After lurking here for a while, I decided to sign on and introduce myself.
From what I've read here, I know that what I would have called my first cigars several years ago really should not be called cigars at all. So, they will remain unmentioned. Eventually, I did send for a Thompson sampler when they were under $20.00, and got a bundle of Honduran handmades soon thereafter.
After a long hiatus of not smoking cigars, I got interested again after talking to a friend who sells them, along with pipes and snuff. I'm waiting for him to bring me a sampler now to pack the humidor I just bought online. It's a small cherry box that might hold 25 coronas comfortably. I know what you're thinking - yes, the half-ounce tube of 65% beads is on the way.
My office is near the river, so I like to take a walk over there at lunch time and decompress, watching the birds fly and the water flow by. Smoking a cigar ensures that I spend an adequate amount of time over there. This means my ideal stogie would last around 40 minutes, so please offer any appropriate suggestions. The Havana Honeys and Acid Krush Classics I've gone through are a little too small for the time I have to spend.
One of my interests is the Civil War, and I noticed as I watched the film, Gettysburg, this week that there is quite a bit of footage of General Longstreet with a stogie in his mouth. I'd watched the film several times, but just noticed the cigar significance this time. General Grant is probably the most well known cigar smoker of the Civil War. If anybody knows what brands he liked, please let me know. I wonder what kind of smokes the Civil War reenactors use in their living history impressions.
Enjoy your smoke, and I look forward to reading more!
Wigglesworth
