Does your mood..

[kyleb]

Does your general mood affect what cigar you reach for?

I watched a video review of the La Riqueza. It was said that its a great lazy-Saturday/Sunday smoke. He was speaking the truth, I couldn't picture myself smoking my typical Padron Maduro on a lazy Sunday evening.

How about if your sad or depresssed about something, do you think you smoke a certain profiled cigar according to your mood?

 

[kyleb]

Or is that anthropomorphic?

 

[indyrob]

Yes and no....I like A sized cigars and I really need to know that I have a good 3 hours to burn to grab for that.

the rest of the time I just go digging until I see something that i like at the moment.

 

[indyrob]

Or is that anthropomorphic?

If you mean that the cigar chooses you, it's a 50/50 crap shoot. The same comparative could be associated to a beverage...why milk over OJ, soda or water? I'm sure it's not as abstract as that; the subconscious works a helluva lot faster than the conscious...a connection was made weighing the various factors of mood, time, and potential enjoyment well before you thought you decided on one particular smoke.

 

[indyrob]

Them OC kids and their big words...sheesh!

 

[bballbaby]

i smoke my good cigars when i 'm in a good mood. If i'm just msoking for the sake of having the available time, i'll grab whatever.

I've also sort of taken to the thoughts from that wine movie a few years ago...smoking a great cigar IS a special occasion...but now i' feel like im just rambling, so...

 

[CWS]

Mood totally affects my cigar smoking as does temperature, humidity, what I ate, smoked drink etc. If things are not going well I reach for a strong one that I know I will enjoy.

 

[AnejoMofo]

Usually it's the time I want to spend that determines the cigar. Not necessarily the time I have- I don't like to smoke with a clock ticking down before I have to do something- but how much time I want to spend with a cigar that given day.

 

[Craig Mac]

If things are not going well I reach for a strong one that I know I will enjoy.

I'll have to remember that one, I had a 17 hour work day on my feet recently, and when I came home I just starred at the humidor and couldn't make up my mind. Probably mostly due to the fact I started drinkin around hour 13:bottle:

But to answer the OP's question, I would say my mood definitely affects what I reach for.

 

[BestCigarIEverHad]

I tend to save my best smokes for really good and really bad days, so I'm either rewarding myself or easing the pain.

 

[unfairtoast]

I tend to save my best smokes for really good and really bad days, so I'm either rewarding myself or easing the pain.

I like that. Good logic.

 

[daniyal]

The stick I go for usually depends on the time of day and probably what I've eaten.. other than that I've noticed sticks just don't taste the same if I'm in a bad mood.

 

[uncelnino]

Mood definitely affects cigar selection. On a normal day i am more likely to go for a normal "go to" stick. On a bad day when i feel like i really need to kick back and relax, a special cigar is in order. Likewise, early in the day i go for more mild bodied smokes whereas after a huge steak dinner i want something that will kick my ass.

 

[Moro]

The cigar I choose usually has to do with mood, what I ate, how the day is, when am I smoking and how much time I've got. This, and probably more things I'm not aware of consciously.

 

[derfatdutchman]

I agree mood, time of day and other factors affect what cigar I choose.

 

[njstone]

Yes time is of course a factor. If I only have 30 minutes, of course that limits me to minis. If I have a couple hours, I love A sized and am a sucker for anything with a HUGE ring (6 x 60s....mmmm).

But other than that, mood is the biggest factor. There was a time a couple weeks ago when I wanted to try out a specific cigar (CAO VR) to decide whether I wanted to buy more of them or not (there was a time-limit / sale situation going on). But for whatever reason what I really wanted to smoke was a 5 Vegas Gold. I smoked the VR I planned to smoke, but didn't enjoy it that much--mostly, i think, because I felt more like smoking the 5 Vegas.

So basically, my smoking experience was ruined because I went with my head instead of my heart. That sounded sort a sappy, but you get the picture.

 

[Soundwave13]

Ever start thinking about a particular cigar - got the taste in your brain like a stuck song? That is the cigar that you are drolling for...

Then you get to the humidor open it up and....


Pick comething else?

 

[njstone]

Ever start thinking about a particular cigar - got the taste in your brain like a stuck song? That is the cigar that you are drolling for...

Then you get to the humidor open it up and....


Pick comething else?

Lol, yep, noobish stupidity for ya. I'm learning, though
:thinkidea

 

[jwintosh]

yes, mood does effect,,, lot's of other stuff too! sometimes, just making the choice is the toughest part. i'll stand there looking, and looking, and looking....

 

[Proud Bear]

Simply, yes.

Bear