Greetings

[Greenacres]

Hello everyone. I am a beginning Cigar smoker. My recently deceased grandfather smoked cigars for most of his life and left behind his hobby of Opera Music and Cigar smoking to me. He was a big fan of Dominican cigars and thats pretty much the only kind i've had experience with. I was wondering what are some brands of cigars you all are familiar with and recommend.I'm looking to branch out into other kinds of cigars. I'd like to spend under 10 dollars per cigar the the moment. One day i'm sure i'll move up, but i'd like to be able to appreciate the difference when that time comes.

So in conclusion, nice to meet you all.

-Ryan

[Newfie]

Hi Ryan. Sorry to hear about your Grand-dad.

Welcome to the board. I'm sure you'll find your stay informative and enjoyable.

As for smokes from the DR, there are plenty of good ones, but don't limit yourself to anything from this country only.

My favourites from the DR are: anything Fuente, Ashton VSG, and Carlos Torano. Your tastes will vary and you should try anything you can.

[CgarDan]

Hello from NYC

There are a lot of decent cigars in the $3-$10 range actually except the premiumones all of them are. Stay around and you will get a chance to hear many opinions on what people like.

In the mean while look at this therad for a nice sample of 8 sticks for $10 bucks http://www.cigarsmokers.com/t4450-ni...r-newbies.html

and search the Reviews thread to see what people like.

Dan

[nhcigarfan]

welcome. There are lots of great smokes out there.

Give the following a shot

padron 2000, 3000.
Carlos Torano
Sancho Panza Double Maduro


Best bet is go into a local cigar shop. Pick one with a walk in humidor that makes selling cigars the majority of the biz, not just a magazine shop with a humi.

Ask the folks working there and tell them you want to stay under 5 bucks, Try these and then move to 8 bucks, then 10 and so on.

[Newfie]

snip...Sancho Panza Double Maduro
...snip

Mmmmmmmmm, Tyler, I think you just talked me into having one of these after work!!

[cls515]

Hi. Welcome. It is hard to beat A. Fuente.

[mauied1101]

Welcome to the board.

Just to clarify Newfie's statement:

Fuente except, perhaps their Curly Heads and Brevas Royales, Ashton VSG, and Carlos Torano. Your tastes will vary and you should try anything you can.

[Stryprod]

Welcome Ryan!! With cigars, the only advice as a noob that I can give you is always try new things in life and especially with cigars. A great cigar IMHO as well as a highly rated cigar that is very cheap but not Dominican is the El Rey Del Mundo (ERDM). Give them a try and see if you like them, also Padrons seem to be popular and I love A.F. Hemmingway series so far. Have fun and welcome!

[bigpoppapuff]

Hi. Welcome. It is hard to beat your meat while smoking an A. Fuente.

hey!!!...too much information...

[tampacigargirl]

Welcome, Glad to see someone else from Florida. :)

[cls515]

hey!!!...too much information...

ha ha. Padron 3000's are nice too if you like a stronger cigar. Fuentes are milder. Hemingways and Don Carlos cigars are ones you should try. I always go for the Petit Corona and #4.

[cinda]

Welcome !

[cigarsarge]

Greetings...This is the place to be.

[Desert Rat]

Welcome, nice intro and nice conclusion.

Sorry about your loss.

[Lopaka]

Welcome to CSmokers!

[godfather]

Welcome Ryan!

[meMYSELFnI]

Welcome Ryan, from another newbie!

I'm trying to branch out myself and am in kinda the same spot as far as price wise. I don't want to spend over $10 to sample a cigar without really knowing what I like first. I know alot of people hate this site, but it has helped me alot. Cigarbid.com AKA the devils site. I've found very affordable samplers on there that have a wide varity. Also check out advertisements in magazines like popular science. They sometimes advertise sample packs very cheap and very good selection.
From what I can remember I found a sample pack of 10 cigars for $15 shipped. I didn't know anything about cigars so wasn't familar with their names. But from what I can remember I got:
1 vegas 5
1 CAO
1 Perdomo tradition camoon X <-- That's what hooked me!
1 Indian Tabac super fluerte Maduro
1 gurkha

and some other stuff... Not bad for $15 bux.

Check around for samplers, read alot of reviews, listen to these guys, and heres another link thanx to CgarDan http://secure.thompsoncigar.com/defa...code=PAC-t6712

Again welcome to the board, and good luck on your search for the perfect smoke.