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RauchenderHund
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Hello, I'm Ron and I'm starting a new hobby with this new year. I had smoked cigarettes for over thirty years and quit four years ago. I received a cigar from a friend this past Christmas and my wife gave me that "don't you dare think about starting again". I assured her later on that evening, that going back to cigarettes would not happen. I mean, I did stop and that was cold turkey too. Besides, smoking cigars does not entail inhaling and was more about the tastes and aromas than it was about getting a nicotine buzz, so with that rationale in hand, I began to do research. I ordered a basic humidor and read about how to season the humidor and how to do everything that needed to be done to prepare for storing your "sticks". Yes, I picked up some lingo on the way. Anyhow, I also ordered a sampler to put into my humidor and I'd like to glean any suggestions or tips from the real pros...you guys. So, here's what I ordered. I've ordered a sampler of Cohiba Red Dot, Montecristo Classic, Romeo y Julieta Real Toro, Rocky Patel Connecticut, Gurkha Beauty, Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park, Oliva Serie O Robusto, Punch Pita, and 5 Vegas Gold Churchill. Now, I know smoking stogies is more of a ritual than anything else and I have no doubt that it's more important to develop your own ritual than to copy someone else's but I'd like to know if these brand would give me a good variety of blends. I know enough not to judge the cigar by it's wrapper but I was hoping to start with mild to medium strengths and work up to full bodied. I also heard that having smoked, in the past, does help in handling more robust cigars and that's why I mentioned it. So what do you think?
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Well, not really. Don't get me wrong, there really isn't anything wrong with them, it's just that there are so many more out there that are better.
I know enough not to judge the cigar by it's wrapper but I was hoping to start with mild to medium strengths and work up to full bodied.
I would judge a cigar by it's wrapper for it's taste and construction.
Different wrappers have different tastes. So when you start looking at what you like, you may notice a pattern in the wrappers you like.
Try cigars, keep track of the ones you like, look into how they're made and what is in them. After a while, you will start to notice that there are certain ones you gravitate towards.
Read everything you can, believe hardly any of it and make your own determinations.
Just my opinion.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Oh and change your forum name so people don't think you are some kind of troll. Then look for the newbie thread and introduce yourself these guys won't bite... welcome to the jungle lol
We all have our favorites and if someone doesn't like a brand you like, oh well.
There are plenty out there for everyone.
But here are some great cigars and most are pretty reasonably priced.
Royal Danish - Viking Series
Torano - 1916, Exodus,
Arturo Fuente - Hemingway, Don Carlos, Sun Grown
AJ Fernandez - includes Ava Maria, Diesel, Man o War, etc
Oliva Cigars - Series G, Series O, Series V, Nub
La Flor Dominicana - Air Bender and most all of them.
As with anything, each of us will most likely have 5 "budget friendly" brands we like and each one will have a different list.
And as @Smoothsticks said, samplers are a great way to try many different cigars.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
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