well ted, its because you lit the cigar like a moron.
I can say from personal experience in decades of cigar smoking, even if its a cheap cigar itll smoke just fine if you treat it right. The problem is that probably sat in the bottom of some assholes humidor for a few years, and isnt in the best shape - two things need to happen; it needs to be acclimated, and it needs to be warmed. theres a reason you warm the cigar before attempting to light it. it helps the leaves separate, and improves the airflow. acclimating gives it time to breathe and also improves the quality of the burn.
other big problems:
You only lit half of the cigar
you applied the flame directly to the cigar (which is a nono)
I would say the biggest problem are the budgets that keep passing, if Ted riles up American people to the sham that is our annual budget where we start electing better politicians with explicit promise to cut the lobbyists, if he does all that, I think we all can get our money together for the best cigars in the world for him.
ive got a few cuban RyJ churchill laying around somewhere i can send him, but he strikes more as a macanudo or cohiba guy. my personal favorite is the Churchill HYDM excalibur.
if you get interested, start with something on the gentler side, and dont go cheap. a bad cigar will turn you off of it forever if its your first one. dont touch anything like the Romeo Y julieta - thats a great smoke, but only if you can appreciate it - its medium bodied so it will probably turn a non smoker away. I'd avoid churchills, and go for something like a Corona, petite corona, conchita, or a laguito.
you'll want to get something more aromatic, and smooth. the one i mentioned before, the Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur would fit that bill for sure - tho they can be annoying to find these days. i don't see stores carrying them anymore and i have to go online for them.
just because i recognize im speaking greek:
theres five components to a cigars name
Shape, size, color, brand, name
Shape size and color are all shared among all cigars.
Heres some shapes
Paraejo - most common one you'll see, and is what he is smoking here.
Torpedo - another very common shape
Presidente - fairly uncommon, you dont see many people other than enthusiasts going after these
Perfecto - Exactly like its name implies - this is my favorite.
Heres some Sizes
Churchill - generally considered to be the ideal cigar size.
Cigarillo - these are what you see sold in the convenience store mostly.
All of the sizes i listed off for you before (Corona, petite corona, conchita, or a laguito.)
There's a ton more sizes, but these are the ones youll most commonly find
Heres the colors
Oscuro - (black)
Maduro - (Dark brown)
Colorado Maduro - (medium brown)
Colorado - (Brown)
Colorado Claro - (light brown)
Claro - (very light brown)
Double claro - (light tan)
now a few brands
Hoyo De Monterrey
Macanudo
Cohiba
Rocky patel
Cao Brazilia
There's a TON more, but only about ten or so worth mentioning as a 'go to' brand, tho you can find some good ones that are off brand.
Tbh i've found thats a myth in my experience. i bought into the belief that cigars are better with wooden matches (not the cheap ones you find in the store mind you - those will certianly leave a shit taste behind) and went all in for matches; a few years backi gave table top lighters a shot, and i honestly after years of using them cant tell any difference in using a good butane torch or a match. now with a zippo, a zippo can wreck your cigar if you light it wrong because of the chemical it uses. tastes like asshole on a hot friday.
well ted, its because you lit the cigar like a moron.
I can say from personal experience in decades of cigar smoking, even if its a cheap cigar itll smoke just fine if you treat it right. The problem is that probably sat in the bottom of some assholes humidor for a few years, and isnt in the best shape - two things need to happen; it needs to be acclimated, and it needs to be warmed. theres a reason you warm the cigar before attempting to light it. it helps the leaves separate, and improves the airflow. acclimating gives it time to breathe and also improves the quality of the burn.
other big problems:
I would say the biggest problem are the budgets that keep passing, if Ted riles up American people to the sham that is our annual budget where we start electing better politicians with explicit promise to cut the lobbyists, if he does all that, I think we all can get our money together for the best cigars in the world for him.
ive got a few cuban RyJ churchill laying around somewhere i can send him, but he strikes more as a macanudo or cohiba guy. my personal favorite is the Churchill HYDM excalibur.
I have to say, it all sounds fancy and strangely enticing, even though I have never even tried cigars.
if you get interested, start with something on the gentler side, and dont go cheap. a bad cigar will turn you off of it forever if its your first one. dont touch anything like the Romeo Y julieta - thats a great smoke, but only if you can appreciate it - its medium bodied so it will probably turn a non smoker away. I'd avoid churchills, and go for something like a Corona, petite corona, conchita, or a laguito.
you'll want to get something more aromatic, and smooth. the one i mentioned before, the Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur would fit that bill for sure - tho they can be annoying to find these days. i don't see stores carrying them anymore and i have to go online for them.
just because i recognize im speaking greek:
theres five components to a cigars name
Shape size and color are all shared among all cigars.
Heres some shapes
Heres some Sizes
Heres the colors
now a few brands
and lastly, is the name of the cigar,
Small correction. The best lighting method for a cigar is a cedar wood match. A Zippo or any petrol based lighter should be avoided IMO.
Tbh i've found thats a myth in my experience. i bought into the belief that cigars are better with wooden matches (not the cheap ones you find in the store mind you - those will certianly leave a shit taste behind) and went all in for matches; a few years backi gave table top lighters a shot, and i honestly after years of using them cant tell any difference in using a good butane torch or a match. now with a zippo, a zippo can wreck your cigar if you light it wrong because of the chemical it uses. tastes like asshole on a hot friday.
lol I like that particularly expressive if somewhat graphic simile.
If you watch the end of the video you will get the impression that he doesn't give two shits about the damn cigar, and neither should you.