What makes coveted cigars so great? A beginner endeavors to find out
Jump to full article: AP, 2008-04-12
Author: Will Weissert The Associated Press
Intro: I know how this sounds, but I live in Havana and I don't smoke cigars. I'm clueless about them, actually. Even the cutting thingy that trims off the tip is a mystery.
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That's why I decided to embark on a cigar crash course, learning what makes Cubans some of the finest cigars in the world.
"If you're interested in cigars, we're already friends," says James Suckling, Cigar Aficionado Magazine's "Man in Havana." . . .
I smoke the Cohiba under a shade tree in Old Havana's stately Plaza de Armas. It has the strongest smell of any cigar I've sampled. It's easily my favorite, with a hint of coffee and an electric-metallic taste that leaves my tongue feeling numb, perhaps from the nicotine. . . .
My crash course is over and I'm still not sure what cigar fans mean when they say things like that. Guess it's time to buy some more cigars and find out.
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