Why Cigars are Awesome! w/ Michael Knowles

[@Lavender-Waterfall]

To anyone who hasn’t watched this full podcast episode, I highly recommend it! Very interesting and entertaining conversation.

[@stephjess1133]

Now my husband is asking for an $800 cigar to contemplate eternity. Thanks.

[@milton5417]

LOL 😂

[@icemanmusic44]

😂😂😂

[@SamFBM]

no cigar is worth more than $30 . you're paying for the hype.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

Tell the husband you don't have to break the bank with $800 cigars. However they are still pricey. I bought my brother three high-end Cohibas 30 years ago for a Christmas present. They were $80 each back then. The price is much higher now.

[@bluejaysfan965]

That's a $150 USD cigar

[@zimmerae]

I’m going to turn 71 this year. The actuarial tables tell me that I’ve lived over 91% of my life. I’ve just started smoking cigars, about two a week, and I really don’t give a hoot about the health risks at this point. I’m going to die soon and I know it and I’m OK with that. I really, really enjoy smoking a premium cigar. It’s probably the most enjoyable thing I have left to me. For all you fear mongers out there, put that in your pipe and smoke it!

[@guyfromaucklandnz]

Better to go out in a blaze of glory rather than straggling along for a weak wet whimper. I salute you, sir.

[@Tartersauce101]

I love that at 70 we can still just randomly pick up something new and get into it. Godspeed.

[@erodik]

watch it go from 2 a week to once daily very quick

[@zimmerae]

Ha! Very astute my friend. Close to a daily smoke now, only in 2-3 inch increments though. That’s about all time and my tolerance for nicotine allows.

[@NickyMetropolis1313]

God bless you

[@kaithompson3074]

I appreciate the cigars, but am very disappointed in the complete lack of pints.

[@fsusarge]

"I never smoke to excess - that is, I only smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time." Mark Twain

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

Cigars at 2:00. I was one of the poor boys in college who started with cheap cigars. They were around $2 a piece. It is good to start with the bad ones since when you find the great ones they really stand out. I was at pre-wedding celebrations for a friend of mine. His father had gifted really good Cubans for the event and I was hooked. To me there are other good non-Cubans, however Cubans are my favorite. You have to smoke the ones you can afford and splurge on special occasions for the best. Do not get into debt buying boxes in bulk. They are best smoked with friends and great conversation. And a great single malt whiskey helps too.

[@toughbiblepassages9082]

I’ve never smoked, but I have drank the spirits and to enjoy this beverages while discussing the deeper topics of life is such a pleasure. I wish I had a team where we met once a week over bourbon to conversation on how to bring the eternal truths to earths corners.

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Well this is the closest to that experience or just really cherish the time by yourself and just relish on the fact that you can be in solitude and reflect and chill.

[@fujikokun]

I can’t for the life of me understand how Christians condemn people over smoking a cigar or having a drink when you know every fellowship hour they attend after church is full of Christians stuffing their faces with donuts and cookies 😂

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

Donuts and cookies don't blatantly have substances which CAUSE addiction. Sugar can cause addiction, but that doesn't mean it will. Nicotine DOES. That's the difference.

[@fujikokun]

@@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG I smoked cigarettes all through college without getting addicted. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m not arguing that we should consume nothing like this, whether sugar, alcohol, or tobacco. I mean, Jesus clearly drank, not to mention he provided wine at a wedding. I don’t think we can make a Biblical case that we shouldn’t consume these things, in fact the opposite. I do think we as Christians shouldn’t cause divisions over it. Some may choose to do so, and may choose not to do so. We should endeavor to be gracious with each other.

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

@@fujikokun The fact that you smoked them all throughout college is literally a testimony to you being addicted to them. How often did you smoke them?

[@emmanuelalva6597]

@@EmeraldPixelGamingEPGsugar does cause addiction. Every morning the same cars are lining for up their coffees loaded with sugar not for black coffee.

