Ok so first let me say that I have never participated in any forum of any kind while I am not computer illiterate my computer skills have mainly been selling on Ebay so please bear with me.
I started smoking cigars about 4 years ago and had no idea what I was doing and none of my friends smoke cigars so any help from them was not a possibility. The only help I could get was from the internet and forums are by far the best place to go instead of companies that just want you to buy their latest and greatest product. It seemed that every time I had a question and googled it I would end up in this forum with some of the BOTL answering the same question for someone else. I have learned almost everything I know about cigars (from how to cut and light a cigar to how to set up my humidors) from the BOTL without ever asking a question myself so when I decided to join a forum there was really never a question of which one I only hope that as I learn more I can be a help to someone else. I recently posted an introduction on another thread but maybe it should have been here so here it is.
I celebrated my 3rd anniversary of my 39th birthday this year and have been married for 23 years. I have three children all boys ages 15, 17, 21. I went to Marshall University and have been a crane operator most of my life. I enjoy camping, travel and football. I started smoking cigars on a regular basis about 4 years ago but smoked a pipe for many years before that. I currently have 2 humidors set up. One is a 150 count and the other is a 300. I have dreams of building another out of an old antique cabinet but have not found the cabinet that is just right yet. I fund my addiction by selling sports memorabilia in my spare time. This is the first forum I have ever participated in so please be patient.
Now that introductions are done I need some advice from some of you veterans
Although I have been smoking cigars for about 4 years I have not tried very many different brands I started off on some Davidoffs and quickly found CAO's then I tried Romeo Y Julieta 1875 and their Reserva Real and have simply bought box after box of these as they are my favorites(1875) for everyday smoking. I also really liked the Padron 1964 but I save those for special occasions as I cannot afford to smoke these daily. Could you please make some recommendations knowing what I have liked in the past. I would like to have recommendations both for everyday and those special occasion smokes.
I started smoking cigars about 4 years ago and had no idea what I was doing and none of my friends smoke cigars so any help from them was not a possibility. The only help I could get was from the internet and forums are by far the best place to go instead of companies that just want you to buy their latest and greatest product. It seemed that every time I had a question and googled it I would end up in this forum with some of the BOTL answering the same question for someone else. I have learned almost everything I know about cigars (from how to cut and light a cigar to how to set up my humidors) from the BOTL without ever asking a question myself so when I decided to join a forum there was really never a question of which one I only hope that as I learn more I can be a help to someone else. I recently posted an introduction on another thread but maybe it should have been here so here it is.
I celebrated my 3rd anniversary of my 39th birthday this year and have been married for 23 years. I have three children all boys ages 15, 17, 21. I went to Marshall University and have been a crane operator most of my life. I enjoy camping, travel and football. I started smoking cigars on a regular basis about 4 years ago but smoked a pipe for many years before that. I currently have 2 humidors set up. One is a 150 count and the other is a 300. I have dreams of building another out of an old antique cabinet but have not found the cabinet that is just right yet. I fund my addiction by selling sports memorabilia in my spare time. This is the first forum I have ever participated in so please be patient.
Now that introductions are done I need some advice from some of you veterans
Although I have been smoking cigars for about 4 years I have not tried very many different brands I started off on some Davidoffs and quickly found CAO's then I tried Romeo Y Julieta 1875 and their Reserva Real and have simply bought box after box of these as they are my favorites(1875) for everyday smoking. I also really liked the Padron 1964 but I save those for special occasions as I cannot afford to smoke these daily. Could you please make some recommendations knowing what I have liked in the past. I would like to have recommendations both for everyday and those special occasion smokes.
