Save or Savor? - Page 2

big a · 06-07-2009, 09:28 PM

1. I pick the cigar depending on where it will be smoked and when. If it is at work i try to get the smaller sticks since time is limited. If it will be in the AM i go for something light and mild. if it is in the PM i often times find myself smoking something stronger and fuller.

2. I often find myself saving my special sticks and CC for a special occasion. I have this weird thing of liking to hold on to things that i treasure or find special. But that is not to say i woln't pick one of those sticks up on a random afternoon. Like they said ^^ if you don't smoke it you will never know what your missing.

groogs · 06-07-2009, 09:42 PM

I always somke whatever I feel like. If I want a $30 smoke it goes up in smoke, or if I am in the mood for a $2 smoke that is what I grab. I quit saving stickes, because that special ocasion never seems to come.

acarr · 06-07-2009, 09:43 PM

The only time I save is when I have a full box. Once I crack it open they are all history.

goalie204 · 06-07-2009, 09:44 PM

life is short.

DPD6030 · 06-08-2009, 12:31 AM

I close my eyes, open up the humi, first thing I touch I smoke

06-08-2009, 05:31 AM

I usually pick a cigar on a number things: time to enjoy it; new to me or an old favorite; etc.

I do have a few stashed for aging and a few that I want for an upcoming occasion. If it is a high end stick I want to make sure I have the time to dedicate my attention to it.

GodOfFire · 06-08-2009, 07:15 AM

This is one the my most often discussed topics with my other smoking friends. I hear the "get hit by the bus" logic and I can understand it. However, for me cigars represent good times, as part of a good life, with good friends...

With that I have my humidor sectioned two sections. I have "everyday" smokes in there and I have some good decent smokes of various price ranges. However, my most premium smokes like Opus, GOF, Maduro Hemmingways, Anniversary Padrons... these tend to get saved for my more "special" occasions. This varies for example if it's a nice steak dinner and I want to have a great cigar with a buddy afterwards then it would be something like a VSG or Padron 1964.

Now my wedding later this month, I will probably smoke a GOF or Maduro Hemmingway or one of my special CCs. The rarer the moment the rarer the cigar usually. I also have two very special opus that you are not even able to buy. I have two special moments when I plan to smoke each one of those but they are a little ways in the future.

Each year my buddy has a "Summer Cigar Festival" at his B&M. That will be a special cigar day for me. I will spend quite a bit of time thinking about what cigars i will want to smoke and when. Finding that right cigar for the right moment is part of the fun in this hobby for me!

my two pennies

Jackie

gnukfu · 06-08-2009, 09:38 AM

I smoke whatever I feel like smoking/catches my eye.

The Poet · 06-08-2009, 02:01 PM

I tend to class my sticks into 4 groups:

1) workin' 'gars
2) everyday smokes
3) wow, I forgot I had that - that looks good
4) someday

That being said, nothing is sacred. Hey, it's a cigar, not a work of art.

shadow king · 06-10-2009, 03:12 AM

Ah this is a mind dwelling event for me every single day!!! Most days I'll think while I'm at work what I'm going to lite up when I get home. And every single time I end up smoking something else. It's pretty weird I tell ya.

I do tend to smoke the higher end stuff on the weekends. One thing to remember tho about the NC's most will reach their peak after a few years so you'll just be in for a disappointment when you finally fire it up.

BFallehy · 06-10-2009, 04:05 PM

Like alot of other people I savor some but not always the expensive ones. There are a few that I know I wont' be able to get anymore of so I save them for special occasions. Everything else in the humi is up for grabs though there are some I tend to skip over, not because I want to save them necesarily they are just singles that I haven't tried yet and sometimes you just want something you know will be good. So alot of the single get aged innadvertantly.

Catfish · 06-10-2009, 05:13 PM

Got this problem licked. I don't keep enough on hand to have to worry about being picky. Just reach in and grab 4 or 5 for the travel humi and rock it.

reggiebuckeye · 06-10-2009, 05:43 PM

My old sig line at the other site used to read:
The best day to smoke a good cigar is today.

That was told to me by a great BOTL that gifted me with so many good sticks I didn't want to smoke them. I tried to save each one for a "special" occasion. After that, they all met death by torch soon after. It was well worth it, too.

I try not to save smokes unless it is something I am intentionally trying to age it. Then I label it with a band and put a date on it. I guess that was my long drawn out way of saying: smoke 'em if you got 'em. A good cigar can make a day. I try to grab something and go when I smoke unless I just have a taste for something specific.

06-07-2009, 09:28 PM	#1
big a Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Posts: 917 Trading: (42)	Re: Save or Savor? 1. I pick the cigar depending on where it will be smoked and when. If it is at work i try to get the smaller sticks since time is limited. If it will be in the AM i go for something light and mild. if it is in the PM i often times find myself smoking something stronger and fuller. 2. I often find myself saving my special sticks and CC for a special occasion. I have this weird thing of liking to hold on to things that i treasure or find special. But that is not to say i woln't pick one of those sticks up on a random afternoon. Like they said ^^ if you don't smoke it you will never know what your missing. __________________ "If heaven has no cigars, I shall not go there" -Mark Twain

06-07-2009, 09:42 PM	#2
groogs Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Grant Posts: 1,945 Trading: (62)	Re: Save or Savor? I always somke whatever I feel like. If I want a $30 smoke it goes up in smoke, or if I am in the mood for a $2 smoke that is what I grab. I quit saving stickes, because that special ocasion never seems to come.

