Why do most people seem to have a negative opinion of Macanudos?

Originally Posted by T.G

If you say so...





You're what? 19?

Based on what you wrote, you're trying to exert some male dominance and gain recognition.

It's natural. Don't worry about it.

Probably not a battle worth fighting though, it'll most likely cost you more in the relationship than it's worth. So what if he likes Macanudos. Let him like them. Why try and change him, he's happy with what he's doing and smoking.

If you feel you must try and prove something to him, I would recommend gifting him a high end or vintage Macanudo (like one of the old Jamaican Macanudos) and not making a big deal out of it. But don't be surprised or disappointed if someone as stubborn as you imply him to be, might simply automatically discount your gift as "Crap" or is so set in his ways and tastes that any deviation from his normal flavor profile is "Crap".

Some things are just best left be.

Yessir freshly turned 19. Not feeling much male dominance either though, what you bolded is all true, I would like to show him I know a little bit about cigars despite my young age. Not by any means trying to tell him Macanudos are bad or that he should change his tastes, but find him a few more cigars that he would like because he picked up a Macanudo and closed himself off to other cigars. I dont see anything wrong with that, and most certainly not trying to dominate him or overpower him in any way. We have a very healthy relationship and would never let it be damaged over a cigar. Actually we've never even been in a heated arguement over one. Im not planning on kicking down his door and demand that he put down the Macanudo and come out with his hands up or anything along those lines.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Pauly Walnuts

Yessir freshly turned 19. Not feeling much male dominance either though, what you bolded is all true, I would like to show him I know a little bit about cigars despite my young age. Not by any means trying to tell him Macanudos are bad or that he should change his tastes, but find him a few more cigars that he would like because he picked up a Macanudo and closed himself off to other cigars. I dont see anything wrong with that, and most certainly not trying to dominate him or overpower him in any way. We have a very healthy relationship and would never let it be damaged over a cigar. Actually we've never even been in a heated arguement over one. Im not planning on kicking down his door and demand that he put down the Macanudo and come out with his hands up or anything along those lines.

Ok, so it's recognition. Understandable, most everyone has probably been there at one point.

You are trying to change his tastes though. You're trying to expand them, this is a change. And while that might be great for someone who is into cigars, doesn't really sound like he is. Enjoy the time smoking with him, don't fret over trying to help him when he doesn't want to be helped. He chose to be closed off, but he's happy there.

A long time ago, I gave a good friend (who is a cigarette smoker, not really a cigar smoker) of mine a tin of RyJ Bullys, one of those 3 or 4 cigar fold out tins that JR sells, as a birthday gift since I knew that was one of the only cigars he likes. A few months later I get a call from him thanking me for the great cigar. I was puzzled, he doesn't have a humidor, where was he keeping them. He mentioned that he was at the jobsite, was waiting around, having a bad day, and opened up the glove box of his truck and found one of the cigars. It had been in there, with no humidification, baking in the California summer for three or four months. I started to say something about not being proper storage and he responded with "But I like them that way." *shrug* He was happy with them that way, so who am I to try and open his eyes and tell him that he'll benefit from better storage? For the remaining two or three cigars from that tin, very time he pulled one of these baked cigars out of the glove box and smoked it, I'd get a phone call thanking me for giving them to him.

He's happy with them. Maybe a better experience isn't what he's after. Screw it. I ain't gotta smoke them.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Pauly Walnuts

Yessir freshly turned 19. Not feeling much male dominance either though, what you bolded is all true, I would like to show him I know a little bit about cigars despite my young age. Not by any means trying to tell him Macanudos are bad or that he should change his tastes, but find him a few more cigars that he would like because he picked up a Macanudo and closed himself off to other cigars. I dont see anything wrong with that, and most certainly not trying to dominate him or overpower him in any way. We have a very healthy relationship and would never let it be damaged over a cigar. Actually we've never even been in a heated arguement over one. Im not planning on kicking down his door and demand that he put down the Macanudo and come out with his hands up or anything along those lines.

Coolio.

I hope whatever course of action you choose works out to the benefit of both you and your Uncle.