Cigar smokers can you give a rookie some advice?

[triangulum33]

Do you guys recommend a newbie to buy a sampler pack to discover what they like or to buy off specific recommendations like mentioned in this thread?

I kinda thought I would buy singletons to try from my local shop and maybe get my favs online....

 

[Dan]

Sample packs are a good choice as long as they provide variety. Find one you like, it might take awhile but once you find a favorite itwill be yours. If I gave you my favorite cigar which I think is the best on the market for flavor and for the price. You might think its terrible and expensive. Just start smoking them and you'll decide which is the best for you! One financial piece of advice.. Just because a cigar cost 15 dollars doesn't mean it is good. You will find in time that great cigars will cost a few dollars and a box of them won't beak the bank. A high dollar cigar? Not worth it in my humble experience.

 

[triangulum33]

Any favorite beer styles, or other beverages to have with a smoke?

 

[forcabrew]

I like the perdomo's, Fuentes short stories are awesome, my personal favorite cigar for a decent price is the padron 3000 maduros.

For light smokes try a macanudo

 

[Airborneguy]

Whiskey of course, bourbons, spicy tequilas and big bodied beers are my favorite beverages to pair with cigars.

 

[triangulum33]

Whiskey of course, bourbons, spicy tequilas and big bodied beers are my favorite beverages to pair with cigars.

I have some of all of that at home and will give it a try!!

 

[IXVolt]

I recently bought a bundle of Padilla Churchill Sumatra's, and my first one seemed a little bland.

 

[Dan]

Whiskey of course, bourbons, spicy tequilas and big bodied beers are my favorite beverages to pair with cigars.

Airborne you're really making me want to break into my humidor right now!

 

[Airborneguy]

Airborne you're really making me want to break into my humidor right now!

Man I wish! I had one yesterday and the day before, so today I really would rather not. As a former cigarette smoker, I really try to limit how many cigars I smoke. In the winter, I barely have any. It doesn't help that my new Lt smokes one every day!

 

[Dan]

Airborne!

- You know my friend I gotta admit I just don't smoke many cigars anymore. When I was in the military cigar smoking was, I don't know, a great little celebration at the end of an accomplishment. A great way to end a day in the comaraderie of good friends and good beer but there wasn't always beer. (not by choice, 5th Fleet orders -and it sucked)

Not really getting that feeling so much now that I have retired. But all is not lost, occasionally get together with some old friends and talk up glory days, drink a few beers and smoke a good stogie)

Sounds like you're still in those great days. Smoke em while you got em!

 

[sillbeer]

I visited this cigar shop while down in Ft Worth a couple weeks ago.

http://tobaccolaneonthesquare.com

The guy running the place had suggested a few different cigars to me and I bought 3.

I remembered hearing about the short story so I mentioned it. He said it wasn't a bad cigar in his opinion and not one he would normally recommend. I tried it and thought it was ok but not one of my favorites so far. I will definitely try it again though.

The first one he recommended to me was a Gurkha royal challenge. I smoked that one yesterday and enjoyed it. I will buy it again and probably a couple others they have to offer just to try them out.

The last one I bought from them, I smoked the same day and can't remember what it was.

I really need to pick up a decent low end humidor.

 

[HIM_Tattoos]

I really need to pick up a decent low end humidor.

Keep an eye out on www.cigarmonster.com, I see nice "cheap" humidors come up on there daily. Anywhere from $20-60, start with something that will hold about 25 sticks and go from there.

 

[itsernst]

Just a few that I really enjoy:

Bauza Pyramid is a wonderful starter cigar. Light leaf makes for an easy smoker.

My favorite is the CAO Americas Monument. Dark leaf that is surprising light, draws like a pencil!

 

[BoxMan]

Viaje Shotgun shell - 12 guage. Strong as hell, but I loved it (I'm a cigar newb)

 

[Pratzie]

I always go for Romeo and Juliete, there not too price and good. My favorite i found are JFR cigars. I'm a noobie too but i've been finding some good cigar though i buy one at a time at the moment

I actually found RyJ seconds in my smokeshop when i first got into them. Really good, torpedo shaped and nice mild flavor. Everyone in my dart league started to buy them too.