Cigar people, any advice on what to get?

Montecristo No3 have always been a personal favourite.

Not a blue dress!

This one, when I can afford them.

I think Dominican and Honduran rival Cuban cigars for flavor. Purofino Dom has an aroma I just love. It’s sexier than any cologne. The Dominican Romeo y Julieta is really nice too.

I usually recommend Arturo Fuente 858’s. They are a medium bodied very tasty smoke. If you are short on time, An Arturo Fuente Short Story is very much the same. Short on cash, CI sells Consuegra Cigars. Dominican made and very tasty when they get some age on them. If you can get Consuegra #9’s snap them up. They are very popular and they go out of stock very quickly. These are all medium bodied cigars so you can decide if you like a heavier or milder smoke. A good tobacconist will then have an Idea of where to steer you once he knows how you like these ‘yardstick’ cigars.

this’ll get ya started on the humidor:
http://www.thompsoncigar.com/information/template.jsp?pageName=HumidorCare

and this is an economical way of trying some of the best stogies out there:
http://www.famous-smoke.com/famous+9+masters+cigar+sampler+cigars/item+34703?kws=ZWW1918&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_content=Famous%20'9%20Masters'%20Cigar%20Sampler&utm_campaign=ZWW1918_GoogleBase

When you’re smokin’ your next cigar, wait until you’re near the end and the heat has loosened the band, carefully peel it off, and tape it to a sheet of notepaper. Note the length and ring gauge of the cigar, along with your personal impressions of the smoke. This’ll keep ya from buying dogs in the future, and help you remember the ones you liked.

Someone once said “The best cigar is your favorite” so don’t assume that a cuban Cohiba that costs $40.00 a stick is the best tasting cigar out there.

Enjoy the journey!

I don’t like to order from Thompson, they automatically signed me up for a ‘free’ points program that cost me $12.95 a month the last time I ordered from them. I use Cigars International now.

Otherwise @stratman37 has some good points.

Appreciate all the advice guys. I bought a pretty good mix of cigars to try out over the next few months. On top of the mix of Acid brands that my g/f bought me, I got a Brick House, a Cohiba, a Romeo y Julieta, Oliva V series, Artues Fuentes (spelling?), and a few others I forget at the moment… As well as loading up on the one I know I love, the 1400cc by Acid. We’ll see how the next few go :)