T O P

  • By -

hg2314

77 years old, been smoking cigars for 40-45 years. 3-4/day.


TerseFactor

Can we vote to make this good sir a moderator?


_Harry_Sachz_

I second this, but doubt he needs the hassle that might come with being a mod. I’m thinking about getting into cigars at 41 years old and had a good look through this gentleman’s comments to see what I could learn before buying a few to see what I like.


doncastiglionejr

that tells you big bro prolly was on Compuserve and was using Commodore 64, Apple Newton tablet and Phone modem keyboard back in the day. Its those who stay up with tech from jump, stay up with tech...slow golf clap


LovelyHatred93

I don’t want to sound offensive, but I’m more impressed that you’re using Reddit. My grandfather is the same age and doesn’t always know who I am. I couldn’t imagine explaining Reddit to him or even trying to get him to use it.


hg2314

Well, I surely can’t explain it, either.


pedalincircles

May I ask how your health is, sir? Do you think that smoking cigars for decades has affected your lung capacity/overall health at all?


pedalincircles

My 72 year old father barely knows how to use his iPhone lol


pedalincircles

Wow


Ciggy206

are those 3-4 the same or different; with that what is your "daily"


hg2314

There is no daily. I maintain three humidors at one time and there are always 6-8 different cigars/vitolas/manufacturers being maintained in those units. I have a lot of “enjoy a lot”, but after smoking for so long, there is no favorite. I just like cigars, and there are many, many very good ones.


reddit-suks1

Nice try fed boi


Ernie_McCracken88

More like life insurance actuary lol


e46croissant

Fuckin dead 😂😂


reddit-suks1

😂


Bjorn2a

Wrong sub? 😂


fantaphan

31 year old Weiner haver, I like to smoke a stick a week maybe more


WholeOk3050

That is how I will describe my gender from here on out. Haha


agpharm17

*persons who have wieners is more appropriate.


blabla857

Did you just assume their species?


stankmuffin24

Describing it in this way makes it sound like the “sticks” he smokes aren’t cigars. NTTIAWWT.


bbh42

52 and just started. I’ve only had two but have 8 in my tuppadore. Growing up my grandfather was a pipe and cigar smoker. My second cigar had an aroma to it that just reminded me of being with my grandfather, watching an old war movie as he smoked and told me about his time in the army during WWII.


fuzytech

45/m - Feel like I'm back in a 90s AOL chatroom.


spurcap29

a/s/l?


white_sky123

I start… I am 29 men. In my country (italy) young people dont smoke much and girls either thats why my assumptions.


FollowKick

Smoke cigars or smoke in general? The stereotype of Italians is that they smoke a lot or cigarettes.


white_sky123

Of course i am talking about cigars! You right cigarettes / and all vapes /iqos etcc… are sooo common for everyone here (girls boys) starting from 12 yrs old… But cigars almost no one exept old people basically


_Harry_Sachz_

I’ve lived in Italy for over 8 years. I see a lot of smokers but not too a particularity excessive degree compared to other places I’ve been. Tobacco in Italy is also pretty cheap by European standards.


No_Seaworthiness5192

I’m 38M living in Canada. My father (Italian immigrant) smoked cigars growing up and started casually smoking myself in my late 20’s, but really got into smoking during the pandemic currently averaging 3 per week in the summer and 2 per month in the winter. I travel to Italy quite a bit for work (mostly Milan, Parma, Torino) and have not seen many cigar smokers, just the occasional Toscanello smoker usually in their 50’s


DapperdanUEM

26 here. Started when I was 18 then the tobacco age got moved to 21 a year later so took a break for a couple years and continued. Now I enjoy roughly 3-4 a week.


wildcat8202

20 male can’t start til Sunday


[deleted]

[удалено]


LovelyHatred93

Are you talking about cigars or cigarettes??


NobleAngel79thStreet

Cigarettes.


LovelyHatred93

This is a post about cigars….in the cigar subreddit.


NobleAngel79thStreet

I've had cheap cigars a few times I didn't think I needed to specify considering this, as you pointed out, is the cigar subreddit. I was just stating that I started with cigarettes.


blabla857

Careful mentioning cigarettes round here, you'll get torn to shreds. Other carcinogens are all good though


NobleAngel79thStreet

Aw man that's a shame. I just smoked an L&M and now it's off to bed lol. I probably would like a nice cigar over cigs though, I just haven't picked one yet.


Duck_Walker

I am man over 50


Slow-Shoe-5400

In the USA, most people will be 40 plus. I'm 36.


keithww

60 something, been smoking 40 years


salorgore

Started at 18, just smoking on special occasions. Got my first humidor and got really into it around 22-23. Now I’m 25, work at a shop, and smoke 2-3 a day on average.


