It took awhile but it finally dawned on me that I never introduced myself. I live in Las Vegas, married 23 years, 1 son thats 20, and raising my wife's niece. Currently employed as a fireman. I've been smoking for about 3 whole months now and have been curious since I was a young boy who played chess once a week with an elderly gentleman that smoked a pipe. I decided that there was nothing in a cigar that could hurt me worse than the smoke from a fire. I prefer a nice glass of shiraz with my cigar. I have and am trying to learn so I can make informed decisions about what I smoke. Decided to intro myself after I read some posts that dated back to 2001 and began to get a sense of history about this site. I have been very impressed wih the knowledge of many of the residents of this forum. I thank you for your help and appreciate the humor.

Question

Like wine aficiandos do cigar aficiandos prefer a region/area of tobacco and seek out cigars from that region other than isom or is it as it appears that it is simply trial and error? If so what region do you prefer? I have heard that honduras may be a favorite.

Hey lsfire. Or should I say dad since I'm only 3 years older then your son! lol

BTW, thank you for your service as a fireman!

Regional tabacco preferences vary from person to person. The majority coming from Domincan, Nicaraga, and Hondurus. Personally, I don't give it much thought. I try everything, and I like what I like. I find that my tastes vary upon wrapper. Connecticut wrappers tend to be much to mild for me. The H2000 wrappers, wowzers!

Some folks prefer gars from a particular region. And you will see arguements to prove it. I like ciagrs from all over with Honduran being my least favorite(I think). Some prefer Nos while others the DR. I especially like the cigars from that S. Island.

Taste is subjective.

And welcome aboard my little bro is a fireman here in St Louis. He absolutely loves it.

cexshun

I'll answer to dad, pop, pops, even old fart if you'll mow my lawn.LOL

It would seem by the brands I favor that I am a fan of the Honduran cigar. I dont seek out Hondurans, it just seems to work out that way. If I like it I will smoke it no matter what its orifice....ORIGIN!

Any cigars from a Communist country are horrible. Send them to me, and I'll dispose of them properly.

My take on this is sorta like BeatDragon said ... I don't start by seeking cigars made of tobacco from a certain country and I don't think there's a country of origin other than Mexico whose products aren't to be found among the brands I like best, but ... there are an awfully lot of cigars I like (more than half) that come from Nicaragua ...