If You Have to Smoke a Last Cigarette, Make it a Chunghwa
Hugo Restall has taken up smoking. Those words are incredulous to me, in 2007, but true...he wrote a piece in today's WSJ that was a deep appreciation for the finer things in life. Like Chinese-made Chunghwa cigarettes.
"If smoking does put you on the road to early death, as some spoilsports say, then Chunghwas make the journey an extremely pleasant one. I would go as far as to say that, if you ever find yourself in the unfortunate position of being offered a last cigarette, make it a Chunghwa. This is a smoke to be savored like vintage wine."
The cigs cost $10 per pack in Bejing, Restall describes the fabulous taste of these butts..."Pandas are made with a dark tobacco and hence, are woody and nutty, with hints of pine shavings and hickory. They are a bit strong, and have a very long filter to compensate. But they leave a spicy aftertaste, which perhaps is why Deng, who was from Sichuan, the land of chilies or peppercorns, loved them so much."
"If smoking does put you on the road to early death, as some spoilsports say, then Chunghwas make the journey an extremely pleasant one. I would go as far as to say that, if you ever find yourself in the unfortunate position of being offered a last cigarette, make it a Chunghwa. This is a smoke to be savored like vintage wine."
The cigs cost $10 per pack in Bejing, Restall describes the fabulous taste of these butts..."Pandas are made with a dark tobacco and hence, are woody and nutty, with hints of pine shavings and hickory. They are a bit strong, and have a very long filter to compensate. But they leave a spicy aftertaste, which perhaps is why Deng, who was from Sichuan, the land of chilies or peppercorns, loved them so much."
posted by Max Hartshorne at 4:09 PM
1 Comments:
Is this sold in New York City? I haven't seen it at some of the high-end tobacconists.
I'd like to try some!
B
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