What's with Culebras and smoking them all?

[GavLew79]

Anyone else seen this 'trend' on social media, i.e. cutting, lighting and smoking *all* the Culebras in the bundle at once?

Curious as to your opinions on whether it is:

a) Light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek guffawing at the so called rules of cigar smoking?

b) awful "look at me" conspicuous consumption?

c) sheer ignorance; "someone told me they were smoked this way"?

d) good, old-fashioned bell-endery.

Cheers

[kalibratecuba]

Anyone else seen this 'trend' on social media, i.e. cutting, lighting and smoking *all* the Culebras in the bundle at once?
Curious as to your opinions on whether it is:
a) Light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek guffawing at the so called rules of cigar smoking?
awful "look at me" conspicuous consumption?
c) sheer ignorance; "someone told me they were smoked this way"?
d) good, old-fashioned bell-endery.
Cheers

I've seen all of those choices more than a few times. The top two are: to mess around and complete obliviousness. I prefer seeing the former rather than the latter.

The Leaf by Oscar has similar potential.

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[mprach024]

Wow, lol, I have not seen this.  Be an expensive joke.  Guessing it was just nativity.  

[Paladin865]

I'm not drawn to try a culebras.

[Nino]

b) and c) if you ask me ... ?

[Ciscojohansson]

Please post pictures ?

[SansSin]

i've seen some do it because they think it's cool being able to smoke 3 cigars at once, i would say majority just don't realize they are supposed to be separated tho, see it on IG a lot. i think they look like turds when separated so that may play a roll for the IG pics too?

[Edward7]

All of the above. There’s no benefit to smoking all 3 at once unless you want Instagram engagement. Would you cut a double corona into thirds and bundle them into a triple stick? Probably not. 

[LLC]

e) all of the above


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[Connoisseur Kim]

9 hours ago, nino said:

b) and c) if you ask me ... ?

Same here @nino. Culebras are meant to be separated into 3 cigars, so that's why it can be shared with BOTLs during herf. I think it's unimaginable to puff all Culebras unless I'm Lawrence Davis LOL ?

[El Presidente]

from a retailers perspective

.....I'm all for it 

[La_Tigre]

Who here has actually done this and will admit to it?

I will.

And no Instagram fishing was done or the like...just a bit of let’s see what would happen...

[mprach024]

1 hour ago, La_Tigre said:

Who here has actually done this and will admit to it?

I will.

And no Instagram fishing was done or the like...just a bit of let’s see what would happen...

How were the first 2/3??

[La_Tigre]

48 minutes ago, mprach024 said:

How were the first 2/3??

Kinda reminds you of those worm fireworks...

This was over a year ago. I’m certain the smoking experience was not all it could’ve been. But, the cigars burned fairly well in spite of the shame they undoubtedly felt.

And they told me....??:

Rich in Partagas flavor, leathery earthy tobacco. Smoked each singularly for the most part. The one that canoed was not pleasant.

But even it leveled out and was enjoyable. All fairly one note with just added Partagas spice in the final run. 

[BrightonCorgi]

Culebras are one Habano's best tasting thin ring gauge cigars.  Would love to pick up some before they are twisted. 

Has anyone been able to get Culebras in Habana before they were twisted?

[mprach024]

1 hour ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Culebras are one Habano's best tasting thin ring gauge cigars.  Would love to pick up some before they are twisted. 

Has anyone been able to get Culebras in Habana before they were twisted?

That would be very interesting if available

[Homer]

Cigars that are packed in 25 or 50 cabinets are ment to be smoked like this.

[Habana Mike]

9 hours ago, mprach024 said:

How were the first 2/3??

Don't you mean the first 6/9ths?

[mprach024]

51 minutes ago, Habana Mike said:

Don't you mean the first 6/9ths?

Lol of course

[clickbangdoh]

7 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Culebras are one Habano's best tasting thin ring gauge cigars.  Would love to pick up some before they are twisted. 

Has anyone been able to get Culebras in Habana before they were twisted?

I believe these are rolled very loosely in order to prevent the twisting from causing them to draw poorly. That being the case, I think they'd smoke hot and fast, and not give you a good rendering of the leaf therein if they were smoked untwisted.

[BrightonCorgi]

1 hour ago, clickbangdoh said:

I believe these are rolled very loosely in order to prevent the twisting from causing them to draw poorly. That being the case, I think they'd smoke hot and fast, and not give you a good rendering of the leaf therein if they were smoked untwisted.

They should adapt the blend in one that would work.  They're brilliant cigars, just goofy to smoke.

[Meklown]

14 hours ago, La_Tigre said:

Who here has actually done this and will admit to it?

I will.

I've tried that once with 3 smokers present, simply for the fun of it. We each tried to take a few puffs of the bundle - I found that it was impossible to get a proper seal on the lips around the cigars, and as a result actually very difficult to draw?? After a few (attempted) puffs each we simply split it into individual sticks and smoked 1 each. Actually a very tasty smoke. 

[La_Tigre]

6 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

Smh


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Some don’t always use the crosswalk to get to the other side of the street.

When I see this:

 

I assume it’s lying until proven otherwise. ?

Besides, it’s just not everyday your own cigar flips you off.

[Ken Gargett]

On 10/13/2020 at 6:42 AM, LLC said:

e) all of the above


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another vote for this. 

[GavLew79]

11 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

another vote for this. 

Not f) because it's cooler than Miles Davis, then Ken? ?