Comments on: Ask The Readers: How do you select a special occasion cigar?

By: Official Pregnancy Announcement | Walt in PA

Official Pregnancy Announcement | Walt in PA — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:06:10 +0000

[...] short time later I took it a step further and posted an article on Stogie Review on selecting a special occasion cigar. I used that same Davidoff picture at the head of the post, in addition to a picture of an [...]

By: John Brooke - The Weekly Cigar

John Brooke - The Weekly Cigar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:27:17 +0000

I actually just had to pick out some cigars to celebrate getting married. It was tought to narrow it down, and I still have quite a few to get through.

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:22:12 +0000

Thanks for all of the kinds words and congratulations.

By: dk_fxn

dk_fxn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:34:38 +0000

first off, congrats to you walt and your family!

secondly, wow, I don’t think I put that amount of effort into selecting my special occasion smoke. I’m more of an intuitive guy – if it feels like a special occasion smoke, well then, it is…

congrats again!!!

By: Doug Bryant

Doug Bryant — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:27:46 +0000

I used to have a very difficult time selecting just the right cigar for a special occasion but I realized what you said in the beginning. It doesn’t have to be of the charts expensive but just enough out of my range to makeme a little uncomfortable under normal circumstances. I used to think it had to be one that I have been saving for ever etc…

Over the years though I have realized a handful of favorites that are just a little out of my comfort zone, as you say, but usually between $10 and $15 a stick. I do have a nice collection of much more expensive cigars that are resting and getting happy in their own humidor and i will pull one of those out for a VERY special occasion. Such as marriage (not necessarily mine), birth of a child (definitely not mine), even divorce if it makes you happy (mine) The kind that only comes along once every couple of years. For instance the Ashton ESG, Padron 80th anny or some of the rarer AF’s just as a short list.

For your average special occasion, holidays, anniversaries, birthdays etc I have 4 or 5 brands that I will pull from, again as you said, based on the time of day and how long I have to enjoy them. Although I tend to make a little extra time at some point during the special day and wait for it because I do like to savor a good smoke. One of my favorites right now is the San Cristobal. It’s a great tasting smoke AND every time I light one up around people, even non-smokers, they say they like the smell! Bonus! Another for instance is the R&J, I love em all! One of my regular daily smokes is the Reserva Real but on a special occasion especially in the early hours of the day I might smoke an Edicion Limitada.

Congrats and I’m sure you picked just the right smoke for the occasion!

By: CigarCraig

CigarCraig — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:01:07 +0000

oh…and congrats!

By: CigarCraig

CigarCraig — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:57:25 +0000

For me a special occasion cigar is either one I know I really like or one that carries a reasonable certainty that I’ll like. For instance, I was given a celebratory cigar at a wedding reception once that I had never had before (and probably never will again) that was amazing. Under that circumstance, even though it was a once in a lifetime cigar, just about any cigar would have been a great accompaniment to the celebration. If I’m selecting a special cigar, I factor in whether the cigar was purchased by me or gifted to me, a gifted cigar always being the more special of the two. I tend to hang on to “special” cigars, ones I wouldn’t buy for myself, for long periods of time waiting for the right occasion. On the other hand, I purchased a special box of cigars for my daughter’s wedding.
I guess I can only offer how I would select a cigar, only you can really know what makes that special cigar special to you.