Cigar and beer with a friend at a bar

Have a Cigar: Camacho Triple Maduro Gordo

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Name: Camacho Triple Maduro Gordo

Country: Honduras

Shape: Parejo

Size: Gordo (6 inches x 60)

Strength: Full

A full-bodied cigar,
dark
with notes of fearlessness and passion.

It burns majestically, cheerfully,
nostalgically like memories
shared
when you’re at a bar
with one of the best friends
life could give you.

Beer mugs are emptied
one after another.
Laughter…

Shots of whiskey are downed
like rounds of bullets,
with every shot killing a bad joke,
a bad day,
a bad memory.

Stories are told…

Drunkenness wraps itself
around your heart and your tongue.

Yes.

Sometimes,
you enjoy the moment so much
that you forget about space and time.
Sometimes,
you enjoy the cigar so much
that you forget something is burning
in your hand.

But you know this,
that always
fire is leisure,
love and life.
It is everything but
darkness and forgetfulness.

So you keep it burning
this fire that you have —
the cigar, the grill, the fireplace…
And never put it out
because, when you do,
tediousness will swallow you
and you will want to die.

Smoking a cigar while walking the dog

Have a Cigar: CAO Pilón Robusto

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Name: CAO Pilón Robusto

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Parejo

Size: Robusto (5 inches x 52)

Strength: Medium

You’re a little drunk.
You decide to take the dog for a walk
and smoke a cigar while you’re at it.
But the dog ends up walking you instead.
You realize that when you find yourself
pissing under a tree
while the dog is sitting next to you
waiting for you to finish.

At a friend's place. Smoking an Oliva Serie O cigar while playing board games.

Have a Cigar: Oliva Serie O Double Toro

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Name: Oliva Serie O Double Toro

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Parejo

Size: Gordo (6 inches x 60)

Strength: Medium

I was at a friend’s place, and we were having a good time sharing stories, grilling, smoking, and drinking.

As the sky turned black and we sat around the table to start playing board games, I knew it was time to burn a second, bigger cigar. So, after many glasses of whisky, many more glasses of arak, and a couple of shots of Ceylon coffee, I decided to light the Oliva Serie O Double Toro I had in my backpack.

It was my first Oliva Serie O cigar, and I was hoping it would be as good as their Serie V cigars. It was very close.

Overall, it was a superb cigar. It tasted great and lasted for a long time.