Are you a cigar 'snob'? (poll)

[muhren]

Just curious if you HAD to identify yourself as a snob or not (or a variation from the poll) which would you classify yourself as?

Let the polling begin!

M

[Bill86]

Define "snob". I also do not see a poll.

[muhren]

Define "snob". I also do not see a poll.

:sl Too fast for me!

I wasn't done typing it yet.

M

[Bruzee]

Nope... I love cigars from all over. :tu

[Skywalker]

Nice poll, Mike!

Wait that didn't come out right!!!

Neither did that!!!:bh

I am curious to see if the real snobs will admit it!!!;)

[Emjaysmash]

I'll try anything once.

[muhren]

I am curious to see if the real snobs will admit it!!!;)

I guess I should state that I made the votes public on this one because I was curious about the same thing. :tu

M

[Cenookie]

I guess I'm a snob, because I'll only smoke what tastes good to me. I think that would apply to just about everyone since taste varies.

[sikk50]

Wii better say yes

[markem]

It's very interesting how this poll is structured. I prefer to smoke what I like. I don't think that is on your list. I suspect that, in your thinking, that this would make me something else, perhaps a cigar asshat or similar.

Smoke what you like, like what you smoke. Don't let others criticize your tastes and don't criticize others. Too late for this thread.

[W.B.]

I pretty much don't care what other folks smoke, they paid for it and hopefully enjoy it. Though if I am with others while smoking I would rather not be around them if the aroma of their cigar is affecting my enjoyment. Examples for me, the Acid line and other flavored cigars. Something about those aromas seem to overwhelm the area and even make it's way onto my palette, I HATE that. Then, I feel a my attitude change, definitely snobbery, but I think warranted. Fair or unfair?

[hscmit]

It's very interesting how this poll is structured. I prefer to smoke what I like. I don't think that is on your list. I suspect that, in your thinking, that this would make me something else, perhaps a cigar asshat or similar.

Smoke what you like, like what you smoke. Don't let others criticize your tastes and don't criticize others. Too late for this thread.

great, another cigar asshat

[CoreyD]

Oops I accidently chose the one above the one I wanted .
I meant to click on No. I am not a cigar snob. I smoke ANYTHING. Because I try new things even if other ratings frown on it .

[tsolomon]

I'll try pretty much anything, but only continue to smoke what I like. Not sure where that fits on this poll. :confused:

[replicant_argent]

The 5th choice is contradictory in my opinion.
What happens if you give 1000 monkeys 1000 typewriters and 1000 monkeys 2000 paintbrushes?

[cigarmonkel]

this survey is flawed! I'm a snob but im broke! I consider myself a huge cigar "snob" but i will smoke anything (at least i'll TRY anything in the cigar world).

[replicant_argent]

this survey is flawed! I'm a snob but im broke! I consider myself a huge cigar "snob" but i will smoke anything (at least i'll TRY anything in the cigar world).

:rolleyes:


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[kelmac07]

I guess I'm a bit of an NC snob...gotta be a MADURO!! :dr :dr :dr

But hell, I'll give anything a try. :D

[massphatness]

I'm tired of pretending I'm not special.
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[Sauer Grapes]

I probably should have read all the options before choosing... I'm somewhat of a brand snob (CC and NC), but taste rules all. There are expensive brands I can't stand and cheap brands I love.

[Bill86]

:rolleyes:


Glass Top Cohibo Banana leaf fillers for everyone!!!

:dr :dr

[replicant_argent]

I'm tired of pretending I'm not special.
Posted via Mobile Device

Oh, you are special, my boy.....Very Special.

[icehog3]

HEY!

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I'm a Starfish!

[icehog3]

OK, honestly? I prefer Cuban tobacco, but I try to keep an open mind (and palate). Actually, 3 of the last 5 cigars I smoked this week were NCs. But I smoke Cuban 95+ percent of the time. If that makes me a snob in someone else's eyes, I could care less. I smoke what I like, and like what I smoke. You should do the same.

Couldn't find an option to express that.

[Bill86]

OK, honestly? I prefer Cuban tobacco, but I try to keep an open mind (and palate). Actually, 3 of the last 5 cigars I smoked this week were NCs. But I smoke Cuban 95+ percent of the time. If that makes me a snob in someone else's eyes, I could care less. I smoke what I like, and like what I smoke. You should do the same.

Couldn't find an option to express that.

Me too. So I didn't vote. Should be one there, although I think of snobs as people who act like a jackass and pretend to "know it all". So on those grounds I don't think we have many if any snobs on this board.

Or people opposed to anything but "their" cigars. Which again I think most everyone here is open minded on some level.

[DMK]

Smoke what you like, like what you smoke.
I'll try just about anything.... once.
Never a Gurkha again..:r:pu

[Krish the Fish]

I like to smoke quality, regardless of what country they are from. If that's Nicaragua, DR, or Cuba, so be it.