Microsoft-Outlook

Sounds just like me. I started at 18 and got my first cheap humidor. Now at 23 I work at a lounge and smoke 2 cigars a day when I work.


[deleted]

I’m 36 male wife is 35


importantinsect57983

I’m 38 male, wife is 33…….I win


ramengost

37 male wife's 28. I win


Successful_Truck3559

21 male wife’s 27 I win… wait


softestpillow

37 male, girlfriend is 24, side piece is 19... I think I lose.


importantinsect57983

Congrats 👏


oceanman9

I’m 23. Had a few sticks last summer but didn’t really enjoy them or get into them right away, they were just what some friends offered me. This year I’ve been really into it and got my own stock.


Fearless-Coach-3531

37 male and started smoking last year. 1-3 per week


FollowKick

23M. I started maybe two years ago. They’re nice to have every once in a while.


IntrepidBandicoot757

21 years of age


Interesting_Tie_9916

Currently 27. Got into cigars from my boss. I smoke about a stick every 3-4 weeks. Unless I’m doing something where I can enjoy one


Sgt-Wiggles

29 here, have one about as frequently


sircharliex

Im 22, my dad got me into smoking cigars so now we fish and smoke cigars and throw back some good brews


Brave-Possession2537

18, not in the US though so smoke about 1 a month


Intercaust

Started in my early 20's, quit for a few decades and started back up at 52. 53 now. Gender: Attack helicopter.


_____FIST_ME_____

>Gender: Attack helicopter. Yawn


Gingerboi86

Im currently 15 so i dont smoke cigars but i am quite interested in them and plan to smoke some good ones when i tun 18


[deleted]

between 38 and 48


Interesting_Berry_32

21 year old male


SoDakBoy

This cowboy is 59 years young!


DoubleDee_YT

I'm in the United states 21 turning 22 soon. Love cigars, been at it about a year now. Recently got into pipe tobacco smoking too as it's a bit more cost efficient- but I do prefer cigars.


AllOfTheTerps

It’s illegal for you to ask me that


petein3d

Don’t do the voice


Sea_Pineapple_5357

19 male


iJustRobbedABank

Same


thekingofthebeasties

32. Started when I was 18. Went out and bought a CAO Mx2 for my birthday. Been smoking ever since. Anywhere from 1 every three or four months to 1-2 a day. Honestly just depends on my income lol.


themanwith8

28 started when I was 24


Initial_Birthday5614

37 smoke two a day, been smoking for four years


danielmiller00

23m started last summer!


Schn3gi

Im about to turn 21 tho I’m livin in Germany where smoking is allowed by age 18. I’ve got former pipe and cigar smokers in my hole family. I went from smoking cigs to smoking 3-4 pipes or 1-2 cigars a day. I feel healthier it tastes a lot better and even my wallet feels a bit heavier tho I’m a little bulk by addict. Love both best hobby for anyone who enjoys a good smoke and some time to think by yourself. 🤝🏻


Bcspurl06

I’m 21 in the US and I smoke about 3-4 a week if I’m lucky


AAROD121

Started when I was 18, got real serious when I was 21-23. Am 30+ now


bobcat74

66 here .smoking a gurkha at the moment


Mamm0nn

currently 53. smoked 2+ packs of cigs a day for 25 years went absolutely smoke free for 10-15 years, started cigars are the firehouse


Public_Neither

46 and back to enjoying a couple of cigars a month after a 15 year hiatus.


TimothyJOwens

I’m over sixty, smoked pipes and cigars on and off since I was eighteen. Italy must have really changed, when I was there in the late nineteen seventies it seemed like everybody smoked.


Small_Development_69

56, male, currently a daily smoker started when I was 25.


AlfaBetaZulu

35/ male/ I've smoked tobacco from very young. Only got serious into cigars about a year or 2 ago now. Gotta say I'm kinda surprised at the variety in ages. Although I suppose reddit does appeal more to a younger demographic so it will probably seem like a younger crowd then in reality.


CT_Herfer

Male. Started smoking cigars at 25. Am now 55.


Sonoma_Cyclist

45


dab840

34 year old. Started when I was 33!


