Cigar Enthusiasts Talk It Up

It’s always nice to see good word of mouth in the press when it comes to smoking cigars. Everywhere you turn lately there seems to be some anti-smoking campaign attempting to take our rights and freedoms away, heck, even at a 10K race I attended this past weekend these “activists” were badgering everyone who walked by. Luckily, staff writers of papers such as the Hometown Annapolis out of Maryland still recognize the joy that cigar smoking brings to those who enjoy the finer things. Recently Theresa Winslow published an article discussing the joys of a good smoke. Here’s what she and some fellow cigar smokers had to say:

"I look forward to this, yeah," Mr. Thibodeau said one day last week as he took a long, thoughtful draw on a cigar while leaning back on a chair at the tobacco shop. "This is like the TV show 'Cheers.' Everybody knows you when you come in. It's the most relaxed I feel all day. You can take the weight off your shoulders and relax."

“Others have been smoking cigars for decades, through the boom in the '90s and the subsequent downturn in popularity. Whether or not cigars are currently on another upsurge is a matter of debate. What's clear, though, is that there's a loyal group of aficionados in this area who compare the attributes of a fine cigar to a fine wine. They discuss nuances of taste, the type of wrapper and filler, and even their favorite cigars burn. And although men are in the vast majority when it comes cigar smokers, there are some women who like to light up, too.”

You can read the article in its entirety here. In the meantime, I think I’ll start an anti-campaigners campaign.

Photo courtesy of Joshua McKerrow--The Capital