First CIgar, Really Excited

[x5ofspades]

So yesterday i went and bought my first cigar, and after my post is on i will be smoking it. I have smoked everything out there but never a cigar so i thought why not. I didnt really know what i was looking at and the shop keeper didnt help a whole lot, but i decided on something in the mid price range, a Baccarat Corona. It looked good and I think im ready after reading the how to's and so on. So here we go.

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[RustyShackleford]

I hope you enjoy it. I have never had that cigar.

My first cigar was a oliva conn. reserve. and I have been falling down this slope ever since.

Enjoy

Chris

[x5ofspades]

it was actually pretty good and at only $6 it was better than i thought it would be. a bunch of my friends smoke cigars and i wanted to try it. So. I think it will be a good reward at the end of a long week of work ;)

[RustyShackleford]

it was actually pretty good and at only $6 it was better than i thought it would be. a bunch of my friends smoke cigars and i wanted to try it. So. I think it will be a good reward at the end of a long week of work ;)

Yea cigars are a great reward and a great way to relax. Pretty soon it will be a reward at the end of a hard day haha!

[x5ofspades]

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[Doctorossi]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/5ofspades/bacc.jpg

It's not supposed to look like that after you smoke it. ;)

[The Poet]

It's not supposed to look like that after you smoke it. ;)

You can always banco somebody here to make an ash of themselves. :r

[CigarNut]

Welcome to the Slippery Slope brother -- there is no way to climb back up :D

[bobarian]

Please stop by the New Inmate forum and introduce yourself.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=7
Lots of great info in the stickies at the top of each forum section.

[maninblack]

Another bites the dust, and another one down, another one down, another one bites the dust. Its a quick ride down the slopes now brother!

[Blueface]

it was actually pretty good and at only $6 it was better than i thought it would be.

:r

Don't buy expensive ones yet.
You smoked that puppy in less than an hour.
That puts you on the "you smoke fast" side of things.

I can baby a cigar for hours if I get lazy enough.:r
I am on the slow side for sure.

Welcome to CS and to the world of cigars.

[mariogolbee]

I've heard some good things about those. I;m glad you enjoyed it. Welcome here.

[replicant_argent]

I am on the slow side for sure.



So saith Clara, Patron Saint of Everlasting Patience.....

[TheRuckus13]

Just wait, cigar smoking is sort of anti climatic at first. With lighting and cutting issues, and trying to pair the right drink with your cigar and all. Soon you'll get clean cuts, proper lights, and know exactly what drink your cigar needs. Let's just say you'll be visiting the Coinstar a lot.

[boonedoggle]

haha! That is so cool. Baccarat was my first-ever cigar too! I think it was like a Rothschild. :banger

[Doctorossi]

Let's just say you'll be visiting the Coinstar a lot.

One step at a time now. :D

[x5ofspades]

i thought it took me a good while, the lighting of it was the hardest part because im used to cigarettes and black and milds.
is 45 minutes not that long for a cigar?

[688sonarmen]

Its all up to you how long you want to take, as long as it tastes good to you and you enjoy it:2

[bobarian]

That sounds about right for a rothschild or small robusto. Try and take about a puff every 45-60seconds. This allows the cigar to burn slowly and not acquire any off tastes. The main thing is to enjoy yourself and relax. Did you like it?

[x5ofspades]

yeah i liked it and it really was enjoyable!

[Shemp Howard]

yeah i liked it and it really was enjoyable!

Then that is all that matters really.

[Bill86]

i thought it took me a good while, the lighting of it was the hardest part because im used to cigarettes and black and milds.
is 45 minutes not that long for a cigar?

Cigars often burn for 1.5-2 hours....45 minutes is on the lesser end for sure. Depends how much you smoke though, people here will nub the heck out of a cigar down to the last quarter-half inch.

EDIT I personally leave about an inch left, unless I REALLY love the cigar.

[whodeeni]

Welcome to the madness my friend....
All i can think of is the 70's disco song....

Another one bites the dust!:tu

[ade06]

Good choice on your 1st cigar! That was the one that sent me down the slope.

[SilverFox]

:r

Don't buy expensive ones yet.
You smoked that puppy in less than an hour.
That puts you on the "you smoke fast" side of things.

I can baby a cigar for hours if I get lazy enough.:r
I am on the slow side for sure.

Welcome to CS and to the world of cigars.

A little Freudian slip there my friend................ :r:r

[Don Fernando]

I am on the slow side for sure.


we know that about you Carlos, but we still love you ;)







:D

[shemp]

Bacarat Corona, great first cigar choice. Made by the camacho factory in honduras, with the sweetened end cap, a mild smoke with a little pepper. I would say that 45 minutes on a Corona is just about right, if you were spending 45 minutes on a toro, or torpedo, or churchill, then you might consider slowing down, but for this stick i think 45 min is just right.

[Blueface]

we know that about you Carlos, but we still love you ;)







:D

:r
Thanks.
It is constantly being affirmed for me.:D

[gijoey959]

Welcome to the habit! It can get expensive, but its really rewarding when you can look at your collection sitting in that humidor, when you get that far xD I'm still at the buy as you smoke stage

[dwoodward]

Welcome to the habit! It can get expensive, but its really rewarding when you can look at your collection sitting in that humidor, when you get that far xD I'm still at the buy as you smoke stage

You wont be there much longer lol... :r

[Doctorossi]

I'm still at the buy as you smoke stage

Me, too!


Buy twenty.

Smoke one.

Buy twenty.

Smoke one.

...

[dwoodward]

Me, too!


Buy twenty.

Smoke one.

Buy twenty.

Smoke one.

...

LOL! That pretty much describes me... I wondered how I filled my 300ct desktop so quickly, now I know. So much for buying a humidor 3x the size I thought I would need lol.

[Evonnida]

I have one sitting in my Humi as we speak... I'll have to try it and see what it's like, forgot all about it til this thread! Thanks and welcome!!

[clintgeek]

My first was a Baccrat Rothschild (a.k.a. Robusto) as well. Nice mild smoke. I can advise you on many more milds if you want to keep going. I'm 6 months down the slope and still love the milds. Probably always will have a few in the humi. Good choice.

[OHRD]

Welcome to the vast new world of cigar smoking!!!!

[hammondc]

Wow...I started with one Fuente 8-5-8 about oh....7 years or so ago. Still sliding down the hill today.

lt us know how you like it...

[Doctorossi]

I started with one Fuente 8-5-8 about oh....7 years or so ago. Still sliding down the hill today.

I also started with a Fuente 8-5-8, but about 20 years ago. I haven't hit bottom yet. :D