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

@@emmanuelalva6597 What property of sugar actually causes an addiction? Sweetness? Then use sweetener, and realize that it makes no difference ultimately. I want to know the scientific property of the substance which makes it specifically addictive.

[@ianschulze1461]

The guy saying all bourbon is the same, lol.

[@DaveH8905]

Right?!? 🤦🏼‍♂️ “Lagavulin is the greatest scotch” 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

@@ianschulze1461 He has a point. To date no one has ever made a good bourbon.

[@jlozano2014]

@@DragonsinGenesisPodcast then stick to water.

[@JayDude85]

Bourbons are definitely not all the same. Not saying this to argue, but rather to point out the differences that I perceive, as this is my spirit of choice. The smoke profiles can certainly taste similar, but some are more forward than others. For me, the biggest difference from one bourbon to the next is the level of sweetness. Some are much more "caramel" like which gives them a bit of a more viscous feel on the way down while others are dryer and can feel a bit hot on the back of the throat. And you certainly don't need to spend a bunch of money on the most expensive whiskey, same as you don't need to do on a particular cigar. My buddy's favorite bourbon is made by a brand called "Law" I think and this particular one is aged in port barrels which gives it a sweeter profile and a bit of a dried fruit note. A bit sweet for my taste. My favorite is Basil Hayden, which is much more on the dry side compared to the prior and can put people off because it IS a bit hot going down. I like to jokingly say to people "put it on ice and let it breath a bit. That'll smooth it out, and if that doesn't get smooth enough for you I promise it'll get much smoother when you start on your third glass." haha. But it's all about what you enjoy, and the more frequently you enjoy different brands of anything, the more you can perceive the differences.

[@cardinalbubxiii803]

Cigars are great, but pipes are where true Catholicism resides. (Jk, Matt.)

[@Psyrus88]

Combine the two. Pigars.

[@andrejm25]

🤣 I'm a hookah guy. There is no dispute for taste I guess

[@spikeherbert391]

Cardinal, veritas est. As a decades long pipe smoker, only an occasional cigar smoker, I will remain with the pipe as a long time friend, much like the Catholic Church . Until the current Pope.

[@B.A.D4Life]

I am a Baptist and I would smoke a pipe with a Catholic.😂. That would be a great conversation!

[@anon8638]

@@spikeherbert391become orthodox then brother ☦️

[@sc100ott]

I have tremendous appreciation for both Mr. Fradd and Mr. Knowles. I enjoy their content, and I enjoy a fine cigar. But I would like to challenge their position a bit on this. Cigars are very addictive. There was a point in my life where I found myself sneaking off to smoke when my wife wasn’t looking, and I realized the cigars were controlling me, which is obviously not good, but anti-Christian, anti-Catholic. After quitting for many years, I did return to cigars, but I’ve been successfully limiting my consumption to about one per month, and it’s no longer hard for me to skip a month or two. I would like to challenge Matt and Michael to try to stop smoking cigars for a while, to see first of all if they can do it, and secondly to see if it changes their perspective. Lent would be the perfect time to do this. I’m guessing, since they admit to a daily cigar habit, that 40 consecutive days of abstinence would be exceedingly difficult, yet but a drop in the ocean compared to what Our Lord suffered.

[@sc100ott]

@NimbuX. In your late teens, I would recommend avoiding it, at least not intentionally pursuing it. If someone offers you a cigar to smoke socially on the spur of the moment, and it’s just 1-3 times a year, it’s probably no big deal, but purchasing cigars for the specific intention, I would say it crosses the line (for me). Everyone is different of course. As a physician, I know various drugs (including tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, etc.) have effects on younger people which are different from older people, and not well understood. We know the brain doesn’t stop developing until approximately age 25, for example. So I would definitely try to hold off an intentional cigar (or wine, or bourbon…) hobby until your late 20’s at least.

