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Ok, maybe not everyone will think so. Maybe they just need a bit of aging – aging cigars apparently makes them better, like wines – but right now it was like smoking a burning tire. Yep, plenty of smoke, but it was extremely dense and strong, with a rather unpleasant flavor.

My friend Matt had two suggestions: Keep them in the humidor for 6 months and see if they improve, and give them to moochers who are always asking for cigars. I have yet to accumulate any moochers, so we’ll see them again in 6 months!

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Woo Hoo! My package arrived today! Everything came in fine condition, and I started seasoning the new humidor right away. It won’t hold everything by far, but it will serve to keep a few cigars upstairs while the rest are in a cooler in the basement – I’ve learned that coolers make perfectly good humidors.

I’ve tried one of the Consuegras, and it’s not bad. I have to draw so hard I feel like a cartoonist, but otherwise they’re small (so they don’t take so long to smoke) and just about the right amount of body for me.

I haven’t tried the others yet…soon!

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Today I placed my first order for cigars. It doesn’t take much to figure out it’s far cheaper to do it this way, and it avoids dealing with tobacco shop owners who aren’t very helpful.

I’ve spent about $160, which seems like a heck of a lot, but then again I think I’m getting a lot:

A box of 5 Vegas Classic Panatelas with a free humidor – the humidor was the clincher, even if it’s a crappy one – I need one!

A box of Astral Favoritos – I’m a sucker for what might be a good deal (it was a weekly special).

A bundle of Consuegra 5×42, with maduro wrappers. These were talked up a bit on CigarPass.com as good everyday cigar at about a buck a stick.

A 5-pack of Montecristo #3, a recommendation by a friend.

A 5-pack of Leon Jimenes, another recommendation.

I figure it will take about a week for the stuff to get here because I was too cheap to pay for the faster shipping. I’ll probably regret that decision!

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Today I received a package in the mail. It was a box of Fonseca 5-50 cigars. This is the same brand and size that a friend recently offered me during a recent outing. I Actually enjoyed it, so to help bring me into the fold he sent me a whole box of the suckers!

They are mild, but good. I looked it up online and they go for about $90/box of 24 so this was a pretty generous gift! I think I will try to keep up here with all the different cigars that I end up trying, along with my thoughts and reflections on each. I’m a newbie, so at this point phrases like “subtle hints of coffee overtones with a muse of chocolate overall” are just fiction – my first impression is it tastes kind of smokey ;-) But I will try to learn.

Stay tuned!

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