New guy's Wife here!

**docdaddy** · 08-02-2013, 08:57 AM

Hi gents (and I hope some ladies!) I hope it is OK for my Hubby and I to both post with the same account? He's Docdaddy, I'm Wifey. ;) (actually Jeff and Edie!) He has smoked cigars for years, and I am just starting. I'm sure he'll post when he gets home from work, we have a number of questions, but I am going to sneak in here for the first post!

I actually enjoy the smell of a good cigar, and will be working my way up to "real" cigars, I have enjoyed some Davidoff panatellas, but the question I have for you all - I found some Verona Amaretto cigarillos. I loved them! I don't smoke cigarettes, but I love the taste and the aroma of these, and I am comfortable with the size for smoking in, say, a bar. However, I can not find them anywhere! We purchased them from an online place a few months ago (Famous or International) but neither have them now and I am SOOOO bummed out! My female cigar "strategy" is two-fold - a dark cigarillo that is about the size of a cigarette for smoking out and about, and then trying a variety of slimmer styles with good aroma and flavor as I work my way up to "real" cigars. I have tried a couple of his (and I told him I want my OWN humidor, LOL!) and they are just too strong for me at this point, in terms of my stomach. But I'll get there. But honestly, unless we are at a cigar bar, I'm just not comfortable at this point with a "real" cigar in my hand. I hope that doesn't bring down too much scorn from you "pros" here - be kind to a lady! ;)

So, two questions from the Wifey part of this couple:

1. I would be SOOOOOO grateful if anyone could tell me a source for Verona Amaretto cigarillos. I find nothing in Google. :(

2. Are there good maduro panatellas that have a nice flavor (I know you really need more body size in the cigar for the best) and aroma that I could try out?

Thanks and we look forward to being part of your community! Hope I don't sound too much like a Wimpy Wifey (I like my Whiskey and Rye straight up, Elijah Craig, Templeton, and Bulleit, thank you! and my Tito's Vodka over the rocks! :) )

**craig** · 08-02-2013, 09:47 AM

Welcome from Ottawa, Canada!

Getting another account is preferable - it isn't like there is a cost! :-) ... and it is much less confusing for the rest of us.

Sorry, can't help you on the panatella's. Although some of my favourite cigars are panatella's, they are not available in n the States (just like my favourite Rye, Alberta Premium, isn't available in the US, either :-).

**ggiese** · 08-02-2013, 03:05 PM

Templeton's Rye, eh? Yeah - I'm hooked too...

Sorry - not heard of Verona cigars, but if you bought them at CI they were very likely a close out.

My wife went through a phase like you and went through a spell when she was smoking CAO cigarillos. Her favorite was Eileen's Dream. You might want to look those up. Rocky Patel also makes Java - a coffee/dark chocolate tasting cigar. The Wafe is small and odd looking (it's box pressed) but rather tasty.

If you go into more mainstream cigars, stay away from the maduro's - they tend to be more full flavor and (more importantly) full strength. Full strength cigars are the ones that make your stomach uneasy because of their higher nicotine content.

But always remember - smoke what you enjoy and enjoy what you smoke. Smoking a good cigar should be like savoring a good wine - it's not about the buzz, but more about the escape. Cigars should always put you in a better place.

**CoventryCat86** · 08-03-2013, 02:19 AM

Here's a video review:

As painful as this video may seem at first, it's hilarious if you watch the whole thing. He rips these to shreds, and has nothing good to say about them at all.

In the beginning of the video, he says he heard that some site/company bought up the whole bunch of them because they were an experiment that went bad. Bottom line is George is right, they were definitely a close out never to be seen again.

**docdaddy** · 08-03-2013, 06:27 AM

Hmm, if true than that means I don't need to waste my time looking for them any more! I kind of assumed if Famous and International couldn't get them they must have been no longer made - thanks!