Comments on: Win a box of Colombian Gold Perfectos

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:02:56 +0000

The first time I had a cigar was last winter. I went to my local shop and extremely awkwardly asked the owner what he’d recommend for a beginner who has never smoked before. I mentioned my price range below $3. The first cigar I smoked was some cheapo called Special Blends Alec Bradley. I smoked it in a random parking lot where it was cold and windy (pretty shady huh?). I really disliked it. Looking back on the experience, I think I was smoking too fast, and the wind may have helped increase the burn temperture, as it was burning very hot and giving a very bitter flavor. Just a terrible experience. I also had not humidified any of my first few cigars, so I think this had something to do with it.

But I persevered on, as I kept reading juicy articles here on SR thinking I had to be doing something wrong. Eventually I got my cigars humidified, and found some real winners, like the CAO Gold and even better, the Oliva Serie G.

The Oliva Serie G is a special cigar for me now, it was the 6th cigar I had ever had, and it really made me fall in love with cigars. It was better than anything I had smoked yet, and during one puff, I got this extremely distinct chocolate flavor. For everyone here who has had an Oliva Serie G, you guys know what they are like, just all around great smokes.

So my initial experience was HORRIBLE, but ask I kept reading here on SR, I knew I had to keep giving it another shot, the smell of cigars is just simply intoxicating, so I pushed through and have found many cigars I really can enjoy a quiet moment or good time with a friend with.

By: Brad in buffalo

Brad in buffalo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:52:47 +0000

My first cigar perchase was a nub Cameroon and a Camacho Triple Maduro…

By: Ben Lee

Ben Lee — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:55:49 +0000

My first purchase was at a local store that sold mostly cigarettes. They had a small walk in humidor that was relatively well stocked. At the time I had heard of some of the brands like CAO and Torano, but wasn’t sure what I would like. While I was in there, one of the workers came in that about my same age. He asked me what I was looking for. I told him that I really had no idea because this was my first cigar purchase. He gave me several suggestions and told me that if I bought 4 I got the 5th on from free. That was a screaming deal for me. I made up my first fiver and was about to leave when he started inspecting the cigars. He found a few and gave them to me and said there were on the house. I asked him why and he said that they had a few sun spots or whatever on them and the owner doesn’t like to sell cigars with blemished on them. I don’t know if that was true or not because, well, I couldn’t find anything on them, but I really appreciated the gesture. That showed me what being a brother of the leaf really meant.

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By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:16:49 +0000

The very first cigar I smoked was a Hoyo De Monterrey at the age of 17, I am 31 now. I bought it from a local tobacco shot named Hellam’s. The shop is still at the same place and looks no different now than it did all those years ago.

I was out in Monterey with some friends and one of the girls asked me to go get her some cigarettes from Hellam’s as I looked well over 18. While I was in there I stared into the case that I had on many previous occasions and finally decided to get a cigar. Since I was in Monterey I figured hey why not a Hoyo de Monterrey. I smoked that cigar and I can remember that from the first puff I was going to do this again.

From then on I have had a spot close to my heart for Hoyo de Monterrey and regularly enjoy their Excalibur lines. I have also got several of my friends interested in cigars although none smoke as often as I do.

By: Jeff Waldo

Jeff Waldo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:28:20 +0000

For my first cigar purchase, I remember it was a cold, February afternoon. It was Saturday, and I was as hung over as a person could possibly be. Me and a friend of mine–I was a restaurant manager, and he worked for me as a bartender–went to the Dayton Mall to grab a quick bite to eat before getting ready to hit the town that night.
We stopped by the Tinderbox to look around, and we decided to split a box of A. Fuente Double Chat. Madoro cigars–I had just wanted to get a couple, but my friend talked the owner into giving us a pretty good discount on the whole box.
We went across the mall to eat at Ruby Tuesday and see his girlfriend. We sat there looking through our sticks, decided to have a beer, and began our Saturday off earlier then planned.
Also of important note–while we were sitting there having our beer and admiring our cigars, I saw my future wife for the first time. She worked part time at the Ruby Tuesday as a waitress, and was just arriving for her evening shift. She walked in, and I just had one of those moments that was like an out of body experience—I stared at her for a few moments, the turned to my friend and told him that I was going to marry her someday. We started dating about a year later, and we just celebrated our tenth anniversary in September.
The cigars turned out to be pretty good as well–I’ll always have a place in my heart for Fuente cigars due to that day.

By: Derek McKee

Derek McKee — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:11:46 +0000

My first cigar (The short version):

My first cigar was an unknown machine made pineapple flavored cigar. I bought it October 1, 2006, a day I will never forget. It was the day after my 18th birthday, and I was working with the band. During some down time, I looked at my buddy I said I need to celebrate for the night before; lets go find a gas station and find a cigar. We head outside the hotel, where we were working at, and look around for a gas station. None were in site, but we noticed a taxi and decided to ask the driver if he knew where a gas station was at. I told him I was looking for a cigar which he replied, “you looking to roll up.” I laughed and told him I was just wanting to celebrate with a cigar. The driver told us to get in and he would take us to one. Not thinking anything of it, my buddy and me jump in and go on one the craziest taxi rides of our life. It seemed like this guy drove forever, and with every street we flew by it seemed more and more likely this guy was going to kill us. My buddy is freaking out thinking it’s our doom. FINALLY, to pulls up to a “gas station” which was basically just a cube in the ground. Not even able to go inside, we walk up the the window and ask the clerk for a cigar. He asked me what I wanted, and not knowing anything about cigars I just told him give me whatever. I was rushed due to the fact my buddy was still thinking the taxi driver was calling over his buddies to jump us. So, I bought my $1 dollar cigar, and get back into the taxi and we headed back to the hotel. When we got back we told the taxi driver thanks, and asked how much for the ride to which he replied, “No man it’s on me.” Yes, a free taxi ride in Chicago no less. So, the cigar wasn’t that great, but at least it did have the pineapple flavor like advertised. I look back at it now and know the cigar didn’t matter; cigars are like foreplay before sex, its just sets the mood, it’s the experience that counts.