I enjoy a scotch as well, although am a bit more picky. I'd sooner wait until I could afford something nice than try something new. I know, what a snob. The same isn't true with me for beer, by the way, I'll drink almost any kind of beer.

Welcome from Louisiana!

What luck have you found in locating smaller, family cigar companies? I would be interested in hearing more about this as well. It seems that many of the cigar brands end up being subsidiaries of larger cigar conglomerates.