Quote Originally Posted by Amanda
Hello, my cigar-chomping friends. I just stumbled into this board doing an Internet search and thought it sounded like fun. I'm a 21 year old college girl from Iowa who just started smoking cigars a few months ago. I actually started thinking it could help ween me off of cigarettes, but now I'm hooked on cigars..lol. I smoke these Bering Churchills that I can buy at the local gas station but would be eager to try something new if you have any tips. Looking forward to hearing from some of you guys and gals.
Bering Churchills??? You're in desperate need of an upgrade!!! Berings are machine made, short filler cigars. You probably would enjoy a long filler cigar (short filler are filled much like a cigarette - with chopped up tobacco. Long filler are full leaves from one end to the other) much better than the Berings.. A Pretty widely available long filler cigar is the Macanudo. They're pretty mild, but a nice cigar. I've seen them at Walgreen's and CVS pharmacy.

If you get into a cigar shop, be sure to ask the clerk what to try. There are a number of great cigars they'll recommend to you. Stick with the milder ones starting out (CAO Gold, Baccarat, Helix natural). As you develop a taste for those cigars, you'll find you want a bit more flavor. You'll find yourself wanting to try medium bodied cigars in no time (and there are a ton of those).

Most woman tend to like the CAO flavors because they smell so nice. Check those out - and I'd suggest the Moontrance, Eileeen's Dream and Kama Sutra. Also, check out the Drew Estates Java and the Kahluas.

Stick around - you'll find plenty of great suggestions for cigars you should try and a great bunch of guys here.