Why Cigar Smoker Cigars? Mainly because we believe that every cigar smoker, no matter where they fall in the cigar smoker chain, has a cigar that fits them perfectly and we hope to help match you up with yours.
Cigar smokers and cigars both come in all different flavors.
For cigar smokers you have a large selection that varies from the guy that has a cheap stogie (by the way a stogie refers to mass production machine made cigars most of the time) constantly hanging from his mouth chewing on the end like it was a pacifier to the cigar aficionado that has multiple expensive humidors and only smokes cigars that cost over $20.00 each then back to the first time cigar smoker.
Most cigar smokers are somewhere in between and a majority of them don’t know exactly where they would land on the chain of cigar smokers.
So lets break down a little farther.
- Cigar Aficionado – this is a person that will have at least one very expensive humidor filled with a variety of cigars. A cigar aficionado can tell you which cigar goes the best with which beverage and can spend hours detailing the fine differences between a Oliva Series V Special Figurado and a Padron 1964 Anniversary Imperial. To be a true cigar aficionado you basically need to be rich.
- Cigar Aficionado Wannabe – this is a person that spends all their available cash on cigars for the purpose (or at least it appears this way) of impressing other people. A cigar aficionado wannabe will tell you that you aren’t smoking the right cigar because you aren’t smoking what they think is best. There is a reason that cigars come in a variety of types don’t let any one tell you what you think is best just because it cost a lot of money doesn’t mean you will like it and conversely just because it isn’t expensive doesn’t mean you won’t like it. There are a lot of these out there beware and decide for yourself.
- Cigar Lover – this is a person that will have a humidor and a variety of cigars but won’t bother trying to persuade you, with an air of superiority, which is the best cigar. The cigar lovers know what they like and will advise you to find what you like.
- Cigar Smoker – this person might or might not have a humidor, although they like to try the expensive premium cigars they have their favorite that they smoke any chance they get. A cigar smoker is some one that will never be without a cigar.
- Cigar Newbie – this is a person that has smoked a cigar or two, maybe in a social situation at a cigar bar, and is interested in learning more about cigar smoking. They are unlikely to have a humidor or a special brand of cigar they are hooked into. Cigar newbies have a burning desire to learn about cigars and are usually very open to suggestion.
- Cigar Virgin – this of course is a first time cigar smoker. They might or might know the basics of cigar smoking but they want to try. If you run across a cigar virgin don’t make fun of them for not knowing how to light the cigar because even among all the other categories of cigar smokers there is still a debate on the proper way to light a cigar.
Which category do you fall in?
To be honest this site won’t have much for the cigar aficionado or the cigar aficionado wannabe but will provide plenty of information for all the other categories.
Now on to the different types of cigars.
This is going to be a brief overview and most items will be explained further in other posts but a for the newbie here is a quick overview.
There are two basic types of cigars, machine rolled (stogies) and hand rolled. We won’t be covering machine rolled on this site.
The hand rolled cigars vary dramatically based on:
- Origin of tobacco
- The blend
- The wrapper
These three simple items make it possible to have 1000′s of cigars with their own taste and aroma.
The types of cigars are usually broken down by the color of the wrapper which varies from Double Claro (very light colored sometimes greenish) to Oscuro(almost black in color) and some people claim the lighter a cigar is the milder but that isn’t really true.
There are also different types of rolls like the panetela and perfecto, different types of filler and when you start adding flavors it get really crazy. But we will cover all these in different post because there is way too much to put into one post.
Enjoy your stay.
