First cigar to light your fire?

[Addiction]

For me I had tried 4-5 cigars all of which I was personally not very excited about. And just when I thought maybe there wasn't anything to cigars for me I tried a RP Vintage 1992 that rocked my world. In the good way. If not for that cigar and the Padron 1964 Imperial Maduro I might have quit the hobby. I still fondly recall the lightbulb going on, even the last one of these I tried almost made me gag.

How about you?

[Lucky_Hippo]

Macanudo Portofino back when they were made in Jamaica. I can remember paying $7.10 for one on Put N Bay (Lake Erie) and thinking it was highway robbery but totally worth it.

[massphatness]

Partagas No. 10
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[akumushi]

I was in a cigar funk before I found CCs, just wasn't liking the taste of the NCs I was smoking and was getting ready to give up. Then I had a PSD4 and never looked back.

[rack04]

For me it was the Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Flor Fina Maduro.

[jmsremax]

Oliva V double robusto

[Emjaysmash]

Sancho Panza Double Maduro

[shilala]

When I was a kid, I absolutely loved Middleton Cherries.
When I got reintroduced to cigars, it was when I was in Florida a few years ago and found Bill's El Originals at the Island Smoke Shop.
That set a fire under my ass, and the cigar that really stoked me up was a Padron 1926 #6 maduro. Had no idea a cigar could be that good, and I was done for.
Then I had an ERDM Lunch Club that Dan (Dball) hooked me up with, and it opened up the whole dark side to me. It was the most delicate wondrous thing I'd ever smoked. Freakin awesome.
So there's really four cigars that played big parts. Not to mention all the Backwoods Smokes, Marlboro's, Marlboro Lights, and Salem Lights that kept me hooked along the way...
;)

[shilala]

Sancho Panza Double Maduro
Man, I love those little buggers. Ever try the Extra Fuerte, M.J.?
Also stellar in the same size as the Quixote. Can't remember the name of the vitola offhand.

[e-man67]

Mine was probably the Honduran El Sublimado back in 1997....and then a cuban RYJ Churchill tubo on my wedding day in 97.

[kugie]

AF Short Story

Still Love 'em

[wayner123]

Original Release 1998 Trinidad Fundadores.

I had a few of these on my first trip overseas. I thought and still think they taste like liquid gold. I had smoked a few phillies, Fuente's and a couple padron's, but that Trinidad Fundy gives me fond memories and set me on a path.

[AD720]

Rocky Patel Sungrown.

[Scottw]

RP 1990 Torp. then the El Centurion by Pepin.

[Addiction]

Rocky Patel Sungrown.

I must of smoked 8 boxes of these in a 3 month period. Really takes me back.

[tuxpuff]

RP Vintage also...not sure if it was the 90 or 92.

[DBall]

La Aurora 1495... I can hardly get through one these days, but those made me realize that cigars were fan-friggin-tastic!

[Eagle53]

Gurkha Grand Reserve. I know its cognac dipped (expensive cognac mind you) but man that is a heck of a first good smoke

[Razorhog]

Hard to say for me - but one that sticks out is the Oliva Serie O Nattie.

[jerseystepup]

Pepin El rey los Habanos

[ir13]

Partagas Culebras - Thanks Stewart :D

[issues]

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990.

Before that I had smoked Cuesta Reys, Macanudos and Acid Kuba Kubas but the first one to really get me going was the V90.

Soon after smoking that I began my decent down an ever increasing slope!

[systm]

Rocky Patel Sungrown.

Second that brother

the PC was fantastic, that and the DPG CC 1979

[M1903A1]

The first to really catch my attention was the NC H. Upmann Corona Major (I think) in a tube. They were the first cigar I started actively stocking...ironically now I wouldn't touch 'em.

First CC to grab my attention was, as I recall, the RASCC.

[Footbag]

I don't even remember the designation, but I smoked a long tapered Padron that had just gotten a great rating in CA in '96(I was a newbie). The CA description said notes of raspberries, and sure enough I got hammered with flavors of raspberries. I was sitting on a bench outside of the smoke shop with a friend and just having a great time.
Among my most memorable cigar experiences, in fact it was one of my first 10 cigars. It was the first on to really wow me.

[tsolomon]

It was a Padron 3000 Maduro. I had been trying other cigars, but this was the one that I wanted to smoke and never had enough of.

[Beer Doctor]

CAO L'annivesaire maduro

[Darrell]

Gurkha Grand Reserve. I know its cognac dipped (expensive cognac mind you) but man that is a heck of a first good smoke

It's not actually dipped. The leaf is infused via the ventilation system and the leaf absorbs the flavor.

For me, I'd have to say the mystery Cubans I'd buy in Korea. Who knows if they were real (this was 2001), but they were good. Later when I got back into cigars it was probably the HdM Excalibur 1066.

[jkim05]

NC: Arturo Fuente Seleccion D'Oro Privada No. 1
CC: 06 Boli RC

[bigswol2]

chateau fuente natural

[CEC_Tech]

Oliva Serie G double robusto. Still keep them around too!

[captain53]

Man, I love those little buggers. Ever try the Extra Fuerte, M.J.?
Also stellar in the same size as the Quixote. Can't remember the name of the vitola offhand.

Tried my first one of the double maduros Saturday out of a sampler I got for Father's Day, enjoyed it very much, lots of bang for the buck!:)

[colinb913]

Playboy, by Don Diego did it for me. :)

[AD720]

Rocky Patel Sungrown.

I must of smoked 8 boxes of these in a 3 month period. Really takes me back.

I noticed the other day that I have a couple in the cabinet. I might grab one and see how I feel about them now. I haven't had one in a year or more.

[okieRob]

PAM and RP Vintage for me too. I still like em to this day.

