When I was 16, I went to one of the few local Tobacco shops we have in the bay area with an 18 year old friend of mine. Funniest part was, they carded him and not me, and I was the underage one...

Anways, I became chatting buddies with the guys that owned the place, so they helped me learn a bunch about the whole cigar culture.

First cigar was a CAO Maduro Torpedo. I've been a Torpedo fan since, although I bought my first H.Upmann Churchill yesterday. My favorite is still the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos #2.......

a.v.