I haven't been smoking cigars too long (Maybe 5 months?) But my best advice is to watch the daily deals on cigar.com. Try to start with some mild bodied cigars and after a little while your palate will start to change and you'll be able to start smoking the medium-full bodies without feeling like the smoke is too harsh or powerful. Also a great place to start with cigars (In my opinion and I'm sure I'm going to flamed for it) is the Drew Estates line. They are sickeningly sweet cigars that can help you really enjoy smoking cigars and after you're used to smoking those you can really start appreciating the traditional unflavored/uninfused cigars.
I personally started smoking off of DE's Acid and Ambrosia lines, and have since lost any need for the infused cigars and love traditional cigars far more than I could an infused.
Good luck, And welcome to cigars and the forums!
Yeah...... I remember very well being in your shoes a year'ish ago. My advice, start mild. Nub conni, 5 Vegas gold, CAO gold, CCOM purple label, Gurkha turk. Alao, grab as many sampler packs you can get you hands on. Thats a good way to try other gars cheap! Welcome to the forum my friend.......
funny you say that because i got 2 of the daily deals yesterday and those are mild. i dont know if its because im a new smoker or not experienced but i have trouble telling a difference from cigar to cigar
funny you say that because i got 2 of the daily deals yesterday and those are mild. i dont know if its because im a new smoker or not experienced but i have trouble telling a difference from cigar to cigar
You're already on your way to learning it. Just watch the daily deals and google them when you're curious about them. You'll learn so much just by reading random reviews people post.
thats good to hear. unfortuantly theres no cigar stores near me, so this is my place to pick what i want. Ive also heard about a "bomb" what a great online community to send people free cigars. Hopefully i get to experience this first hand. I do need info about humidors and what i need
My advice is don't be afraid to try new stuff. Some of the first cigars I tried weren't mild at all and I loved them. I'm just now (7-8 months and at least a few hundred cigars later) getting into milder sticks in general. In the early months for me I didn't really like milder stuff much at all. The dailly deals have been instrumental, and today's is a good one for a beginner, 12 pack sampler and nice variety. Welcome and have fun ;^)
thats good to hear. unfortuantly theres no cigar stores near me, so this is my place to pick what i want. Ive also heard about a "bomb" what a great online community to send people free cigars. Hopefully i get to experience this first hand. I do need info about humidors and what i need
It all depends, I would say if you plan on sticking with cigars for a while get a 300 count, but a 150 will work very nicely for a beginner. They don't hold that many but a 150 will hole a fair amount of them. I picked up a sampler from ccom when I started smoking, it has all their blends in there and from there you can see what direction you want to go.
Got my dominicano toranos today. Took em to my local smoke shop, traded 2 for a 5 vegas gold and miami. Guy only charged me 4 bucks. Good start to my collection
Lot's of good advice above, I'm thinking "Samplers". the Baker's Dozen sampler has a wide range of cigars regarding strength, body, price, flavor, CCom always has a lot of multi-choice things. Something I've been doing is getting samplers with say 4 kinds of cigars, 4 or 5 of each. I've designated my first small humidor to placing one of each in, not to be smoked for several months, the rest I will start smoking after they've had a few weeks in the humidor. Later, if one comes up on the DD, I can check one out and decide whether or not to spring for it. Something else to consider is that it can be deceiving to make a judgement of a cigar after only smoking one or two of a certain kind. Some need longer to sit, and there's always the chance of just getting a bum cigar. It happens, even with some of the ones you'll end up liking the best! Like yourself, I'm nowhere near anyplace with much selection for cigars, and, if you love cigars like I do, you'll find this is the place to get them. I see a lot of grousing on the DD, folks claiming to be able to get something slightly cheaper somewhere else, and maybe they do, but these folks are top-notch to deal with. Great choice, price, and service. Just my opinion. Oh yeah, do the COTM, well worth the money, you'll get stuff you never would have bought, but turn out to love!
when i got my 100-ct, i thought there was no way i would fill it quickly. its been only about a month and i have it almost 3/4 full. all i can say is samplers will kill you lol. they are great don't get me wrong but trust me when you start ordering you will find that you have 50 sticks coming with only a little bit of space in you humi to store them lol. its a great hobby and i am glad i got into it. i love the relaxation you get and the enjoyment of ending the cigar with the best possible flavor it can have. that is true bliss. nothing else better than having a buddy over playing cards outside and smoking some stogies. great fun. anyways ill quit digressing lol. have fun and the most important thing, ENJOY IT. its not often we get to relax unless you are retired and even then some people cant. just enjoy it. good luck
I haven't been smoking cigars too long (Maybe 5 months?) But my best advice is to watch the daily deals on cigar.com. Try to start with some mild bodied cigars and after a little while your palate will start to change and you'll be able to start smoking the medium-full bodies without feeling like the smoke is too harsh or powerful. Also a great place to start with cigars (In my opinion and I'm sure I'm going to flamed for it) is the Drew Estates line. They are sickeningly sweet cigars that can help you really enjoy smoking cigars and after you're used to smoking those you can really start appreciating the traditional unflavored/uninfused cigars.
I personally started smoking off of DE's Acid and Ambrosia lines, and have since lost any need for the infused cigars and love traditional cigars far more than I could an infused.
Good luck, And welcome to cigars and the forums!
Speaking of good cigars to start out with, Those of you who may be on the greener side of smoking cigars. The 5 vegas sampler being sold on the daily deal is an awesome buy, I would buy it myself except Im stocked on the 5 vegas right now, Actually I have a humidor with nothin else in it but 5 vegas..A good variety there and bang for the buck as well.
I haven't been smoking cigars too long (Maybe 5 months?) But my best advice is to watch the daily deals on cigar.com. Try to start with some mild bodied cigars and after a little while your palate will start to change and you'll be able to start smoking the medium-full bodies without feeling like the smoke is too harsh or powerful. Also a great place to start with cigars (In my opinion and I'm sure I'm going to flamed for it) is the Drew Estates line. They are sickeningly sweet cigars that can help you really enjoy smoking cigars and after you're used to smoking those you can really start appreciating the traditional unflavored/uninfused cigars.
I personally started smoking off of DE's Acid and Ambrosia lines, and have since lost any need for the infused cigars and love traditional cigars far more than I could an infused.
Good luck, And welcome to cigars and the forums!
Speaking of good cigars to start out with, Those of you who may be on the greener side of smoking cigars. The 5 vegas sampler being sold on the daily deal is an awesome buy, I would buy it myself except Im stocked on the 5 vegas right now, Actually I have a humidor with nothin else in it but 5 vegas..A good variety there and bang for the buck as well.
Samplers are the way to go if you don't have a B&M close. Ccom has such a great variety and it really helped me find what I like. You will start learning what brands and types of cigars you like, which ones you dont. It will amaze you later on how different the same brand of cigar with different ring gauges change the flavors. The samplers help you get there and often there are two or more of each cigar in it. Have fun!!!
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