Fatshotbud Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I got to answer #4 with average of maybe 5 vitolas each. Maybe I got some kind of a cigar ADD problem? I need variety - my taste jumps around like a tazered frog. Hopefully this is a normal trend? Figured I might find out by posting this poll............ BUD
Tampa1257 Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I absolutely love variety! While there are a few marcas that I do not care for,I could last with 15 or so............
Taino Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I also love variety, i have a bit of everything in my humis, and love to try new things also.
habanohal Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I have almost all of them and the really good ones stock up with 4 boxes or so
aavkk Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I guess typically is the key word there for me. I have a stray box here and there of some marcas but I wouldnt say that I "typically" collect them. I would say that as of now my preference is: 1. RA 2. Cohiba 3. Partagas 4. Bolivar 5. Robaina 6. Upmann 7. PL 8. Punch This list tends to change on a weekly basis. I love this hobby
bolivr Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 Absolutely in favor of variety. Need a few to choose from for time of day, weather, choice of beverage, food whatever. And allowing some to age, some to smoke now.... I hope HSA keep the marcas and vitola number up so that there is a continuing and maybe evolving list to try from. I am sure they will as anything new generates interest and therefore sales if the quality is there. On the other hand many of us have seen favorites discontinued, so the search continues for the next stunning smoke
GP012 Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 I'm a big variety fan, and right now I tend to find myself picking something different from my singles drawer every time. I enjoy exploring the different vitolas & profiles.
bobarian81 Posted December 22, 2008 Posted December 22, 2008 Variety is a wonderful thing. The width and breadth of fine smokes is amazing. Always searching for new stuff too. I may have my favorite marcas, but I like having many different ones to choose from in case the mood suits me.
Fatshotbud Posted December 22, 2008 Author Posted December 22, 2008 Ahh - I feel better now knowing others share the same habit.
maverickdrinker Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 great topic so far, i have in the humidor cohiba montecristo cuaba bolivar ramon allones h. upmann punch juan lopez sancho panza partagas
gyosa Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 my Aristocrat is currently nuturing - bolivar partagas punch cohiba RyJ sancho panza montecristo Hd Monterrey juan lopez jose piedra (only for use while doing yard work!) san cristobal ramon allones cuaba h. upmann la flor de cano rafael gonzalez cheers !
SamuraiJack Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 Variety is what makes cigars such an intriguing hobby/vice for me. Sometimes you need that good ol' reliable AF Hemningway, or Partagas Shorts, but I am usually trying something new.
Van55 Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 Lemme see.... Bolivar -- check Cohiba -- check Cuaba -- check Davidoff -- check Diplmaticos -- check Dunhill -- check El Rey del Mundo -- check Fonseca -- check Guantanamera -- check (regrettably) H. Upmann -- check Hoyo de Monterrey -- check Jose L. Piedra -- check Juan Lopez -- check La Corona -- check La Escepcion -- check La Flor de Cano -- check La Flor del Caney -- nope La Gloria Cubana -- check Los Statos de Luxe -- nope Maria Guerrero -- nope Montecristo -- check Partagas -- check Por Larranaga -- check Punch -- check Quai D'Orsay -- check Quintero -- nope Rafael Gonzalez -- check Ramon Allones -- check Romoe y Julieta -- check Saint Luis Rey -- check San Cristobal de la Habana -- check San Luis Rey -- nope Sancho Panza -- check Trinidad -- check Troya -- nope Vegas Robaina -- check Vegueros -- nope
wp2 Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Variety is the spice of life. . . I agree. Not only marcas, but vitolas as well.
Spartan Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Still very much a noob, Im starting to appreciate some more than others: Padron Cohiba Monte RASS Upmann
bassman Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 I have a little of most major brands. Don't have any Q'uai D'Orsay or Sancho Panza & only Gran Coronas from ERDM. I rarely smoke the same cigar twice in a row, but this is one of those rare times. I have a lot of 98 SduC#1s that I think have peaked & I want to enjoy them before they start to fade.
terrantheman Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 If I had the room I would have them all!
ironpeddler Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 When I thought about answering the question, there were only a few I DON'T have. So after I checked 15+...it got me thinking about my journey to this point. The way I was raised within the cigar lifestyle, it seemed you smoked a few brands and sizes until you found a couple you liked and stuck with them. If you liked it, you liked it and that was good enough. Then once in a while, someone would give you their favorite brand/size and if you liked it enough, you bought a box...without really letting go of the basic few you smoked. The whole time I knew my uncle, my cigar mentor, he maybe smoked 4-5 different brands of cigars in the 45 years I knew him...and always in a churchill size. My Father, maybe 2-3 for as long as he smoked cigars...35+ years and mostly a torpedo or churchill. I did what they did. Once I found what I liked, I smoked Montis and Davidoff for the first 15-16 years I smoked cigars, it wasn't until Davidoff left Cuba that I tried other brands and haven't stopped since. I think the Baby Boomers were the first, as a generation, to embrace the multi brand concept. There was always the occasional aficionado/collector that was friends with my Dad & Uncle and you would revel in their collection (while shaking your head!...lol), but as group I found more people my age and younger ran with the idea of sampling and buying various brands as common place. When you finally break through that old mind set and start venturing out, you realize there is a taste profile by brand and you buy them to satisfy your particular mood. Then you branch out to the various sizes within the brands to tailor your smoking to your time and preference changes. Then one day you finally realize that there are subtle differences in taste in those different sizes....and so on, and so on! But for this all to happen, it had to start with that first step in breaking tradition. Great question.
jwm8592 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I am fairly new, not to smoking cigars, but to smoking good cigars. Currently I enjoy: -Cohiba -Partagas -Bolivar -RyJ -PL -Trini -SLR -Juan Lopez On a side note, a member earlier had mentioned that a particular cigar of his was peaking and wanted to smoke them all before they started to fade. How does one know the potential lifetime of a cigar, is it merely by the taste at a particular time. I have some Bolivar Inmensas from 2001 and they seem to still be getting better.
Mel Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I have many cigars and will never smoke the same ones even close to each other. My wife asked why I had to have so many and I told her if I have one wife(sex partner) then I need many cigars.
Freefallguy Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Despite a self avowed Co Ho, I'd go with 5-10. Oddly enough, within the last month I asked Rob to put together a sample pack of singles to broaden the spectrum.
Colt45 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 On a side note, a member earlier had mentioned that a particular cigar of his was peaking and wanted to smoke them all before they started to fade. How does one know the potential lifetime of a cigar, is it merely by the taste at a particular time. I have some Bolivar Inmensas from 2001 and they seem to still be getting better. This can vary from cigar to cigar, vintage to vintage, etc, and is also subject to personal preference. Generally speaking, in my opinion a cigar which exhibits strong or at least distinct traits early on will tend to have better long term potential than a cigar which does not. Using the Bolivar as an example, if / when the distinct leather started to turn to more of a tea-like profile, I'd consider it fading. Others may enjoy and even look forward to this time in a cigar's development. There can of course be exceptions. I have a box of H. Upmann Magnum 46 from '05 that early on, were fairly one dimensional and rather bland. Over this past year or so, they have taken on more flavor, body, and intensity, and I think still have some maturing to do. I think that with experience it becomes a little easier to get a feel for how a cigar may develop.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now