America's #1 Online Cigar Auction
first, best, biggest!

Last post 20 years ago by tailgater. 21 replies replies.
Not that I plan on doing this, but...
Jump to Bottom | Previous Topic | Next Topic
jmvfrva Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 9:31 AM EST
Joined: 05-22-2003
Posts: 53
..I was wondering. Do any of you guy inhale cigar smoke? And, if so, how does the smoking experience differ from not inhaling.
jd1 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 9:40 AM EST
Joined: 02-14-2001
Posts: 3,118
Never inhale and I don't intend to. I get all the pleasure of smoking and can detect all the enjoyment the leaf has to offer through the palate and tongue and nostrils without inhaling. However, I won't say "I never inhaled..." because I have and it just about killed me!!
plabonte Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 9:51 AM EST
Joined: 09-11-2000
Posts: 2,131
Every so often I French inhale a little bit (sometimes on purpose sometimes on accident) but that is it.

I was at a bar last night and was in the mood for a cigar but had none. A friend gave me a cigarette and I found myself not inhaling it at first through force of habit. I only took 3 or 4 puffs from it tasted like paper to me. I don't know how people can smoke those things.
rastusmcnair Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 9:57 AM EST
Joined: 03-01-2003
Posts: 1,845
Inhale every damn one, start to finish! I don't want to play with it I want to smoke it!
dbguru Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 11:13 AM EST
Joined: 03-06-2002
Posts: 1,300
What is a French inhale??
Sometimes my somke will circulate out my nose..gives everything a bit more taste... Is that French? Maybe we should call that a Freedom inhale
plabonte Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 11:26 AM EST
Joined: 09-11-2000
Posts: 2,131
French inhale is blowing it out your mouth and inhaling it in through your nose. I don't know where the name came from.
Robby Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 11:54 AM EST
Joined: 10-30-2002
Posts: 5,067
I think Bill Clinton said it best...
Fatshotbud Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 12:40 PM EST
Joined: 03-31-2003
Posts: 782
JM
I say you should go for it! Recommend Perdomo's The Cigar for the trial. Let us know what you think.
jd1 Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 1:46 PM EST
Joined: 02-14-2001
Posts: 3,118
I think you should start with an Antano '70 or El Rico.
rastusmcnair Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 1:54 PM EST
Joined: 03-01-2003
Posts: 1,845
Seriously. Do You Guys just puff and not inhale? I enjoy the flavors of different smokes but to savor the full experience You have to inhale. I kick back on the deck with My favorite beverage and dig the "buzz" from a nice full bodied Robusto!
Robby Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 2:23 PM EST
Joined: 10-30-2002
Posts: 5,067
it's true;
http://fugu.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk/PFW/
rastusmcnair Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Jun 3 2003, 2:27 PM EST
Joined: 03-01-2003
Posts: 1,845
LOL!
jmvfrva Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 4:01 AM EST
Joined: 05-22-2003
Posts: 53
I see where a few of you recommended to me that I give inhaling a try. I think I am going to pass on the idea.

Why? Because I seriously think I would end up turning many shades of green and would find myself in a fetal position on the floor wrenching big time due to acute nicotine poisoning.

May have a hard time explaining that to the wife who is already opposed to my new cigar hobby.

Take care all.
mrblah Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 6:34 AM EST
Joined: 01-02-2003
Posts: 16
lol..

you won't know how it feels like to inhale, until you try!!! lol
Slimboli Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 6:52 AM EST
Joined: 07-09-2000
Posts: 16,139
I smoked Camel non-filters since I was 15, until I quit cigarettes ... and took up smoking cigars.

I will inhale when I need that extra nicotine ruch ... on ocassion ... but for the most part, I find I don't need to inhale to get the full pleasure out of a fine cigar.

Also, it depends on the cigar. With the fuller bodied cigars I don't seem to have the need (unless I need that 'kick-start')... but the lighter ones, I find myself inhaling more than I want to admit to myself ...

... and that's why my preference is for the fuller bodied cigar! I was trying to get away from inhaling smoke (that's why I switched to cigars in the first place)... but once you have already conditioned your lungs to accept tobacco smoke, it can be very difficult not to inhale ... and very hard not to do it.

Those that don't inhale now ... I would suggest that they don't start. You will get all the nicotine you wll ever need through your mouth and mucous membranes ... LOL!
Charlie Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 7:00 AM EST
Joined: 06-16-2002
Posts: 39,751
I highly recommend trying inhaling on the Joya de Nicaruga Antanos................ Talk about a rush?!?!?! That would be a real kick in the head or ass, whichever you prefer.

Charlie
Slimboli Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 8:40 AM EST
Joined: 07-09-2000
Posts: 16,139
Charlie --- been there ... done that ...

... and you are correct!
Slimboli Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 8:40 AM EST
Joined: 07-09-2000
Posts: 16,139
... on both counts ... LOL!
SteveR@CigarBid Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 8:43 AM EST
Joined: 11-19-2002
Posts: 12,746
When I was "new" to cigar smoking, one of our Retail Outlet store managers dared me to inhale a VSG. So, I did, and I almost fell off the bench in front of the store in fetal position.
JustDanD Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 8:59 AM EST
Joined: 02-27-2003
Posts: 748
I love a cigar that is good enough to hold the smoke in the mouth for a while, savoring the taste, then blow it out. Would never inhale, though. Did it once accidentally while working and working in the yard. 'Bout killed me.

My .02
Dan
rayder1 Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 10:53 AM EST
Joined: 06-02-2002
Posts: 2,226
I'm with Slim. Occasional inhale. Sometimes unconscious force of habit. Sometimes deliberate.
tailgater Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Jun 6 2003, 11:49 AM EST
Joined: 06-01-2000
Posts: 26,185
You don't "puff" a cigar, you smoke it.
Even if you don't realize it, you are inhaling to some degree. Inhaling does not have to equate to a bong hit to be effective. It can be subtle, and in fact that is one of the beautiful things about cigars: you don't have to consciously inhale to enjoy it, like you would with a cigarette.
But to suggest that you "don't inhale" is a little naive.

When I smoke, I find myself exhaling through both my nose and my mouth, allowing me to capture the entire spectrum of the flavors and aromas. It's something I've done since Gael at La Luna cigars suggested for the African Fuerte. I've been doing it ever since, and I highly recommend trying it.

Users browsing this topic
Guest
Back to Top