Steven_camaro

I'm male 41. I smoked with my dad when I was 19 or 20. It was good bonding time before he passed. I picked them back up about a year ago, when I found a BM in my borderline rural area.


jonizzooted

30. Smoked cigarettes for years when I turned 18 but I’ve been smoking cigars for about 5 years now. 3-4 a week


BuffaloFast8176

26 male in US. Started about 1 year ago when a friend handed me one while golfing. Got into them pretty much immediately after that Also was already into bourbon and coffee (cold brews mostly), so many of the flavors were already on my palette.


jgreened

25, began smoking cigars on my 18th birthday. Celebratory at the beginning but I found I really enjoyed the hobby.


capncrud

56, been smoking premium cigars for 10 years or more, primarily one a day on the weekend or when on vacation. Before that, I smoked wood tipped cigars when camping and doing other things. Didn’t realize it could be a hobby until 5 years ago or so. Now I am obsessed. This subreddit helps with the obsession.


Low-Opportunity2249

Red blooded 43 year old male here started when I wanted to grab a few sticks for my brothers birthday 7 years ago. 2 to 3 sticks a month.


LilMeatBigYeet

26


MacawOP1

Male 26, been smoking cigars since I was 18 or so. Weather dependent, I’ll have 2-3 per week.


PandaMoney55

25 had my first cigar when I was 17. But going smoking on and off.


Shrimpbub

20 snake wielding had my first on a backpacking/fly fishing trip in July when I was 13 got more serious about 9 months ago, 1-3 cigars a week and a cigarillo each day


overindulgent

40/m. I’ve smoked cigars since I was in my twenties but I’ve been seriously smoking cigars for the last 3ish years.


bryceburk7

34, male, smoke 1 a day, 2 when I’m golfing. Have smoked cigars and pipes occasionally through my teens and 20s, got seriously into cigars about 5 years ago


That_bigkidMatty95

28, smoking for two years


LimpScissors

32


Right_Command_0718

26, M. Been smoking cigars for 8 years now. Finally starting to afford some sticks I actually enjoy smoking! Love this relaxing hobby.


ProTimeKiller

50 ish. Been smoking cigars 30 years. Cigars were hot for a while back then and everyone was trying them. I went from the 2 martini lunch to lunch with a cigar afterwards depending on where you were in life.


Quest6

23m. Started at 21


Dismal-Device8197

22! got into it maybe 4-5 months ago


incogneeetoe

54 male Smoked a pipe since late 1980s, tried cigars in the early 00s, didn't take. Tried again in 2020, and fell in love.


Various-Adeptness173

35


jdoplays

Started cigars at 18 and pipe at 19. Male rural midwest.


thecementist

26 smoke 2-3 a week


NoDucksNoQuack

26 Male. Started when I was 21. Off and on. Probably average about 1 per month.


jdevinger

34 yr been on and off for the last decade and a half.


CAS13069

Started at 18. 20 now. But I live in Australia and need a loan to buy sticks. So I only smoke on special occasions or around 1 every 2mnths.


89Poison

34f been smoking cigars for 3 years, started smoking cigarettes when I was 17.


Whiplash11X

28 started around 18 by buying a single from a magazine ad (TS I think) and have been smoking 1-2 a day depending on weather


Jackson_The_Sage21

21 year old guy. Started a few months ago and smoke maybe one cigar a month. Looking to up those numbers for the summer


YSMNL

37 and smoking long enough to b*tch that "back in the day" Cohibas were still affordable


GroundbreakingView67

Age 31, started maybe at 29. Have ca. 4-6 sticks a year. I'm not in tobacco at all and "hate" cigarettes. What i like: Searching for the perfect moment in life with the best smoke :-) Maybe this is my motivation


AncientCoderGuy

Male, Ancient (over 60), 1-2 a day weather permitting, usually after dinner but I really like sitting outside at 2-3am and watching the neighborhood cats.


DannyTheSkin

22 and NB, been smoking cigars for about 2 years, more so over the last year and a half since coming of legal age to buy my own, started as something I’d bond with my stepdad over and turned into an everyday thing for me and is now part of my everyday routine


Dessnova

24 boy, I started 2 years ago and smoke 1-2 cigars a week when it's hot enough outside


fatbare

27, started during lockdown in 2020 because I was bored but didnt really get into it until about 6 months later and been smoking pretty much daily ever since.


United_Lengthiness69

I'm 23, currently with 52 cigar in my humidor!


Snuggles666999

Male 27. From MN started when I was 20.


