You can't go wrong with Padron. The 2000 is what captured me into cigars. I tried some of the cheapos starting out and, personally, I thought people who smoked cigars were lunatics for doing that to themselves intentionally. Then I tried the Padron 2000 and I understood. Another I liked was the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro. Nice and smooth and not overpowering. Burn was seldomly like one would prefer, but nothing to awful. You could also try the Onyx Reserve. These can be had for a fair price.

You really want to develop your taste before you start searching the bottom floor of the cigar world or you will suffer greatly and probably not develop a love for the leaf. There are some good low dollar sticks, but they are few and far between.

Welcome to the board.