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supersheep:
Rolling tobacco is my poison of choice. Cutter's Choice generally. Is anyone knowledgeable about the fancier rolling tobaccos? Are there fancy rolling tobaccos? Also, yes. There is no point smoking a cigar unless it is a fairly good one at the very least.

mberan42:
I've been a non-smoker for over 4 years now. Back when I was smoking, I was at 2 packs of Marlboro Lights a day.

There's an incredible tobbaco lounge called Marshall McGearty in Chicago. They have 4 or 5 different tobacco blends that they roll for you in the store while you wait (or you can buy pre-rolled packs). I've tried one version - very tasty. If you're a smoker and you're ever in Chicago, I definitely recommend visiting that place. If I still smoked, I'd be there all the time. They have a full bar as well. (I don't know how the whole No Smoking Anywhere Starting January 1st is going to affect the store, though.)

As for cigars, I enjoy the occassional cigar with friends. Cigar smoking, to me, is all about the social aspect. A buddy went to Mexico on his honeymoon and brought me back a Romeo y Julieta Cuban. I smoked it on my balcony one evening - it was a fine cigar, but not very enjoyable as I wasn't chatting with anyone, having a drink as well, etc. Whereas I had a cheap cigar with a bunch of friends on the beach, it was after the most perfect summer day spent doing beach activities (11-0 record at Bags that day!) with a tall Gin+Tonic in my hand, and it was the greatest cigar I've ever had. I'm no connoisseur, but there is a definite difference between a Swisher Sweet, a $4 cigar and a $14 cigar. I'm partial to the Macanudo brand, in the corona size (can't remember offhand the blend I like).

ledhendrix:
Can't say i'm much of a fan of tobacco unless there is a bit of a little green plant added into the mixture. Although even for that you can really tell the difference if your smoking hand rolling tobacco or fag tobacco. Its just a lot smoother and nicer. I can never see why people would roll with fag tobacco over rolling tobacco. I just think Cigars smell horrible, i've heard Hookah can be really good but have never tried it. And i'm not really a pipe fan.

Gemmwah:
I used to smoke pre-rolled cigarettes but to be honest, after I got poor and switched to hand rolled I realised that I much prefer rolling my own, not to mention that the tobacco lasts a lot longer than a pack of 20. I was smoking Golden Virginia, which is quite nice but now I'm really getting poor and instead I'm just buying whatever I can get my hands on. In the past few weeks this has included Amber Leaf and Cutter's Choice. The Amber Leaf was really meaty and had a horrible peanut butter aftertaste. Not to say that I don't like peanut butter but it's not exactly what I want out of a smoke. The Cutter's Choice is much nicer although I think I've been spoiled by the Golden Virginia.

Cigars can be good too, but I think me smoking a cigar is the most ridiculous picture in the world, so it's a rarity when I do smoke them, and I believe it would be the same for a pipe. Still, I'm not ruling it out.

Also, whiskey tobacco is my favourite so far. I bought some for my Mum for her birthday a few years ago and it had the most amazing aroma. She let me try some and it was good, so when I get some money I'm definitely going to the tobacco shop in my town and buying some for myself.

Boro_Bandito:
Now I can see switching to roll my own, that would be nice if I want a nicer smoke in my day to day routine without it being too time consuming if I pre-made some.

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