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The cigar was beautiful. From the construction to the classic look of the band it was nice. It was leathery/earthy till about the 2/3 mark where I detected a very subtle fruity undertone. It seemed to be on the back step of every draw, barely being recognized by my palette but it was very nice. No dramatic changes in flavor, a very consistent cigar. Tobacco Smoking Thread - Page 18
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UisTehSux
United States693 Posts
The cigar was beautiful. From the construction to the classic look of the band it was nice. It was leathery/earthy till about the 2/3 mark where I detected a very subtle fruity undertone. It seemed to be on the back step of every draw, barely being recognized by my palette but it was very nice. No dramatic changes in flavor, a very consistent cigar. | ||
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Sgonzo
Canada202 Posts
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zodde
Sweden1908 Posts
On November 22 2011 17:59 SirAnnihilate wrote: I have an interesting gripe where I have to smoke after every long game of Starcraft (30min+). Not really an issue, but after a laddering session I can seriously damage my tobacco stock. Since It's purely for the stress relief (I think!) would it be worth buying cheaper tobacco for that specific use? Unlike when I normally smoke (rolls, Golden Virginia) I dont get half as much enjoyment out of it and seem to burn through it at a heroic pace. Anyone had a similar experience, not nessecarily Starcraft? Would it be worth buying cheap crap like Sky blue or Red Band for the sole purpose of smoking after laddering? Or would the change from the norm offset my fix and become wasted money? Cheers, Annihilate I'm having the same issue here, only with LoL instead of SC2. I go for a smoke between every single game, which is much more often than I smoke when I'm not playing. Would be interesting to hear if someone could come up with a good solution for this. Either some way to stop this behaviour or some way to make it cheaper ^^ | ||
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zodde
Sweden1908 Posts
On September 14 2011 12:31 PureMetal wrote: I'd guess camel snus has been around for a while. Is your snus flavored in sweden? camel frost is super minty Not really, there are some flavors, but I just stick to the stronger standard ones most of the time. Don't think I've ever tried minty or fruity snus. Just a lot of tobacco <3 | ||
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Omnipresent
United States871 Posts
On November 22 2011 21:21 zodde wrote: I'm having the same issue here, only with LoL instead of SC2. I go for a smoke between every single game, which is much more often than I smoke when I'm not playing. Would be interesting to hear if someone could come up with a good solution for this. Either some way to stop this behaviour or some way to make it cheaper ^^ It sounds like you've associates smoking with a specific activity (gaming) and now you do them together without thinking (and at an accelerated pace). It's like how some people always smoke when they drive, drink coffee, drink liquor, or after a meal, but not that often other times during the day. If that's the case, your best bet is to completely prevent yourself from smoking at all while gaming. Try to disassociate the activities from one another. Have a smoke before you sit down and when you finish, but put the cigarettes out of reach while you're playing. Get up and go outside, or step into a different room if you need a smoke during a gaming session. If it's reasonable, don't ever smoke while you're at your desk at all. | ||
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Remb
United States190 Posts
On November 22 2011 21:21 zodde wrote: I'm having the same issue here, only with LoL instead of SC2. I go for a smoke between every single game, which is much more often than I smoke when I'm not playing. Would be interesting to hear if someone could come up with a good solution for this. Either some way to stop this behaviour or some way to make it cheaper ^^ I used to have this problem, but with soda. So I decided to stop buying more than a 6 pack a week of soda. It's simple! | ||
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Immaterial
Canada510 Posts
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Omnipresent
United States871 Posts
On November 23 2011 18:49 Immaterial wrote: The pipe smoking guide was really interesting. I bought one on my 18th birthday mostly for the sake of exercising my newly gained right. I've smoked it a few times but I didn't read into it at all and my experience wasn't the best. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that I bought a shitty pipe at a drug store and shitty tobacco along with it. Is there any particular blend that could be considered a good starting point? Its not my intention to become a frequent smoker but I'd like to have the proper pipe smoking experience. If you're buying from a local shop, you may be limited by what they have to offer. Ask for help at the shop, and don't be afraid to try some while you're there (many shops allow free samples). This is a review site I've used in the past. | ||
