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I really enjoyed the bottle of cask-strength Oban my father-in-law brought back from his scotch vacation last year. We cut it with some water and enjoyed it with cigars. 
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We cut it with some water and enjoyed it with cigars. Last month I bought my brother-in-law's cigar collection and humidor. It's a nice modest set-up worth way more than what he let me have it for, but he knows I appreciate a nice stogie here and there. I'm not a regular smoker at all--I just pick and choose my spots (I really dislike the aftertaste that sticks with me for a day). Anyway, I've been enjoying this thread because I like Scotch, too. It's an acquired taste, but I definitely want to try out some of the suggestions here. Peter's post about Scotch and cigars painted a nice picture in my head.
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I used to enjoy a cigar myself, that was before my heart went bad  I gave what was a decent collection to a real good friend, the same one the scotch is for, knowing he would really appreciate what was being given to him.
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It's a weird hobby I haven't come to grips with yet, Rick. . . on one hand I can't stand cigarette smoking--bleck--but there is something quite pleasing about a cigar. I can certainly live without it, I've only smoked a handful of cigars the past few years.
I really got into it 10 years or so ago. I had a girlfriend who was part Cuban and she vacationed for a bit in Cuba to visit family and brought me back a nice box.
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Ditto on the cigar mouth destruction thing. I call it the morning-after effect, because I only ever smoke them in the evening.
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Exactly!! I hate that taste and feeling.
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I never brush my teeth entire mouth better than the night of and morning after a cigar, though. 
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LOL!!! My tongue probably thinks I'm drunk or something. . .
"Uh, Sean, your teeth are over there."
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So I went to BevMo today thinking "it's New Year's Eve and I deserve something special!" Came back with a bottle of Lavagulin 16. Wow - I like my Macallan 12 but this is on a different level! Reminds me a lot of the Caol Ila we had, Peter. Similar aromas and flavors - smoky, peaty, spicy, but smooth and really well balanced. I never thought I'd enjoy scotch this much.
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My wife got a bottle of Glenlivet 18 from another physician for the Holidays, I've been tempted but I haven't cracked it yet.
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