350$ in a week and counting!

[OMEGA5]

Also, I'm sure as I become more educated, my tastes will change! And that's why the most I have bought of any one kind is 5! Don't worry my cigar dealer also told me not to put the acids in the humidor, so I'm ok on that one!

[TheSilentChamber]

Like yelling eh?

[OMEGA5]

huh? Are you referring to my use of ! That's excitement! THIS WOULD BE YELLING! Can't help the use of the ! right now, this is an exciting new hobby for me so I get excited quite easily.

[TheSilentChamber]

I can hook you up with some morphine if you want to calm down a little...

[SuperChuck]

I can hook you up with some morphine if you want to calm down a little...

Is that an open offer?

[Baron Porthos]

Casa Torano

A little more peppery La Perla Black Pearl

[godfather]

huh? Are you referring to my use of ! That's excitement! THIS WOULD BE YELLING! Can't help the use of the ! right now, this is an exciting new hobby for me so I get excited quite easily.

I'm almost in the SAME boat as you are right now. I just got my humidor setup on Sunday and boy was that a great feeling when it was finally done! Exciting hobby indeed when you're just getting started

[SuperChuck]

It becomes less exciting when you tabulate how much money you're (quite literally) burning...

[Corona Gigante]

Also, I'm sure as I become more educated, my tastes will change! And that's why the most I have bought of any one kind is 5! Don't worry my cigar dealer also told me not to put the acids in the humidor, so I'm ok on that one!

Fivers are a great way to go. I usually need to smoke a cigar at least two or three times before I can tell whether I like it or not. A fiver lets you try two or three and have a few spares to offer your friends for a second opinion.

This guy recommends you smoke at least a box, but keep in mind that (1) he's talking about excellent cigars, (2) his business is to sell you those excellent cigars.

Another capital element : we are totally convinced that you will not be able to discover a "Vitola " (for example the Bolivar Belicosos Finos) if you taste only one cigar. You must smoke at least one box. The taste of a cigar varies with many elements: circumstances, mood, wine, cognac, etc. Two cigars (same size and same brand) are similar but not identical. Like "Grands Crus", cigars may vary from year to year. Each one of us is different, cigars too…

My worst newbie mistake was to buy a box of dog rockets because they looked like a great deal and then, because I was ashamed to give them to friends and yet I couldn't bring myself to throw them away, I had to smoke them myself.

[stjohnroe]

I agree that a pack of five is great, smoke 2 or 3 to see if you like them, if you do the remainder goes in the humi to join the collection and brighten up a future rainy day. If you don't then there are always moochers around somewhere.