They way you hold your cigar is like a personal statement to the world. So you mastered the how to cut a cigar, light a cigar and smoke a cigar. Now you're unsure of how to hold a cigar in the best way.
There are many different ways in which you can hold your cigar. However you hold it is going to change your smoking experience. Let's cover the how to and how not to hold your cigars in the following post.
How To Not Hold A Cigar
Possibly the biggest and most insulting way to hold your cigar is like a cigarette. Why? A cigar demands the respect that it needs. Holding it like a cigarette is one way to potentially ruin your smoking experience. How? Your cigar is much larger than a cigarette, if unsupported there is the risk of dropping it or
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Cigars demand the respect the deserve. Think about the hours and hard work getting the cigar into your hands from seek to stick. By holding the cigar with just enough pressure between the thumb and middle fingers to show your reverence and respect. This gives you the chance to admire the handy work as you sit back and enjoy your smoking experience. Cigar aficionados will agree- this is the best way to admire the majesty of your cigars.
Cigar Etiquette
In 1967 a Swiss tobacconist published an essay outlining the rules of cigar etiquette. In which he calls cigar aficionados to follow rules such as:
Smoke the cigar to only halfway.
Let it burn itself out.
Never ask another smoker for a light.
Do not smoke and walk.
Never re-light a cigar that is more than two thirds smoked.
The essay is quite an interesting read although here at Cigar Cigar we can't say we follow the rules.
Bottom Line
As long as you aren't holding your cigar like a cigarette it all comes down to comfort and how you want it to represent your style. The very interesting study showing how you hold your cigar says about you gives plenty of grips to try out. There are many ways for how to hold your cigar, try a few out and do with what feels best. As long as you avoid dropping it your smoking experience is going to be an enjoyable
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The central point the author drives home is that at the turn of the twentieth century, cigarette smoking was not deemed an acceptable practice for middle or upper class men in the United States. The author states that there were numerous factors, each seemingly more extreme than the last, that lead to the acceptance
During the time period 1450 to 1750, the world went through major change and development. Nomadic power declined, and European Kingdoms became world powers. A world trade network was set up as contact amongst nations increased immensely. A population boom occurred throughout the world. Many civilizations that were once isolated were brought into the world economy. The Americas unknown until Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492 became a major part of the world economy as many European nations colonized much of the land. Large sea trade arose during this time period first by the Portuguese and Spanish and later by the English, French and Dutch. As European countries began exploring the Americas, an exchange of crops, animals, raw materials, diseases and new ideas were exchanged between the Americas and the rest of the world. This is known as the Columbian Exchange. One major component of the Columbian Exchange was the discovery of tobacco. Tobacco was first discovered in the Americas and became as cash crop. It was imported back to Europe, where it became vastly popular. As many middle class Europeans people began smoking, the demand for more tobacco from the Americas increased; colonies were set up to produce tobacco. With the demand for tobacco so high, labor was needed to farm the crop causing slaves to be imported.
After the tobacco crop is harvested, the next step is to cure the crop. Curing is done in a very methodical manner. First, the tobacco leaves are strung together with a cotton thread. They are then hung out to dry for a few months. They are then considered cured. After "curing" the leaves, the plant goes through a series of natural fermentation steps. The tobacco at this stage is graded according to size and quality. The leaves at this point are ready to be wrapped and rolled into cigars. Before this is to occur however, the tobacco leaves are arranged according to thickness and length to match the type of cigar that is to be produced.
When someone smokes a cigarette they say they feel a sensation all over their body. Users may experience different feelings. Many people say it creates a relaxing feeling all over the body, some say it helps to clear their head, and some say they like the taste of the cigarette.
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Myth #1: "People who Smoke Cigars are Snobs" "Cigar Consumption Favors the Wealthy" – (2 myths in 1!)
... the mistakes he has made. When his audience looks back on the essay they have just read, his examples and facts about smoking that have been so keenly expressed will be unseen, because the focus will be on the unprofessional fallacies present in his work. In future works, it would be advantageous for Brimelow to be aware of these fallacies and to find a different means of approaching his rebuttal so that another strenuous effort will not be diminished into an unsuccessful attempt to disperse his beliefs.
The foul taste and smell will remind you of all the good and healthy reasons for giving it up and you will find it easy to give up the things you do not like. More and more now, smoking tastes bad, smells bad and you choose to breathe clean fresh air as a result. You choose life now! You choose good health. You choose happiness. You choose freedom.
When you decide to take the leap and stop smoking, the first 72 hours (three days) are the worst because of the struggle with serious physical nicotine withdrawal symptoms. After that, even though the physical withdrawal symptoms are still present, but somewhat diminished, a bigger challenge comes from the psychological barriers to quitting.
Brimelow, Peter. “Thank You for Smoking…?” The Genre of Argument. Ed. Irene L. Clark. Boston Thompson-Heinle, 1998.
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