This is my first post on this or any cigar forum. I am a bit new when it comes to cigars. I have been peeking at this forum for the last year but have not committed to comment on anything. I would like to thank all of you for the many hints and suggestions that have been posted here.
I am almost 40 and have prior to last year never even considered smoking cigars. I am in the Army and have been for almost 20 years but never even considered cigars or any tobacco products. I did grow up in California and my father was a true Flower Child so prior to joining the Army the only Tobacco product I ever had experience was whacky tobacky.
A few years ago, while recruiting in CA I was invited to a Cigar Dinner. I thought this was a cool event, mainly because I got to learn swing dancing. Even though I went to this party which I believed was sponsored by Macanudo I didn't even hold a cigar, couldn’t even stand the smell of the things. I think this was mainly just something in my head.
Anyway at the ripe young age of 37 I started was reading a Golf Magazine and there was an advertisement from Thompson for a sample of 12 cigars and a carry case. I don't know what caused me to even pick up the phone, perhaps it was the Cruise I was about to take or even the latest episode of Boston Legal. Regardless of why, I ordered this sample case. Looked on the internet and found this sit which had so much information for newbie’s. I learned how to cut the cigar and light them before I received my first order.
I received my order about 2 weeks before going on my cruise and realized that I had nowhere to store them. I took them to work and decided that I would try these while finishing homework away from home. I saved the few bands of the Cigars that I felt were palatable and when finished with the sample pack realized that I was able to relax quite a bit more when trying to enjoy my cigars.
Never before did I think this could be such an enjoyable past time. I rushed down to my nearest cigar shop and purchased a fist load of sticks for my cruise. Again maybe I was doing this for the esteem? Regardless of that I continued to enjoy this.
Now I feel that I am the luckiest husband of all. My wife was a smoker but about 10 years ago she quit cold turkey. She hates the smell of cigarettes but now she enjoys the smell of cigar smoke. How lucky is this? The best thing is she will even take a few pulls from my cigar. I say the best thing because she likes it enough to take a few draws from mine but not enough to have to but her own.
Long post, dribbling on, so I will get to the end here. I was wondering if I could get some advice for a few different brands. So far I have found a couple that I like and have kept with them. This is the few that I have stuck with.
CAO Brazilia GOL and AMAZON
Romeo y Juliet
Ashton
My favorite is the CAO Brazilia, I was a bit hesitant at first but when I was on the cruise I had to do some homework and stayed up half the first night in the Cigar Bar/Internet Cafe trying to fight through my Statistics work. I happened to have one CAO and held off to the end of the night to light it up. That was a miracle cigar, thick and rich smoke, now this was what I thought a cigar was supposed to be. After that night I would always try to end a night of Cigars with one of these. Of course my first Amazon almost put me on my back, especially since I decided to start with this before I had any thing to eat.
One last note, I do not smoke on a regular basis, perhaps only a fair weather smoker so suffice it to say I could probably make 2 or three boxes last for a year. I did however opt to purchase a humidor that holds up to 150. By the way, thanks for the advise on this because the 50 count humidor I was about to purchase would have deffinetly been too small.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS
As for Thompson’s Cigar Shop, my first order was my last order with them, They were a bit too pushy for my own taste, calling me as soon as I ordered my first Cigars trying to set up an account. I was a recruiter and just don't like the pushy sales that I was forced to do myself.
I am almost 40 and have prior to last year never even considered smoking cigars. I am in the Army and have been for almost 20 years but never even considered cigars or any tobacco products. I did grow up in California and my father was a true Flower Child so prior to joining the Army the only Tobacco product I ever had experience was whacky tobacky.
A few years ago, while recruiting in CA I was invited to a Cigar Dinner. I thought this was a cool event, mainly because I got to learn swing dancing. Even though I went to this party which I believed was sponsored by Macanudo I didn't even hold a cigar, couldn’t even stand the smell of the things. I think this was mainly just something in my head.
Anyway at the ripe young age of 37 I started was reading a Golf Magazine and there was an advertisement from Thompson for a sample of 12 cigars and a carry case. I don't know what caused me to even pick up the phone, perhaps it was the Cruise I was about to take or even the latest episode of Boston Legal. Regardless of why, I ordered this sample case. Looked on the internet and found this sit which had so much information for newbie’s. I learned how to cut the cigar and light them before I received my first order.
I received my order about 2 weeks before going on my cruise and realized that I had nowhere to store them. I took them to work and decided that I would try these while finishing homework away from home. I saved the few bands of the Cigars that I felt were palatable and when finished with the sample pack realized that I was able to relax quite a bit more when trying to enjoy my cigars.
Never before did I think this could be such an enjoyable past time. I rushed down to my nearest cigar shop and purchased a fist load of sticks for my cruise. Again maybe I was doing this for the esteem? Regardless of that I continued to enjoy this.
Now I feel that I am the luckiest husband of all. My wife was a smoker but about 10 years ago she quit cold turkey. She hates the smell of cigarettes but now she enjoys the smell of cigar smoke. How lucky is this? The best thing is she will even take a few pulls from my cigar. I say the best thing because she likes it enough to take a few draws from mine but not enough to have to but her own.
Long post, dribbling on, so I will get to the end here. I was wondering if I could get some advice for a few different brands. So far I have found a couple that I like and have kept with them. This is the few that I have stuck with.
CAO Brazilia GOL and AMAZON
Romeo y Juliet
Ashton
My favorite is the CAO Brazilia, I was a bit hesitant at first but when I was on the cruise I had to do some homework and stayed up half the first night in the Cigar Bar/Internet Cafe trying to fight through my Statistics work. I happened to have one CAO and held off to the end of the night to light it up. That was a miracle cigar, thick and rich smoke, now this was what I thought a cigar was supposed to be. After that night I would always try to end a night of Cigars with one of these. Of course my first Amazon almost put me on my back, especially since I decided to start with this before I had any thing to eat.
One last note, I do not smoke on a regular basis, perhaps only a fair weather smoker so suffice it to say I could probably make 2 or three boxes last for a year. I did however opt to purchase a humidor that holds up to 150. By the way, thanks for the advise on this because the 50 count humidor I was about to purchase would have deffinetly been too small.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS
As for Thompson’s Cigar Shop, my first order was my last order with them, They were a bit too pushy for my own taste, calling me as soon as I ordered my first Cigars trying to set up an account. I was a recruiter and just don't like the pushy sales that I was forced to do myself.
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