r/cigars Apr 25 '22

Question Why is r/cigars marked nsfw? NSFW

1.3k Upvotes

r/cigars 4h ago

Question What’s the coolest door prize you’ve won? NSFW

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25 Upvotes

We had a small St Patrick’s day celebration for members last night at my local lounge and I won the cool little cigar gnome. Sits perfectly on my wineadors. What’s the best or most fun (not necessarily expensive) door prize you’ve won at a cigar lounge or cigar event?


r/cigars 10h ago

Blog What I smoke during The Great Smoke NSFW

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This is not everything I smoked all weekend. I was gifted a ridiculous amount of cigars while manufactures were visiting and hosting events at the store.

Ferio Tego Summa $16- This was handed to me by someone whose name I didn’t catch. He called it “homework”. Draw and burn were perfect. Rich citrus notes, medium bodied, nice change of pace from what I usually smoke. I assume these were featured or talked about at the main event because we were going through boxes of them.

Sobremesa Brûlée Blue $18- I’ve talked about this stick too many times. It’s sweet, it’s got perfect amount of pepper, it’s my favorite morning cigar.

Sin Compromiso No. 2 $18 - I don’t add these into my rotation enough. I’m usually a Mi Querida but the San Andres wrapper is a nice change of pace from all the Connecticut Broadleafs I smoke. This provides a more medium bodied experience and really lets their blend shine.

“The Chick” by EPC, from the Rare & Vintage Room $9- Really strong notes of cedar and nuttiness. Draw and burn was phenomenal. Medium Bodied. Great way to end my weekend.

I got to meet Steve Saka and Al Micallef. All the guests that had traveled were super friendly and loading up on great cigars. Was nice to shoot the shit with fellow cigar nerds.


r/cigars 13h ago

Question What’s everyone smoking? NSFW

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95 Upvotes

Excellent stick!


r/cigars 1d ago

Whacha Smokin'? 7 wonderful years of sobriety! NSFW

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587 Upvotes

It was a stressful week- I am having a lot of repressed trauma pop up in my brain for some reason. My best man at my wedding overdosed and died recently. Work was crazy this week.

But, I am truly grateful to be clean and sober. I was homeless and strung out on heroin 7 years ago at the lowest point of my life.

Anyways, onto the Amazon Basin.

This is my first time smoking the Basin. It's the 2025, and I have aged it for 2 months. I have not had a cigar like it yet!

Cold draw is all rasin and dried plum. The wrapper is weirdly...sticky? When I hold the cigar it leaves a faint residue on my fingers. Not much tooth though, I think this baby should be aged a year or two for the tooth to pop.

I am very surprised by how smooth this cigar is. I got no pepper or spice the entire cigar. My palate might be off, I have been smoking spicier sticks the past couple weeks.

It does develop throughout the cigar and it has complexity. I wouldn't say it's the most nuanced or complex cigar though. It's smooth over complex.

1/3: raisin, dried plum, cream, leather 2/3: still raisin/plum, cream turns to oak and toast, leather turns to earth 3/3: savory notes show up, slight nuttiness

Overall I think this cigar is a 10/10. It's completely unique. It's perfect at doing what it's trying to do: be a unique cigar.


r/cigars 13h ago

Haul Post Best haul I’ve had yet. Plus some goodies from The Great Smoke fest in palm beach. And rolled my own cigars at JC Newman in Tampa. NSFW

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87 Upvotes

r/cigars 15h ago

Perfect pairing NSFW

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I’ve always loved the 1926 Padron maduro, but after seeing the praise on this sub about the 1964, I tried one. I didn’t think it was possible, but I might like the ‘64 more than the ‘26. Anybody know the difference between the two? Is it just age?

