What was your first cigar?

[WNYTONY]

Honestly it was probably a Muriel Air Tip
My dad wad a piper and occasionally smoked the odd cigar but always with a tip so that's what I could "borrow" back when I was a young lad.
Buying my own would have been some Garcia Y Vega from the gas station and eventually I hit the big time to Macanudo.

Neat thread Jesse

[jhedrick83]

For me, like others, was the occasional Macanudo with some buddies during college and after. Nothing serious, 4-6 per year probably, just goofing around.

Then a buddy of mine was coming over to pick something up from my house that he was buying from me, probably 2010ish. The purchase price was a bottle of Maker's Mark. He also brought over 2 cigars for us to smoke with it. Alec Bradley Maxx. Life has never been the same since. That AB Maxx blew me away and I had to have more. I had bought a box of them and a wood humidor within the next month.

Now, all these years later, I still love the Maxx and always have it on hand in the now 5 foot tall wineador. A great smoke, great memory, and great thread @jhedrick83 !

Honestly it was probably a Muriel Air Tip
My dad wad a piper and occasionally smoked the odd cigar but always with a tip so that's what I could "borrow" back when I was a young lad.
Buying my own would have been some Garcia Y Vega from the gas station and eventually I hit the big time to Macanudo.

Neat thread Jesse

Thanks guys. I used the think the dried out Macs were awesome. Once I went to a b&m and had someone show me how to properly smoke a cigar, it was all over man. I spent every free cent trying everything that b&m had in stock.

It's always good to keep in mind that we bag on Dog Rockets now, but most of us wouldn't be here without them. Not referring to Uncle Dogrockets, but the cheap cigars.

[AlanS]

Working at a small country store/gas station with a two mile walk to the bus I started smoking the good $h!t on my hikes. You know SWISHERS the good $h!t, damn they were good too. Just over forty years since I had one, suppose theyre still as tasty? Let me know.

[six10]

Yeah I think it was these. I remember being nervous buying them for first time because I new absolutely nothing about cigars.

I think I repurchased them like three times and then eventually made my way into their small walk-in humidor (smoke shop).

Then the first premium cigar a few weeks later was a Romeo Julietta Vintage second with really yellow cello. That was the cigar that really opened my eyes.

Went back to my cigar shop and bought the remaining 18 or something, then a humidor, then repeated the process ~ just ~ a few ~ times.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

The first I had was either a Drew Estate Natural Pimp Stick, or a Diesel Unholy Cocktail was the first premium cigar I ever smoked. Whatever it was, it had a year of rest on it, and it was good enough to get me to try more.

[Rocket Scientologist]

I'm pretty sure my first cigar was a Helix I bought from the cigar shop in downtown Annapolis. I don't even think I tried Swisher or Black & Mild until after that.

I attribute my turn down the road of premium cigars to the Rocky Patel Candela.

[TreySC]

I smoked the occasional black&mild in high school. I think I tried to smoke an actual philly once, but didn't finish it. I wish I could remember the one that really did for me. I was at a bar with a friend in FL we were a few beers in and noticed that they sold cigars there and decided to have one. It was much more enjoyable than any of my other cigar experiences and I haven't looked back since.

[jp1979]

Phillies Blunt.. .might not count since it was just the wrapper....

[droy1958]

A buddy of mine was selling cigars. I think it was 1995ish. He turned me on to his secret stash from ISOM that he had in his desktop humidor. I grabbed a Romeo y Julieta Churchill. I got higher than a Georgia pine, but ended up smoking cigars and enjoying them...

[JollyRogers]

First for me was a New Cigar Orleans Factory house made cigar, something light and skinny. Convinced to try it after a drunken evening on bourbon. First time enjoying a cigar was a CAO L'anniversary Cameroon Belicoso at a local cigar bar. That's the one that got me hooked.