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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
to join this forum. Come back in four years. 
Robusto, the resident geezer! 
Oh well, now that you're here, welcome Mr. Al and try to enjoy yourself while you still can. And don't let the "crazy mexican" frazzle your nerves 
. He does that to all the newbies.
Names TJ, TJCoro, and wait a minute...I AM the crazy mexican!!!
don TJ and the 
Coros
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