I like Viajes, Anejos, and Behikes, Edmundo Dantes, etc. Doesn't matter where they come from, as long as they taste good :)

[shilala]

It's cnob.

[68TriShield]

I pretty much don't care what other folks smoke, they paid for it and hopefully enjoy it. Though if I am with others while smoking I would rather not be around them if the aroma of their cigar is affecting my enjoyment. Examples for me, the Acid line and other flavored cigars. Something about those aromas seem to overwhelm the area and even make it's way onto my palette, I HATE that. Then, I feel a my attitude change, definitely snobbery, but I think warranted. Fair or unfair?
I don't think you are being unfair with how you feel but how I would deal with the situation,I have no idea.
Me too. So I didn't vote. Should be one there, although I think of snobs as people who act like a jackass and pretend to "know it all". So on those grounds I don't think we have many if any snobs on this board.

Or people opposed to anything but "their" cigars. Which again I think most everyone here is open minded on some level.
This is pretty much my line of thought Mike.

[MurphysLaw]

I agree with the smoke what you like, like what you smoke, but I'm always open for suggestions. It's very rare that I go into a B&M and don't walk out with something suggested by someone in the store. Sometimes I like 'em, sometimes I don't, and I'd never tell someone what they're smoking is crap just because it didn't appeal to me.

[Average Joe]

My #1 criteria for a cigar is it has ot be less that $5. Whether I get it from the devil auction site for that price or the B&M is running a special, must be less than $5.

From there taste rules. I like different tastes for different times of the day. I don't care too much for brands (except a couple that are strikeouts) but they do serve as a good guidepost for quality.

[Beegerply]

It's kinda like music for me, if you like, you like, if you don't, you don't

[TheFool]

When I think of a "snob" I think of someone who critiques what others smoke. In that sense I don't think I'm a snob at all, smoke what you like how you like it. When it comes to what I smoke, I haven't been around enough to be a snob, but I would avoid gas station cigars. Long story short, I marked the sometimes box. Taste is the pen ultimate.

[Blueface]

Has the OP identified what a "cigar snob" in this poll means to HIM?
Can't see everyone assuming what he means.
I have no clue if I am a snob or not as to him it may have a completely different meaning than it does to me.

Interesting that if you google "definition of cigar snob", this thread comes up as first on list.

So......let's not disappoint and define it then see if anything on the list on the poll applies.

To help better define it, Snob to me has a condescending tone. If one can afford premium cigars and enjoys them, why are they a snob?
If one likes Cubans only, why are they a Snob?

[Volusianator]

I smoke what I like, and like what I smoke. You should do the same.



25k+ posts and not one more spot on than this!

[Nathan King]

I have little patience for cigars that don't "wow" me; however, those that do tend to come from various parts of the world.

[enlightenedcigar]

Working a B&M it is tough for me to say that I am a 'snob' since I try to help out with what people like to smoke. I love what I smoke and only smoke what I love. But I try EVERYTHING I can get my hands on. Man, I have a tough job... haha

[nick2021]

I try not to be a cigar snob, taste does play a big factor in the cigars I choose though. I think I give equal opportunity for both CC/NC :)

[thebayratt]

I'll smoke anything.

I usually try to go for the more pronounced names, but I have found a few diamonds in the rough. When I go to the B&M, I'll get a smoke I know I like and then a "cheaper" one that I haven't tried. Ya never know, it may be my next go-to smoke.

[pinotguy]

OK, so I voted and went with the "NC Snob" option. However, I'm not sure I'd be considered a "SNOB" by some folks' definition. (I might be by some other's.) Anymore, I'm exclusively a Tatuaje and DPG guy. The thing is, within each of these brands, there is a TON of diversity, selection, and variety. YMMV, but I've come to love these lines and, subsequently, that's what I end up smoking.

[Neens]

I will try anything thats not a flavored cigar. I seem to smoke some of the more popular names more often than not but thats just because it's what I enjoy the most.

[Whipper Snapper]

Perhaps a cigar snob is someone who verbally assaults another about their choice of cigars.
That being said,
MMM, Habanos.

[audio1der]

I make no pretense that Cuban cigars are better. I just enjoy them more, so that's all I smoke. Life is too short to smoke cigars you don't 100% enjoy.
YMMV

[maninblack]

I'll try just about anything once, cigarwise. Life's too short to not try things.

[kickerb]

never had a CC, so that option is out the window :=:

[MajorCaptSilly]

I thought the poll was asking if I was a Cigar Slob! I'm always getting ashes all over myself, so I answered Yes.