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Rabbet
Canada404 Posts
On November 23 2011 18:49 Immaterial wrote: The pipe smoking guide was really interesting. I bought one on my 18th birthday mostly for the sake of exercising my newly gained right. I've smoked it a few times but I didn't read into it at all and my experience wasn't the best. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that I bought a shitty pipe at a drug store and shitty tobacco along with it. Is there any particular blend that could be considered a good starting point? Its not my intention to become a frequent smoker but I'd like to have the proper pipe smoking experience. The best advice to a new smoker is to invest in a good quality pipe. The cheaper drug store pipes turn away more new smokers than they attract because they smoke hot, wet and since the quality of the briar they use in them is the lowest possible they also tend to make tobacco taste bad. Also, learning to smoke a pipe is has a very long curve. You will have 20 bad smokes before you "get" what your supposed to do and how to manage the burn. Don't give up, you will have a "holy shit" moment when the tobacco suddenly starts tasting like whipped cream then changing to chocolate brownies and finally finishing off with the taste of a camp fire. As far as tobacco goes there are so many good quality tobaccos to choose from on the market today. There are 5 general types of pipe tobaccos which have unique flavors and smoking qualities. Tobacco is like grapes used for wine making, the soil, sun, water and other environmental conditions affect the outcome of the crops grown. 1) Virginia tobacco - made with pure Virginia tobacco leaf with the best blends being pressed. Most are stoved or lightly steamed by the manufacturer. The pressing helps to meld the leaves together and "ages" the tobacco without actually using time to mature the leaf. The more mature the blend is the better the quality becomes when stored and sealed properly. Samuel Gawath's Full Virginia Flake is an example of a pure Virginia tobacco. G.L. Pease Jack Knife Plug is also excellent! 2) Burley tobacco - made with tobaccos grown in Virgina, Kentucky, Tennesee and from other parts of the world. These blends are generally air dried in barns and do not go through any other types of processing other than cutting before being packed into tins. Prince Albert is a common and tasty burley tobacco. Good for beginners as it behaves in a pipe quite nicely. 3) English blends - made with Virginia, Latakia(both Cyrian and Syrian), Turkish and possibly other oriental leaf. English tobaccos get their flavoring from the Latakia tobacco which is processed by "flue curing"(basically drying the tobacco over a bon-fire) which adds a very nice smokey taste over all. I believe that English tobaccos are difficult for beginners to enjoy because the flavor and smoking qualities are more difficult to appreciate as a new smoker. But like many other things in life, many pipe smokers evolve their palate over time from the more simple straight burley tobaccos to the more sophisticated English blends. Peter Stokkebye's Balken Supreme is a very good English at a reasonable price. Esoterica's Penzance is the best tobacco ever produced and is an English, but demand is so high that it has not been available for a couple of years. 4) VaPers blends - made with Virginia tobaccos and include a small portion of perique tobacco. The perique tobacco has a unique flavor and is only grown in the St James Parish in Louisiana. I have little experience with Va/Pers, but the ones I did smoke were good, but not great. Escudo or Samuel Gawath's St James Flake are examples of Va/Pers. 5) Aromatics - made with all types of tobaccos and are generally heavily cased(sprayed with sugar, honey, anise, etc). Generally the most popular smoke with new smokers because you can get some very tasty smoking tobaccos in the aromatic category. Beware aromatics as they burn very hot because the smoke point of the casing is usually higher than the smoke point of the tobacco causing tongue bite(pain). A popular aromatic is Captain Black. All in all you can't go wrong with Virginias and English blends, IMO! Always buy tinned tobacco until you find a tobacco that you enjoy, then it is possible to buy it in bulk. Generally if the tobacco is tinned then they believe that the leaf is worth packaging where if it is from a pouch it will not have the highest quality standards. 4noggins.com has a very good selection of quality tobaccos. | ||
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
10417 Posts
