Newbie Review

[ashauler]

Nice reviews TJ. You should concentrate on enjoying the cigar the most.

As a fellow padawan I appreciate your input tj. One method I've seen on another site to gain a fuller experience with you cigar is to expel the smoke from your nose a few times(without inhaling of course). It's difficult to explain how to do this, but I'll see if I can find a link for you. Any more experienced guys heard of this?

Search is your friend.
http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showthre...ht=nose+exhale

[badwhale]

Thanks for the reviews.

Will

[mrtr33]

Smoke lots of cigars. It may take years to discover what you like.

I also second the journal idea.

Thanks for the reviews! Well done!

[SirPuffsAlot]

Thanks for the assist ashauler I was just coming back to provide a link but it was under my nose the whole time! I should've known it would be here...

[tjcravey]

Nice reviews TJ. You should concentrate on enjoying the cigar the most.

You're absolutely right, ashauler, and that is definitely what I'm focused on the most. I'm just now starting to pay attention to what it is I'm smoking, so next time I'm at the smoke shop I'll have an idea on what I like, and won't walk out with a cigar that I won't enjoy.

Putting my experience in writing will help me remember what I like and what I don't, plus I figured putting it here for others to read might solicit some suggestions, you know an "If you liked that, then you'll love this..." Or maybe I'll find out there's a whole other aspect of cigar smoking that I'm missing out on, and finding out what that is will increase my enjoyment. Or maybe I'm just a dreamer, all I know is the more I smoke the more I like it...

[Smoked!]

Hey TJ - Thanks for sharing your experiences. i think you're on the right track. Some of the graybeards can probably help you a bit more with particular nuances of tasting and judging cigars. I think Corvin has a system for keeping track of your experiments that may be helpful to you. The best thing about your experiences is that you're enjoying the smokes. It's also good that you're talking to your local tobacconist. There's a lot of value there.