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Michael Jordan on His Favorite Smokes & Visiting Cuba

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,339 Founders Club
    Where does MJ stand politically?
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    I hate when rich people tell me their favorite smokes because I usually can't afford to try them and super high end shit is never sold as singles.
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,323 Standard Supporter
    Swaye said:

    I hate when rich people tell me their favorite smokes because I usually can't afford to try them and super high end shit is never sold as singles.

    Only $469 for a box of 25!
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    edited June 2020

    @UW_Doog_Bot @Swaye have you guysm had a pre embargo Cuban? I had know idea they were still available and could be stored for that long.

    I have not. They can be stored almost forever if done correctly, but I've talked to some long time cigar guys who claim that beyond a certain point they start losing flavor. There is a sweet spot to old issue cigars (I'm not rich enough to know those details) beyond which they go downhill.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,339 Founders Club
    Swaye said:

    @UW_Doog_Bot @Swaye have you guysm had a pre embargo Cuban? I had know idea they were still available and could be stored for that long.

    I have not. They can be stored almost forever if done correctly, but I've talked to some long time cigar guys who claim that beyond a certain point they start losing flavor. There is a sweet spot to old issue cigars (I'm not rich enough to know those details) beyond which they go downhill.
    As a fellow pour I haven’t either. I don’t think I’ve ever smoked a cigar north of $20.
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club

    Swaye said:

    @UW_Doog_Bot @Swaye have you guysm had a pre embargo Cuban? I had know idea they were still available and could be stored for that long.

    I have not. They can be stored almost forever if done correctly, but I've talked to some long time cigar guys who claim that beyond a certain point they start losing flavor. There is a sweet spot to old issue cigars (I'm not rich enough to know those details) beyond which they go downhill.
    As a fellow pour I haven’t either. I don’t think I’ve ever smoked a cigar north of $20.
    I have done that. Had some nice 30 buck stuff on rare occasions. But there is shit that goes for 2 grand + a box. 100 bucks a pop. Some of the vintage stuff goes MUCH higher at auction. MJ can buy that shit. Not me.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,195 Founders Club
    Swaye said:

    Swaye said:

    @UW_Doog_Bot @Swaye have you guysm had a pre embargo Cuban? I had know idea they were still available and could be stored for that long.

    I have not. They can be stored almost forever if done correctly, but I've talked to some long time cigar guys who claim that beyond a certain point they start losing flavor. There is a sweet spot to old issue cigars (I'm not rich enough to know those details) beyond which they go downhill.
    As a fellow pour I haven’t either. I don’t think I’ve ever smoked a cigar north of $20.
    I have done that. Had some nice 30 buck stuff on rare occasions. But there is shit that goes for 2 grand + a box. 100 bucks a pop. Some of the vintage stuff goes MUCH higher at auction. MJ can buy that shit. Not me.
    I've smoked some expensive cigars but yeah, probably the best I've smoked were cubans that I used to get illegally across the border but with the exchange rate what it was they weren't even that pricey compared to what I'll spend on something less good today.

    Generally, it's like wine, I can definitely tell a $100 bottle from a $20 bottle but I don't have that kind of splash cash to fuck about with except when I'm really being an asshole.

    I also prefer finding deals on nice things like the cubans above anyways. Marginal value economics guysm.
  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696

    Swaye said:

    @UW_Doog_Bot @Swaye have you guysm had a pre embargo Cuban? I had know idea they were still available and could be stored for that long.

    I have not. They can be stored almost forever if done correctly, but I've talked to some long time cigar guys who claim that beyond a certain point they start losing flavor. There is a sweet spot to old issue cigars (I'm not rich enough to know those details) beyond which they go downhill.
    As a fellow pour I haven’t either. I don’t think I’ve ever smoked a cigar north of $20.
    Figuratively speaking, or do you mean actual cigar? I mean, $20 is $20.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,543 Founders Club
    My only experience with cigars that left an impression was the '82 ASU game. UW was 8-1, ASU was 9-0 and one win away from their first-ever Rose Bowl. The game was at Sun Devil Stadium but wasn't on TV, if you can believe it. My dad and I listened to Bob Rondeau on KOMO in my dad's den. I was so nervous and jacked up that my hands were pouring with sweat and I distinctly remember my dad smoking a cigar during the game and the pungent smell of tobacco was nice.

    Huskies won 17-13.



    (Lost to Cuog a week later and ended up in the Aloha Bowl).
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662

    My only experience with cigars that left an impression was the '82 ASU game. UW was 8-1, ASU was 9-0 and one win away from their first-ever Rose Bowl. The game was at Sun Devil Stadium but wasn't on TV, if you can believe it. My dad and I listened to Bob Rondeau on KOMO in my dad's den. I was so nervous and jacked up that my hands were pouring with sweat and I distinctly remember my dad smoking a cigar during the game and the pungent smell of tobacco was nice.

    Huskies won 17-13.



    (Lost to Cuog a week later and ended up in the Aloha Bowl).

    Hey fuck you derek
  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,913
    edited June 2020
    Mele Kalikimaka mother fucker.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,156 Founders Club
    Imagine back to back losses to the Cuogs costing the Rose Bowl in the internet era
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    Only one man smokes like a badass. @Swaye needs a hiding place

    https://youtu.be/DklAU4GNpxA
  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,913

    Imagine back to back losses to the Cuogs costing the Rose Bowl in the internet era

    You’ve cost us many more. Even ‘82 and ‘83 didn’t make up for ‘81.