Cigars you own but have never smoked.

ShawnOL

What do you have, want to smoke but just haven't?

VegasFrank

I have a Bolivar Cuban from Roger @First_Warrior but I'm saving it for a special occasion. I also have about 30 sticks from the lottery I haven't tried yet lol either.

jd50ae

There are a few I wish I had not smoked.

ShawnOL

I hear that!   Had a Kentucky fire cured I couldn't get through the first inch.  Sitting on some opuses I'm afraid to try.  Would hate for a let down.

BKDog

I have a couple club memberships and have a fair collection of odd, rare, and limited release boutiques I've not tried yet. It's nice having a bit of these around for those special days or in a time when you're just looking for something to smoke that's different. In addition to this, the main collection alone is quite daunting, and then the hand rolled cigars aging nicely and I've never tried some of them.

Patrickbrick

Too many to count let alon list.  Eventually they all will be smoked.

VegasFrank

Oh, and I have a Alec Bradley from the 7000 pass that says it was hand rolled on May 21, 2010. I'm going to wait till May and then smoke on its 10th anniversary.

deadman

Life is too short to sit on them. I smokem. I do have an old school labeled Camacho from @jlmarta that may be getting fired up soon. That thing is probably older that some of my kids.

Bob_Luken

I intend to smoke them all but I have to choose one at a time and some good cigars end up sitting there longer than others. There's no real plan. Guess I should make a plan,.... a plan to smoke the better ones sooner, rather than later. in case I get run over by a dump truck, I'll die happier knowing I smoked all the good ones first. 

On the other hand, if I live to a ripe old age, having smoked all the good stuff already, I'll be left with only the not-so-great cigars. 

No more planning. I'll go back to not planning.  

CalvinAndHobo

This thread has made me decide to smoke one of the ones I haven't tried, tomorrow. 

peter4jc

There's a handful of 'special-occasion' sticks in my stash, just like all of you.  My problem is whenever I would start reaching for one, a little voice in my head would say 'this occasion is not special enough' and I would go with an 'ordinary' stick which can still be very, very special.

So it makes me ask a couple of questions...

Isn't any day special enough to smoke that special cigar?  What makes the average day - woke up, had coffee, kissed the wife and kids goodbye, went to work, came home, yada yada yada - what makes that day less than special?  We get used to things and they become average, but don't take anything for granted; you can make a list as long as your arm of all the things that make your life spectacular, you just got used to them and overlooked how tremendous your life really is.

What really makes a special cigar a special cigar?  Because of a bunch of guys on the forum say so?  Or, because it had a crazy price?  I'm breaking out a few OpusX and some other high-end sticks for my birthday week, because that's what we're supposed to do, right?  But you know what?  I don't think those sticks will give me any more enjoyment than most of the 'everyday cigars' I smoke regularly.  So, why are your 'special' cigars special?  

CalvinAndHobo

peter4jc said:

There's a handful of 'special-occasion' sticks in my stash, just like all of you.  My problem is whenever I would start reaching for one, a little voice in my head would say 'this occasion is not special enough' and I would go with an 'ordinary' stick which can still be very, very special.

So it makes me ask a couple of questions...

Isn't any day special enough to smoke that special cigar?  What makes the average day - woke up, had coffee, kissed the wife and kids goodbye, went to work, came home, yada yada yada - what makes that day less than special?  We get used to things and they become average, but don't take anything for granted; you can make a list as long as your arm of all the things that make your life spectacular, you just got used to them and overlooked how tremendous your life really is.

What really makes a special cigar a special cigar?  Because of a bunch of guys on the forum say so?  Or, because it had a crazy price?  I'm breaking out a few OpusX and some other high-end sticks for my birthday week, because that's what we're supposed to do, right?  But you know what?  I don't think those sticks will give me any more enjoyment than most of the 'everyday cigars' I smoke regularly.  So, why are your 'special' cigars special?  

I loved this answer and train of thought. Generally, they're special because someone gave them to me and told me they were. If I have some special cigar that I bought myself, I'm much less restrained in when I smoke it. It's fun doing things like smoking a cigar Patrick gave me on the day his daughter was born, or something along those lines. 

cbuck

I agree with Peter, every day is special! My choices in cigars is more dictated by time available to enjoy it! I would hate to have to put down a Behike 52, or a 12 year old Don Pepin Garcia ( Thanks @Bigshizza ) , and relight later. On the other hand, an Oliva G, I have no problem relighting! I love them, but at 3 dollars a stick, I can smoke them, and if I get interrupted, no big deal! Perhaps our age, and life experiences make us think that way? @peter4jc

0patience

I have cigars that I intend to smoke, that are very rare and will smoke on special occasions. 
Partagas 150 & 160, Davidoff Royal Robusto, Royal Danish, etc.

