new here, checking some observations

[kingbeefy]

The ash may help keep the smoke cool and more enjoyable, but I mostly try to keep it from falling because I think it looks badass. And as far as looking badass goes, I certainly need all the help I can get.

[CptnBlues63]

Hi and welcome from Alberta, Canada

I too started smoking cigars after giving up cigarettes a few years back.

Originally I stuck with mild cigars until I'd had a few and found they didn't have the flavor they had originally. Perhaps you build up a tolerance over time I don't know. I suspect it's more a case of one's tastes changing over time as they smoke more cigars. I do know I smoked some macanudo's originally on the recommendation of the owner of my favorite B&M but within a few months, I discovered they now had zero flavor so I stopped smoking them. These days I pretty much smoke medium to strong cigars and seem to have developed a preference for maduro wrappers.

One of the other members on here one said something to the effect of "Cigarettes are nicotine injection system, cigars are about relaxing and enjoying life" That's exactly how I feel about cigars and therefore don't inhale them and prefer to smoke them when I'm not doing anything else except occasionally when driving a long distance.