efinebloom
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:09:31 PM
More I smoke the more I realize I only want to smoke something that is worth the time I am setting aside. Don't confuse QUALITY with EXPENSIVE. One of the real joys is finding quality cigars for a good price. Some people love to try anything and everything in the search for a great cigar or to just say they have smoked it. What is your philosophy? There are no bad cigars and I want to try them all? I only like to smoke stuff I know or have from a reliable source is going to be worth it?
crgcpro
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:12:41 PM
I'm finding that a lot of cigars that I use to get for $3-$5 here and really enjoy just don't do it for me anymore. SIGH!

I keep looking. There are a ton of $6-$7 cigars that I enjoy immensely.

opelmanta1900
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:18:35 PM
If I'm actually setting aside time just to smoke a cigar then I would only want to smoke something I know is going to be better than decent... That's usually when I smoke a MOW or a JDN or something I paid more than a buck for... If it's a special occasion I usually smoke something that I know is great that's been resting for a good amount of time...

But if I'm just looking for a cigar to smoke while I mow the lawn or tend to the yard I won't smoke something that I would be afraid to drop in a pile of lawn clippings or a puddle of water... at times like that I'll smoke a cheap Gurkha or a Gran Habano or a cheap Padilla...

I'll try most cigars once if there's any indication they might be decent.... and I'll smoke any Gurkha... unless Gurkha works the word c*ck into the name of any of their cigars...

K9biker
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:00:56 PM
^1

In the beginning I smoked mainly lower end cigars and the occasional higher end. Now unless I am running around, I lean towards the higher end. (that's the $6-$7 range for me)

Taste change along the way and I'm sure they will continue to evolve.

dstieger
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:10:24 PM
Spent a couple years looking for my holy grail - A great cigar that I could get on cbid for under $3 shipped. I wouldn't be surprised if I tried over 700 different cigars. There were maybe only a dozen that were so sucky that I wouldn't finish them at the time, but my tolerance was very high in the early years.

Today, I'm fairly particular and buy multiple boxes of only a couple dozen different cigars (NC and CC). I don't regret my early experimentation days, but they're mostly over. There are only a few real low-cost gems that I discovered, but it was worth it. So, like opel, I have room in my humi (and in nearly every day) for both $3 prizes and $8 treats.

knokmdwn
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:26:10 PM
I like only smoking cigars that I REALLY like most of the time. Once in a while I will get in a mood to try something new I haven't had and will dig into a tray of stuff that people have sent me that I haven't ever had. I personally don't worry too much about the cost of a given cigar. If I really like it and it's under 20 bucks, I will probably buy it/smoke it. I obviously like getting something I really enjoy for much less, and there are those sticks that qualify for me, but I won't prohibit myself from a given cigar because of price 98.2% of the time.

I never worry about smoking something cheap just cause I am doing yard work or whatever. Not uncommon to grab and Anejo while sitting on the mower, etc.

Overall, I guess you could say I don't like cheap shiit, whether it's a cigar, a gun, a fishing rod, a shirt, a piece of furniture or whatever. I have worked very hard in my life and enjoy what hard work has brought me.

..........and for those of you that think I got my nose in the air and I light my cigars with $100 bills...not true! I usually use all my $100 bills to travel with the wife!🍺

KPP
  • KPP
  • Herf-A-Holic
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:30:27 PM
^ it's safe to say we all know you aren't using those hunnerts on footwear Ray ;)~~~~~~ (old school smilie...in Pacmans honor).
daveincincy
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:32:48 PM
My advice to noobs just joining the site and/or starting in cigars is to "go big early." Buy the highly rated, quality stuff early and often, which may include the more expensive, elitist sticks, and fill your humis and bins. It's inevitable that a noob starting out will go hog-wild buying/bidding up samplers and 5-packs of $1 - $5 sticks. Some good, some not so good, and before they realize it they are in cigar debt and have to go on buying hiatus just before they decide they want to step-up their game. So go strong out of the gate full-tilt boogie on elitist sticks, run up your charge cards (which will happen either way you decide to purchase), and when you come to the end of your credit (or to an uncomfortable point along the way), and the wife is giving you a good azz-chewing, at least you'll have some fantastic smokes to kick back with and enjoy instead of realizing your tastes have changed, and now you're stuck with bins full-o-dog-rockets. It's a viscious cycle. Heed this advice. 🇨🇮
knokmdwn
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:59:17 PM