I have been known to get in the mood for a special cigar on a non-special day, so agree with @peter4jc in that it really doesn't need to be a special day.
Mood, time, situation all make a difference.

Just having a complete day alone with peace and quiet is enough to warrant a special cigar.

KenpoKnight

I like the mind set of everyday is a special occasion or reason to celebrate.  God gives us another day to try and do better than we did the day before.  I am thankful that I have that chance because I know I need it!  So smoke up and enjoy 😊 

silvermouse

cigars I own but never smoked? That would be all of them.

peter4jc

^^^best. answer. ever.

CharlieHeis

As @ExpendableYouth and I, and others, discussed on the vherf a while back, many of us have more special occasion sticks than we have special occasions. I have to get better about grabbing one on a random Saturday night just for the sake of having a great cigar because why the fvck not. 

Far_North_64

CalvinAndHobo said:

This thread has made me decide to smoke one of the ones I haven't tried, tomorrow. 

Which one?

Far_North_64

ShawnOL said:

I hear that!   Had a Kentucky fire cured I couldn't get through the first inch.  Sitting on some opuses I'm afraid to try.  Would hate for a let down.

Ditto on the KFC. As for the Opie, I'm having that tossed in with me when in cremated so I can be smoking for eternity. 

CalvinAndHobo

Far_North_64 said:

CalvinAndHobo said:

This thread has made me decide to smoke one of the ones I haven't tried, tomorrow. 

Which one?

The My Father La Promesa. I’ll probably some a few other new cigars over the next 2 weeks. 

TBonz

I agree with CBuck.  Finding the right time with hopefully no interruptions to enjoy a stick I have been looking forward to is definitely part of it.  I don't want to light up and have to stop midway through.  I also have a couple of cigars (pairs) that I am hanging onto so that I can enjoy them with a particular individual.  It isn't postponing with those, rather it is that we don't see each other very often and when we do we enjoy smoking cigars together.  

Amos_Umwhat

I have a Montecristo Habana that a friend picked up in Spain.  Been sitting in the humidor for several years.  I've picked it up to smoke it several times, then put it back.  He gave me two, I smoked the first one within a few weeks of getting it.  I guess that I'm reluctant on the other, because then they'd both be gone.  Which makes no sense, which doesn't seem to matter. 

Yakster

There's some special cigars I try and lose track of so that I can enjoy them later with age on them. I'm planning on smoking every decent cigar I get at some future point.

CalvinAndHobo

There’s also something to be said about smoking a great cigar after a terrible day. Like sometimes everything will be going wrong and I’ll decide “tonight I’m smoking _____”. Then I can look forward to it during the rest of the day, and when I smoke it it’s like the bad is over and it turns the day around. 

deadman

CalvinAndHobo said:

There’s also something to be said about smoking a great cigar after a terrible day. Like sometimes everything will be going wrong and I’ll decide “tonight I’m smoking _____”. Then I can look forward to it during the rest of the day, and when I smoke it it’s like the bad is over and it turns the day around. 

Sometimes the days are so bad even just a good cigar will do

GaryThompson

I have a few that are above my palate pay grade and have graciously come from members here. The one that comes to mind is “West Coast Cigars- Evil Clown”, courtesy of the @Yakster
Don't really know why I haven’t smoked it, maybe I just like looking at it. Someday.

IndustMech

Good to see you Gary. How's SC treating you?

GaryThompson

Hey there, Bro.  I frigging love it! West Columbia is very chill and still has a small town/city feel which is great for the family. 

Soul sucking humidity on 99 degree days and Skeeters biting around the clock are things I was COMPLETELY unprepared for. 

NorCalR1

I have a few Liga Privada Serie A that sit in the humidor I can’t seem to light. I have planned on smoking one a few times but then ended up grabbing a different stick because I didn’t think I had enough time to enjoy it. One day soon it will go up in smoke 💨! Being this is one of my unicorns makes it that much more difficult I guess 

dirtdude

Too many to mention