1st Good Smoke?

[jasontp]

Congrats on the great cigar, you'll always remeber your first.

What was everyone's first? I gotta say that the Punch London Club Maduro that doofus sent me was mine. . . totally opened my eyes!

[Wasch_24]

Honestly, the first cigar I had that litterally made me sit back and think about the flavor and how great it was was a Mag46. My first habano...four months after starting on cigars and one week after joining CA, CF, and CW. :thumbsup:

[caudio51]

Man I wish I remembered. I honestly can't....

[Wasch_24]

You probaly smoked it at a DMB concert and those brain cells took a real beating that night, right? :hysterica

[cvm4]

I would say Boli CJ...Definitely blew the n/c's away :thumbsup:

[Jagstownville]

Well, let's see. I remember my first smoke well! It was an '05 RASCC. Never forget it either. LOL Been wanting to say that for days now!!!

[caudio51]

You probaly smoked it at a DMB concert and those brain cells took a real beating that night, right? :hysterica LOL! Amazingly, it wasn't at a show. It must have been in the backyard with Dad. Although those DMB tailgate cigars, I never remember much about them! :guitar::clap:

[tedski]

My first introduction to cigars was splitting a pack of Swisher Sweets with a couple friends at a summertime festival/concert more than 10 years ago. While laughable now ... these tasted pretty good to me at the time.

The first "premium" cigar that made me say ... "Wow, this is a damn good smoke" was a Fuente Short Story.

[Black Dog]

After years of drugstore cigars, the cigar that started me on this trip was an Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Belicoso D. I liked it so much that I ordered a box of them. A short while later I had a Cohiba Seleccion Reserva and that was all she wrote!
Needless to say I still have a nearly full box of Indian Tabac.

[ATCDub]

Montecristo el Presidente. Smoked on some golf course where it's initial purpose was to keep gnats and skeeters at a safe distance. That's where I discovered that there are some fantastic cigars out thar.

[smokinafuente]

I remember that it was a Fuente, but other than that I have no idea. It's been over 14+ years.

[tubaman]

My very first cuban cigar was a Boli PC. I was out on the deck at my in-law's house in the Pocono Mountains and I was continually amazed at the flavor of that little bugger!

[Two Jacks]

I believe it was an AVO Signature. Great smooth smoke. The first habano was a Partagas PC. I think I still have a few of those buggers somewhere in the humi too!

[jcgoldner]

It was a Fuente Short Story for me too.

[vperlman]

After graduating from college in 1967, I decided to upgrade from the White Owls etc. that I had been smoking. I went to Dunhill's in NYC and bought a box of Montecristo panatelas.:awholelot Sadly, I haven't liked anything from Montecristo in recent years.

[tubaman]

Sadly, I haven't liked anything from Montecristo in recent years.

The non cuban Montes are not worth the money, none of them do anything for me.

[jcgoldner]

Yep there is no comparison in either quality or price!

[icehog3]

First great cigar was a Bolivar RC I smoked in Nassau. I was hooked from that moment. :awholelot

[Jwrussell]

First blew-me-away smoke was an RyJ Ex 4 from 98. Woo-eee what a smoke.

[tripp]

Punch rothschilds were what re-introduced me to cigars about 6 years ago.

I had many dark ibold cigars as a youngster. dont think I could enjoy one of them anymore.

Went thru a tampa sweet perfecto stage about 12 years ago.

[AZsteelman]

Mine was a Padron 3000...I'd just started smoking and all I had smoked were just some really bland, mild smokes. This one has remained one of my favs since.

[cvm4]

Mine was a Padron 3000...I'd just started smoking and all I had smoked were just some really bland, mild smokes. This one has remained one of my favs since.

I remember the mild smokes...I went to my local Brick & Mortor shop and the guy reccomened Baccarat and Maconudos for my first cigars. If I wouldn't have found cigar forums and read that most people thought they were mild and bland then I probably would have given up :headroll: He could have atleast reccomended A&F's or Padrons :stickbeat

[caudio51]

I remember the mild smokes...I went to my local Brick & Mortor shop and the guy reccomened Baccarat and Maconudos for my first cigars. If I wouldn't have found cigar forums and read that most people thought they were mild and bland then I probably would have given up :headroll: He could have atleast reccomended A&F's or Padrons :stickbeat

Isn't that weird. I have no clue why people reccomend those. Maybe so they can move the crap off their shelf??

[jcgoldner]

Mine was a Padron 3000...I'd just started smoking and all I had smoked were just some really bland, mild smokes. This one has remained one of my favs since.
You can't beat the Padron 3000 for price or taste! My boss wanted a box to leave around the office today for anyone that wanted to smoke. He didn't want to spend good money on people that would just waste'em but wanted a decent cigar too so we picked up a box of the 3000 maddies. They went over nicely!

[SmoothDraw]

My first really good smoke was a Fuente Green Leaf, it was what restored my interest in Cigars since I had been smoking Black & Mild's (Blech!) and other convenience store cigars.

-Aaron

[jasontp]

It's amazing how varied the answers have been! I remember now why I was so overwhelmed by cigars when i first came here!

[AZsteelman]

You can't beat the Padron 3000 for price or taste! My boss wanted a box to leave around the office today for anyone that wanted to smoke. He didn't want to spend good money on people that would just waste'em but wanted a decent cigar too so we picked up a box of the 3000 maddies. They went over nicely!


Yeah, you can't beat them for the price. My local guy took good care of me...steered me right and has ever since. Like someone else said, I may have not continued to smoke if I hadn't found something with some flavor.

[pharmgator]

BBF that I smoked this past summer really opened my eyes to the world of Habanos. It is still probably my favorite.

[MithShrike]

The first cigar I had was a Black and Mild but that thing was gross.

The first good cigar I had was a Habanos Torres 10 year aged double corona. It was a real light wrapper and an extremely mild flavor. Very tasty.

[ohpus]

high school smoked shit swisher sweets. then sophmore year in college, waiting for the bus, and I saw a noen sign that glowed, walk in humidor!!!! My feet didn't touch the ground, I floated into the shop. The owner introduced me to my first primo stick, griffin robusto.....that was the beginning of the end. Then about a month later, smoked a nat sherman telegraph and tasted the cofee flavors. That's when I discovered I had a growing palate for cigars..... and now I LOVE maconudo's!!!! LOL

[Doofus]

What was everyone's first? I gotta say that the Punch London Club Maduro that doofus sent me was mine. . . totally opened my eyes!

Cool. Glad to have had a part in your cigar experience.

That London CLub Maduro is a great quick, economical smoke.

My first "Oh HELL yesss" cigar was a Torano Exodous Gold, right after they came out a few years back. I was a newbie tiptoeing around with mild cigars (Macanoodle, Ashton) when the Exodous came in and the shop owner had a special on them.

Still one of my favorites, even after cossing over to Cubans last year.

[Hal]

First memorable cigar... hm...

I think it was a Torano Brick that I had last spring. I was amazed at the flavor of this cigar. Not just the beginning, or the middle, but all the way through. The flavor changed a couple of times and really made an impression on me.

[fredneck]

I'm in the Padron 3000 club.

One of the regulars at the local smokeshop insisted that these were great smokes, lots of flavor, and since I only had $5 to spend that it was the right choice.

I have been hooked since.