It's getting closer to Halloween, which means my children are spending every waking moment planning their costume selection and and mapping out their trick-or-treat route. While it's technically a holiday for children, Halloween is an underrated holiday for cigar smokers as well.
No, you probably won't have much luck if you go door-to-door with your humidor asking for cigars. But if you're invited to any holiday parties, this is a great chance to show off some of your cigar collection and enjoy a good smoke or three with company. That's because there are no shortage of costumes that allow for a cigar (assuming the setting is one where smoking isn't prohibited).
There are obvious historical figures that would only look authentic with a cigar, like Winston Churchill or FDR, but those are hard to pull off unless you're going to a party with history professors. No matter.
If you're looking to be topical at costume party, wear a suit and go as Gordon Gecko from the new Wall Street movie. After all, Greed is Good! And so are Arturo Fuente cigars! You can also make this work with a more generic costume, just by picking out one of your suits and pretending to be a banker or Wall Street executive.
But really, the joy of Halloween is that almost any costume gets better (and generally funnier) when a cigar is added. A vampire may be a boring choice, but a cigar-smoking vampire? Creative. Doesn't Frankenstein look more realistic puffing on a Baccarat cigar? Wouldn't you be doing that if you had just been chased by villagers with torches? After all, maybe they were just looking for the honor of lighting up your smoke?
There's no Halloween outfit that can't be improved with a good cigar. That makes this a holiday that's fun for adults as well as children.
No, you probably won't have much luck if you go door-to-door with your humidor asking for cigars. But if you're invited to any holiday parties, this is a great chance to show off some of your cigar collection and enjoy a good smoke or three with company. That's because there are no shortage of costumes that allow for a cigar (assuming the setting is one where smoking isn't prohibited).
There are obvious historical figures that would only look authentic with a cigar, like Winston Churchill or FDR, but those are hard to pull off unless you're going to a party with history professors. No matter.If you're looking to be topical at costume party, wear a suit and go as Gordon Gecko from the new Wall Street movie. After all, Greed is Good! And so are Arturo Fuente cigars! You can also make this work with a more generic costume, just by picking out one of your suits and pretending to be a banker or Wall Street executive.
But really, the joy of Halloween is that almost any costume gets better (and generally funnier) when a cigar is added. A vampire may be a boring choice, but a cigar-smoking vampire? Creative. Doesn't Frankenstein look more realistic puffing on a Baccarat cigar? Wouldn't you be doing that if you had just been chased by villagers with torches? After all, maybe they were just looking for the honor of lighting up your smoke?
There's no Halloween outfit that can't be improved with a good cigar. That makes this a holiday that's fun for adults as well as children.
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