On November 22 2011 20:18 ePdeLay wrote: the ones you roll up are worse then normal packet cigarettes because they have no filter Do you have any actual statistics on the cancer rates of filters vs non-filters? I don't think I've ever seen any and every time I see some anti-smoking campaign booth set up anywhere I ask them for statistics and they don't have any answers. | ||
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ZiegFeld
351 Posts
I gotta admit, being the health freak that I am (work out consistently, healthy/balanced diet), I never thought I'd get into something like cigarettes. But it is just so relaxing to have a smoke after a meal, and start my homework with a little buzz and good music. I hope to keep it 1 cig a day and no more, and none at all when there aren't any deadlines or exams. Yes, I agree with everyone that says I shouldn't do this. But my god, had I ever known eleven dollars could offer so much pleasure. | ||
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DarkEnergy
Netherlands542 Posts
On November 30 2011 08:35 ZiegFeld wrote: Kind of off topic, but I just bought my first pack of cigarettes yesterday, and I thought I'd share with some of you guys. They're Marlboro Lights, a good newbie smoke I think. I gotta admit, being the health freak that I am (work out consistently, healthy/balanced diet), I never thought I'd get into something like cigarettes. But it is just so relaxing to have a smoke after a meal, and start my homework with a little buzz and good music. I hope to keep it 1 cig a day and no more, and none at all when there aren't any deadlines or exams. Yes, I agree with everyone that says I shouldn't do this. But my god, had I ever known eleven dollars could offer so much pleasure. you can say the same for a ball of crack for 10 bucks my god what pleasure. if you still can stop it. quit smoking for a half year back on now T T | ||
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ZiegFeld
351 Posts
On November 30 2011 08:46 DarkEnergy wrote: A ball of crack doesn't last you a month though you can say the same for a ball of crack for 10 bucks my god what pleasure. if you still can stop it. quit smoking for a half year back on now T T Honestly, as long as I brush my teeth and maintain my workout, I don't think this is so bad. | ||
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seaofsaturn
United States489 Posts
On November 24 2011 20:10 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote: Do you have any actual statistics on the cancer rates of filters vs non-filters? I don't think I've ever seen any and every time I see some anti-smoking campaign booth set up anywhere I ask them for statistics and they don't have any answers. Well you can get filters for the roll-your-own ones. I generally prefer them because they are made of tobacco instead of a bunch of random stuff which makes it burn slower and taste better, it is not really a health issue. | ||
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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
On November 30 2011 08:49 ZiegFeld wrote: A ball of crack doesn't last you a month though Honestly, as long as I brush my teeth and maintain my workout, I don't think this is so bad. Sorry to say bro, but white teeth and nice abs do not counter carcinogens. EDIT: I also learned a fun fact. Apparently, the pleasant "buzz" you are getting is your brain starving for oxygen due to constricting blood vessels. The more you know! | ||
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BoxedLunch
United States387 Posts
Then I quit cold turkey for a girl I was dating last year. Yesterday, job stress and anxiety got the better of me, and I caved and bought a pack of smokes. advice TL? | ||
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firehand101
Australia3152 Posts
On November 30 2011 09:41 BoxedLunch wrote: so... I started smoking when I got out of high school, and smoked for about 2 years. Then I quit cold turkey for a girl I was dating last year. Yesterday, job stress and anxiety got the better of me, and I caved and bought a pack of smokes. advice TL? Nicotene patches, get off it straight away, bad habit | ||
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NotSorry
United States6722 Posts
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robopork
United States511 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + he has asthma now Pipe is my main race, but my dad gave me a very nice hand-rolled cigar from Hawaii over thanksgiving- twas excellent. | ||
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robopork
United States511 Posts
On November 30 2011 09:41 BoxedLunch wrote: so... I started smoking when I got out of high school, and smoked for about 2 years. Then I quit cold turkey for a girl I was dating last year. Yesterday, job stress and anxiety got the better of me, and I caved and bought a pack of smokes. advice TL? Are you still dating her? | ||
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