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Ever since I started smoking cigars, I've made an effort to try a wide range of different smokes, including both Cubans and NCs, but I've never tried a flavoured or infused cigar.
I guess that what I like best about cigars is that they taste of high quality tobacco with subtle hints of other flavours, so the idea of a cigar sprayed with chemicals to taste like cherry bubblegum or banana ice cream doesn't appeal to me at all.
But recently I was talking to an American mate of mine about cigars, and he got me wondering whether I should give infused cigars a go. He normally smokes decent NCs - Padrons, Rocky Patels, Ashtons, etc., but he occasionally has an infused cigar for a change of pace. He says that he only smokes the ones that are made of decent tobacco and infused with natural oils and herbs etc such as the 'Natural' from the Drew Estate Acid line or the 'Heaven' flavoured cigars. For him, smoking an infused cigar is a bit like having a dessert and he reckons that it can be quite relaxing to have a smoke that tastes sweet and completely unchallenging from time to time.
So I was wondering if any of you had tried these kinds of infused cigars (i.e. not the ones made of cheap nasty tobacco and sprayed with nasty chemicals) and what you thought of them. I expect that I'll get a negative response from most people, but then I also reckon that there are quite a few pipe smokers on the forum who might like flavoured tobaccos. Anyway, it would be good to hear your thoughts if you've tried them.
I guess that what I like best about cigars is that they taste of high quality tobacco with subtle hints of other flavours, so the idea of a cigar sprayed with chemicals to taste like cherry bubblegum or banana ice cream doesn't appeal to me at all.
But recently I was talking to an American mate of mine about cigars, and he got me wondering whether I should give infused cigars a go. He normally smokes decent NCs - Padrons, Rocky Patels, Ashtons, etc., but he occasionally has an infused cigar for a change of pace. He says that he only smokes the ones that are made of decent tobacco and infused with natural oils and herbs etc such as the 'Natural' from the Drew Estate Acid line or the 'Heaven' flavoured cigars. For him, smoking an infused cigar is a bit like having a dessert and he reckons that it can be quite relaxing to have a smoke that tastes sweet and completely unchallenging from time to time.
So I was wondering if any of you had tried these kinds of infused cigars (i.e. not the ones made of cheap nasty tobacco and sprayed with nasty chemicals) and what you thought of them. I expect that I'll get a negative response from most people, but then I also reckon that there are quite a few pipe smokers on the forum who might like flavoured tobaccos. Anyway, it would be good to hear your thoughts if you've tried them.
Muchachos, I've enjoyed a few "flavored" sticks in the past. Two that come to mind as being quite decent are the Clean Robusto and the Blondie by Drew Estates. The latter is a most appealing stick for mixed company, as the birds seem to quite enjoy the sweetness of the petite Blondie.
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