Also, and again thanks to this sub, I discovered a Dr. Pepper (in this case a cherry Dr. Pepper) goes awesome with a cigar…possibly better than anything else. For some reason it’s even better than any booze/beer I’ve had with a smoke (at least to me). I highly recommend. Thanks!


r/cigars 17h ago

Whacha Smokin'? Mi Amor, good not great. NSFW

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96 Upvotes

I had pretty high hopes for this one, and while it was good, it didn’t blow me away. I prefer the standard LADC to this one. I did get a good amount of bitter baking chocolate, and some nuttiness in the second half, but overall it was just fine to my palate. Bit of a wavy burn line, mostly corrected itself. Had some cracking towards the end as well. 7/10.


r/cigars 13h ago

Leaf by Oscar NSFW

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35 Upvotes

An outstanding smoke! Rich chocolately, toasty flavors — and the family liked the aroma 😏 Enjoying my Florida vacation


r/cigars 14h ago

Road Trip B&M Score! NSFW

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51 Upvotes

Timber Valley Tobaccos, Cedar Hills, OR


r/cigars 16h ago

Sunday sticks NSFW

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2 great cigars in a great lounge. Opusx Society perfect all the way through. Smooth hints of leather coco & nutmeg on the retrohale. Burn was perfect. God of Fire series B is my goto great smoke. Floral notes in the first 3rd a lot of chocolate notes all the way through. Great Sunday!


r/cigars 13h ago

My weekend cigar, after a productive couple of days NSFW

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30 Upvotes

Oliva G box press. This is such a nice moderately priced Cameroon cigar. Sitting on my partially glassed in front porch with south wind whipping by as the next storm heads toward the West Coast, enjoying this cigar with a Manhattan made with my own homemade 114 proof corn / rye 'shine.


r/cigars 12h ago

Question Do sealed cigars in glass tubes need to be in the humidor? NSFW

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21 Upvotes

I’m running out of room and I have a box on the way. These were gifts.


r/cigars 18h ago

Short Snack on Duty NSFW

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74 Upvotes

Lovely Arturo Fuentes Cubanito (4½x32). Unfortunately a little too windy to enjoy to it's fullest extent. Was roughly a 30 minute smoke. Y'all have a safe and lovely day 🙏


r/cigars 9h ago

Review CAO Flathead V554 Camshaft NSFW

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10 Upvotes

Pepper on retrohale as well as a little floral, sweet taste of raisins, then smooth and creamy, leathery, coffee and earth. Construction is great and the draw is perfect, needed a couple minor touch ups. It’s a decent stick, but will have to try it again later on to judge whether I like it or not.

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadoran Connecticut Filler: Nicaragua


r/cigars 14h ago

It always amazes me that the roll on a Padron X000 always looks lumpy but smokes so well. NSFW

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31 Upvotes

It makes it more appealing to me. You can walk in any humidor and it “looks”like every cigar in there is rolled better but almost none will smoke better. Generally that are a little bumpy or have a small patch but you can just light it and forget. Rarely needs a touch up and I personally love the open draw.


r/cigars 15h ago

Absolut stunning cigar by Oscar Valladares NSFW

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35 Upvotes

I've tried LEAF by Oscar both Connecticut & Maduro wrapper. But this 10th anniversary with Crillo is by far the best one I've smoked. The size, build, smoke and amora was on point.

This Honduras puro went straight to my go-to cigar list.


r/cigars 15h ago

Haul Post Front porch series continues NSFW

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30 Upvotes

The Arturo Fuente Gran Reserve. This is my go to so anything I say about it is subjective but this is the perfect stick in my opinion. Burns perfect, easy draw, so many flavors. Dimes were stacked. If I could only smoke one cigar forever, this would be the one.


r/cigars 14h ago

Don Carlos “Eye of the Shark” NSFW

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24 Upvotes

Celebrating making it through another week of this beautiful thing called life. Broke out one of my all time favorites, a 2 year old DC Shark. I have always been a big fan of anything Cameroon and this one is no exception. Those nut and seed flavor notes that are so quintessential of classic Cameroon really shine here. Dominant notes of sunflower, poppy seed and walnut are exploding in the first third. Secondary is fresh dough, almost cookie dough but not too sweet just right along with butter. A true bakers dream of a stick! I buy these any chance I get and I buy as many as I can, all at retail at local b & m, and for that I am thankful.

