I put a half smoked cigar in back in my single tube. Besides ruining the tube, i re-lit the cigar and wanted to die. Didnt have a cutter and went "I can so do this with my teeth"....no i couldn't. i bought a bundle knock-off...nuff said. had to go back and add something. my first time using a cedar strip, god it was either i almost caught myself on fire, or i couldnt get it to stay lit.
I misjudged the amount of time I had when I lit up a Padron 64. Had to stop smoking about half way in. Turns out that is the best cigar I've ever had...doh!!! Here it is.
My biggest, by far. was letting Tony (he made me a custom cue) introduce me to premium cigars. It was the best cigar I have ever had, bar none. And then he gave me 2 more and ruined me for life. Bad Tony...bad bad Tony.
My biggest mistake was in thinking I knew about cigars when I found this place. Oh, I knew how to smoke them, slowly, and retrohale, etc. And, compared to most folks I knew, I knew a lot, I'd been smoking them for decades. But, in comparison to what I learned after coming here? I knew squat. It's been a great experience learning from y'all.
I dabbled about 15 years ago and back then I knew nothing of humidification, smoked the strait out of the freezer, and smoked them dry, lol probably why it didn't catch on back then!
When the 'Boss' finally gave in and let me enjoy a cigar indoors during a long, cold winter I innocently chose an Undercrown. Christ, that smoke bomb didn't win me any points I can tell you.
Still brand new but I would say my biggest mistake for me was buying not just 1 but 2 of the $29.95 humidor/sampler deals and 10 boxes of Supre Sweet cigarillos (I happen to like them). Reason I am saying this is so far out of the handmades that I have tried I would have rather had a Supre Sweet so I could atleast get some flavor going. I know they are all different but so far the batting average isnt really so hot, it is getting harder and harder to grab a sample stick apposed to a Supre Sweet due to thinking I will end up smoking yet another ultra light tasting jewel..lol
I totally get the its geared for new smokers. Thats why I said it was a mistake for me. One thing does puzzle me is some of them I have no clue as to what they are. Not sure why you would not want to put the blend name on the cigar band or another band so people would actually know what they are smoking and could get more if they liked it (CAO and Greycliff). Or why add them to a sampler. So far I am not worried, trying to remain optimistic that I may like some of them but not looking good..
On a side note I cannot really call it a mistake as I have 2 humidors for trying what I think I may like and what I like. Which brings up another mistake (if you want to call it that), finding the auction sites and sprint sale (sprint sale being my favorite so far) lol...
On a side note I cannot really call it a mistake as I have 2 humidors for trying what I think I may like and what I like. Which brings up another mistake (if you want to call it that), finding the auction sites and sprint sale (sprint sale being my favorite so far) lol...
I call these good mistakes. I tend to go overboard when I am starting a new hobby, but level off soon after. I just took inventory and I have over 100 sticks with a box of Nubs and an Oliva sampler on the way. I knew it was time to back off when I started getting boxes that I didn't remember ordering.
All those deals seem so sweet and the cigars look so good!
Comments