Quote Originally Posted by mrtr33 View Post
Mike,

Welcome to the forum.

You'll receive varying opinions, but I would suggest you hold off on one of those Cigars International samplers. In my experience, they offer 1 or 2 quality smokes, and then crap that they just need to get rid of. For years, the Newbie Sampler Thread in the Exchange section of the forum has offered quality samplers from seasoned cigar smokers. These usually start at $50, and go up from there.

I would suggest, before you even get a sampler, is just to try some singles. When you first start out, you'll probably dislike more cigars than you like. Many newbs begin a journal, documenting where the cigar came from, the size, etc. in an attempt to identify what they enjoyed about the cigar. My local tobacconist, when I first began, suggested I begin looking for cigars with the same kind of profile of how I liked my beers - big, strong and bold. Over time, my tastes have changed. But you've got to start somewhere.

I hope this help. Search is your friend here.