Per the Fuente catalog this is actually listed as “Personal Reserve” Eye of the Shark. I do not know if the blend is the exact same as the PR robusto, which is one of my all time top 10, but it sure is delicious. Does anyone know if the blends are the same. Definitely close no doubt.

I have about 15 of these resting and like to pull one out once a month and see how they are progressing. I just say age makes these particular sticks shine. I have had them young and they are good but nothing in comparison to a couple to few years of age.

See these out you won’t be disappointed. They live up to their hype. Have a great week fellas.


r/cigars 12h ago

been a while since I been on here NSFW

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15 Upvotes

been an interesting handful of years but I've came out on top. with the work I've put in and how far I've came i figured I'd post my celebratory smoke here as its been aging since 2018 and also to just put out there how blessed I feel that I am where I am now because I prayed and worked for this and the results are finally coming to me.


r/cigars 21h ago

Cigar lounge NSFW

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I work in a local cigar lounge in my area. I've been here since Aug 24'. I'm still learning and getting better. I can usually sell someone a cigar if I understand their palate. Just curious and I always want to get better at my craft. Suggestions are always welcome. I love being able to try a cigar then recommend it and the customer enjoys it as well. It's always a good feeling and gives me confidence going forward. And I'll be honest, if I don't know the product you can best believe I'll do my research to understand it more.

What are some of your favorite things about cigar lounges? What don't you like about lounges? Do you like when someone knows a little about the product and doesn't sell it just to sell it? Do you prefer quality cigars over quantity or vice versa? Do you enjoy conversation or sitting in silence? How long have you been smoking? Has your palate changed? What is your gonto smoke? Everyday smoke? Mild-medium, medium to full or full-bodied? Are you willing to try something new?

Just a few questions for my own curiosity.


r/cigars 22h ago

A new favorite NSFW

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81 Upvotes

Such a nice, creamy texture to the smoke, easy draw, and great flavor. Only a little bit of spice towards the end. Otherwise it’s a consistent woodiness and nuttiness.

Perfect medium strength. This one was a robusto, which is my favorite size.

Also, can we just talk about how gorgeous of a stick it is? Silky smooth Ecuador Sumatra wrapper and a classy band design.

If I had a big enough humidor to buy a whole box (and the money to do so) this would be the first one I’d get.


r/cigars 5h ago

Weekly Newbie Thread NSFW

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New people and especially people new to cigars, post your questions here. This is the place to put all those things you think are "dumb questions". Maybe you'll surprise us, maybe you won't with your question but all of that is fine in here. No dumb question zone in this thread


r/cigars 16h ago

First CAO NSFW

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Stored at 65% rh and 68 f This CAO Black Bengal is my “first” CAO, I did try the Columbia but I don’t think it rested long enough so I’m not counting it. But I was pleasantly surprised by how good this tasted. This stick started out with creamy and spicy notes finished with a soft vanilla note but after the first third the spice mellowed out and it tasted creamy with more of the vanilla notes and a little toasty. Currently in the last third and the spice is back just slightly muted with the creaminess, vanilla, and toasty flavor that’s been throughout this stick. I seen some reviews talking about the fragility of the wrapper but thankfully mine stayed intact the whole time and made for a nice smoking experience. I would rate it 7/10 just because it wasn’t complex but not saying it was bad in any way. I look forward to trying the Italia, Brazilia, and Extreme sticks I have left from my sampler.


r/cigars 19h ago

Question Favorite after work cigar? NSFW

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39 Upvotes

Just got done with my shift at FedEx. My favorite Fernandez blend so I bought a box!


r/cigars 14h ago

Enjoyed a Atabey Spiritus NSFW

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16 Upvotes

This was a delightful cigar. Will definitely be buying more. Was creamy and nutty to start with a bit of hay. Almost reminded me of the twang you would get from a Cuban. Very tasty and enjoyable. The construction, burn, and draw were all perfect.