Garcia Y Vega

bobarian · 10-16-2009, 09:53 PM

Most of us smoked some pretty disgusting stuff when we started out. It sounds like you are embarking on this journey in the right frame of mind. Experiment, taste and try as many different things as you can. I do not concur with the poster who said to ignore Macanudo's, there is a reason they are one of the top selling(if not the top) brands on the market. You are correct that the Garcia Y Vega is a step up from the Black and Mild. It has a whole leaf rather than homogenized wrapper.

Although unintentional, most of us look down upon these entry level cigars in the same way we look down upon flavor cigars such as Acid's and the CAO flavours line. But everyone has to start somewhere. At some point you may decide to move to a hand made short filler cigar and then to long filler premiums. But try as many different smokes as you can and enjoy the ride.

Be sure and take a few pics of your fishing expedition and post your thoughts on the GyV.

itsme_timd · 10-17-2009, 12:08 AM

Bobarian, the wrapper on the Games actually is a homogenized wrapper as opposed to whole leaf.

OK, so I did get a 'bit' creative with my review of the cigar... just a bit.

Funny story on the pics of the cigar, Photobucket actually pulled them due to TOS violations, I swear it looks just like a penis. However I found them on my PC and attached a couple here.

Enjoy.

bobarian · 10-17-2009, 12:25 AM

Sorry, I was just going by the description on Famous. http://www.famous-smoke.com/garcia+y...ars/item+25773

I have never seen or smoked one before. My son in law gave me one in a plastic tube a while back and that looked like a natural leaf.

itsme_timd · 10-17-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobarian

Sorry, I was just going by the description on Famous. http://www.famous-smoke.com/garcia+y...ars/item+25773

I have never seen or smoked one before. My son in law gave me one in a plastic tube a while back and that looked like a natural leaf.

My bad, I think this is actually correct. I chopped one up and it did have a leaf wrapper but a homogenized binder on it. Crazy.

T.G · 10-18-2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itsme_timd

My bad, I think this is actually correct. I chopped one up and it did have a leaf wrapper but a homogenized binder on it. Crazy.

HTL binders with NTL wrappers is actually not that uncommon.

bobarian · 10-25-2009, 10:36 AM

A few tips to remember when starting out smoking cigars.

Dont smoke on an empty stomach
Drink water or a non diet soda
Smoke slowly, one good puff a minute
Do not inhale
Try exhaling a bit through your nose(search snorking or retrohaling)
Dont light a cigar if you are in a hurry, cigars are meant to be enjoyed and savored.
Take notes on what you liked or disliked about the cigar, this will help you begin to define your tastes and lead you to what to try next.
Enjoy yourself

10-16-2009, 09:53 PM	#1
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Garcia Y Vega Most of us smoked some pretty disgusting stuff when we started out. It sounds like you are embarking on this journey in the right frame of mind. Experiment, taste and try as many different things as you can. I do not concur with the poster who said to ignore Macanudo's, there is a reason they are one of the top selling(if not the top) brands on the market. You are correct that the Garcia Y Vega is a step up from the Black and Mild. It has a whole leaf rather than homogenized wrapper. Although unintentional, most of us look down upon these entry level cigars in the same way we look down upon flavor cigars such as Acid's and the CAO flavours line. But everyone has to start somewhere. At some point you may decide to move to a hand made short filler cigar and then to long filler premiums. But try as many different smokes as you can and enjoy the ride. Be sure and take a few pics of your fishing expedition and post your thoughts on the GyV.

10-17-2009, 12:25 AM	#3
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Garcia Y Vega Sorry, I was just going by the description on Famous. http://www.famous-smoke.com/garcia+y...ars/item+25773 I have never seen or smoked one before. My son in law gave me one in a plastic tube a while back and that looked like a natural leaf.

10-25-2009, 10:36 AM	#6
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Garcia Y Vega A few tips to remember when starting out smoking cigars. Dont smoke on an empty stomach Drink water or a non diet soda Smoke slowly, one good puff a minute Do not inhale Try exhaling a bit through your nose(search snorking or retrohaling) Dont light a cigar if you are in a hurry, cigars are meant to be enjoyed and savored. Take notes on what you liked or disliked about the cigar, this will help you begin to define your tastes and lead you to what to try next. Enjoy yourself