My advice to noobs just joining the site and/or starting in cigars is to "go big early." Buy the highly rated, quality stuff early and often, which may include the more expensive, elitist sticks, and fill your humis and bins. It's inevitable that a noob starting out will go hog-wild buying/bidding up samplers and 5-packs of $1 - $5 sticks. Some good, some not so good, and before they realize it they are in cigar debt and have to go on buying hiatus just before they decide they want to step-up their game. So go strong out of the gate full-tilt boogie on elitist sticks, run up your charge cards (which will happen either way you decide to purchase), and when you come to the end of your credit (or to an uncomfortable point along the way), and the wife is giving you a good azz-chewing, at least you'll have some fantastic smokes to kick back with and enjoy. It's a viscious cycle. Heed this advice. 🇨🇮

daveincincy wrote:

Very good advice right there. +1

knokmdwn
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 4:00:21 PM

^ it's safe to say we all know you aren't using those hunnerts on footwear Ray ;)~~~~~~ (old school smilie...in Pacmans honor).

KPP wrote:

Ok, that's it. The next time I see a pair of pink Crocs in size 13, I am buying them and sending them to you!!!

Love the ol' school smile btw....but I think it was :P~~~~~~

Numismaniac
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 4:09:59 PM

I like only smoking cigars that I REALLY like most of the time. Once in a while I will get in a mood to try something new I haven't had and will dig into a tray of stuff that people have sent me that I haven't ever had. I personally don't worry too much about the cost of a given cigar. If I really like it and it's under 20 bucks, I will probably buy it/smoke it. I obviously like getting something I really enjoy for much less, and there are those sticks that qualify for me, but I won't prohibit myself from a given cigar because of price 98.2% of the time.

I never worry about smoking something cheap just cause I am doing yard work or whatever. Not uncommon to grab and Anejo while sitting on the mower, etc.

Overall, I guess you could say I don't like cheap shiit, whether it's a cigar, a gun, a fishing rod, a shirt, a piece of furniture or whatever. I have worked very hard in my life and enjoy what hard work has brought me.

..........and for those of you that think I got my nose in the air and I light my cigars with $100 bills...not true! I usually use all my $100 bills to travel with the wife!🍺

knokmdwn wrote:

HUZZAH, Brother, HUZZAH

well said!

Numismaniac
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 4:14:43 PM

My advice to noobs just joining the site and/or starting in cigars is to "go big early." Buy the highly rated, quality stuff early and often, which may include the more expensive, elitist sticks, and fill your humis and bins. It's inevitable that a noob starting out will go hog-wild buying/bidding up samplers and 5-packs of $1 - $5 sticks. Some good, some not so good, and before they realize it they are in cigar debt and have to go on buying hiatus just before they decide they want to step-up their game. So go strong out of the gate full-tilt boogie on elitist sticks, run up your charge cards (which will happen either way you decide to purchase), and when you come to the end of your credit (or to an uncomfortable point along the way), and the wife is giving you a good azz-chewing, at least you'll have some fantastic smokes to kick back with and enjoy instead of realizing your tastes have changed, and now you're stuck with bins full-o-dog-rockets. It's a viscious cycle. Heed this advice. 🇨🇮

daveincincy wrote:

Even better if you can avoid the debt part, hehe, sooo tempting.

Luckily I found this hobby during a period of frugality and health keeping me from much smoking, so I have been reading/studying more than buying. Wise advice, once you find your palate, I think buy as much of the good stuff, as possible, and start aging/smoking.

dpnewell
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:03:34 PM
I'm more like Joel then the rest of ya. If I was only smoking a few cigars a week, I'd want nothing but high end stuff, but since I enjoy on average, 2 to 4 cigars a day, that isn't possible. Very few times do I sit down just to smoke. When I do, it's high end only. Most of the time, it's something I do while reading, yard work or watching sports, and I'm not really concentrating much on the cigar. Even then, I sure don't want junk. At those times, as long as it tastes good, and draws and burns well, I'm happy, even if it happens to be a non-complex, one note smoke. I've tried hundreds and hundreds of differant cigars, and many of them are now on my "I'll never buy again" list. Usually I can pickup enjoyable, $3 to $10 cigars here for $1 to $2 as everyday smokes.

