Suggestions for a cigar newbie?

[Paddy]

I have been thinking on this question too. Being a newb still myself... I think it has a lot to do with product presentation, their product looks nice, they have much variety of sticks to choose from, and the "Gurkha" name and lable seem to carry a certain mystique to them. For what it is worth... I was really into trying them too in the beginning. I guess hype can pay off for companies... and then again looks can be deceiving too. Roger.

It may partly be the fact that they are media whores who buy up full page ads in every cigar rag they can find. IMHO they are way over rated and over priced. I'll take a Gispert maduro toro or El Rey del Mundo robusto Large at about $4.00 over a $10.00 Gurkha shitstick anyday.

[ilikefishes]

It may partly be the fact that they are media whores who buy up full page ads in every cigar rag they can find. IMHO they are way over rated and over priced. I'll take a Gispert maduro toro or El Rey del Mundo robusto Large at about $4.00 over a $10.00 Gurkha shitstick anyday.

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[Eville]

I too wanted to try a Ghurka when I first started. My only reason: The guy on the band looks like a badass.

[Bendigo]

I can agree with them not being shy about putting their name out there. Ghurka came up more than anyone else in my initial searches.

[hondo1312]

I started smoking Oliva Serie G and Serie O maduros when I first started. I thought they were great then, and still are.

Just my $0.02.

[dauker]

When I first started getting into cigars more then just the occasional smoke, I found a good local B&M that became my haunt. I bothered the guys there quite a bit and when I had some money to burn they'd help me put together a "sampler" from their humidor. Yes I paid a premium for the smokes, but I got a lot of helpful information and I enjoyed it.

[TachyCoventry]

I started with Oliva, I still find that I love a nice box pressed Serie G every once in a while. There are a lot of sticks out there and the best way to try them is the newb sampler. Look on the thread for it, you'll see a recent post from me.

I did this with EGQ (BTW I love the new signature picture) and was shocked. The way it worked was that EGQ told me some of his personal favorite cigars, I went and got 3-4 5ers for him. He then went in his humi and pulled out a HUGE variety of smokes and shipped them to me. You don't need to be established at all on the forum to join in this. You will however need to ship first but honestly don't worry about this. The FOGs on the forum are not going to screw you over and ruin a good thing for a couple of sticks.

EGQ hooked me up with enough smokes to let me try a new stick (some of which I had never even heard of) for a long time. I still go through my humi and pull something that I've never tried every couple of days.

Anyway, welcome to the boards. Read more post less. Do the newb trade