[@m1p84]

I have wanted to smoke cigars since I was a kid. I always loved the smell of the tobacco isle at the grocery stores when I was very young. They don’t have that isle anymore but the coffee isle still smells amazing. Remember the tobacco isle? It was like walking into a walk in humidor.

[@whiskeyislife6498]

I’ve found with both Whiskey and Cigars, there is a point of diminishing returns regarding price. There are amazing bottles of whiskey well under $100 and amazing cigars under $20. I don’t need to chase Cubans or spend hundreds of dollars to enjoy myself.

[@EUSA1776]

Saying all bourbon is the same is literally insane.

[@Thesmokingardens]

Hoping he was just being funny…

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

It’s the same in that it’s all bad.

[@jjwats12]

Probably has a mouth full of smoke when drinking bourbon. Only explanation.

[@hex_gekko29568]

Cheap alcohol is demonic. May sound extreme but I have seen people who are angry drunks be fun when drinking something that's good. Nothing too crazy in price. Like Jamesons or better.

[@bl4841]

the bourbon comment was so painful to hear

[@CameronLestagez]

agreed, i feel like a lot of scotch’s taste the damn same, bourbon vs rye is totally different

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

If bourbon wants respect it can start by becoming good.

[@prosoblue]

I'm too young to smoke but I think people care way too much about smoking. Smoking cigars and pipes and nowhere near as bad as cigarettes since they aren't made to be inhaled through the lungs.

[@davidperman7517]

If that were true, why is secondhand smoke a problem?

[@Jking0005]

​@davidperman7517 Because secondhand smoke is inhaled, obviously. And it usually occurs over years of constant daily exposure.

[@MansaMusa-v5q]

Lmao this bull if u put anything on your gums/mouth it’s in your system Yes pipe/cigars smokers lungs isn’t as messed up as cigarettes smokers but if u inhale or not yours isn’t clean But pipe and cigar tobacco is way safer than cigarettes

[@camillac.5695]

I’m literally kicking my feet giggling I love Michael

[@Eric-dd8bk]

You are crazy.

[@jarodandrews7425]

What?

[@MarcusMane96]

Accurate, to the point of bourbon though; hailing from the mecca of bourbon, try Rabbit Hole Derringer next to another sub-hundred dollar bottle of bourbon. It is a finished bourbon so there's that but all the same. It is a wonderful sipping whiskey.

[@m1p84]

Nice poetry! Thanks!

[@FlyingJolly]

IMHO a cheap Canadian whiskey, a decent pipe tobacco, and a corncob pipe can deliver an experience equal to any $800 cigar and expensive scotch.

[@fossil-bit8439]

Love me some $2.50 cigars and a glass of Canadian Club. Haha!

[@roksva3861]

I met cigars 3 years ago and we live happily ever after.

[@snaketalejohnny]

Lagavulin 16 is the greatest readily available scotch, yes. The best scotch I've ever had was their 16-year-old "Distillers Edition" which I haven't been able to find here in Mississippi since COVID supply chain disruptions began. What makes it better than the regular 16 is that these are finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. Divine.

[@Shadow-gm9ct]

_Ron Swanson requests your location_

[@nickapalooza861]

If he has only the very best he shouldn't have only cuban, it isn't 1995 anymore

[@hoshangmerzanazar2317]

What are the best now then?

[@patrickf1458]

@@hoshangmerzanazar2317 I'm not speaking for Nick...but personally (while I do still like Cuban cigars) my favorite brands now derive from Nicaragua.

[@johna1607]

Burning one now. $800 dollar cigar. Dang i won't even spend $800 on my next TV.

[@TheGrmany69]

Most people don't know that smoking makes people more social and open to share their memories. You don't get that with just a cup of coffee, coffee turns people hypocritical.

[@novelaego2404]

huh

[@Th3UnshackledMindset]

I just bought a $1600 cigar to contemplate eternity.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Very Catholic, beautiful poetry used to justify something, when you actually look at it, is just a bad idea.

