I'm pretty new to cigars too. After finding this forum, I read through the Reviews extensively and made a list of cigars to try.
If you click on the "Cigar Forum" button on the menu bar at the top, you'll see "Review" in big bold letters. Click on it and start reading.
What I can tell you is as I've smoked more cigars, I find the ones that once seemed strong now seem "medium" and the ones that seemed mild are well, dull boring and not worth smoking any more. What I'm saying is, as you smoke more, your taste developes and changes and you "acclimatize" (for lack of a better term) and they don't seem as strong as they once were. I would start with "mild" cigars and begin working your way up in strenght once you've had some.
I suggest you read reviews and make a list of mild to medium cigars (ie: you do not want to smoke a Camacho Triple Maduro on an empty stomach with your morning coffee at this point in your cigar experience) and buy from that list one cigar at a time and try them out and see how you like them, or not as the case may be. When you find something that appeals to you, buy a few so you always have some handy.
VancouverMark is right about the humi. I'd invest in a 50 if you've been enjoying the cigars you have smoked to date. I started with an pretend shotgun shell 8 cigar travel humidor and bought a 100 count humi shortly thereafter. This x'mas my wife got me a 500 count humi. I'm hoping to have to buy a 1000 count in a year or two.........lol. Just FYI, I've been smoking cigars almost 3 years now.
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How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
***William Ernest Henley***
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