So many cigars, so little time...

ScottTDawg

Now that I've been on the forums and smoking cigars for almost a year, it still boggles my mind on how many brands/types of cigars there are. Once you decide on a few cigars you like, do you focus on those certain ones, buying boxes? Or do you keep getting a few here, a few there constantly trying new ones?

I guess it goes without saying that a large humidor is a necessity.

SgtRick

I have been smoking for a couple years now and I rarely buy a box. I do like the 5 packs a lot as it gives me a chance to buy different sticks with out to much cost. I really like variety and I have over 20 different brands and styles. I select what I want to smoke depending on the amount of time I have as well as the "heaviness" of the smoke. Sometimes you want the full body smoke, sometimes something on the light side. Hope this makes sense to you.

kuzi16

i buy what i know i like and trade for cigars that i have yet to try.

cabinetmaker

If I smoke 2 of something and like them both, a box purchase is in the near future.

lilwing88

cabinetmaker:

If I smoke 2 of something and like them both, a box purchase is in the near future.

If I were The Beard I would just send you random 2 or 3 packs in the mail......

TatuajeVI

The best part about smoking more seriously the last year or two is that I've narrowed down what I like, dislike, and what I really love. Lately, I've been attempting to only buy and trade for cigars I really love! No more "everyday" cigars - I have plenty of those already. I have bought a few boxes here and there, but in general if I really love something I try to get at least a 5 pack or more. My problem lately is that the cigars that I really, really love are more expensive, and buying boxes really hurts.

cabinetmaker

lilwing88:

cabinetmaker:

If I smoke 2 of something and like them both, a box purchase is in the near future.

If I were The Beard I would just send you random 2 or 3 packs in the mail......

Did you hear that, Tim?

Just sayin...

sightunseen

I started off with a lot of samplers to narrow down my preferences. I'm at the stage right now where I will invest in a couple of 5-packs on stuff I've liked before. I'm not quite at the stage where I want to buy entire boxes. Like you said, there is so much stuff to try out there.

Russ55

I have boxes and 5 packs of the things I like, and a bunch of single sticks that I've never had. I trade for or sometimes buy those. I have to be in the mood to try something new, and at this point I can usually read a bit about the stick, see what it's made of, who blended it, and know what the chances are of me liking it. I'm not always right, but it's better than when I started and everything was a coin toss. I still try a stick even if I don't think I will like it. I try and stay as objective as I can.

So I do still try new stuff, but I will go through a bout where I decide I want to try something new, and hate the stick, and then I try another and I hate that one, and so on until I'm sick of that process and then I will smoke something out of my rotation that I know I am going to love. Sometimes though I try the new stick and love it. Then I find myself buying even more boxes.

And yes, a big humidor is great. I'm actually contemplating a cabinet now.

jsnake

I can probably pull out a new stick from my humidor everyday for the rest of the year and every stick will be a new one to me. I have stepped up my smoking this year big time.

KCW

ScottTDawg:

Now that I've been on the forums and smoking cigars for almost a year, it still boggles my mind on how many brands/types of cigars there are. Once you decide on a few cigars you like, do you focus on those certain ones, buying boxes? Or do you keep getting a few here, a few there constantly trying new ones?

I guess it goes without saying that a large humidor is a necessity.

I absolutely keep trying new ones (to me). The ones I really like I will buy again (to have on hand) butr generally not boxes.

zoom6zoom

I used to do the sampler thing a lot and the lower level of my humi is still filled with a lot of onesies and twosies. My last several purchases have for the most part been boxes as I find favorites. AAA, La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte, Vintage 2002's. In some cases not a box, but buying enough of the DD to approximate a box quantity at a better price. Still like to try something new now and then but not actively seeking out new stuff. If I stopped buying cigars today I could go for years without running out.

jship079

I love smoking new things so I buy alot of samplers that are aimed at the flavor profile I like. When I first started smoking I just bought tons of different stuff to figure out what I liked. I do by 5 packs, bundles, or boxs of stuff I really like to smoke if Im not in the mood to try something new.

babsdpu

Always buying new stuff and just continuing to remember the ones I really liked!