What Do You Do When You See...

[Drguano]

I went along to a party hosted by one of my wife’s work mates whose spouse is “really into cigars”. This was my first time meeting them. The crowd was interesting, some would say unusual. Sort of a cross between “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Duck Dynasty”

The husband of the workmate is a nice bloke and really wanted to show me his Humidor. It is about a meter tall and has nearly empty drawers of non-Cubans. He keeps it at 73% r/h by soaking sponges in distilled water. I mentioned I like to keep mine around 65% and he said that doesn’t work for him. Fair enough.

Then he spied a coffin in one of his drawers and said “I have to smoke this right now!”

It was a Hamlet Culebra.

We went outside to join the gathering and I turned to find my host lighting up all three at once.

Would you say anything? I did.

[LLC]

I think I’d say that a great thing about them is if you have a couple of buddies over you can unwrap it and each have a cigar. I’d add that’s normally what I do. He may say that doesn’t work for him... fair enough. I should add it would be great for Hamlet to see the picture. Let me know if you mind me sending it to him.


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[avaldes]

I’ve always wondered how someone cuts all three cigars like that? Common sense would say you are doing something wrong if it doesn’t fit in your cutter.

Been about 18 years since I last smoked a culebra.

[Fuzz AI]

1 hour ago, avaldes said:

I’ve always wondered how someone cuts all three cigars like that? Common sense would say you are doing something wrong if it doesn’t fit in your cutter.

Been about 18 years since I last smoked a culebra.

You cut each cigar individually of course! Then you cram it into your gaping maw and puff away!

[Tonyontop]

? that’s awesome!

So how’d it turn out?

[Lomey]

Like you, I would say something. My question is, what was his response when you said something?

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[JohnS]

2 hours ago, Drguano said:

Would you say anything? I did.

Three possible responses for mine...

• "That's interesting!"
• "Are you enjoying that?"
• "How's it smoking?"

[Islandboy]

Depends, I’d check with the wife first?

[nKostyan]

«Can you spend the night with three girls?»

[SirVantes]

1. Say “wow, a Hamlet Culebra! Never had one.” (Even if you had)*

2 “Had a Partagas culebra recently though.” (Even if you hadn’t)*

3. Pull up a pic of Parti culebra from your phone / do a quick search on FOH’s Daily Smoke - showing the thing being smoked the right way. 

4. Show him the pic and proceed to describe the flavour only; don’t mention the elephant in the room (if you never had one, just describe a general Parti profile)*

*it’s for a good cause. 

 

[Fuzz AI]

1 hour ago, nKostyan said:

«Can you spend the night with three girls?»

Nope, not gonna answer that.

[99call]

I bet he was like

"plugged again!??...........why can't I get a f-n break.....gaaaahhh"

[99call]

6 hours ago, Drguano said:

Would you say anything? I did.

Was he the grill master?..........when he handed you your hotdog,  you should of said

"hey buddy!............... you forgetting something? where are my other two goddamn sausages?"

[David88]

I don’t think I would have said anything. I know that if I smoked a whole culebra like that, I would turn pretty green half way through. I would have just watched and waited for that to happen. Or for the lightbulb moment when he gets to the point that the bands need to be removed and he’s left with three separate cigars...

[Fuzz AI]

42 minutes ago, David88 said:

I don’t think I would have said anything. I know that if I smoked a whole culebra like that, I would turn pretty green half way through. I would have just watched and waited for that to happen. Or for the lightbulb moment when he gets to the point that the bands need to be removed and he’s left with three separate cigars...

Don't you know the band is there to tell you when to stop smoking?!

[stogieluver]

I wouldn’t have said anything. That is a lost cause. 

Really curious @Drguanoto hear what you said and what happened next. 

[David88]

2 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Don't you know the band is there to tell you when to stop smoking?!

I thought it was for some added final third flavour!? 

[SigmundChurchill]

I have seen that before, done with Partagas Culebras.  I discretely told the guy.  We ended up laughing about it together.

[HDGSN]

You mean one isn’t the volado, one the seco, and the other the ligero!? ?

[Drguano]

38 minutes ago, stogieluver said:

I wouldn’t have said anything. That is a lost cause. 

Really curious @Drguanoto hear what you said and what happened next. 

I merely said “I think you’re supposed to smoke them separately...”

He replied that you can do it either way. I said no more because they were plugged. He separated them, kept the Maduro, gave me one and gave the other to another bystander. He then trimmed the stick an inch at a time until he could breath through what was left. I could not get it to draw and made a tactical departure. 

[SirVantes]

24 minutes ago, Drguano said:

I merely said “I think you’re supposed to smoke them separately...”

He replied that you can do it either way. I said no more because they were plugged. He separated them, kept the Maduro, gave me one and gave the other to another bystander. He then trimmed the stick an inch at a time until he could breath through what was left. I could not get it to draw and made a tactical departure. 

A bloodless engagement is a pretty good result.