One thing that I've been trying to figure out as a noob is a good way to find cigars that I will like. Obviously, the best way is to try a lot of different kinds. But after I find a cigar that I like, how do I find more like it?

I guess what I'm wondering is what tends to make cigars similar?

As an example of what I'm talking about, I had an Ashton, Double Magnum, Cedar, Dominican Filler, Connecticut Wrapper cigar the other day that I really enjoyed. If I wanted to find more cigars like this, should I try: more ashtons? More cedar wrapped? More from Dominican republic? Etc.

Obviously some of this would be me isolating the elements of the cigar I liked, but sometimes I feel like there are so many variables that it's hard to figure out which ones stood out.

So what I guess in addition to asking in general what makes for similar cigars, I'm also wondering if there are any characteristics that you guys find you gravitate towards (region, wrapper, brand, etc).