My Favorite Cigar
Scotty McCreery • Country Music Star • Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2
Scotty McCreery became famous when he won “American Idol” in 2011, at the age of 17. Cigars came a little later. “I started smoking cigars in college at [North Carolina] State,” says the country singer, who has sold some two million albums, including his biggest hit, Clear as Day. Cigars bring back fond memories: “My granddaddy Bill always smoked a pipe when I was growing up. So, I think something about the smoke and the aromas kinda takes me back to memories with him.”
During the pandemic, he thought, “If I can’t leave the house, I’m at least going to enjoy smoking some nice cigars on the back deck.”
The North Carolina native started buying smokes at the Angus Barn in Raleigh, a famous steakhouse with a humidor and cigar-friendly room known as the Meat Locker. McCreery, 30, has a tough time picking a favorite. He enjoys several Fuentes, including the BBMF, plus Montecristo Supremo ELs from Cuba, but names the Hoyo Epi 2 as his go-to. “I’m normally smoking that in the morning,” his favorite and most peaceful time of day.
