first three smokes

[Maduro Man]

Just out of curiosity…How did the Swishers compare to the other three?

[Fat Freddy]

Just out of curiosity…How did the Swishers compare to the other three?

Swishers were sweet to start but then became rough and bitter and with an ashtray taste, if you know what I mean. Could've been because it took a lot of puffing to keep 'em lit. The first non-Swisher I had was an ISOM given me by a friend. Wow! That's what opened my eyes to real cigars. Don't know the manufacturer (Romeo & Juliet, perhaps?) but the experience was divine. Strong yet smooth, burned evenly and without constant attention, burned slow, and packed a wallop giving me a real buzz.

Can't go back now! I still don't have a discerning enough palate to identify any flavor notes or other nuances beyond just smoothness and finish but I'll get there. I have a modest selection of cigars in my small humi now and am making notes as to what I like, and why.

[mrtr33]

That's what I've been doing, too. I have a "little black book" where I tape labels with packing tape and make notes. I had a Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve yesterday, and it just about blew my socks off. I'm still trying to figure stuff out too, though.

[Fat Freddy]

I'm going slow on jumping into cigars (don't want to burn out!) but made an amazing discovery in my town a week or two ago - a cigar store, a real cigar store! Just wandered in one day, had to visit a business next door. They had a smoking lounge, private humidified cabinets for rent, big screen tv and an impressive inventory of fine cigars. They also have humis, cutters, lighters, and just an amazing selection of everything cigar. Friendly place too. I'll make a real trip back there in a week or so when I can devote a lot of time to looking around, and making a purchase.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

I'm going slow on jumping into cigars (don't want to burn out!) but made an amazing discovery in my town a week or two ago - a cigar store, a real cigar store! Just wandered in one day, had to visit a business next door. They had a smoking lounge, private humidified cabinets for rent, big screen tv and an impressive inventory of fine cigars. They also have humis, cutters, lighters, and just an amazing selection of everything cigar. Friendly place too. I'll make a real trip back there in a week or so when I can devote a lot of time to looking around, and making a purchase.

Yeah, a place like that will jumpstart you into cigars for sure! Don't be too worried about being burned out, if you find yourself getting burned out, then you just ease back on the throttle a little. Have you had any of the cigars i sent you yet?

[Fat Freddy]

Yeah, a place like that will jumpstart you into cigars for sure! Don't be too worried about being burned out, if you find yourself getting burned out, then you just ease back on the throttle a little. Have you had any of the cigars i sent you yet?

Yes, I smoked the La Flor Dominicana El Jocko Figurado, and it tasted great. I liked its shape and with the maduro wrapper it looked like a real stogie. Maybe because it was a windy day (I smoke outside) but I could only smoke it halfway, after that it just wouldn't stay lit and it burned unevenly from the very beginning. I'll have to go to my new place, Wonderland Smoke Shop, and pick up another to try.