Cigars in Cars… God’s Gift to the Road Trip
I am telling you that there is nothing in this world that makes a long car trip go by fast than when you light up a good stogie. Bringing your favorite smoke along for the ride is like having a best pal in the car – one who doesn’t say a word, give you any flack, and just does his thing – and THAT is a beautiful thing.
I took a little trip this weekend to a friend’s house just southwest of Philadelphia, and thank God I had my happy sticks along for the trek. It’s supposed to take two and a half hours to get there, but torrential rains the entire way turned it into a four-hour marathon. Yeah it was dismal, traffic was hellish and accidents were to the left and right of me, but nothing could go wrong as long as my premium hand-rolled buddies made everything just a whole lot better.
What a psycho pig I was as I toked three on the way there and two on the way home, but like I said, when the smoke is swirling from a “car-gar” everything on the roadways seem just right. I started out in the late morning with a Romeo Y Julieta Reserva Real – a golden wrapped beautiful with nice flavor that accompanied my coffee quite nicely. Unfortunately the coffee produced a rather moving experience as I took an early rest stop at a crowded Exxon in western Jersey. Whew… you guys know damned well what I’m talking about. No need to spell it out.
It’s never too early for a second smoke, and the Frank Llaenza 1961 Double Magnum was simply magnificent as the rain pounded my windshield, but it didn’t matter on bit. That dark, rich, luscious ’61 and I were having some quality time, and a little atmospheric pressure was not going to disturb a good run. God dayum that is a fantastic smoke if you haven’t tried it yet. And if you have, then you sure as hell know what I’m talking about. Of course the stomach started grumbling so I cleared my palate with an egg sandwich and immediately started debating on the next cigar to keep my taste buds occupied. With the palate already bombarded with a myriad of textures and tastes, I needed something with some serious heft and body to cut thru the rubble, and the uber dark, rich and oily Omar Ortez did just the trick, Man, that cigar is full bodied up the ying yang and by the time it was done, I was parked in front of my pal’s abode. Sweet.
There’s a lot of great things about cigar smoking, but the companionship and camaraderie a rolled up stick of smoldering aged leaf can bring is sometimes it’s own little Master Card moment. When you’re golfing, fishing, barbecuing, or partaking in any other manly ritual, the cigar is something that just makes the moment a whole lot better. So today we salute the Car Gar – a gift from the great tobacco gods to make your trip a happy happy, joy joyful time.
Smoke cuz ya gottem, Gents.
Tommy Z,
JR Cigars Blog With the Zman
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Speaking of Cars & Cigars…
The next JR Classic Car Night will be held on Friday, August 13th in Whippany, NJ from 6 – 10 pm! Come eat, smoke and be merry as you oogle these amazing works of art!