MCS

[N2 GOLD]

I choose quality, regardless of what country it's from. You cant put a price on something great... -(P

[SvilleKid]

I'll try most cigars once (that leaves out pseudo cigars like blunts, and most flavored sticks). Not going to buy a pricey cigar just because it's pricey, though. I've had too many $2-3 sticks that smoke as well or better than $10-20 sticks!

[Da Klugs]

If smoking what you like and can afford with no lifestyle impacts is considered snobbish by some... well consideration needs to be given to whom the snob label best applies to.

:noon:noon:sl

[Blueface]

I thought the poll was asking if I was a Cigar Slob! I'm always getting ashes all over myself, so I answered Yes.

MCS

:lr

If smoking what you like and can afford with no lifestyle impacts is considered snobbish by some... well consideration needs to be given to whom the snob label best applies to.

:noon:noon:sl

You snob you.:r

[Blueface]

Since the OP probably never saw my question as that is what ignore lists are for, I figured I would "bump" this thread and define the root or key word "snob" based on my Google skills. Once that was accomplished, adding cigar to the front and understanding the meaning was easy.

Snob defined is as follows:

–noun
1. a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
2. a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions or have different tastes regarding this field: a musical snob.

Key words here are "condescending", "overbearing" and "disdainful".
Personally knowing many of the folks that have responded on this thread, adding cigar to this meaning does not define you in any way.
I may be a litany of things but because I enjoy the finer things in life whenever and every time I can, I guess I now know I cannot participate in this poll.

If need be, I can also google those new three words.:D

[replicant_argent]

Carlos, I think you will need someone other than myself to quote you on your last post for any actual impact on the elusive "snobbery distinction and definition."

[landhoney]

Since the OP probably never saw my question as that is what ignore lists are for, I figured I would "bump" this thread and define the root or key word "snob" based on my Google skills. Once that was accomplished, adding cigar to the front and understanding the meaning was easy.

Snob defined is as follows:

–noun
1. a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
2. a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions or have different tastes regarding this field: a musical snob.

Key words here are "condescending", "overbearing" and "disdainful".
Personally knowing many of the folks that have responded on this thread, adding cigar to this meaning does not define you in any way.
I may be a litany of things but because I enjoy the finer things in life whenever and every time I can, I guess I now know I cannot participate in this poll.

If need be, I can also google those new three words.:D

Carlos, I think you will need someone other than myself to quote you on your last post for any actual impact on the elusive "snobbery distinction and definition."

Yahtzee!

[Blueface]

Carlos, I think you will need someone other than myself to quote you on your last post for any actual impact on the elusive "snobbery distinction and definition."

You too?
Get out of here!!!:tu

[landhoney]

I smoke what I like, and like what I smoke. You should do the same.


25k+ posts and not one more spot on than this!

5K+ of Tom's post are him saying this exact statement though. :sh;):D

Tom, keep beating the drum though, your posts always apply and help put things in perspective. :tu

[CigarNut]

I did not respond to the poll, but I never aspired to be a Cigar Snob. I like to enjoy my cigars. I have some that I like more than others. I'm not locke into any particular brand and I do like trying new things. I like both NC's and CC's, and while I don't much care for Acids, Swishers, etc., I realize that many people like those sticks and it's not for me to put them down for it just because they do...

Live and let live, or as others have quoted: Smoke What You Like, Like What You Smoke!

[icehog3]

5K+ of Tom's post are him saying this exact statement though. :sh;):D

Tom, keep beating the drum though, your posts always apply and help put things in perspective. :tu

I can't help myself even if I wanted to, Seth! :r

[guitar4001]

yeah...a brand snob. But I also like to try new smokes when I find them.

[N2 GOLD]

I'll try most cigars once (that leaves out pseudo cigars like blunts, and most flavored sticks). Not going to buy a pricey cigar just because it's pricey, though. I've had too many $2-3 sticks that smoke as well or better than $10-20 sticks!

I'm with you on this one, quality can come in the form of a $2-$3 stick. The ROSA CUBA I get from JR Cigars are real good with a little age. They have them on sell right now bundle of 20 :

GOVERNORS 6.12 x 50 $18.95
HERENCIA 4.5 x 52 $15.95

These are the ones I get...

[alfredo_buscatti]

Most of my smokes are in the $5-$8 range, usually at the lower end, because I refuse to pay more, which is not to say that I don't covet the Tatuajes and Fuentes, but the thought of paying the same amount for a higher priced box when I could have gotten two perfectly acceptable boxes makes my mouth sour.

[thecatch83]

I am willing to pay 10 plus dollars for a single good smoke and $200-$300 for a box and I love a good bargain smoke as well. I'm a snob for something that tastes and smokes well, regardless of price!

[replicant_argent]

Thanks for the bump, Bro! :tu

[pnoon]

Thanks for the bump, Bro! :tu

Nice review.