Anyone only smoked cigars?

[moosekelly]

I smoked cigarettes from 15 to 27 years old. I was up to 30 a day by the end. I quit for a year when I was 23, but I made the decision to start again for a reason that eludes me now but was important then! I haven't had a fag for nearly a year now and I feel better for it.
I'm really enjoying Cigars, though I'm trying to keep them as occasional as possible. Cold weather helps. Working on building sites doesn't. I reckon it must have been hard for you guys who never smoked cigs to get used to the smell of the Big Stick, no? Most of my friends who smoke the odd cigar are either current or ex smokers. The few who have never smoked wouldn't touch a Puro at the point of a gun.
As it's the Holidays, I'm going to have my third of the day, a Party D4!
Self restraint is over-rated!

[Robusto]

There was something on Radio 4 the other day about the new stringency of the anti-smoking laws in Holland. In a dope cafe, a customer was busted by an off-duty Policeman when he put some shreds of tobacco into his cannabis balloon. If he had not added the tobacco, he would not have been busted.

[PoohBore]

Never smoked a cigarette and never will. Started cigars on holiday in cuba coming up for 2 years ago. I only smoke as a form of relaxation hence the infrequency of my postings in the what are smoking today threads.

[rokkitsci]

Unlike Clinton...

Started with cigarettes as a teen (sigh).

Discovered the pleasures of mary jane in kollidge.

Switched to a pipe shortly before I got married and have never smoked another cigarette since.

Poofed my pipes for about 30 years before discovering the pleasures of a lurvely hand rolled stogie (CC and NC) 3-4 years ago.

And, yes, I inhale. Everything. The cigs, the dope, the pipe, and the stogies.

I know, I know: Cardinal Sin No. 1 of Cigar Smoking.

But the way I look at it is that you wouldn't go to your favo(u)rite steak house and order a perfect filet or prime rib only to cut off a piece, chew it, savo(u)r the magnificent flavo(u)rs, and then spit it out, would you?

Similarly, I could never understand the effete snobs who taste wine by swirling it around, sticking their nose in the glass, taking a sip and sloshing it back and forth from cheek to cheek like they were rinsing with mouthwash, then SPITTING OUT PERFECTLY GOOD WINE! Okay, okay, much of what we taste is in the nose; however, it's called tasting for ghodz sakes. That means ingesting. Down the gullet. Into the breadbasket.

Now I'm not espousing the cause of inhaling your stogie. If you haven't been conditioning your pulmonary system for almost 50 years, as I have, then sucking stogie smoke down your gullet is very likely to kill you to death, wish it had killed you to death, or at least make you quite dizzy and weak-kneed. However, on the other hand, 'tisn't fair to condemn me because I do. The simple fact is that if I don't inhale my 'gar, the only flavo(u)r I can distinguish is burning leaves! S'truth!

[HabanoSy]

Never smoked cigarettes...

Just 100% fine puros...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[Kdot]

I used to smoke cigs as a teen and up to a few years back when I was at uni, but only when drinking...there was a slight over lap when i started smoking cigars...

However now its only cigars, mostly every other day...i think they taste better that way

[Simon-JG-hr]

I started with cigars, and was only tricked into smoking a cigarette once (when I was quite drunk). I have no interest in smoking as a habit, and as I can see no other reason to smoke cigarettes (lack of taste/chemicals/foul smell) I shall happily stick to my occassional cigar.

[Drewmidorn]

Been a cigar smoker for about 15 years... never been a cigarette smoker, and the smell of dope turns my stomach.

[nicwing]

Only ever smoked cigs at Cub camp (consulate as I remember) since then apart from a few Gauloisse (?) when on holiday and then really because I like the smell of them.

Never really had an addictive personality, enjoy a good cigar every now and then so I like a really good one.

[Deano]

Tried a few when younger, never liked it. Just seems manufactured chemical filled crap.

(Snooky: I uncapitalised your thread title, no need for caps)

[moidoid]

I smoked fags for many years and gave up 11 years ago. I smoked proper cigarettes for while but then Old Holborn & Gauloises & the other French one for quite a while. I think the roll-ups, whilst clearly not comparable to cigars, at least have tobacco taste and are less contaminated by chemicals than ready-mades. They did taste very nice - but it controls you - not the other way round. I would never go back because I don't want to die at 60.

I started smoking cigars properly three years ago and smoke them rarely but have many to choose from! Have to stop buying now because even I think I have enough - and I'm obsessed!!!

[satch]

I smoked as a teen but it's been 34 years since. Never felt the urge.
I can understand why my missus looks at me strangely cos I've taken to cigars.
She says I'm happily growing into an old man!

[senor_robusto]

nope!! only cigars for me!!! stayed with family in new jersey an couple of years back, we would sit out in his back garden every evening watching fire flies, drinking guinness and Heineken (not together obviously, that would be disgusting) and smoking cigars!!! they were cheap nc's obviously, but the whole experience was fantastic!!! next it was cheap phillies here in belfast (?1.50 for a blunt, ?2 for a titan).........then my first cohiba (a siglo 3, had to be the big fella! lol, it knocked the wind outta me)!!!

anyway, back on topic...........yes, only cigars, no cigarettes! now, when i was younger and at art college...... ahem..... lol

all the best,

alex

[Jimmeh]

I have never smoked cigarettes in my life - and intend for it to stay that way!

[Lee Nub]

Never smoked cigs , as Mb says never bought a pack. Tried a cigar is Orlando last August with a friend and am now hooked to the whole cigar experience