What is the allure?

[Shelby07]

I've seen a lot of people talk about how great a cigar is because it knocked them on their ass. This only happened to me once - my first LFD lancero. I had a box of them so I reluctantly lit up another a few months later. Happily, I did not have a similar reaction and have enjoyed many "strong" cigars since then without incident.

I don't find running for water, sweating, getting nauseous or getting dizzy too appealing. As I said, it only happened once and I hope it never happens again. So my question is simple... What is the allure of a cigar "knocking you on your ass?"

[badwhale]

Maybe its a macho thing. I dunno.

You might be referencing a Padron 3000 natural that I had that "knocked me down" on one of my reviews.

I agree, it wasn't pleasurable at the moment. I guess I just wanted to note it to describe the kick it gave me. It was rather distracting. I've had one since, and the same thing happened down at the end. Otherwise, it was a great smoke.

Maybe its me being tired at the moment, or had too much beer, or being too much of a lightweight.

Will

[Shelby07]

Maybe its a macho thing. I dunno.

If so, that explains it. I'm too damn old to worry about macho!

You might be referencing a Padron 3000 natural that I had that "knocked me down" on one of my reviews.

No, I've seen it several times by several people here and on other boards.

[WOXOF]

It's never happened to me before with a cigar. I have had dip cause me to get a little queezy but never a cigar. I think some people may use the term for the good buzz / chill they get off of a strong cigar. Who knows.

[MasterCylinder]

I've had this happen a couple times, and most of the times it was not a good experiance. I've just recently had it happen and havn't smoked since nor had much of a desire to (but I know that will go away... it always does). There was once when it was a good experiance - in this instance, I wasn't feeling naucious and weak, but light-headed like I had been drinking too much. I loved that cigar, and have since been trying to convince myself to pony-up the £200 for a box...

[DeeDubya]

A Gran Habano Corojo #5 Gran Robusto 6x54 kicked my ass one time.

[craig]

I've seen a lot of people talk about how great a cigar is because it knocked them on their ass. This only happened to me once - my first LFD lancero. I had a box of them so I reluctantly lit up another a few months later. Happily, I did not have a similar reaction and have enjoyed many "strong" cigars since then without incident.

I don't find running for water, sweating, getting nauseous or getting dizzy too appealing. As I said, it only happened once and I hope it never happens again. So my question is simple... What is the allure of a cigar "knocking you on your ass?"

Perhaps it is more "could have knocked?"

Anyhow, I think whether someone is affected has as much to do with the conditions at the time as the cigar.

That being said, JdN Antano 1970's are just too strong for me. They're great smokes - rich, flavourful, and I'll put one down within an inch every time

[Mizicke5273]

I used to get a slight "buzz" from stronger cigars when I first started smoking and at the time I may have referred to that as being knocked on my ass by a cigar. Never really thought much of it, as to whether it made the experience more enjoyable or not back then.

But I will tell you this, after smoking a Camacho Coyolar, I truly know what being knocked on my ass by a cigar is and it was not very pleasant. That is why i haven't smoked a Coyolar since and have no desire to.

[bigwhiteash]

I like strong flavors in everything, beer, wine, food, and of course, cigars. Maybe I just feel like I'm getting more for my money!

Only been really hurt by a cigar once, and I was working with solvents at the time, so that probably was a factor.

[Shelby07]

I get a slight nicotine buzz occasionally - I can live with that, but if I had my choice I'd avoid it, too. It seems to be very dependent on smoking conditions (usually a hot day and an empty stomach.) But I don't consider it being knocked on my ass. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding.

[basil]

I like stronger cigars too. A while back, I had a JDN Antano that knocked me for a loop. Hadn't eaten much and was kind of tired. Didn't like it at all. I've smoked these cigars since, but they're not on my favorite list - for me they seem cloying. The green 601 is a fairly strong cigar that I like a lot, and the San Cristobals too. Having said that, I just pulled the trigger on some Casa Royales that are on the light side of med/full and they are excellent cigars.