Welcome to the smoking parlor...
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:43 am
Reading this section can be hazardous to your health...
I'm not a big proponent of smoking; in fact I quit over 30 years ago (even though it never was a nasty habit). As a teen smoking was a brief, choking experience with Lucky Strikes (or was it Pall Malls). One deep inhale and over! Next was in my 20's when I bought a few nice pipes and smoked aromatics 'cause the girls liked it. Cherry Blend can get you laid. Same for a few aromatic wood-tipped cigars.
Sue Sea was quite the smoker for 30 years, but when we met I made it clear "I don't date smokers!" and asked her to stop. "Next year" she said. "Is January first OK?" I retorted; inasmuch as that was some months off, she reluctantly agreed.
On that fateful day, I reminded her expecting another postponement but to my great surprise? She quit. And so we proceeded on together. But that was ten years ago. In the meanwhile The Rum Project was born leading to a interest in fine spirits.
As for today - we remain non-smokers in the sense though that a visit to Key West has to include buying on-the-premise hand made sandals at Kino's, beers at Sloppy Joe's, the sunset celebration at Mallory pier, and for some a handrolled cigar at the tiny Rodruiguez Cigar Shop, where the 80+ year old grandfather and his family have rolled Dominican tobacco into prized stogies for at least 30 years.
All are Key West fixtures, enjoyed by many.
So why a smoking section?
We're realists. While smoking cigarettes is ridiculous, smoking the peace pipe or for contemplation is a long held societal practice. Handing out good cigars at the birth of a baby, a promotion, a marriage - or a divorce - is common. There are those for whom an annual celebratory fine single malt and fine cigar suffices.
A number of our posters do love an occasional smoke. For many an especially fine spirit goes well with a good cigar, or for Ralfy with a Falcon pipe.
Still moderation in all things is a good idea. Addiction is one thing. Wedding cakes and cigars is quite another. This section is for those whose personal choices include an occasional smoke as an accompaniment to their spirits...
I'm not a big proponent of smoking; in fact I quit over 30 years ago (even though it never was a nasty habit). As a teen smoking was a brief, choking experience with Lucky Strikes (or was it Pall Malls). One deep inhale and over! Next was in my 20's when I bought a few nice pipes and smoked aromatics 'cause the girls liked it. Cherry Blend can get you laid. Same for a few aromatic wood-tipped cigars.
Sue Sea was quite the smoker for 30 years, but when we met I made it clear "I don't date smokers!" and asked her to stop. "Next year" she said. "Is January first OK?" I retorted; inasmuch as that was some months off, she reluctantly agreed.
On that fateful day, I reminded her expecting another postponement but to my great surprise? She quit. And so we proceeded on together. But that was ten years ago. In the meanwhile The Rum Project was born leading to a interest in fine spirits.
As for today - we remain non-smokers in the sense though that a visit to Key West has to include buying on-the-premise hand made sandals at Kino's, beers at Sloppy Joe's, the sunset celebration at Mallory pier, and for some a handrolled cigar at the tiny Rodruiguez Cigar Shop, where the 80+ year old grandfather and his family have rolled Dominican tobacco into prized stogies for at least 30 years.
All are Key West fixtures, enjoyed by many.
So why a smoking section?
We're realists. While smoking cigarettes is ridiculous, smoking the peace pipe or for contemplation is a long held societal practice. Handing out good cigars at the birth of a baby, a promotion, a marriage - or a divorce - is common. There are those for whom an annual celebratory fine single malt and fine cigar suffices.
A number of our posters do love an occasional smoke. For many an especially fine spirit goes well with a good cigar, or for Ralfy with a Falcon pipe.
Still moderation in all things is a good idea. Addiction is one thing. Wedding cakes and cigars is quite another. This section is for those whose personal choices include an occasional smoke as an accompaniment to their spirits...
