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Hello All,
I stumbled across this forum whilst doing a bit of cigar-related research and though it seemed a pretty cool place, so this is just a quick note to introduce myself.
I?m basically a non-smoker who has been turned onto cigars through one of my biggest passions ? coffee. I?ve had a couple of cigars of mixed quality in the past and every time I finish a cup of espresso the smell from the cup reminds me of that of a cigar; I think the two things have quite a few of the same flavours in common. So I paid a visit to my local tobacconist and picked out a couple of decent cigars as Christmas presents.
I smoked the first, a Partagas Series D No. 4, last weekend and enjoyed not only the cigar itself but the whole process of sealing myself off in a well ventilated room with just a radio and half a bottle of vintage port for company ? very nice! I understand the Partagas is a strong smoke and nice though it was, I?d had enough after nearly 2/3rds.
I?ve pencilled my second cigar in for Friday evening. It?s an R&J Short Churchill, which should be a bit lighter and better suited to drinking with coffee, so I?m looking forward to it.
After that I?m planning on getting hold of a little selection to try and also building a makeshift Tupperware humidor so as I can keep them in tip-top condition. Then we?ll just see how it goes. I might post about the humidor later and ask for a bit of advice.
Until then - cheers,
Olls.
I stumbled across this forum whilst doing a bit of cigar-related research and though it seemed a pretty cool place, so this is just a quick note to introduce myself.
I?m basically a non-smoker who has been turned onto cigars through one of my biggest passions ? coffee. I?ve had a couple of cigars of mixed quality in the past and every time I finish a cup of espresso the smell from the cup reminds me of that of a cigar; I think the two things have quite a few of the same flavours in common. So I paid a visit to my local tobacconist and picked out a couple of decent cigars as Christmas presents.
I smoked the first, a Partagas Series D No. 4, last weekend and enjoyed not only the cigar itself but the whole process of sealing myself off in a well ventilated room with just a radio and half a bottle of vintage port for company ? very nice! I understand the Partagas is a strong smoke and nice though it was, I?d had enough after nearly 2/3rds.
I?ve pencilled my second cigar in for Friday evening. It?s an R&J Short Churchill, which should be a bit lighter and better suited to drinking with coffee, so I?m looking forward to it.
After that I?m planning on getting hold of a little selection to try and also building a makeshift Tupperware humidor so as I can keep them in tip-top condition. Then we?ll just see how it goes. I might post about the humidor later and ask for a bit of advice.
Until then - cheers,
Olls.
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