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so im just fresh into smoking cigars.
heres my story: my friend got me a few cigars for my birthday in February and Ive been hooked ever since then. everyone says to just buy some a try them which i do although here is the catch. im a junior year college student and dont have the luxury of buying expensive smokes all the time. atm i buy all my cigars at a awesome cigar lounge thats a mile from my house.
a few cigars i like are in order are:
nat shermans
don peppins
tatuaje
la riqueza
por larranaga
im smoking mainly robusto sizes atm
so i guess what im wondering is
a) how do you choose the cigar your going to try?
b) if you smoke any of my favorites what else do you like?
c)how do you suggest that i go about exploring my palette while living on a small budget?
thanks for reading...
heres my story: my friend got me a few cigars for my birthday in February and Ive been hooked ever since then. everyone says to just buy some a try them which i do although here is the catch. im a junior year college student and dont have the luxury of buying expensive smokes all the time. atm i buy all my cigars at a awesome cigar lounge thats a mile from my house.
a few cigars i like are in order are:
nat shermans
don peppins
tatuaje
la riqueza
por larranaga
im smoking mainly robusto sizes atm
so i guess what im wondering is
a) how do you choose the cigar your going to try?
b) if you smoke any of my favorites what else do you like?
c)how do you suggest that i go about exploring my palette while living on a small budget?
thanks for reading...
Comments
You can still smoke good cigars on a small budget. Cigar.com has a line of cigars called Primeros that are $1 a stick and I haven't heard anything bad about them. Also, the Cigar.com house labels are a good and cost effective cigar.
Now, I spend time on this forum, tell people about what I've smoked, and let the suggestions roll in. I also go to the local shop and ask the guy there. He's awesome.
i can also relate to the story of trying the cigars my buddy at my local shop suggest and then telling him how i feel about them. this method had proved well for me. as 3 of my favorites he suggested to me... although i figured it would be nice to to get other peoples input.
also i have fallen victim to the awesome label trap. but still for the most part if its on the shelf of a well know cigar shop it probably is a safe bet its going to be good.
heres my next question. i think i already know the answer to but to confirm.
sizes go such as robusto and toro but cigars such as the nub brand have numbers (354) i am guessing this is a label of size/shape based upon there unique size?
thanks again for your sugestions...
I like going into my local tobacconist and browsing the selection as well, there is something nice about buying in person. The main problem with that for me is that I live in California and the taxes are ridiculous. I can't buy 3 cigars for less than $25 there, and I just can't afford to spend that kind of money on cigars as I generally smoke one a day. If prices were more reasonable, I'd shop in person all the time.
On to buying at the B&M. I buy ALL of my singles at the B&M and almost always buy a stick at the B&M before I commit to a larger purchase online.
read my mind i smoked a vintage 92 last night, it is the first Rocky Patel i have had. i liked it although it seemed to lack flavor. i will have to give the sun grown a try
i too think once i begin to find what cigars i like i will place a larger order online. thanks for the suggestion
this is a wise suggestion. i have been keeping a log of what i smoke over the past few months i should go back and try this that may help me decide on my next purchase.
thanks for confirming...
You could have had a dud or it could be that your palate doesn't pick up on the flavors that are in that stick. Thats not a bad thing it could be your palate isnt refined or it could be you will never pick up on certain flavors. For the longest time I had issues picking up on the "nut" flavors people talking about but they have slowly come to me.
GAAHHH!!!
I find tyhe punch gran puro to be a bit on the nutty side but in a generic kinda way. I may be the only one on this but everyone is different.