What was your first cigar?

[edmundo]

King Edward Invincible

Was the biggest cigar I could find at the time...

Then weaved my way through most of the machine-made cigars before settling down with the hand-rolled variety.

These days it's all about the Robustos.

[HabanoSy]

On my 31st birthday at the blonde bar in Winchester.

A RyJ Tubos No.2 bought for me buy a mate, you know how it is. It had been a long evening of eating, drinkng and merryment and then someone suggested a cigar to round the evening off...!!!

Hallelujah! - I had seen the light, the rest as the say, is History...


Cheers, HabanoSy

[Deano]

These days it's all about the Robustos.

I'm hearing ya!

[bigbarneyhotdog]

1st cigar? I can barley remember what I had last!! My 1st was probably a King Edward or something similar, I remember asking for the largest ones in the pubs I used to frequent. I used to play keyboards in a band & wear a poncho, cowboy hat and don a cigar for each gig I became obsessed a few years ago after visiting a shop in Teddington and getting my 1st desktop humi, a colibri torch lighter and a selection of top class Cubans. It's been uphill ever since

[deltawhisky]

Interesting post, Dom. My very first was the dreaded Cafe Creme original, and within a couple of months I tried a wealth of machine mades - KE Invincible, Hamlet, Hamlet Special Reserve.

Soon enough I had a Monty Petit Tubos, Invicta Panatella, and Quintero.

Why? I and a couple of friends were going through a phase of interest in Lady Nicotiana. Pipes left a stink, nasal snuff made my eyes water, and ciggies ... well, Balkan Sobranie Black Russians are okay, I suppose. Stogies were the ones that kept, and keep, my interest up.

I had a Swisher Sweet once, now you mention it, Dom. The filler reminded me of wrapping paper!

[Simon-JG-hr]

I suppose my first cigar was either a Dannemann Moods Tubo when skiing in Switzerland or a Henri Wintermans on Dartmoor (where it was colder and snowier than the Swiss ski resort... ).

It's probably tantamount to blasphemy to say so though, but I do still enjoy the occassional Moods - they are great for skiing as they are tubos and quite cheap (so protected, but it doesn't matter if you mess them up). Fairly swift smokes as well, at around twenty-to-thirty minutes.

However, my first 'real' cigar was an R&J No1 (Tubed). The rest, as they say, is history!

[Lou3]

Gentlemen, apologies for being such a stranger. The evening courses I'm taking are demanding most of my free time.

My first cigar was a La Eminencia Fancy Cubanitas, which is one of several brands by Vincent & Tampa Cigar Co. of Ybor City, Florida (third brand listed on the linked page). I haven't seen them at any US tobacconists, but a couple of places in Tokyo sold them. It's a medium strength corona with a pigtail cap and no-frills packaging. I consider it a decent everyday smoke, especially at US$22.40 for a bundle of 25. Speaking of which, it's time to order some.

[Seriesteve]

In the 70's I used to"borrow" my fathers King Eddies, in the early 80's a big Favorite was the Don Ramos Churchill N/C and from memory my first Cuban was an RyJ Churchill Tubed at a Xmas doo in the 80's Dark silky and strong I can remember.

[yankeefan]

i guess i,am a late bloomer because i did not smoke my first cigar till the age of 38 while on my honeymoon in jamaica. it was a rj churchill, and then a jamaican rum cigar. told you i was a late bloomer.

[bnelly]

First was a badly plugged Cuaba, thought I'd cut the wrong end or something when I got no joy out of it

Next day I had a Party SD4; everyone in the pub said "Now, THAT smells like a real cigar"

[The Smoker]

A tubed Bolivar, which had not been stored properly and was too dry.

[Stogiedog]

I started on the Tom Thumbs years ago LMFAO..................

[giga]

My first cigar was an "old Port" I used to buy these when I was about 15 ans smoke the pack between five of use followed up by a pachet or two of polos.

My first proper cigar was an upmann pc gifted by Steveboy it was so good I went home and ordered a box, but ordered box of RyJ tubos instead which were just as good

[jamesmids]

I started on the Tom Thumbs years ago LMFAO..................

Ah stogiedog Tom Thumbs thats a blast from my past they were my very first cigar i can,t remember how old i was,but i pinched one off my mates dad and smoked it behind the garage , oh happy days lol