A cigar is my buddy. It has a lot of meaning for me; it gives me space. It creates an environment around me. Muscles relax. My brain relaxes. I like the smell. I like the smoke around me. It’s a moment in time. When I am outside on a golf course – the smoke blows away in the wind. But inside, smoke stays around me, around my body. It’s like a personal environment.

It doesn’t affect my taste negatively, it’s the opposite, it heightens and sharpens my sense of taste. I don’t smoke cigarettes, that is different and dulls your taste.

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