Anyone only smoked cigars?

[Jason]

It depends. Cigar smoking can be an habit too - but if you only smoke a few a week or month - then it's a pleasure. I've never smoked a cigarette in my life - and so far only tried mini cigars which are just disgusting if you ask me. I still need a try a decent cigar to see if it's for me - but I would only smoke a few a month or so anway (maybe not even that!).

You have to remember, cigars still contain some of the toxic agents like ammonia, carbon monoxide ect. (also contains nicotin, too) - just that cigarettes have added chemicals.

So the question is: Is Cigar smoking an hobby an habit or an addiction for you?

• Addiction – Mental and/or physical dependency beyond a person's control.
  
  
• Habit – Recurrent pattern of behavior ingrained as the result of frequent repetition.
  
  
• Hobby – Activity or pastime done for pleasure.

[rollzst]

I also smoke cigarettes as well as cigars but ive been working on quitting the fags, im down to just a couple a day now. Much prefer cigars though!

[Soulmanure]

I quit cigarettes, though I loved them quite a bit. Then I took up cigars after a cuban epiphany down in Merida.

The other day I had a cigarette in my favorite setting--at a bar, with friends, and well into a nice buzz. It was horrible--I felt like I was sucking on a toothpick sized muffler. It was clear that I'd made the full transition.

I now no longer look longingly upon a pack of cigarettes. Other people's cigar stashes, now that's another story...

[Gordonbcb]

Only ever cigars for me. Never had the desire to smoke cigarettes - the smell of the smoke just doesn't do it for me. Cigars however are a whole other matter. I just need to catch a whiff of someone else enjoying a good cigar and thats me off to join in.

And in answer to Jason, it's def a hobby for me, and a very pleasurable one at that.

[HabanoSy]

I just need to catch a whiff of someone else enjoying a good cigar and thats me off to join in.

Here, here...

Cheers, HabanoSy

[jepe]

I quit cigarettes7 years ago and started smoking cigars 5 years ago.
My best choice in life till now,but its killing my credit card

[paulhaigh]

Here, here...

Cheers, HabanoSy

couldnt agree more! one smell of cuban smoke thats enough. Only ever cigars - gave up about 5 years ago but last summer walking past JJFox, slipped in and was soon back on. My tastes have changed though and prefer now Robustos. Age?!!

[Cigar-aficionado]

Never smoked cigarettes, just wonderful cigars....apart from starting with King Teddies that is

[eggopp]

Ive never smoked cigerettes, only ever smoked cigars on and off since maybe the mid 80s but more so now (daily) for the last several years.. However that said, ive recently started to use a pipe, what i do is when i get to the end of my cigar, i snip off the 'cooked' end and then with the butt i flake it up and smoke it in my pipe... no waste...

[Cigar-aficionado]

Do you not find the tobacco is heavy in tar when you smoke it in your pipe?

[eggopp]

Not at all, i use a filter and its no different to smoking cigars.. in my opinion anyway as with a pipe you dont inhale into the lungs.

[tippexx]

I also smoke cigarettes as well as cigars but ive been working on quitting the fags, im down to just a couple a day now. Much prefer cigars though!

I smoke mainly mini's. The guy's on here I really admire are those who can reel-in their cigar smoking to maybe one a week or less. That is what I call smoking for the sheer pleasure of it and in a very gentlemanly way.

My hat goes off to them. Wish I could do it.

[Cigar-aficionado]

I have a mate who smokes 20+ minis a day but I have never been able to get on with them and prefer to smoke just one, large cigar each day...except on holidays when it goes up to 5 or 6 per day

[Maduro Jeffrey]

Tried a pipe many years ago, but was persuaded by my partner to get rid of it as it didnt quite suit me.

[Leojvs]

I smoke cigars and occasionally a pipe.

I have smoked 2 ciggies, and I bum puffed them. I was soooooo very drunk, I thought it would be like a cigar. Man I was wrong. My mouth tasted lke ass the next morning. And my clothes stank.