I've been lurking here and thought it was time say to hello.
I did my first trade with pgatour00 and it was great. He was very generous with the extras, too.
I started smoking cigars about 3 months ago when I went looking for some sticks to send a buddy of mine. Had to test them out first, of course. Now I try to squeeze 2 or 3 a day when I have the time and the weather is nice enough. Wife won't permit smoking in the house, though I love her for letting me jump into this costly hobby. I'm up to 6 humdors of various sizes, two tupperdors and two coolerdors (one for aromatics). I learned from you guys that humi time really does help new cigars.
I have nearly completed smoking one of everything Drew Estates makes. It was just a personnal challenge and I now want to experience the rest of the cigar world. This web site has been terrific to read. You all act more "real" than some of the other forums out there. This one is also much more "ACID friendly" and I stock many Drew products (though few ACIDs) that I have liked. I'd love to compare notes with other Drew smokers.
Haven't really tried any of the real "premium" cigars except the Padron Anniv. Wife bought that at the beginning of the NASCAR season to smoke when Jeff Gordon won a race. Well, I finally got to smoke that baby... nice. (I'm actually a Jimmie Johnson fan but wouldn't turn down the cigar.) I'm afraid that if I try the Opus Xs and ISOMs out there, that I wouldn't be happy with the cheaper cigars that I can afford. Got a kid starting college this year.
JustDanD
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