A Quick Cigar Smoker Census, Among Pipers

[mso489]

As a member of Forums on pipesmagazine, how many cigars do you smoke a week, month, or year. I don't smoke two a year, I admit. I enjoyed them when I "wasn't smoking," in support of my late wife who had quit cigarettes; I'd smoke a cigar or two on business trips. She knew I did this, and appreciated the solidarity otherwise. Now I smoke almost entirely pipes. The economics pleases me, but I also much prefer the variety of flavors and the ability to mix blends at will. How many cigars do you smoke a day, an hour, a week, a month, or a year?

 

[seacaptain]

I used to be a cigar smoker, probably 2-3 a week at one point. I haven't smoked a cigar in several years though.

 

[elpfeife]

I was never really into heavy cigar smoking. Now I don't smoke them at all. There are still 2 or 3 someplace around the homestead that friends have given me, but I have no desire to smoke them. The pipe satisfies me.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

When the weather is nice Ill smoke 1 maybe 2 a week.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Cigars serve two purposes for me. In the lounge at the Briary, it's hard as hell to "hold court" and enjoy a pipe. You can't clench and breathe smoke if you are consonantly having to take the pipe out to talk. But, with a cigar, you can tell a joke, and then smoke your cigar as you wait for all of the laughing to die down. Or, on a night when I am at home alone, I can set on the porch, and go for a Triple Ligero deep dark cigar that will send me into a nicotine coma for the evening.
I really only smoke about ten cigars a year socially, and maybe twice that for inducing coma, ha ha. The boutique blenders, GTO's even have a line of cigars called "Pain Killers" and "Anesthesia."

 

[papipeguy]

I smoke about 30 cigars a week. I have the time.

 

[jamban]

It's between 0-2 depending on the year. I don't look for them, but i'd never turn a nice one down. Especially the ones with complexity in flavour.

 

[cigrmaster]

When I was a big cigar smoker I was smoking 5-6 a day. Since I gave them up I might smoke one every couple of years. Cigars don't give me the depths of flavors I get from my pipes. There is one cigar that I would smoke on a regular basis if I could get them. That cigar is the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Lanceros. It is one of my top 3 favorite cigars, but unfortunately it is not a regular production cigar.

 

[aldecaker]

Usually a couple cheroot-size and a couple robusto size per day. I have taken to smoking cigars when anywhere but home, and smoking pipes only while I am at home.

 

[sakoguy]

Probably around 30 a year mostly in the summer. I prefer them over the pipe when I'm drinking and in social situations.

 

[jzbdano]

Two years ago I was smoking 10-15 per week. Now down to 3-5 a week in favor of more pipe smoking. I also prefer a cigar in most social settings but usually grab a pipe when the kids are in bed and things quiet down at home.

 

[smittyd]

I do have a fairly well stocked cigar humidor, but i only smoke 1 or sometimes 2 in a month. Pipe smoking is more to my liking.

 

[smokeyweb]

I smoke around 4 or 5 a week. I love the convenience of cigars... smoke and pitch, without the cleanup and care that a pipe requires. Cigars and pipes are two separate animals... but I find both quite enjoyable!

 

[dottiewarden]

I love the aroma of a good cigar, however, I only smoke a couple per year as I never purchase them. The pipe keeps me sufficiently entertained. ::

 

[Chasing Embers]

Around 7/week. All Oliva Maduros.

 

[btp79]

Up until my son was born almost 2 years ago, around 5-10 per week. Now, 1 or 2 a month. But I try to get a bowl or two in every day.

 

[winton]

Maybe 5 a year.

 

[mso489]

I admit, I never turn down an offered cigar, even if it is very ordinary. They are not handed out in a celebratory way as they used to be for births and at weddings, but I've had a nice one at an event or two, and as a gesture of hospitality. You win big points if a cigar smoker finds out that you can really handle a cigar. Someone who offers a cigar and a brandy is really rolling out the carpet, and I'm impressed.

 

[3rdguy]

1-2 cigars a year.
Honestly I smoked them a lot more when Soprano's was aired

 

[glassjapan]

About one or two a week. I prefer smoking a cigar than a pipe when mowing. Some favorites are Saint Luis Rey Double Corona, Bolivar Coronas Junior and Trinidad Reyes.