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Do You Inhale ?
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Tobasco Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 8:00 PM EST
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I dont inhale cigar smoke myself but know that some do. I read that when you dont inhale you actually taste more of the cigars flavor. What about You Guys or Gals. Mag
Tobasco Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 8:02 PM EST
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I also heard that if you smoke cigarettes you are more likely to inhale cigar smoke too. Mag
lenny4z Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 8:47 PM EST
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I used to smoke cigarettes, quit about 5 years ago now, and when I first started cigars I would inhale. I don't any more and I find that enjoy them more now. When I inhaled, I felt more like I was holding my breath and it seemed like more work.

I also have never gotten a buzz from a cigar as many folks here have mentioned. I wonder if this has anything to do with having been a cigarette smoker?

-Lenny
SteveS Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Dec 6 2002, 9:10 PM EST
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As the tag on new car windows says about the anticipated fuel economy ... "your mileage may vary"

Tell you what ... pick up a Joya de Nicaragua Antano and give it a whirl ... if you don't get a "buzz" from that one, you might never find one that'll do the trick ...
jazzman Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 4:32 AM EST
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Try a Camacho Corojo toro on an empty stomach. That will do it...
GetYourOwn Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 6:13 AM EST
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Mag, If you are looking for flavor slightly inhale a puff and exhale through your nose. That is when you may get some extra flavors. When I try a new cigar I try this at least once. On some stronger ones I regret it cause I can't slightly inhale.
cayman2b Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 6:48 AM EST
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GYO can taste with his nose... how cool.
BMW Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 7:17 AM EST
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What Steve said if you want a buzz. Either that or roll your own LOL.
I'm an ex cigarette smoker but I do not "inhale" cigars. I get a little nose hit though because to me that is where a lot of the flavors are. I get more appreciation of the subtle flavors. Just MHO.

Barry
SteveS Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 7:19 AM EST
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GYO ... I do that same thing plus, I also sometimes do what is called "French inhaling" ... take a big puff, let the smoke out my mouth, inhale through my nose, but not into my lungs, then back out through the mouth ... it takes quite a bit of practice to be able to do that without getting a lungful, but it sure adds to the "buzz" potential ...
RZiems Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 7:34 AM EST
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I guess I would say I inhale a little, but nothing like a rette smoker. I take the smoke into the mouth and then out throught the nose without actually inhaling. Sometimes I also do a kind of cheap french inhale bacause I can't figure that one out. I take the smoke into the mouth, let it come out slowly and then inhale into the nose. On milder cigars that tends to really add to the flavor.

Either way, sometimes I get a buzz just from keeping the cigar in my mouth for a long time.
BMW Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Dec 7 2002, 7:45 AM EST
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As for getting a "buzz" see the "Clean Smoke" by Dan Cross on the picture post.
Think he inhales?

Barry
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 7:32 AM EST
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the question that is more important that i used to ask,before i was married, was do you swallow?
bayouman68 Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 8:07 AM EST
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i've gotten many a buzz in the short while i've been smoking. but i never smoked cigarettes. and i would agree about the camacho... holy cow! my question is, has any one else found they could avoid or at least diminish the buzz by simply smoking the stick slower?
wouldestous Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 11:39 AM EST
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bayou-
yep. smoking slow diminishes the buzz and increases the flavor of the cigar. also have one of them camachos or antanos after a big, heavy meal. that helps a lot.
jd1 Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 12:56 PM EST
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I don't inhale but as BMW suggested, run some of that smoke past the sniffer slowly; makes a big difference. And on the Camacho (Diploma), it helps if you smoke it on a full stomach; nice smoke and in my top 3.
bayouman68 Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 2:32 PM EST
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would - thanks for the suggestion. first time i smoked a camacho was on poker night. i had to leave the table and i actually hurled. damn fine cigar. i've had several since.

antanos... hmmm never even heard of that one. i'll have to check into it.
Charlie Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 2:42 PM EST
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Only if something excites me, like a pretty girl dropping her top!

