Cigar Tip: Have a Happy Thanksgiving… with Cigars
21 Nov 2012
With football on the TV, turkey in your stomach, and family gathered, Thanksgiving is a great day to enjoy a fine cigar (or several). So, as we have for the previous five years, today the StogieGuys.com team tells you what cigars we’ll be firing up after our big meals.
Patrick A: One cigar I’ve been enjoying lately is the Emilio Cigars Series H Maduro Robusto. Its profile of dark coffee, creamy nut, and cocoa will pair well a little bourbon outside on what should be an unseasonably warm day in Chicago. And since the cigar only costs $7, I won’t mind handing it out to interested family members for a post-meal celebration. I won’t feel guilty, either, since it’s a fantastic smoke.
Patrick S: It may be Thanksgiving, but my choice is equally inspired by Halloween: the Tatuaje Mummy (Halloween 2012). I picked up a 10-count box of these without trying one first, and I’m glad I did. The large Churchill (7.75 x 47) with a closed foot utilizes a Nicaraguan sun-grown criollo wrapper around Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos. The result is a nuanced, medium- to full-bodied cigar with coffee, cedar, cream, and just a bit of clove and pepper spice. With a cup of coffee and maybe some bourbon, it seems like the perfect way to digest a heavy turkey dinner.
George E: I didn’t really have to think twice about what I’ll light up on Thanksgiving. I haven’t had an Aging Room F55 for several weeks, and I’m looking forward to what I’ve found to be a truly great cigar. As a vegetarian, I won’t be full of turkey and ham, but I’m sure I’ll be plenty full nonetheless. The Concerto (7 x 50), with its bold flavors and nice burn, will go perfectly with an after-dinner cut of coffee and easily last for the first half of the Patriots-Jets game.
Previous cigars the StogieGuys.com team designated as Thanksgiving smokes include:
Not a bad list, eh? If you’re so inclined, feel free to let us know what you’ll be smoking tomorrow in the comments below. And be sure to have a safe and joyous Thanksgiving.
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We do the turkey for the evening dinner, so probably a 777 Corojo in the afternoon and a nice big Excalibur #1 to float through the food coma.
Great list of smokes. I might just have 'em all tomorrow!
I'm firing up a Tesa Vintage Especial now to celebrate Thanksgiving Eve. Tomorrow…who knows? Depends how drunk and full I get.
I love this holiday.
Thanksgiving was a while ago in Canada 😉 but I still enjoyed a CAO Mx2 Box-Press! Nice list- only tried one of them 🙁 (888)
Even I was planning to gift my friend an e Cigar for this Thanks Giving..No matter with or without Turkey in stomach he is definitely going to enjoy this Thanks Giving season a lot.
Just thought I'd report back that I truly enjoyed my F55 even if the night game wasn't much to watch.