[@gund2281]

Laphroaig is the finest scotch imho lol. Love this, I wish I knew more people like these gentleman so I could do this same thing far more often.

[@schreineinAV]

Try Ardbeg Uigeadail or Caol Ila…. Both peaty whiskies from Islay and only slightly more expensive that Laphroig! The king of the peaty islay whiskies is octomore from Bruichladdich…. But it’s super expensive! Port Charlotte from Bruichladdich is a great peaty dram, similar price to Ardbeg and caol ila…..

[@gund2281]

@@schreineinAV I have actually had them both. I wasn't as impressed with Caol Isla, although I still loved it. But I did have the Ardbeg and yeah, it's probably my new favorite.

[@m1p84]

Looking forward to trying the Mayflower dawn.

[@BoyleJr]

My grand uncle still wants and gets my cuban cigar butts for re- smoking in his pipe at 91 years of age.but will refuse the offer of any cigar

[@TheBrakedown]

I think cubans are overrated. I think a lot of the appeal in the us is that they are forbidden

[@MathsOP]

yeah, people always want what they cant have

[@schreineinAV]

Yeah…. This is always the statement from someone from the USA who can’t get or can’t afford genuine Cubans! Here in the U.K. they’re both readily available and relatively affordable! EMS (English market selection) ensures consistent quality! ‘New world’ cigars mostly taste artificial to me…. That’s what I always go with Cuban!

[@CJoshuaJimenez]

As someone who just experienced the joy of smoking a Cuban Cohiba, I've got to agree. I've had some phenomenal New World cigars that the Cubans could never dare to compete with.

[@ahabsbane]

It's so effed that we still can't have Cubans legally.

[@figeon]

One of the FEW advantages to living in Canada

[@StankHunt42]

Eh. What country are you from?

[@rbarrowclough]

Big up the single malt scotch whisky. Speyside, Highland, lowland & Islay. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gogogomes7025]

Idk who you guys are but 4 minutes into this and I already love it! Definitely going to check the whole EP

[@FullOfMalarky]

3:04 just use a crystal decanter. Makes it fancy without lying

[@FullOfMalarky]

Wrote my comment before Matt said it HAHA

[@sc100ott]

I love Lagavulin 16-probably my favorite Scotch. I really enjoy a fine cigar. But frankly, the two are a very poor pairing, as the peaty-smokiness of Islay malt tends to clash with the creamier smoke of a fine cigar, each detracting from the other. A sherried mainland Scotch, Port, or Bourbon, are far better partners for a fine cigar.

[@imveryhungry112]

Cigars give me asthma symptoms which sucks because i love them in the morning 😢

[@gccenteno]

Nicaraguan here. My La Salle congregation brothers in Leon Nicaragua while in school were all big smokers.

[@poikelos6291]

at 21 i bought a bottle of auchentoshan 12 for $80 as my first bottle. first glass horrible. the next day 2nd glass ohhh thats goooood (once you get acclimated to the high alc liquor be goooood

[@matthewgallant3622]

I wish I could get into cigars. I smoked cigarettes for years and enjoyed a good cigar also. I’ve quit smoking cigarettes which was a terrible habit but I’d love to get more into the world of cigars. My wife unfortunately hates smoking though so out of respect for her I do not.

[@markmcgarry8543]

Scottish whiskey, I’m Scottish btw. Isn’t all that. Some are good but it’s became a game. Most Scottish whisky has added food colouring and can be flavoured in barrels that made Bourbon, sherry or other things. You should step in to Brandy, that’s a drink, also bourbon is great, wild turkey rare breed or pappy!

[@fossil-bit8439]

Wish this was much longer!

[@evansmith2018]

This comes from the full-length episode which is much longer

[@dsigner]

when you're in your teens, probably heard this many times, "smoking (cigarettes) is cool" the truth is, smoking CIGAR is cool.... look at those 2

[@henryswanson5402]

Just bought my first cigar at 22!

