All right guys, i got an interesting PM this morning and wanted to address it publicly so that others could maybe prosper from it!
I'm sorry andrew,
I dont know why i ignored your pm, i usually reply to all of them.
As far as cigars go....
Here's what i reccomend doing.
If you are looking to get into cigar smoking you need to buy as many different cigars as possible. Buy cigars of all makes and wrappers, shapes and girths... to find out what you "like".
Depending on how much you want to spend to get started... you have a few options, i reccomend buying a sampler... Also, i REALLY reccomend buying a sampler that includes a humidor.
Check these out, they have prices for all ranges of budget.
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/prodDisp.asp?item=SP-CA06
20.00 shipped - has a humidor and 8 stogie, good stogies, quality stogie!
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/prodDisp.asp?item=SP-CIEG13&cat=6&page=2
85.00 shipped - has a humidor and 20 cigars, good cigars, high rated cigars
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/prodDisp.asp?item=SP-BC08&cat=6
100.00 - 25 cigars, good humidor, etc, good cigars, etc
http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?page=itemDetails&ItemCode=GUREXT
100.00 - this deal is the best, it comes with a really nice humidor, 25 Boutique cigars (high high end) and a nice torch lighter
Check those out, there something for anyones budget.
Now, if i had to reccomend cigars right off the rip... it depends on your budget. There are 3 types of cigars (in my opinion).
1. budget
2. Premium
3. Boutique
and here are soem examples
1. Budget - Oliva (low end olivas, they do range) Thompson brand, really, anyhting that costs under 3 bucks a stick.
2. Premium - Oliva V's, O's, etc... Romeo Y Julieta, TTT Trinidad, CAO, 601, Fonseca, H. Uppmann, Hoyo De Monterrey, Gloria Cubana, MAria Mancini
3. Boutique - Ashton, Gurkha, Opus X, Camacho
Anyhow, my best advice is to buy one of those sampler. If you cant wait, my next best advice is to go to a cigar shop and explain that you are new to it and that you want to try something in a maduro, corojo, and natural EMS wrappers. You must smoke alot of cigars to decide what you "DO and DONT like"
As far as my colelction goes, i could hand out some free shitty cigars, but whats the point... i keep all the good ones for myself!