[Uflbassin]

Well I had dabbled in cigars smoking every now and then for a few months, the downhill really picked up steam the first time I smoked the cuban imports Exile.

[SilverFox]

I was back and forth for years and years.

Smoked what I had, then what I could get. Backwoods, and Century Sams from the local corner store.

Then a friend gave me 5 Siglo II Tubos..............................I think I ate two they were so good.

[skullnrose]

AVO 22 original release. This cigar changed things for me forever. I think the price was 222.00 for a cylinder of 19. I still have 8-10 stashed away. The first cigar that made me go back and buy more was a Butera of some sort.

[BigCat]

It was a cusano 18 double connecticut for me...a real cream bomb at the time. Every now and then I have one if I get an early day smoke, but they never hit like the first few. Still good, but my taste has advanced beyond them.

[jaydub13]

I had smoked cigars for a few years, but I really got hooked when I first tried a La Aurora 100 Anos, I think in the Toro size. It was just... wow. I still love them, when I can get my hands on them, and one of these days I will have to just suck it up and buy a box...

[kgraybill]

Padron 64 Principe natural.
I took the advice of the guy at the B & M and a little later I started having buyers remorse. I thought the ole lady would kill me for spending $10.40 for a cigar. After a couple of minutes into this smoke I did care if she got mad. I was in heaven.

[Trharris1972]

CAO Maduro L'Anniversaire

[s15driftking]

RP Decade wowwed me

Gurkha Master Select rocked my socks

Ashton classic maduro was magnificent

EO 601 Blue was stupendous

Sancho Panza Double maduro tickled my fancy

Sorry, i have 5 that did it for me

[bazookajoe]

La Aurora Preferido Sapphire, although they don't do much for me now...

[Savor the Stick]

Hava-Tampas in the 80's for something to smoke while in the Navy. Then totally just quit buying them. Had a bad day in spring of '08 and stepped into a smoke shop and bought a La Gloria Cubana Serie R. smoked it about 1/2 hour later at the lake and knocked me to the deck:dr and dragged me around. Started buying and collecting cigars since. :)

[whodeeni]

Don Kiki Red! Even though it's cheap, i kept going back to this
Tobacco shop to buy them last summer! It was on after that!
My how my tastes have grown!

[St. Lou Stu]

For me it was the Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Flor Fina Maduro.
:tpd:

I knew I liked you for something other than your sweet ass!;)

[icehog3]

First cigar that really wowed me after a decade and a half of machine made cheap cigars was a La Aroma de Cuba Robusto.

Months later I had my first Bolivar Royal Corona, and it was all over for me.

[icehog3]

RP Decade wowwed me

Gurkha Master Select rocked my socks

Ashton classic maduro was magnificent

EO 601 Blue was stupendous

Sancho Panza Double maduro tickled my fancy

Sorry, i have 5 that did it for me

I believe the question was "which was first?" :r

[Ferrari5180]

Oddly for me, it was the CAO Italia that sparked my interest in cigars. They were aged for a long time, and they tasted amazing.

[pnoon]

First cigar that really wowed me after a decade and a half of machine made cheap cigars was a La Aroma de Cuba Robusto.



No kidding? Wow.
While I didn't smoke machine mades prior, the first cigar that wowed me was a La Aroma de Cuba Corona.

[Skywalker]

Illusione ~88~!!!:tu

[RazzBarlow]

The first one that really wowed me was a Padron Anniversary 64 Maduro Torpedo. I had been smoking Montesino Sun-Grown Robusto. My wife went into the B&M that had been leading me down the slippery slope and said she wanted to buy something special for my birthday. He asked her "What year was he born?" Her answer "1964" It was all downhill from there! That was my first "wow" smoke. For me, it was like breathing in the smell of chocolate cake baking in the oven. It's still one of my favorite smokes.

[Kreth]

I lurked for a little bit at the old place before even making my first purchase, I went into the B&M armed with a list of suggestions, and came out with an Onyx Reserve, RP Vintage '90, and an RyJ tubo. All were decent smokes, and the '90 remains one of my favorite RP sticks.
The first cigar that really made me sit up and take notice was a Bucanero Full Sail Maddie that I got in the NST, followed shortly after by a Kristoff Maddie at my first herf. :ss
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[nater]

After a ~4 year absence from cigars, it was an EO Murcielago. I still enjoy it on occasion.

[darkninja67]

I still recall smoking a 1996 FFOX Double Corona that really turned me onto cigars. It was a great 2+ hour experience.

[icehog3]

No kidding? Wow.
While I didn't smoke machine mades prior, the first cigar that wowed me was a La Aroma de Cuba Corona.

Great minds.... :r

[Addiction]

Great minds.... :r

Or you know just old ones Tom. You know there were only 6 brands when we were kids lol.

[McSmokey]

It was a Romeo Y Julieta on top of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis the night before the 2001 Alabama v. Ole Miss game

[icehog3]

Or you know just old ones Tom. You know there were only 6 brands when we were kids lol.

That made me laugh out loud, Bryan. :r

[BryanB]

CAO Odyssey set it off for me

[Addiction]

That made me laugh out loud, Bryan. :r

I'm glad Tom. You know Peter has already forgotten what we can't remember lol.

[landhoney]

Monte No. 2; before that it was just moderate interest in cigars...after that the insanity began. :tu

[kenstogie]

Indian Tabac Super Feurte. Which I still smoke occasionally now. I am not entirely sure the blend is the same but they are inexpensive and still a good value with great flavor. I remember smoking it and thinking "hmmmm I didn't know I could get flavors like that out of a cigar."

[pitbulljimmy]

The cigars that got me started were Macanudo Ascots. The Macs led me to the ISOM's and I haven't looked back. Don't smoke many NC cigars anymore, but the slope is still as slippery.

[gnukfu]

RP 92 for me