That dosen't mean I don't have a decent supply of PAMs, LPs, Tats and other high end sticks. I just don't smoke them everyday.

DrMaddVibe
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:04:45 PM
Ah yes...the "Coming of Age" thread...not often seen, but this isn't the 1st time we've seen this!

🇨🇮

z6joker9
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:06:50 PM
Yes.
engletl
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:31:02 PM
started many years ago on Perdomo La Tradicion Maduro and Cuban Cafe and ONLY smoked those.

Came to CBid in 2000 and went "hawg wild" trying anything and everything I could for $5~8 a fiver. Found a whole lotta crap smokes during that time

Now I have gravitated to 5 to 10 different smokes that I REALLY like and stockpile those (Anejo is my "yard gar") For me, smoking for the sake of smoking is addiction, so when it is time for me to enjoy a cigar or two that time is always spent with a great cigar. Whether it be the already mentioned Anejo, any LFD or one of the few others that I truly enjoy...I honestly will not waste my time with an inferior smoke. "Inferior" does not imply "cheap" as there are many $5+ smokes that are just total crap to me.

roadlaw
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:21:12 PM
I came to this realization after smoking for about 4 years. I tried numerous brands/vitolas over the years and decided if I am going to set aside 1 to 2 hours to smoke, I certainly want to enjoy myself. I agree with you 100% and congratulate you on your decision.
delta1
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:10:44 PM
I'm still a noob, and enjoy trying a lot of different cigars, at all price points. I tend to sample more of the less than $7-8 per stick smokes than the $12-15+ ones. I have found an occasional lower price stick that I'll keep buying, and usually only if I can get them for a "good" price. I have found that some of the higher priced ones don't necessarily mean that they are better, but there are similar smokes at a lower price point, so I haven't added many high priced cigars to my "get some more list." When I want to try a new high end cigar, I'll pick up one or two at the local B&M, and pay full freight. For lower priced ones, I'll see if they are in a sampler or buy no more than a 5er.

When I first started smoking cigars about two years ago, I thought I'd try a few, find some that I really like and stick with those. I've changed my attitude, and want to try a lot of different ones, since there are so many "good" ones that I've come across in my quest. Stopping here at the CBID community only accelerated that process, since there are so many people here expressing different ideas about different cigars. I got into cigars at an older age, so there seems to be sooo many cigars and so little time.

deadeyedick
Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:38:17 PM
Bad choices and experimentation make experience. If you start at the top how do you gain that knowledge of what you like and is a good bargain for your palate? Go ahead and test them all in small qty.

While it does not hurt to listen to others and read the mag reports ya gotta find your own likes in the end.

DED

streetrod
Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:30:43 PM

started many years ago on Perdomo La Tradicion Maduro and Cuban Cafe and ONLY smoked those.

Came to CBid in 2000 and went "hawg wild" trying anything and everything I could for $5~8 a fiver. Found a whole lotta crap smokes during that time

Now I have gravitated to 5 to 10 different smokes that I REALLY like and stockpile those (Anejo is my "yard gar") For me, smoking for the sake of smoking is addiction, so when it is time for me to enjoy a cigar or two that time is always spent with a great cigar. Whether it be the already mentioned Anejo, any LFD or one of the few others that I truly enjoy...I honestly will not waste my time with an inferior smoke. "Inferior" does not imply "cheap" as there are many $5+ smokes that are just total crap to me.

engletl wrote:

Oh boy! I was the same. It got to a point where I would light up a stick & after about 2 inches, I would toss it & then light up a good stick. Now all I buy are La Aurora Preferedios, A few Fuentes (WOAM,Opus,Anejo,God of Fire), PAM Anny, a few LP's, LF and a few others.

About 6 months ago, my son in law (who is also a cigar smoker-mine) asked me why was I saving the good stuff? I really could not answer him. That day he went home witha bout 75 cigars or so & I kept the others (about 500) & thats all I smoke now. I still keep some other cigars for when the moochers come over.

By doing this, I am smoking only cigars that I like & look forward to the experience.

But whatever you smoke, enjoy it.

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