I was in Cuba...I had to try at least once, right? And so I did...twice! :-)
FIrst night, I had a Guantanamera. It cost 3.50 CUC. This was my beginner cigar. :-)
Next night, I had a Cohiba. Supposedly the best of the best and it was a whopping 8.75 CUC for one. This cigar used to be FIdel Castro's private brand! (Note: the ones in the picture below are chubbier versions compared to the one I smoked.)
The resort had a cigar room. You can buy your cigar by the stick and smoke it there.
I told the bartender I was a newbie. So he did the cutting and lighting for me.
He also poured me a shot of Santiago de Cuba rum in a snifter. ¡Excelente!
In his deep baritone voice, he advised me: "Don't swallow the smoke. Just enjoy in your mouth." So that's what I did...and it tasted pretty good.
I never smoked cigarettes (and never will). I actually don't like the smell of cigarette smoke. But in this room, the cigar smoke was fragrant!
Another local taught me how to hold the cigar "like a man"...wrapped around the forefinger with the middle finger extended. And you were supposed to wave it around as you chit-chat through the night. I guess I wasn't holding it 100% correctly...my fingers look a bit obscene! he! he!
Savoured the Cohiba to the last leaf! :-)
So did I pick up a cigar habit? Nah. It was good while it lasted but what happens in Cuba, stays in Cuba. :-) I'd probably be banished from the house if I started smoking at home! It wouldn't be the same anyway... but man, in that cigar room, I felt like the "most interesting man in the world." he! he!
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