new to the board

[cockyhoskins]

Hello, I am new to the board so I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Martin, I live in SE Washington State. I have been smoking cigars on a daily basis for about three months now, so I am new to the smoked cigars occasionaly for about 15 years, but most of those were Swisher Sweets so I am not sure if they count as cigars. I enjoy fuller bodied cigars, some of my favorites are Carlos Torano Signature, CAO Italia, Brazilia and Mx2, I had my first PAM 64 the other day and was blown away by it. What a Smoke! I also enjoy many different Perdomo products. I have tried a couple of ISOM's, and I fail to see the attraction of them. Maybe I just grabbed the wrong ones. My daily smokes are Perdomo 'over-runs', The Cigar by Perdomo, and Nestor Reserves. Well that's about it.
Thanks,
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Quite an impressive taste for three months in. Welcome!

[chrisboy]

hi! im new here as well. we have the same preference for strong cigars. i personally love Sancho Panzas, Padrons, and anything made by Mr. Ernesto Perez Carillo (La GLoria Cubana, El Rico Habano, El Credito, etc.). i have yet to try stuff by CAO, and i think i would like them when i do.

you're right, maybe you just got bad some Cuban smokes. i personally think that they are the best out there. im not dissing non-Cubans for that matter. i think they are both great in their own right, each having distinct advantages over the other. Cubans are definitely one of a kind, but they are very expensive and that doesn't allow the average person like me to smoke them on a consistent basis. this is where non-Cubans are better. they have a wider selection, probably 4x as much, and are a lot cheaper and taste really good too. in the end, it still boils down to smoking what YOU like.