[@petethepeg2]

Love and appreciate the freedoms shown here ! I also allow myself to smoke a little weed and smoke a pipe ,so kudos to your example !!

[@Sam-1856]

Yeah weed is not the same thing definitely quit the weed. The pipe is alright though!

[@petethepeg2]

@@Sam-1856 How so? If these two are considered leaders and Christian influencers ,that are not battling with a smoking and drinking problem privately, which is one thing ,but publicly endorsing these behaviours,that is another. Smoking cigars,pipes and any kind of tobacco kills.period . Thes guys parade all this stuff in a very flaunting in your face way . They have given me an equal right to my own thing, a little wine, a little tobacco ,perhaps some soft porn but only a little !!!!? Thankyou "pints"8

[@figeon]

@@Sam-1856agreed

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Yep I enjoy my cigars, vape, and hookah and if possible pipe tobacco. Well I'm a tobacco/nicotine enthusiast, research and educate yourself on tobacco origins and use, specifically it's therapeutic and medicinal use

[@markpozsar5785]

@@Sam-1856 it is totally the same thing, you are being hypocritical. Very typical.

[@HarveyManfrenjenfrensen]

I've had a few Cubans and many many Cohibas. To each his own but I'll take an LFD Double Ligero any and everyday. That's just me! 😆 🤣

[@FinanceCobra]

This guy's 34?! I thought he was in his 50s.

[@SiLatics56]

Hey Dingus, I just subscribed 😅

[@barrymkaene]

If you smoke $800 Cubans your cigar credibility goes right out the window. A $30 Padronnis better than any Cuban lol. They are about exclusivity and that’s it. Nicaragua is the great cigar country for the last 50 years

[@colinjarvis5935]

Jack Daniels is my whiskey of choice. Preferably mixed with coke zero. Cigars are a beautiful thing. Cubans have a certain twang to them that other countries dont have, but its not necessarily better. The history of cuban cigars makes them special for most true cigar lovers, but theyre simply overpriced and over hyped.

[@HarryPowers-y1r]

All bourbon's are most definitely not the same. LOL

[@nelsonfountain4297]

Just because a cigar cost 800 bucks does not make it a good cigar. I could buy a 5 dollar cigar tell you it's a Cuban and 90% of people wouldn't know the difference.

[@NNCCCC63]

".... and thus the spirit of evil has turned life into smoking, and made the mouth, which ought to be employed in thanking and praising the Lord, into a smoking furnace. It is a silly whim, a desecration of the lips, ... How do I allow myself to do something like this?" - Blessed St. John of Kronstadt

[@goblinondrums]

Thank you for putting this in here. I’m actually shocked seeing this video. I seriously do not think this is of God at all.

[@Quekksilber]

There were saints and blesseds that smoked.

[@PeterMilko]

I smoked cigars, you get addicted to nicotine. The worst part is that smoking becomes an intrusive thought. My work requires my mind to be in my control. Nicotine addiction was a distraction. Months later and I still can't get my mind completely over it.

[@rodrodriguez460]

My best shot at smoking an expensive cigar is secondary smoke... okay, now I would need to find very rich friends who partake of expensive cigars.

[@notdisclosed]

There are lots of ways to contemplate eternity without killing off some of our best Catholic minds early. Take Karl Keating's lead and get outside to view the mountains or the vast night sky.

[@mikec5309]

I’d like to try cigars but it seems it could get expensive fast. I’ll stick with my pipe 😊

[@familyalfaro7310]

explains everything

[@marcochavezjr9180]

Even if I were rich I would just have any cigar that I enjoy don't really care about the price even if it was just $10 as long as I enjoy it that's really all that matters.

[@ludwigvanbubthoven5692]

He's either trolling bourbon drinkers, or he has very little experience with it. Not all bourbons are the same.

[@kevinamorimrealestate]

Richard Overton smoked up to 12 Cigars a day. He lived until 112.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

My grandmother was bombed out of her house during WW2, she's still alive today. That does not mean that being bombed is an entirely safe hobby.