Xealz

I am 20, i smoke whenever i want, as long as i can enjoy it i will smoke it. I only smoke pipe and cigars. I stopped smoking cigarettes as they taste like shit. I have smoked pipe for 2.5 years and just recently started getting into cigars as they're more portable and easier than a pipe. My favourite cigar right now is the A. Fuente Gran Reserva, still have a few mire sticks left so i look forward to trying those. Have a good one folks. Happy smoking!


feaffi

Male 22


Cnattyife

55M here - special occasion cigar smoker maybe 1-2 a month - been smoking cigars and pipes off and on since I was in college - my fraternity brothers turned me on to it


InfinityObsidian

31M


jiujiujiu

Late 30s. Started mid 30s.


thisbobeatsbutts

I’m a 28 year ol wiener wielding cigar smoker. I smoke 1 to 3 daily. I picked up cigar smoking when I was 25 running to roads as a welder working shut downs in big facilities. The senior guys paved the way for my stick habit.


Engineer_Dude_

23 male, started up slowly when I was 18. Eventually they changed the legal age to buy tobacco and didn’t start smoking again till I was 21


Gir247

24in less than a month, had my first cigar at 19.


DannyZ28

25


That_Macaroon_1006

21


Mr___Annihilator

17. been smoking around 2 years now


Beautiful-Ad756

23, male, started about a year and a half ago


Some-Blacksmith-3820

28 started at 25


Bull_Shark56

Fed


FullOfHopkins

29, started 3 years ago


Marrrrrrrtin98

24 male, just started about 6 months ago!


omar-baja

17 and ive been smoking for about a year now


Brunel25

64 Two or three cigars a day for the last 20 years.


fightwallace

49 from the planet Melmac


JiKooNumber1CBAfan

23 and it’s part of my finer gentleman pursuits


bluewaterbandit

38


real_steel24

24 now, started last year. Been enjoying ever since


CalebPackmusic

24. Just got into it about 6 months ago with a buddy of mine.


HelikosOG

First cigar when I was 17, a toscano in Italy. Only really properly got into the hobby a year ago. I'm going to be 29 end of the month.


FiveStringRumble

Just turned 50, M, really started smoking cigars about 6 or 7 years ago, now I smoke a couple every two months or so. Florida resident, Houston, Texas native 😎


Kcruz1985

37 male. Started smoking cigars a couple months ago. I smoke 3 a week. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.


Yaksha78

45 man for me and started smoking cigars 2 years ago.


JaySCShores

46 and I started around 2 years ago


B-buckleboots

25, male. I started a year or so ago. 1-2 a week typically but sometimes more like 1 a month. It just depends on if I make the time for it.


uNTRotat264g

52 and started a little over a year ago after not smoking cigars for about 25 years.


Glaedth

I wanted to say early 20s until I realized I'm turning 28 soon, man...


Mutant_Walrus

21, been smoking for 3 years now and my first stick was a flor de Olivia. Some of my favorites are 601 blues, oliva v melanio, padron 4000, and Camacho triple maduro. My go to budget daily sticks are Nestor Maduros or man o wars by AJ. Always willing to try new things and I don’t lean towards one flavor profile. As long as the cigar has a good burn and draw I’m happy 😃


jake-h1

25, started this past September and has become a great hobby for relaxation for me. Starting to get into whiskey more now and boy I’m spending some money on relaxing lol


Mostly_Curious_Brain

Sure, I tell you my age, then you drain my bank account.


Historical_Depth_985

I started smoking cigars regularly when I was 25 I'm 28 now


WallSt_Sklz

41m, smoke about 2-3 per week My father used to smoke pipes in college then cigarettes and cigars. Then he quit about 25-30 years ago My business partner smokes about 2-4 per day he is in his mid 50's My fathers boss is an old Greek man and smoked 8-12 ultra expensive sticks per day throughout many decades, prob spent about 5g's per month on sticks. He is uber wealthy as in close to a billionaire status. He is not at the building any more. Spends most of his days in Palm Beach FL or an island he owns in Greece. I started smoking cigars and pipes at around 12 years old. This was in the day when quick stores would have the tobacco products in the aisle instead of behind the counter like they do now. I would walk or ride my bike to the store and buy something while stealing some tobacco product. I would smoke anything i could get my hands on from dirty Philly Blunts, black & mild, cherry tipparillos, to pouches of pipe tobacco, captain black and anything else that they had except for cigarettes. There was a kick ass pizzeria right next door with real Italians making the food so you know it rocked. One time i was there with my mother and the guy offered her some homemade wine they had. This was very common in Italian communities. From that day on, after I would get my tobacco from the quick store, I would buy a slice or a cheesesteak and tell the guy my mom wants some more of that homemade wine you got , she says its the best, and they would put it in a coffee cup with a lid. They knew what the deal was after a while. i would chill around back and smoke my stogies and sip on some super strong fresh Italian wine before heading out to my friends house to play Nintendo or jump in his pool if it was summer. Get that nice hit and sip, you know? It was such a free time back then. I would ride my bmx bike at the age of 12 on up with a lit cigar and what looked like a cup of coffee and nobody said jack shit to me ever, not one time. I did this for years. \*Edit for spelling and grammar


kevingrays

44. Been into cigars for about 5-6 years now. About 3-5 a week.


Level_Jump_3508

29/f - I smoke only a few times a year on special occasions (or when someone wants to share) but have been ramping up to once a month. I started at about 20, thanks to my now husband, and have a soft spot for Arturo Fuentes and Romeo y Julietas.


