First Real Cigar

[AK & Stogie]

I started with some unnamed, supposedly "cuban seeded" gas station cigar. I had some phillies and swishers, but then I stopped at a nice little cigar shop in downtown Gettysburg, PA, where I got my first real cigars.

My first ever, CAO Criollo Mancha.

It was a little too strong and earthy for me then, and I spend another half hour laying on the sofa recovering, but still have good memories of it.

Anyone else, first real cigar?

[Kass]

After years of smoking Captain blacks and colts my friend came back from Cuba with a box of RyJ no. 3. They were great.

[prophetic_joe]

Smoked a Montesino with my Uncle to celebrate my cousin being born, that was 5 years ago. I really started getting into it about 2 years ago though, my friend and I would take a cheap cigarlike a Robusto Reject or something to the golf course so I ordered a sampler with a travel Humi and 10 cigars or so. We ended up smoking a La Gloria Cubana Serie R that came with the pack and I haven't really looked back since.

[Shagaroo]

Went through the swisher thing back in college, when drinking to excess, but years later, when I decided I wanted to try cigars for real, I picked up a holiday sampler of various sticks at a Tinder Box and a holiday 4 pack of Padron 2000 Maduros. 2000 Maddies are still a favorite of mine.

[feldspar]

I had a Muniemaker from 7-11 on the eve of my 20th birthday. It wasn't great - hell, it wasn't even good - and I'm sure the box had been sitting there under the counter drying up for years.

My first real stick was a Macanudo Gold Label, at the suggestion of the manager at my local B&M. Nothing special, but it gave me the courage to try something stronger the next day. And now here I am.

[mills]

Actually I think my first real cigar was a ISOM in Canada last summer. Wasn't a cigar smoker then, so I have no idea what it was, but I remember liking it. First cigar whose name I remember and liked is Onyx Reserve.

[Sporadic Metonomy]

Hemingway Classic. Charlie at the B&M here in Chattanooga suggested I try one. It was an ass-kick of a cigar! I liked it though. Never had I felt a relaxed nausea before. Never looked back.

Sean

[chefchris]

Don Diego. Hated it. But for some reason I kept on trucking.

Good thing.