What was your first cigar? First box purchase?

[SFG75]

I went all in, as they say, with my first purchase. I was in Jamaica and saw one of those "too good to be true" deals on a box of Monte #2s. I bought it for $275 and smoked half of them while in Jamaica and brought back the other half. I was hooked from that point.

I now realize that the box I spent $275 on was as fake as a $3 bill, but I keep the last two or three of them for laughs and as a reminder of how I got into this hobby.

LOL-I won't feel so bad for having such low quality, cheapies to start me out on. It's good that you can laugh about it now though.

[jaewing]

Very first cigar in Jan. 05. Followed that up by a Punch Gran Puro the very next day. Both very nice.

Have yet to buy a whole box. I have spent my money on trying many different brands, sizes, shapes and strengths of cigars.

[MMAB]

what one would interpret as first.

Somewhere around the age of twelve my friends and I got some Tiajuana Smalls and smoked those. God I remember throwing up later. Severe nicotine OD. That was when TS's were new on the market. Geez...I'm dating myself!

Many years later after smoking cigarettes for a while I was on this kick with Parodi's.

But my first real cigar was a Macanudo. I don't remember which for sure. A Toro sized. Duke of York???

My first box purchase was a box of Punch Rothchilds EMS. A great inexpensive cigar and looks real pretty when you open the box!

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Hey MMAB, have the same pic in your avatar as a tattoo on the back of my calf.

My first smoke was a Drew Estates Kahlua.

No boxes as of yet.

[bardock]

i've had swisher sweets, but i dont consider that a cigar...my first real cigar was a montecristo tubo, i was with some ppl at the mall, walked into a cigar shop, and i thought i try a good cigar, i was hooked from there on. havent bought a full box of anything yet, maybe i'll get a box of diablo picantes...

[Yeagermeister]

I started out when I was around 12 years old smoking any kind of cigars I could get my hands on, which were usually Philly titans, blunts, cheroots, etc. Later I began getting into black and milds, backwoods, swisher sweets, and yes, the Dutchmasters.

My first box purchase was "Spirit of cuba" by Alec Bradey (I think). Not a bad cigar when its left to age for a bit...

[mithril]

i'm new to cigar smoking. my brother-in-law introduced me to cigars last year at the local ren faire. i'm not sure what kind it was. but my first one that i bought was a Diablo. i enjoyed it alot.

edit: forgot to say that i haven't bought a box yet.