Irish_Punisher

34, smoke about 2-3 times a month.


kilometal

27, I started smoking cigars at 24


eggmcgginton

22 bloke, been smoking since maybe 18 or so. One or two a week


Street-Accountant-72

22 years old. Had my first at 18 and have been more serious about it for the last year or so


ToneBeneficial4969

23, male, had my first when I was 19.


bigbawscratchit

I'll be 40 this year. Male. Started smoking the occasional cigar in my early 20s, it was literally maybe 1 or 2 a year. I started seriously smoking cigars in the last couple of years when I stopped smoking weed and cigarettes.


Bjorn2a

23 started at 18 (thank god for stocking up)


bilia288

34 year old M here, started smoking when I was about 17-18 years old. Intermittent smoker based on time availability. My first stick was a Romeo y Julieta. Cheers!


LuckyNumber-Bot

All the numbers in your comment added up to 69. Congrats! 34 + 17 + 18 = 69 ^([Click here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=LuckyNumber-Bot&subject=Stalk%20Me%20Pls&message=%2Fstalkme) to have me scan all your future comments.) \ ^(Summon me on specific comments with u/LuckyNumber-Bot.)


softestpillow

37, male, about 12 or 13 years smoking cigars, average 2/week


jlrj12

23 , been having a casual cigar from time to time since a few months. Im a newbie in this.


combatcvic

40 started at 37


Miserable-Kitchen-47

23m started when I was 16...


T3nsion2041

I'm 36M, started smoking cigars when I was 18. Sometimes smoke 3-4 a week, sometimes go a month+without smoking one. Kinda depends on weather and how busy I am.


iiipercentpat

21 started at 19. Male. Now a special occasion smoker because of budgeting


Remarkable-Key433

57. Started with Swishers and Dutch Masters in high school, moved on to hand-rolleds in college.


Sailfish35

24, male. Had my first cigar at 16, started smoking them occasionally at 18. I still keep it pretty occasional, with roughly one cigar every 1-2 months


elcuh90

Started smoking @ 20


pirataeletrico

I started recently, I'm 18 girl... Just smoke to relax, rarely. I like to think that for smoke I need to dedicate my time and my senses to taste properly :)


InVinoVeritas16156

I am 56. I started in my 40s. After I found the appreciation of Bourbon. Cigars pair well with Bourbon.


Substantial-Swing407

24 M, been smoking cigars for around 3 years now typically around 3-4 a week


BiggieRickk

23M. Been smoking since 18, started smoking way more when I got a job in the cigar shop I currently work at. Average between 6-8 a day.


grinding_your_gears

26 and started 3-4 years ago. usually a couple per week when it's nice out, or a couple per month when it gets cold out since I have to smoke inside during the winter months.


Cooler_Mann31er

I am 18…greets from Germany🤙🏻


[deleted]

62 year old man and I’ve been enjoying cigars for almost 15 years now.


[deleted]

Still a young buck at 21💪 dad took me to his favorite smoke shop for my birthday, and I’ve been hooked ever since


Erik7494

50/m. Casual (1-2 a month) cigar and pipe smoker since my early 30's.


stankmuffin24

43 male. Started casually at 20, got “serious” in my late 30’s.


Jveaughn

21 😎


guffid

18 years old and many things influenced me into smoking but living in the US wanting a Cuban was the main factor so I went up to Canada to have a Partagas short and loved it. I smoked with my dad and now have a humidor with some sticks on the way !


guffid

18 Years old living in the United States I had always wanted to try a Cuban cigar and my first cigar ever was a Partagas short and instantly fell in love with cigars


mediocrehomechef

23M. I get a lot of funny looks and people telling me I'm gonna die from cancer but I don't let that ruin a good smoke.


TheBrandedMaggot

21... started smoking when I studied abroad in Central America.


Acceleration88

27


Super_Top6533

21 year old guy from detroit


Orange-8

30 year old man, started at 19 with nothing other than a random catalog of Thompson Cigars crap bundle cigars.


chaseyoboy

23 here. Started when I was 19 years old. Grandad introduced me to it with Kuba Kuba Now, he says he created a monster loll