"I have some sort of strange foreplay with my cigars. I can generally only afford to buy one at a time so I smoke them pretty soon. Until they are smoked, they are repeatedly grabbed from the humidor and sniffed, then put back in. A little while before I smoke it, I take it out of the cello and get another sniff, maybe lick the cap once or twice."

You've been watching that cat, haven't you?