow the smoke away from the tip of the cigar, and as I puff I breathin through my nose so I can smell the sweet roasty toasty notes!
good 4 u a cigar... mery cristmas
I Love Premium Cigars
Rumor has it the. Blue Cheese is the same blend as Cigar Clowns Ron and the Not Ron all of them blended by AJ. They taste close but no cigar I would not say they’re the same
When the cigar gets into the second third.
Sniff the cap.
It might sound weird but trust me.
Smoke when the mood strikes, don’t force it.
I cant find the blue cheese anywhere in san Antonio TX. I guess im going to have to order off cigars daily site or privada club site 😢😅
Also about what you mentioned about being around the right or wrong persons can make or break a cigar experience.
I love to sit in cigar lounges cause the sound of people talking, the sound of matches striking, the sound of whiskey glasses sliding or hitting the tables, the sound of the torch lighters clicking, the woody sweet smell of tobacco in the air, even the humid feeling while in the humidor.
All that is something i love to experience while im puffing on a damn good cigar❤❤
Retro the hale
As an expert and SNOB when it comes to the LEAF. Do NOT Inhale!
Pair a nice creamy Connecticut with cold oat milk
Damg, 15 minutes of just rambling on this one
$80 for a mug I best get a bow job.
I’m sorry but are you related to the “I’m not a pervert…” guy??
5:38 into your video and you finally get to the point… thanks for wasting my time for your algorithm.
I don't like to give tips as people tend to get upset when I give them.... Nevermind that was going to be a dirty joke. But I'm no afficianado.
If you want good coffee drink out of a glass cup. I came here for stogies not some hot ass mug
that hot ass mug helps you enjoy a nice coffee and stogie paring. :)
That coffee mug takes less than $5 to make paying even $80 is ridiculous
Excelent video
Take your time, retrohale, and enjoy
hello from France (Nantes) where we share the same passion for cigars, also on video youtube.com/@yanlenantais7162?si=pcyZBFUBUioxndhk