A few years ago, a group I belong to asked me to be in charge of the annual cigar social we hold on Labor Day. Not being a cigar person, I jumped on a pipe dot com site and bought about 3 bundles of hand made seconds. Everyone was happy.
Last year, I decided to upgrade. I found the mothership and bought brand name hand rolled premium cigars! OK, they were Gurkhas. I didn't know better. Besides, I think it was Trish I was talking to on the phone and she unloaded about 4 cases of Gurkhas on me. Actually I was happy. I think I paid something like 40 bucks. Believe it or not, everyone else was happy, even being Gurkhas, they were better than the no-name stuff I had been pushing for the last few years.
Since joining this site, my knowledge of cigars has improved a little...OK, a lot. I already have next year's social cigars resting comfortably in a Coolidor. Next year's selection will definitely be a true upgrade. I am looking forward to it already.
I was sitting here think about this cigar endeavor I seemed to have gotten on. I never thought of it as a hobby. I got this week's care package from Trish and Shana. I had to shift cigars from one tuppidor to another because of the aging process. Multiple tuppidors and an aging schedule? Yeah.
I also got a package from a bet (Thanks, Illinichaser!). I pulled out some T52's to make room in my display humidor for some new cigars I didn't have in my collection. WTF? Replacing T-52's?
I love this hobby!
