Big Al
19-07-2009, 05:36 PM
Hi,
My name is Alan (what a surprise!) and I'm a cigar smoker (another surprise!). I'm also pushing 61 years old and have smoked since I was aged 13. Most of those years have been spent on the fags. I still am. However, I have spent periods of time exclusively on the pipe and I have always smoked the occasional cigar. My very first one (aged about 14) made me sick as a pig. I am sure that it was an Havana but don't ask me to remember the type.
I am doing what I can now to wean myself off fags. Not easy. I do like them. But I also like cigars. Indeed, smoke for smoke there is simply no comparison between a cigar and a cigarette. But I'm sure you all know that anyway!
I must emphasise that I consider myself a complete beginner when it comes to cigars.
I do love proper Cubans but they are pretty expensive. Not really for me at the sort of prices they sell at. I have tried a few via Cigar.com and CubanCrafters. However, my favourite cigar I have only ever seen for sale in this country. It is the "rich maduro" La Rica (Nicaraguan) brand. I love 'em in Robusto, Torpdeo and their version of Toro which I think they call Perfecto. Beautifully rich, gorgeous taste and a great buzz too. Man O' War are similar but not in the same class for richness.
Another cigar I like is one that may well be disdained for being a) machine made; b) short filler c) cheap and that is Vasco da Gama Claro Sumatra. At 24 Euro a box of 25 I find them a genuinely enjoyable smoke, very mild at first (too mild) but gets better as it goes down.
Anyway, I hope to learn lots from you all.
Alan
My name is Alan (what a surprise!) and I'm a cigar smoker (another surprise!). I'm also pushing 61 years old and have smoked since I was aged 13. Most of those years have been spent on the fags. I still am. However, I have spent periods of time exclusively on the pipe and I have always smoked the occasional cigar. My very first one (aged about 14) made me sick as a pig. I am sure that it was an Havana but don't ask me to remember the type.
I am doing what I can now to wean myself off fags. Not easy. I do like them. But I also like cigars. Indeed, smoke for smoke there is simply no comparison between a cigar and a cigarette. But I'm sure you all know that anyway!
I must emphasise that I consider myself a complete beginner when it comes to cigars.
I do love proper Cubans but they are pretty expensive. Not really for me at the sort of prices they sell at. I have tried a few via Cigar.com and CubanCrafters. However, my favourite cigar I have only ever seen for sale in this country. It is the "rich maduro" La Rica (Nicaraguan) brand. I love 'em in Robusto, Torpdeo and their version of Toro which I think they call Perfecto. Beautifully rich, gorgeous taste and a great buzz too. Man O' War are similar but not in the same class for richness.
Another cigar I like is one that may well be disdained for being a) machine made; b) short filler c) cheap and that is Vasco da Gama Claro Sumatra. At 24 Euro a box of 25 I find them a genuinely enjoyable smoke, very mild at first (too mild) but gets better as it goes down.
Anyway, I hope to learn lots from you all.
Alan