Starters?

Heavyweightlehman

I've been looking into buying cigars, I've smoked them once or twice long time ago. Which ones do I buy and what do I need to start a collection?

0patience

Thanatos0320

The3Stogies

Welcome Heavy, you will learn so much from this forum, these guys are great. May want to try some mild or medium samplers to start with. I bought a little humi first, got it seasoned, took me about a week, I eased into it. Then I bought a few samplers and a couple of boxes. CCOM usually delivers in 3 days so don't hurry, do it right. Just have fun with it.

avengethis

Bob Luken

Bob Luken

Double post! Yeah baby!

jd50ae

AshMe

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AshMe

Thanks He is a good boy.

Heavyweightlehman

Thank you guys so much!! Everything was really useful! What are good mild cigars?

Thanatos0320

AshMe

Heavyweightlehman:

Thank you guys so much!! Everything was really useful! What are good mild cigars?

You're going to need to figure that out for yourself my friend. Anyone who's anyone will tell you that what tastes good for one person, will not taste so good for another. Use this opportunity to be bold and daring and explore! And dont worry so much about price determining whether a brand is good or not. I always like to say, "Any brand is a good brand until you've tried it." So, buy a sampler or two in the mild category and that should point you in the right direction. I like samplers that have two of each cigar because you can always encounter a dud in an otherwise good cigar and you shouldn't let that turn you off a particular brand - the roller coulda been having a bad day. If I can give a suggestion, I would say to try the All-Star Connecticut Collection right here on CCOM. Its a good mild collection with reputable brands and it will get you going in the right direction. Plus its small enough to allow you to upgrade to level 3 or 4 cigars if you want more flavor and kick. Lastly, take it slow! Dont light your first few cigars if you dont have at least an hour of free time. It will spoil the first date.

mb92755

I'm still relatively new and looking for what I like. One thing I recommend is to try as many as your budget allows and keep track of them. I use an app on my iphone and save my wrappers. I have only found one cigar that I will never buy again. I've had so many, though that I have to keep referring to my list to remember the name. It was in my first, mild, sampler a couple of months ago. Happy smoking and congratulations on the birth of your son.

Eric_Dukes84

So I'm new to the cigar world and my funds are limited but I like maduros and Sumatras. What are some good inexpensive maduros and sumatras that I might like

Lee.mcglynn

mb92755:

I'm still relatively new and looking for what I like. One thing I recommend is to try as many as your budget allows and keep track of them. I use an app on my iphone and save my wrappers. I have only found one cigar that I will never buy again. I've had so many, though that I have to keep referring to my list to remember the name. It was in my first, mild, sampler a couple of months ago. Happy smoking and congratulations on the birth of your son.

i will have to disagree with starting off with budget smokes...this being because there are a few good ones but going through a ton of dog rockets can make you not want to continue smoking. I'd start mid grade and go budget every now and again so you don't get tired of being let down. There are plenty of enjoyable smokes in the mid price range to keep you busy till you find what you really like. A mistake is being scared of the price at first since it really cuts out some fantastic cigars

roland_7707

Thanatos0320

Cigary

You're getting good advice so I won't ditto everything except this thought....anyone starting out needs to understand that your tastes WILL change as you continue down this hobby. You will graduate from hamburger to top sirloin and then into Rib Eye and Chateaubriand. Starting with mild to medium cigars is excellent advice and trying different size vitolas will let you taste different parts of the cigar...example: Lanceros will let you taste more of the wrapper...Robustos and Churchills will let you taste more of the filler and binder. The best part of this journey is that you are going to come across cigars that are so good you're gonna think you should have started this from the crib...some cigars are so amazing that you want to smoke one right after the other....and then there are the dog rockets which you'll know when you smoke them. Give your cigars a chance to marinate/rest as some cigars tend to smoke bitter if you smoke them too soon and buying from a good B&M that keeps their stock at a 65 - 69 RH level will give you a leg up on getting a cigar that has been stored correctly.