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[RevSmoke]

Greg, when it comes down to it, you gotta smoke what you like - and enjoy it.

If going out and trying all sorts of different cigars floats your boat, go for it.

Back in 1999 I was taught a wonderful lesson by being a reviewer for SMOKE magazine. In the course of reviewing for 3 consecutive issues, smoking about 50 different cigars (3 or 4 of each marca were sent in a baggie to blind taste) I learned that cost or origin of country meant very little to my taste buds. There were cigars in every category that I loved, hated, and was neutral about.

You may groove forever on searching for that 1 cigar, never finding it, but enjoying the journey. Or, one day, you may stumble upon that 1 (or maybe 4) cigar(s) that may finally satisfy your curiosity.

George Burns favorite cigar would make most people here cringe. I tried to like them, tried them on a number of occasions - they just never did it for me. But El Productos were all he smoked, and he could afford to smoke others if he wanted. And there are others just like him. The evidence is in how many EPs, White Owls, and such are sold every year. I don't know the numbers exactly, but it is something like 10-to-1 that such machine rolled, short filler cigars outsell the premium hand-rolleds that populate this board.

Some guys won't smoke anything but CCs. And Macanudos (sucking on straws to me) outsell most other hand rolled sticks, and are the only smokes of others.

If your passion is the journey, enjoy it. And make no apologies.

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Greg, when it comes down to it, you gotta smoke what you like - and enjoy it.

If going out and trying all sorts of different cigars floats your boat, go for it.

Back in 1999 I was taught a wonderful lesson by being a reviewer for SMOKE magazine. In the course of reviewing for 3 consecutive issues, smoking about 50 different cigars (3 or 4 of each marca were sent in a baggie to blind taste) I learned that cost or origin of country meant very little to my taste buds. There were cigars in every category that I loved, hated, and was neutral about.

You may groove forever on searching for that 1 cigar, never finding it, but enjoying the journey. Or, one day, you may stumble upon that 1 (or maybe 4) cigar(s) that may finally satisfy your curiosity.

George Burns favorite cigar would make most people here cringe. I tried to like them, tried them on a number of occasions - they just never did it for me. But El Productos were all he smoked, and he could afford to smoke others if he wanted. And there are others just like him. The evidence is in how many EPs, White Owls, and such are sold every year. I don't know the numbers exactly, but it is something like 10-to-1 that such machine rolled, short filler cigars outsell the premium hand-rolleds that populate this board.

Some guys won't smoke anything but CCs. And Macanudos (sucking on straws to me) outsell most other hand rolled sticks, and are the only smokes of others.

If your passion is the journey, enjoy it. And make no apologies.

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