Noob intro, and some light questions

[Shelby07]

I used to double and triple puff the cigar when it had indications of going out or didn't produce much smoke. Not good. I have found that every draw should be slow and easy. As mentioned above, you should get in the habit of timing your draws far enough apart to let the cigar settle. If you find that you don't get an adequate amount of smoke or you think the cigar might be going out, try drawing again gently after about 10 seconds or so. It usually wakes the burn up.

Most guys here don't like flavored cigars. If you do, that's OK, but there is no way to store them with your other cigars. The perfume will mingle. If you like the Macs, smoke them. Macanudo is probably the best selling cigar in the US, probably because it is the most recognizable name out there. But don't let the hype fool you. There are much better cigars out there for less money. Personally, I think they are flavorless.

Jump in and try the newbie sampler. It'll let you talk one on one with someone here who has experience and will get you a variety of good cigars at a reasonable price.

Welcome.

[Carlos]

Ok, good advice. That ADD thing makes me want to just smoke the thing. Yeah, slow down and enjoy. But I can speed up and enjoy too.

Come to think of it, maybe that's part of the difference between the cigars I like, and the ones I don't. Sometimes I sit on the back of the boat with my feet in the water and a good scotch, smoking really slowly, talking with friends. Other times I'm just smoking and probably drawing too often.

But don't let the hype fool you.

Where does one hear this hype? I don't know anything about the brand. I don't read the cigar magazines or anything where apparently this hype is printed. I honestly just came across this cigar because a friend sent me some.

Interestingly, the wife hates the smell of this cigar and says its smoke has a chemical smell. She likes most others.

[DeeDubya]

"Interestingly, the wife hates the smell of this cigar and says its smoke has a chemical smell. She likes most others.[/QUOTE]

I have to agree with your wife. I sometimes take a cigar into my workshop with the A/C running and door closed. So it's normal to go in several days later and still smell cigars. But, I once smoked a Macanudo in there and for about a week I could smell the difference. This is absolutely a fact. I wonder what they add for so-called flavor enhancement. It definately does have a kind of residual sulfurous chemical smell.

[Shelby07]

Where does one hear this hype? ...

Macanudo is the most heavily advertised brand in the US and has the biggest brand recognition. Many new smokers walk into a cigar shop and that's the only face they recognize.