listen, if you like cigars enough to look for and sign up for this site then you like them enough to be honest with him and talk out your smoking preferences etc

you can let him know about coming on this site and how you want to get into cigars more etc etc

this will spark a discussion on types of cigars, smoking them, etc

bring in how you like this and that or dont like this and that

talk all this out with your friend and of course do the whole thank you and "i hope im not insulting you by not smoking this extra double slap your gramma strong cigar you gave me but i just cant handle it" comments lol

remember, smoking a cigar with someone else is more than just hanging out. its got more meaning than that . . . dont mean to sound girly here but you form a deeper relationship with the other person . . . no matter what level it is, its more solidified cause the guy is telling you i would like to share my number one joy with you or, this is something i really like and i appreciate that you might like it too.

good luck