Strangest cigar you’ve smoked?

[Fox Sterlingworth]

Could be a CC, NC, or even a bubble gum cigar, but what’s the oddest you tried?  Odd size (like a 2 foot cigar), odd shape (culebras, Feunte football, etc), stored in a strange manner, super super old, strange blend, etc etc.

My personal oddity came from a coworker several years ago.  

My coworker would visit his uncle’s tobacco farm in Guatemala once a year for a week or two.  He knew I was a cigar smoker and brought me back a handful of his uncle’s hand rolls.  They were very crude, not mold pressed, had a light colored very veiny wrapper, ring size around 45 and length varied around 5 inches.  Wish I had a pic, but this was a good 12 years ago.  They were fairly terrible in the flavor department, but the nicotine level was off the charts.  Un-smokable unless you like having a knot in your throat.

He asked if I enjoyed them about a week later and I said, “Yes, they were very good.  Thank you very much!”  Next year he gave me a grocery bag full of them 🙄🤣.

[williamthewolf]

Haven't had anything home grown like you had. But around 16 or 17 years ago I bought 3 cartons of Cohiba Cigarrillos Negros. Now these are straight cigarettes. White paper, white filter. etc. (I'll add online stock photo below). At the time I smoked CC's as well as cigarettes (I think Dunhill blues/milds). I figured I was getting the best of both worlds with these Cohibas. Well, I did get used to them after a few weeks Was hard to taste a regular cigarette (much less anything else) after 30 packs of these.  A guy once bummed one from me on the street and I did warn him!  After a puff he actually dropped to his knees coughing. Not sure if they still make those but they're something else. An acquired taste for sure but I'd try one again I guess for old time's sake. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohiba_(cigarette)

[asudevil08]

My father in law recently went back to Colombia where he's from and brought me some hand rolls from some of the farms out there.  He told me he had no idea what sort of tobacco was in them, and that when he asked, he was told that they were not allowed to talk about it (which surprised him to say the least).  Surprisingly enough, they were right up there with some of the best, mild, nicaraguan cigars I've had.  They were pretty crude, but at least the bands came off in one piece.  Already have Cuba beat on that one.  

[Fox Sterlingworth]

2 hours ago, williamthewolf said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohiba_(cigarette)

I have been told those make an American non-filter seem like smoking air.

[ha_banos]

Mines probably this Punch Ideales - for which there seems to be no information out there...

 https://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/product_info_previous.php?products_id=5100

That's not me who bought those btw. Sorry to name drop, had this for Mitch's 40th - so a long time ago now 🤣

It was still fairly early years for me smoking cigars. But have a recollection of it being lovely, smooth, mild, tasty. Bad experience because got me somewhat curious about old Cubans.

I pinged Alex (CCW) about it but he doesn't have any info on his records either!

So that's my strange, mysterious cigar 😊

Anyone have any info?

[Bijan]

52 minutes ago, Fox Sterlingworth said:

I have been told those make an American non-filter seem like smoking air.

Must be, I bought a carton of the filtered ones for a friend and smoked a few myself and they were real rough.

The guy at the duty free store warned me that they were filtered, good thing I didn't listen to him 🤣

 

As to the strongest CC I've had it was a punch super selection no. 2 circa 2002 I got as a bodyguard with a Bond Roberts purchase last year. Blew my mind that it was so strong after almost 20 years. Just managed to get a half cab of them off BR. Smoking one ROTT now. Great cigar, very flavourful, but not as strong as that first one.

[Kitchen]

Strangest?  Well not me, but I recently heard about a man trying to smoke Parmesan Cheese?  

[Silverstix]

7 minutes ago, Kitchen said:

Strangest?  Well not me, but I recently heard about a man trying to smoke Parmesan Cheese?  

tough to keep lit, same problem when I try to smoke fish 

[gustavehenne]

An ACID from Drew Estate. Got them in a sampler and had no idea that they were infused cigars before trying them.

I love their T52 line but the ACID was definitely not for me....

[BrightonCorgi]

From Cuba of recent memory; Cohiba Clubs.  For NC's a few different Nicaraguan ones like Flor de Nicaragua will sit one's ass down quick.

[99call]

an almost oscuro wrappered  box of 1990's Partagas perfectos,   they were like smoking a lumps of coal.   

[garbandz]

easy......

 

Lars 

Tetens

Gorilla 

Finger.

there is not, nor will there EVER BE , a stranger cigar..

 

send my prize by the next post, please !!

[Chibearsv]

My assistant is from Honduras and brought me a bundle of Leaf cigars which I thought were a joke until I tried them. They’re sorta like tamales, the outer leaf is just a container holding a decent (though not complex) cigar

[Edicion]

Every time I smoke a new (to me) NC I find myself thinking this is the strangest cigar I have ever had. A recent EP Carrillo was no exception to that. 

[TheCigarslayer]

Not me, but a buddy bought (and smoked) a "Woody by Oscar"....21" 100rg 

Took hours and didn't look enjoyable at all. 

[Chas.Alpha]

Ghurka. The leafy end foot beyond a doubt, for many reasons...

[Habana Mike]

Easy. The Drew Estate Egg

 

[Cazador]

Puris Indios Chief Maduro. I don’t enjoy maduros. This was a slog for as long as I could stand.

[Huckleberry]

The more thin ring gauge sin compromiso was the most unique cigar I have ever had from the perspective of its flavor profile.  Never had anything like it before or after and it was really damn good.

[Joeyjojo]

Rocky Patel Twentieth Rothschild.

Had a really strong baking spice and candied ginger flavour to it. Almost to the point I had to check online to see if it was an infused cigar.

Not unpleasant, but definitely not what I expected out of an NC. 

[cigcars]

       *A Cigar I don't think you can find anymore, but a Perfecto Garcia.  None of the people, family and friends in my entourage smoke cigars or cigarettes but as long as I was smoking my Cubans and regular Nicaraguans and Dominicans, they gave them reasonable praise and accolades aroma-wise and environment-wise. When I lit up a Perfecto Garcia that was the only time that they had to find me and tell me that those actually stunk. The others that they were used to they could tolerate, even find agreeable. And though it wasn't a bad smoke in my eyes, they had to stop and take the time to tell me that those were really offensive to their olfactory senses...

[BrightonCorgi]

16 hours ago, Cazador said:

Puris Indios Chief Maduro. I don’t enjoy maduros. This was a slog for as long as I could stand.

Smoked one of those like 20 years ago!  Totally forgot about those

[bmac]

11 hours ago, garbandz said:

easy......

 

Lars 

Tetens

Gorilla 

Finger.

there is not, nor will there EVER BE , a stranger cigar..

 

send my prize by the next post, please !!

Brings back memories of the late 90’s

[Kaptain Karl]

This cigar stole my soul and dignity 

[cigcars]

3 hours ago, Kaptain Karl said:

This cigar stole my soul and dignity 

 

     *That is a G-R-R-R-E-E-A-A-A-T CIGAR... my tobacconist years ago gave me one (no label on it) and just asked me to try it. WWOOWWW!!! And don't you know you have trouble finding them because they apparently sell out so fast - just like 24:24