06-07-2009, 09:43 PM	#3
acarr Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,307 Trading: (34)	Re: Save or Savor? The only time I save is when I have a full box. Once I crack it open they are all history.

06-07-2009, 09:44 PM	#4
goalie204 Have My Own Room Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Myles Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,659 Trading: (12)	Re: Save or Savor? life is short.

06-08-2009, 12:31 AM	#5
DPD6030 Shepard of the sheeple Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Mitten Posts: 7,166 Trading: (151)	Re: Save or Savor? I close my eyes, open up the humi, first thing I touch I smoke

06-08-2009, 05:31 AM	#6
dccraft Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Save or Savor? I usually pick a cigar on a number things: time to enjoy it; new to me or an old favorite; etc. I do have a few stashed for aging and a few that I want for an upcoming occasion. If it is a high end stick I want to make sure I have the time to dedicate my attention to it.

06-08-2009, 07:15 AM	#7
GodOfFire Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jackie Location: Georgia Posts: 287 Trading: (10)	Re: Save or Savor? This is one the my most often discussed topics with my other smoking friends. I hear the "get hit by the bus" logic and I can understand it. However, for me cigars represent good times, as part of a good life, with good friends... With that I have my humidor sectioned two sections. I have "everyday" smokes in there and I have some good decent smokes of various price ranges. However, my most premium smokes like Opus, GOF, Maduro Hemmingways, Anniversary Padrons... these tend to get saved for my more "special" occasions. This varies for example if it's a nice steak dinner and I want to have a great cigar with a buddy afterwards then it would be something like a VSG or Padron 1964. Now my wedding later this month, I will probably smoke a GOF or Maduro Hemmingway or one of my special CCs. The rarer the moment the rarer the cigar usually. I also have two very special opus that you are not even able to buy. I have two special moments when I plan to smoke each one of those but they are a little ways in the future. Each year my buddy has a "Summer Cigar Festival" at his B&M. That will be a special cigar day for me. I will spend quite a bit of time thinking about what cigars i will want to smoke and when. Finding that right cigar for the right moment is part of the fun in this hobby for me! my two pennies Jackie

06-08-2009, 09:38 AM	#8
gnukfu I like cigars Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: George Location: Massholia Posts: 1,466 Trading: (27)	Re: Save or Savor? I smoke whatever I feel like smoking/catches my eye. __________________ Curious George

06-08-2009, 02:01 PM	#9
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Save or Savor? I tend to class my sticks into 4 groups: 1) workin' 'gars 2) everyday smokes 3) wow, I forgot I had that - that looks good 4) someday That being said, nothing is sacred. Hey, it's a cigar, not a work of art.

06-10-2009, 03:12 AM	#10
shadow king Fresh outta Ad Seg Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Matt Location: Last house on the left Posts: 466 Trading: (19)	Re: Save or Savor? Ah this is a mind dwelling event for me every single day!!! Most days I'll think while I'm at work what I'm going to lite up when I get home. And every single time I end up smoking something else. It's pretty weird I tell ya. I do tend to smoke the higher end stuff on the weekends. One thing to remember tho about the NC's most will reach their peak after a few years so you'll just be in for a disappointment when you finally fire it up.

06-10-2009, 04:05 PM	#11
BFallehy Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Brian Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 587 Trading: (12)	Re: Save or Savor? Like alot of other people I savor some but not always the expensive ones. There are a few that I know I wont' be able to get anymore of so I save them for special occasions. Everything else in the humi is up for grabs though there are some I tend to skip over, not because I want to save them necesarily they are just singles that I haven't tried yet and sometimes you just want something you know will be good. So alot of the single get aged innadvertantly.

06-10-2009, 05:13 PM	#12
Catfish ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ MO FUGGA! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: David Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 1,707 Trading: (24)	Re: Save or Savor? Got this problem licked. I don't keep enough on hand to have to worry about being picky. Just reach in and grab 4 or 5 for the travel humi and rock it. __________________ 1: It's ALWAYS Loaded. 2: Do Not Point It At Something Unless You Mean To Destroy It. 3: On Target, On Trigger. Off Target, Off Trigger. 4: Be Sure Of Your Target And What's Behind It.Join The NRA

06-10-2009, 05:43 PM	#13
reggiebuckeye Exploring all slopes Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ummm Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 348 Trading: (17)	Re: Save or Savor? My old sig line at the other site used to read: The best day to smoke a good cigar is today. That was told to me by a great BOTL that gifted me with so many good sticks I didn't want to smoke them. I tried to save each one for a "special" occasion. After that, they all met death by torch soon after. It was well worth it, too. I try not to save smokes unless it is something I am intentionally trying to age it. Then I label it with a band and put a date on it. I guess that was my long drawn out way of saying: smoke 'em if you got 'em. A good cigar can make a day. I try to grab something and go when I smoke unless I just have a taste for something specific. __________________ Exploring new slopes everyday.