I've made a breakthrough as a cigar smoker

[11is1louder]

I went to my BandM a few days ago with the intention of only buying some empty boxes for my wineador. I ended up leaving with two boxes and 6 sticks. Two of those sticks were just some no-name budget cigars for 2.99 (you never see that here in California with the taxes and such), and I figured "sure, why not I'll give them a try."

Big mistake! Tonight I took my dog to the park and took one of the sticks with me. This was the very first time I have ever deemed a cigar un-smokeable. It was disgusting, harsh, bitter, just flat out nasty! Up until now I have usually been able to smoke anything, even if I didn't really like it, I would finish it anyway.

Over the past 2 months I have taken cigars more seriously, smoking better and better sticks more frequently. It seems it has caught up to me and my palate now.

Anyways, I feel like I made a major breakthrough.

 

[ATL]

Welcome to the slope. I was just talking to a friend about the time I stopped in a shop while on vacation and had a V robusto... that was it. That was the top of the slope and I'm still sliding.

 

[ChristianDavis]

It's always awesome to watch people start to take their cigar smoking more seriously and see their palates evolve as they try new things and find out what it is they really like and don't like. Even cigars they once loved can sometimes become a cigar on their I don't want to smoke this anymore list

 

[Robertsndr68]

You gotta slay some dragons to get to the princess

 

[SmokeAndMirrors]

yeah...I remember I used to smoke Acid Wafes....:barf:

 

[GoingPostal]

That my friend is what we lovingly refer to as a Dog Rocket. Let them sit in your humi for 3ys and maybe they'll be smokeable.

 

[Splatt]

Way to jump on that grenade!

Everyone does it once at least....

 

[CATom]

I also ditched my first cigar recently a Torano exodus, Funny though because the exodus 50 is a great cigar...

 

[SDShark]

Congrats, and it gets better.

 

[milhouse]

Don't turn your nose up at a cheap cigar, price is not a valid way to gauge quality or flavor etc... I will take an AF 858 sun grown for $6 or a $3 Padron Londres Maduro over most $10 cigars.

Don't get me wrong, I love all the unico stuff and htf fuente stuff, but ALOT of times I am left scratching my head. Take the Tatuaje Mummy for example, the stick does nothing for me, but somewhow I have a doofy coffin taking up way too much room in my cooler. I fall for the hype all the time:angerhead

 

[TammyChulo]

You gotta slay some dragons to get to the princess

Ha ha ha! Well put!

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[YodisMatt]

You gotta slay some dragons to get to the princess

Ha ha ha! Well put!

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I too felt this was great.

As mentioned above don't think the price point means everything as there are (to me) subpar 8+ sticks out there yet I really enjoy a blue ribbon which comes in at just under $2.

 

[sean]

 

[jwintosh]

Welcome to the slope. I was just talking to a friend about the time I stopped in a shop while on vacation and had a V robusto... that was it. That was the top of the slope and I'm still sliding.

Slippery slope for sure!

 

[StogieNinja]

It's for this reason I stopped looking for bargain cigars, and started better stuff less frequently. I hate, HATE being out somewhere with a stick and having it be a dud.

I'd rather spend a bit more for a sure thing, or at least something that's quality. But I'm a pretty infrequent smoker, maybe twice a week, so I don't have as much pressure to lower my cost as guys smoking two or three a day.

 

[BigDaddyJG]

I have a ton of single sticks of ones that i just don't feel are worthy of my time. I keep them in my work humidor as give away sticks. Life is to short for bad cigars!!!