How do you smoke a cigar?

[Shagaroo]

I guess it depends on what you are trying to get out of smoking cigars. There was a thread a while back that described why we smoke. To me, part of the enjoyment of smoking is the solitude. Stopping to think about what you're enjoying, and why, is enjoyable in itself. It helps to clear my mind of other things and occupies it with something that relaxes me. Kinda like stopping to smell the roses.

I can, and do, relax and unwind and thoroughly enjoy my cigars, I just don't have such a thought out process for doing such. I grab a stick, fire it up and park my tookis wherever I decide I am tired of standing. I fired one up before going out to mow the lawn and ended up sitting stretched out on the snapper rider in the middle of the yard for an hour enjoying a smoke I intended to smoke while working in the yard. Guess I just don't get the whole thought out proces to enjoy a cigar concept. At least not on a regular basis.

[Shelby07]

I can, and do, relax and unwind and thoroughly enjoy my cigars, I just don't have such a thought out process for doing such. I grab a stick, fire it up and park my tookis wherever I decide I am tired of standing. I fired one up before going out to mow the lawn and ended up sitting stretched out on the snapper rider in the middle of the yard for an hour enjoying a smoke I intended to smoke while working in the yard. Guess I just don't get the whole thought out proces to enjoy a cigar concept. At least not on a regular basis.

Ain't nothin' wrong with that!

[Shagaroo]

Ain't nothin' wrong with that!

You haven't seen me sprawled on a snapper!

[Chubbawubba]

Is it just me or when you guys smoke, do you seem to block everyone and everything out? An atom bomb could explode on the horizon but if you have a real nice Cigar you wouldnt notice or care.

That is what it is all about.

[cigar no baka]

Is it just me or when you guys smoke, do you seem to block everyone and everything out? An atom bomb could explode on the horizon but if you have a real nice Cigar you wouldnt notice or care.

That is what it is all about.

Yes. I get entranced just watching the swirls of smoke. Every watch them? It's interesting to watch the whorls curl and dissipate.

[cigar no baka]

I smoked 8 cigars on Sunday at the Superbowl party I went to. Then I smoked 8 more yesterday at the Carlos Torano event held by my B&M. And I smoked them all like a Champion Smoker. That's how I smoke cigars.

[The Korean]

90% of all the cigars I smoke on on Friday-Sunday, usually at night. I open my humidor and rely on one of the sticks to jump at me, usually takes about 30 seconds. Then I am out to my back patio with my cutter/punch and matches, it's not nearly as cold here as it is with some of you guys so I am not layered too much. I grab a chair (I am currently looking for a more comfortable chair). I don't know about others, but I prefer to smoke in the least amount of light as possible, it helps me unwind and drift off in my thoughts, so once I have cut or punch, all lights out. As I light, I take medium puffs and exhale right away. The rest of way I take small puffs and concentrate on the flavors, but I am still a noob in more that one sense. More than once, I have found myself in a sprawled out position just enjoying the stars, smoke and silence.....

When I have company or when I smoke with my wife around, it is a different experience. We are remodeling a game room right now, and unlike most places in LA smoking is encouraged. In these cases, it is smoke if you got em, drink it if you can handle it, and feel free to try any trick shots on the pool table you wish. Just so everyone knows I won 1st place in the worst pool player championship, and thats not intended as a joke, but thankfully, one of my friends is worse .

[derivation]

I can, and do, relax and unwind and thoroughly enjoy my cigars, I just don't have such a thought out process for doing such. I grab a stick, fire it up and park my tookis wherever I decide I am tired of standing. I fired one up before going out to mow the lawn and ended up sitting stretched out on the snapper rider in the middle of the yard for an hour enjoying a smoke I intended to smoke while working in the yard. Guess I just don't get the whole thought out proces to enjoy a cigar concept. At least not on a regular basis.

For me, it's always a long thought out process because I tend to look forward to it for most of the day. I'll often find myself daydreaming about the process (what I'm going to drink, smoke, etc). But this is also because I tend to only smoke once a week, if I smoked more frequently I would inevitably not put as much thought into.