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

Imagine the extra years beyond those incredible 112 without them.

[@lothara.schmal5092]

@@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG not how it works lmao

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Yep!

[@waluigiinsmashbros]

I couldn't believe, after going on about cigars that they only smoke one a day. How about 3 Morning, evening, and afternoon

[@connorhofmann5691]

All young men should watch this video. Your man level will go up at least 5 points.

[@awreckingball]

They're really great for cancer of the throat and mouth.

[@chezjowy8596]

You typing your comment is great for corporeal tunnel

[@pop6997]

Getting angry over everything, even if you perceive a 'vice' is not healthy either, and leads to unnecessary stress or anger. Pot & Kettle. Moderation is key.

[@karinabarros4183]

Honestly at this point isn’t weed better/healthier ? Can’t you develop so many forms of cancers from cigars? 😭 and the science says nicotine is way more addicting than weed

[@javierclement3047]

@@karinabarros4183 it depends what you look at. Weed is way worse for long term brain health and leading to Alzheimer’s/dementia. Tobacco is way worse for lungs and maybe cardiovascular.

[@neckpains1821]

@@javierclement3047 cannabis does not cause dementia or alzheimers, it actually reduces chances of getting it

[@dom19945]

Such a massive L with the bourbon comment.

[@htht856]

@dom19945 Alcohol is alcohol, only a fool would spend extra on poison

[@camillac.5695]

I’m so in love with Michael I’m so beyond jealous of his wife 😭

[@leightontieszen2361]

Well you certainly have good taste. I’ve watched him over the years and am very impressed with all he knows. I would enjoy sitting across from him having a cigar. Do you smoke?

[@camillac.5695]

@@leightontieszen2361 I’m a women so no I don’t smoke

[@aaronrivero3221]

I think Michael is smoking an Oliva Serie V in this video

[@colinjarvis5935]

The BHK 52 isnt 800, but yes a beautiful cigar. Tons of great cigars made outside of cuba for way cheaper

[@schreineinAV]

It’s not far off it…. They’re £400-500 a single cigar here in the U.K….. so that’s what, $650 a cigar? I got a box of 10 behike 54’s from the La casa del habanos official shop in the hotel nacional in Havana around 10yrs ago…. Cost £170! They were priced at £60 a cigar here in the U.K. at the time!

[@ar007r]

Behike 52's are not $800 cigars lol. Even in Canada, which has some of the most expensive prices in the world because of taxes, they are about $300. If I were to buy this in Europe and have it shipped to the US it would be about $150/stick usd. There are zero cigars that cost $800 each that are regular production and not some sort of bidding situation. The closest you will get are cohiba talisman for about $500usd. I think these guys may just overpay by about 5x to have access in the US to rare cigars. Seems like a great business. In fact, I will go buy some behike 56's tomorrow and maybe 1 or 2 cohiba 55th anniversary cigars. I can literally get them around the block for about 250usd each. Before you call me pretentious, I am 34 and have been smoking cigars since I was 15. I have always loved collecting and smoking them even from that young of an age. I have a collection of about 1000 cigars with an average of about $60/stick (CAD). So when I buy a several hundred dollar cigar or a sevreal thousand dollar box or lighter, it is after a gradual build of of my collection which is worth way more now than what I paid for it. In 2016 I realized that prices were going to skyrocket, I could see the writing on the wall clear as day. That year I spent about $25k on cigars and everyone thought i was insane. Since those prices have at the very least doubled, I could now smoke about 15-20 expensive cubans a year without ever buying one again. I still intend to purchase more than I smoke even though I have significantly reduced my purchasing. This year, for example, I bought a box of: romeo y julietta no 2, partagas serie p, hoyo de monterrey le hoyo de rio seco, hoyo de monterrey epirucre especial, padron family reserve 40th anniversary, opus x lost city I got several singles of epircure no 2, partagas lusitanias, h uppman sir winstons, padron no 90, blanco 9, aj fernadez new world (caeroon and regular), padron 50th anniversary, plasencia 1865, cuesta rey, davidoff winston churchill, davidoff signature #2, arturo fuente don carlos, plascencia alma del fuego, padron 1964, Don pepin garcia original lancero, davidoff winston churchill late hour and man others that I am currently not remembering. I also purchased a ST Dupont line 2 lighter in black laquer and palladium and a black and silver st dupont cutter. I suspect that I am going to make one more large purchase around christmas when I go to the US. I spend about 5 grand a year on cigars now and that seems to be sufficient for me to smoke what I want and to continue to grow my collection.

