Cigar Boredom...

[Ethernut]

Do you ever get bored early in a smoke, put your stick out and find another? This seems to happen to me about 30-40 percent of the time. All the while I'm thinking I just thew away 5-20 dollars. But it just seems to not be worth it to tough it out through a boring stick. I smoke for the enjoyment of it, always looking for good flavor, something compelling. I couldn't care less about nicotine hit or power.

After having great cigars I'm always so disappointed when I reach for a certain cigar and it does not deliver.

What were your last few boring sticks?

Tonight I had a Monte #4 it was real woody and peppery, not the creamyness that I've experienced in times past. I reached for it because I wanted a cream bomb at that moment. That particular stick just wasn't up to the task even though the #4 is one of my favorites.

So I got through the first third of the #4, extinguished it, and went to the Humi and picked out an Upmann Con 1. I hadnt had one yet so, I guess I was just looking for a new experience. The Connie 1 didn't want to stay lit and had some weird burn issues but I fought through the first 3rd again and it seemed to go down hill from there

So I ran out of time, time for bed, in the back of my mind I'm thinking I should have fired up another CoRo or a Monte #2. :-D

I thought I'd hop on here and whine like a little baby. ;-)

When you're looking for the cream bomb, what do you reach for?

Ether..

[El Presidente]

Smoking a Monte 4 currently. Perfect Monte 4. However I think we all know what you have experienced.

I don't tolerate crap cigars. I will toss a poor cigar quickly at or before the first third mark and reach for a favourite (unless I am reviewing).

One cigar that is creamy and full of coffee notes that has NEVER let me down....never, ever, ever is the Trinidad Reyes. They are never far away.

[genevapics]

I understand you completely when you talk about reaching for a cigar for that certain flavor profile. Many times I have desired a (fill-in-the-blank) taste and come up with something completely different. As long as the cigar tastes good, I will stick with it. While I might not be getting what I expected, as long as the cigar rewards me with a good taste/smoke it will remain in my hand. If, however, the cigar won't burn correctly or has a tight draw, I will be pitched into the Stinky and I will reach for another cigar. Rarely will I reach for the same cigar... I almost always pick something different. I chalk it up to, "It's Cuba.":-D

[88keys]

Know how you feel. I usually only buy stuff I've loved in the past, but sometimes you get a dud. My last was a PSD#4 that had the loose draw, burned hot and tasted like empty smoke. I did want something else but I saw dollar signs and stuck with it, hoping it would improve and wondering whether the whole rest of the box would be the same. Luckily, the next one a few days later was much better. Things that won't draw, though, I tend to give up on. I have some Hoyo Epicure #1s from the bad old days which are a crapshoot -- they're great if they draw.

Another situation is that every once in a while I'll still give things a try even though I know I don't really like them. Tonight it was a Bolivar Petit Corona. I'm just not a Bolivar fan. No doubt it's a good cigar, but I let it go early.

My immediate free association with "cream bomb" was "Sir Winston".

[Finless]

» Smoking a Monte 4 currently. Perfect Monte 4. However I think we all know

» what you have experienced.

»

» I don't tolerate crap cigars. I will toss a poor cigar quickly at or

» before the first third mark and reach for a favourite (unless I am

» reviewing).

»

» One cigar that is creamy and full of coffee notes that has NEVER let me

» down....never, ever, ever is the Trinidad Reyes. They are never far away.

I've written about this on other boards. Life is too short to smoke even a mediocre cigar. I smoke for flavor and enjoyment. If the cigar has any hints of harshness or flatness I pitch it. I don't care what it is, it gets tossed. I also will always reach for a Trini Reyes in a pinch. It's been my go to smoke since release. If I was limited to one regular production readily available cigar to smoke forever, it would be the Reyes.

[anacostiakat]

I pitch cigars whenever I feel I have given them a chance and I have reached the point of no return.

I just go get another one. Occasionally I am disappointed with the second drawing as well. But not often.

I will revisit the same cigars at a later date or at intervals to see if they improve.

[habanohal]

Same here. Last one was a Monty Edmundo

[bobsled]

I too have had the same experience with a few sticks. Most recent for me was an exhibicion 4. It was just blah. Tossed it and lit a reyes. :-)

[Professor Twain]

Funny, I never thought about it, but I never pitch a cigar unless I have smoked at least 2/3 of it--unless is terrible and bitter (like the Guantanamero I tried). I think I have internalized the "clean your plate" mentality I learned when young.

I don't mind giving away expensive cigars, but the idea of "wasting" one by pitching it just doesnt' suit me.

Maybe I will reconsider that habit.

[Colt45]

It happened to me this past weekend with a Montecristo No.2 - poor draw, poor burn,

poor taste. It wasn't worth the effort, and was pitched after an inch and half or so.

[SmokinLightning]

Last week with a recent Cohiba Siglo II. Muted, flat flavors. The rest will sit for a good long while before I try another.

[smokum]

Same here...I dont wait long. I toss them. I don't have all day to get what I want out of my cigar. One day last week I pitched a Sig IV and a LaPunta. I thought it was me so I went to one of the old reliables....a Punch Corona .

[Ken Gargett]

» Smoking a Monte 4 currently. Perfect Monte 4. However I think we all know

» what you have experienced.

»

» I don't tolerate crap cigars. I will toss a poor cigar quickly at or

» before the first third mark and reach for a favourite

which is easier for some if they have a giant humidor with reps of all havana's production in the back oom.

so that wasn't you scrounging around under the balcony picking butts to consolidate?