Charlie
Slimboli Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 4:06 PM EST
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... I sense a leper joke coming on ...
joedayan Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 6:10 PM EST
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Did you lose the hand while you were hurling?
Try a sun grown chateau fuente double corona. If you don't take a long nap after that smoke you're a better man than I.
SteveS Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 8:57 PM EST
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I've tried the Fuente sungrowns too ... but for me, the absolute cigar "buzz" of all time came from the 6x54 Joya de Nicaragua Antano Belicoso ... I bought two and still have the second aging in the humidor ... clearly, IMHO, THE definitive full-stomach-and-have-a-cool-drink-handy cigar in all my years of smoking ...
dhofer22 Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Dec 8 2002, 11:32 PM EST
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call me a girl, but last year i had a black label bravo when i first started and good lord it kicked my ass!


GIG'EM,

DAN
bud451 Offline
#22 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 4:23 AM EST
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I inhale, not full or every puff, but often sometimes depending on the smoke.
cliffie3d Offline
#23 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 5:54 AM EST
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OK. You're a girl. Really, D, same thing happened to me. The Partagas Black kicked my butt too!
bayouman68 Offline
#24 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 7:06 AM EST
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dhofer... you think you're a girl... i got an ass-kicking from an alcazar no. 1 last weekend. i should also point out that a few weeks ago, a buddy gave me an ISOM smoke he obtained. i fired it very slowly and had a buzz throughout, but it wasn't overpowering or nauseating. very pleasant actually.
sammydaddy Offline
#25 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 7:50 AM EST
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You can't get a buzz without inhaling, ask Clinton, he can confirm that.
cruiser Offline
#26 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 10:56 AM EST
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I dont inhale,however ask Lewinski I am shure she does!
gerber Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, Dec 9 2002, 2:53 PM EST
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I'm embarrassed to say that I ended up in bed for three hours this weekend after smoking a Cusano Corojo, this after making a big production of sharing a mild cigar with my newbie cigar-smoking friend and cautioning him that corojo was more for seasoned cigar smokers like me! By the way, that Cusano Corojo is sneaky--rich, but very smooth and buttery for a corojo wrapped cigar. Just watch out for its kick.
mhollowa Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 4:32 AM EST
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No, I don't inhale and I know the difference. There's more taste in holding the smoke in your mouth and letting it out slowly (herfin') than in pulling it into your lungs where there's no taste at all. My wife accuses me of inhaling because I exhale some smoke through my nose. When I've tried to explain anatomy to her she accuses me of trying to start something.
jazzman Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 4:34 AM EST
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Gerber, I'm glad I'm not the only one that happens to...
gerber Offline
#30 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 11:42 AM EST
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Jazzman, believe me, I'd be too embarrassed to admit just how often this happens. And I've been smoking regularly for 20 years! Still a lightweight at heart, I guess.
SteveS Offline
#31 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 1:01 PM EST
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Damn, guys ... I can think of good reasons to spend 3 hours in bed at a time I wasn't planning to sleep, but I hope it's never to recover from a cigar ... even that Antano didn't kick my ass that bad ... (ok, ok ... it was close ... but since I was 35 miles from home and doing 65 on the freeway, bed wasn't a viable option) ...
gerber Offline
#32 Posted: Tue, Dec 10 2002, 2:31 PM EST
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Okay, okay, the three hours recovery was indeed a fluke. I have to maintain at least a modicum of pride and self-respect. However, despite being an everyday smoker, I still get knocked about from time-to-time, usually taking the form of moving slightly past the "Gee, this buzz is pleasant" Zone into the "You know, it would have been a lot smarter if I'd stopped smoking five minutes ago" Zone. Only rarely have I pioneered further into the "Malaria would be better than this feeling" region (this weekend was one of these uncommon Zone 3 experiences), and I can't say that I've ever reached that point of the "Hurl and swear off cigars for the next week" domain, which I've heard exists out there.
E-Chick Offline
#33 Posted: Wed, Dec 11 2002, 12:38 PM EST
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I HAVE to inhale...I try my best, but DAMMIT!

A few weeks ago, I stood up to go to the antique lighter and after puffing several times while lighting a RyJ, man-oh-man! I got light headed, tunnel vision set in and everything started spinning!

Luckily, I made it back to my chair before passing out! I tried to utter something to my husband and friend, but no words came out...weird!

Forgot to mention that as I lit it, a flame rose and nearly caught my bangs on fire...all this happened in front of 2 SDPD officers. They later commented about it and we had a laugh...

DON'T INHALE!
ceo Offline
#34 Posted: Wed, Dec 11 2002, 5:04 PM EST
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Hell NO!
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