Even though I am a grey-haired and bearded old “codger”, I still sometimes get to have a new experience or two. In regards to smoking, pipes and pipe tobaccos have been at least 95% of my effort over the decades. I have had a few occasional cigars over the decades, but truth-be-told I suspect most of those were of the “King Edward” and “White Owl” varieties, which were “ok” but did not encourage me to explore cigars further.
Well, I had the opportunity to go with my wife on a work trip for HER, and I was able to be free to pretty much do what I damn well pleased while she was involved in the work duties. No pipe shops that I could find in this city, except a cigar shop that carried a handful of pipes and a very few pipe tobacco blends in bulk in glass canisters. I decided to go visit it anyway thinking I still might spy something of interest.
Once inside, the pipe and pipe tobacco offerings were minor as I had surmised from looking at the place online. But, the cigar humidor was quite impressive….. bigger than a larger kitchen with several hundred cigar varieties. AND I had not noticed online but they had a smoking lounge with a bar. “What the hell?” I thought…. “Sounds like it could be enjoyable.”
I ended up selecting a Arturo Fuente Hemingway cigar, and enjoyed it with a draft “Two Hearted” IPA on their patio where it was a pleasant ~65 degrees with light sun and a gentle breeze. It was quite pleasant and enjoyable. Most assuredly the most tasty cigar I have ever had, and I always enjoy most any “hoppy” beer.
Not sure if the big cigar folks would say an Arturo Fuente Hemingway is a good or mediocre cigar, but for me… it was so pleasant and enjoyable, I am going to start exploring a few more cigars from now on. They will be unlikely to ever be as preferred by me as my pipes….. but it was really a damn nice experience…. One I hope to replicate again in the future.
Well, I had the opportunity to go with my wife on a work trip for HER, and I was able to be free to pretty much do what I damn well pleased while she was involved in the work duties. No pipe shops that I could find in this city, except a cigar shop that carried a handful of pipes and a very few pipe tobacco blends in bulk in glass canisters. I decided to go visit it anyway thinking I still might spy something of interest.
Once inside, the pipe and pipe tobacco offerings were minor as I had surmised from looking at the place online. But, the cigar humidor was quite impressive….. bigger than a larger kitchen with several hundred cigar varieties. AND I had not noticed online but they had a smoking lounge with a bar. “What the hell?” I thought…. “Sounds like it could be enjoyable.”
I ended up selecting a Arturo Fuente Hemingway cigar, and enjoyed it with a draft “Two Hearted” IPA on their patio where it was a pleasant ~65 degrees with light sun and a gentle breeze. It was quite pleasant and enjoyable. Most assuredly the most tasty cigar I have ever had, and I always enjoy most any “hoppy” beer.
Not sure if the big cigar folks would say an Arturo Fuente Hemingway is a good or mediocre cigar, but for me… it was so pleasant and enjoyable, I am going to start exploring a few more cigars from now on. They will be unlikely to ever be as preferred by me as my pipes….. but it was really a damn nice experience…. One I hope to replicate again in the future.