[@schreineinAV]

Cohiba Behike 52’s are £400-500 a stick here in the U.K…. That’s roughly around $650 a stick! Check out the prices on davidoff, cgars or JJ fox and you’ll see!

[@trevorboyd2715]

Imagine justifying buying expensive cigars and then cheaping out on the whiskey😂 Wild.

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

Because they increase the risk of stroke?

[@cachinnation448]

This was great fun to watch.

[@chucklachance]

I was 58 years old and realized that I have no vices (I swear to much but…). I have always wanted to visit a gentleman’s club, not the kind with the stage and poorly dressed women and cooties, but gentlemen’s club that you can have relevant conversations. I found a local cigar lounge and have smoked cigars ever since for every reason mentioned here. Although, $20 is my limit. I can’t see paying $800 to turn something to ash. I understand that a cigar, hand rolled cigar is treated with respect. But $800? Respect goes both ways.

[@danadian9514]

Tell me what that herringbone jacket is please?

[@camillac.5695]

Michael smoking cigars is the single most sexy and attractive thing I’ve quite literally ever seen.

[@albinosh4dow]

Calm down there lady.

[@MansaMusa-v5q]

Pipe tobacco is fun too

[@extremepredudice]

I liked this video solely because he used the word 'dingus' at the end and it made me chuckle cos I have only ever heard it said between my mates.

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

I enjoy a cigar while watching Life of Brian or apologists being debunked by science.

[@chriswright5050]

Yep, bourbon comment was totally wrong. Check out someone with a great palette such as Jason C.

[@ericotto314]

I honestly love Black & Mild’s - the Casino plastic tip are swag 🖤

[@mac8179]

Oof

[@MirrorMonolith]

Mostly wrong on the bourbons all being the same, but partially right in that super pricy bottles are just overpriced nonsense. It's not about price or even rarity, just simply if it's well made or not. Pappy's are great but way overpriced, as a $28 bottle of Old Grand Dad 114 often beats Pappy's in blind tastings. Both are really good drams though. My top pick for pairing with cigars is Noah's Mill, which is around $70 a bottle. Solid barrel strength bourbon, reasonably priced. The point is to be totally objective, no sweeping generalizations either direction.

[@mac8179]

Southern Draw Rose of Sharon is a great stick.

[@PolishBigfootCircle11]

Pipes are really nice.

[@markcollins2704]

Soy Cigar tobacco smoker vs Chad Pipe tobacco smoker.

[@rafaelbastos8713]

GigaChad Clean air Breather

[@cardinalbubxiii803]

Hell yeah brother. Church wardens are the best.

[@UnremarkableMarx]

Mm

[@markcollins2704]

@@rafaelbastos8713 Lol chemtrails bro, no such thing as clean air

[@chestertonco.cigars]

Fake news

[@jaredtaylor7777]

Our lord and saviors first miracle was turning water in to wine. He also knew if you wanted to draw a crowd put out a meal. I’ve found my way to Christ more through fellowship with men over cigars and bourbon than all my life in church attendance.

[@P.o.n-k7f]

I started off for alot of my life as a hardcore socialist. But when i started to work and pay taxes. Im on the conservative side now. Work hard and enjoy the benefits. If u are lazy then u dont deserve a hand out. When it comes to cigar's it was my grandfather that got me into it.

