Good cigars to start with

[Oscar Madison]

Macanudo is the perfect mild cigar for the newer smoker. I'm just not sure of the availibilty of this line outside the US.

[G-man]

$ for $ IMHO NCs offer a wider range of mild to medium cigars.
Also think the complexity and over all taste is more suited for newbies!

[PoohBore]

i only started last year and bought a 7 drawer humi. I filled that and now i've bought an 80 box humi.this place is bad news for your credit cards

[Nuno Sa]

I started 3 or four months ago and agree in all of the stated in the post above. I started with a desktop humidor before i found this forum, one month later i got me self a 7 drawer humi that is now almost filled...

[snooky]

Hi all the above are very good recommendations mainly get a BIG humidor one of my first smokes were El ReyDel Mundo Choix Supreme, and still remain a favorite, but remember they will taste a lot better and smoke better 6months down the line, even better after a year or 2 so build up your stock and enjoy.

[Mr_White]

I've smoked the No.4 already, which was quite pleasant, I think it'll be better once I've become more accustomed to cigars, but I could definitely pick up the subtleties even as a first timer, the start seemed to have hints of coffee, developing into a more meaty/leathery flavour, and finishing off sweeter with tastes of almond, I'm not sure if that's an accurate summation, but that's what it seemed to taste of to me.

I'll be trying the Quintero later on.