[@Eric-dd8bk]

I honestly don't understand how a sane person could even consider socialism to be any good at all in today's society, when they have all the bad examples all over the Earth.

[@xxFairestxx]

I love cigars. Does anyone else find Michael to be very pretentious? Nice guy and I love the content. Just interesting.

[@mac8179]

I think it’s just his voice that makes him sounds pretentious.

[@mikeziolkowski7294]

Before becoming a GOP shill for culture wars he went to Yale drama. This is a role

[@xxFairestxx]

@@mikeziolkowski7294 figures

[@Aryan-xb5id]

What’s the swill?

[@rogelioarmentasolorzano3848]

Dominican Republic makes some good and surprising cigars.

[@angeleliofthefamilydiaz1226]

I don't enjoy tobacco but I love cannabis❤

[@atlucas1]

Yo how did you get Mike to wear socks?

[@bryanscruggs7566]

Right, go drink some Eagle Rare, Stagg, or Old Forester, and tell me that's the same taste as Jim Bean or Jack Daniel's.

[@konradvonmarburg7733]

As a Roman Catholic and a cigar smoker, 42 years young, I really admire Michael Knowles. However, I began to experience a tad bit of pretentiousness between the two when they were talking about $800 dollar cigars. I was about to close the video and watch something else...UNTIL the gentleman mentioned Lagavulin being the best scotch. Right there and then, and I have no idea who the heck he is, but I knew that he knew what he was talking about. I would like to say a couple of things. Cuban cigars can be exceptional. I live in Canada and thus have never had a problem obtaining Cuban cigars. However, in the US, with the moronic embargo, there is this mystique around Cubans which might lead some to believe that they are better, or more precious, than non-Cubans. I totally get this. However, the truth of the matter is, is that a great cigar is a great cigar. As Michael so rightly says, among the group he was in, that while they smoked an $800 dollar cigar, many would not have known the difference between a 10 dollar and 800 dollar cigar. And that's not a problem at all! Cigar smoking is for everyone! Many non-Cubans are better than Cubans! In Ontario I can buy two bottles of Lagavulin 16 for the price of one bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label. If you are a scotch drinker you know what this means. Look, if you like a 25 dollar bottle of scotch and enjoy a 15 dollar cigar then enjoy it! If you come across a person who snubs their nose at you just ignore them. I assure you this, if you went out with them for drinks and cigars and the snob went to the bathroom and you switch labels on a cigar from an $800 dollar cigar band label to the label of a $30 dollar cigar- 90% would not be able to tell the difference. And, furthermore, they would harp on at length about how amazing their cigar is compared to your $30 dollar cigar. People are fools. Although I can't complain. These fools make some of us rich.

[@bobthebuildest6828]

fradd vs fr gergory: the cigarian war of 2023

[@Eric-dd8bk]

I can afford expensive cigars but I don't do it because cigars is the ultimate form of burning money. It's taking the ownership of money from the lord when all the money we have or we think we have all come from the lord. The job we have also comes from the lord because he allowed us to have it, and he can take it from us any moment he wants to. So I indulge with budget to mid priced cigars on occasion, because what I have is not mine, but the lord's, and the rest of the money other than essential payments such as bills, food, and necessary clothing, should be used for the purpose of spreading the gospel, glorifying the lord, and helping those in needs. And buying expensive stuff just for the sake of it and the luxury does none of the above.

[@NowherewithNate]

Oh yes 🕵️‍♂️

[@whbjr2528]

I don't care if cigars kill me, thanks

[@McIntyresMalts]

Ignorant on the whisky gents. If you are aware of the subtle nuances that exist in cigars you should also be aware (or at least open to) the reality that it is the same for whisky as well, included Bourbons which you mentioned are all the same...

[@scottviktorin4179]

I great whiskey makes a cigar that much better

[@kylegrantz2331]

Lagavulin is great! The best scotch there is?? Eh, opinions are relative. All bourbon is not the same.