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Greetings. I am new, although I have smoked cigars off and on with friends throughout the years. I have decided to take the dive. Just bought a 400ct humidor and beads from heartfelt. I am going to make my first purchase of 5ers today. Here is what I have in my cart but I wanted to get some feedback first before I committed.

1x $26.85 - Montecristo White Rothschilde 5 Pack
1x FREE - Oliva Serie G Double Robusto 5 Pack
1x FREE - Oliva Serie G Maduro Perfecto 5 Pack
1x $31.50 - Padron 6000 5 Pack
1x $21.99 - Perdomo Lot 23 Churchill 5 Pack
1x $33.99 - Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Toro 5 Pack
1x $22.99 - Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Petit Corona 5 Pack
1x $31.99 - Romeo Y Julieta Aniversario Robusto 5 Pack

My first 40 cigars. Does this look good? Any suggestions? Thanks a lot and I look forward to getting to know you all and your cigars :ss

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You have a nice variety of cigars there. Most are quite good imo :tu

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Some very nice choices in their. I personally am a big fan of the RP vintage series, and the padron maduros. Plus those oliva serie G's that you are getting free are very very good sticks!

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A good selection for a first purchase. I have bought multiples of all those cigars at some point in my cigar smoking career. As for the prices, I can't be specific since I haven't bought any of those brands in some time but it looks okay to me after a cursory glance.

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You might want to consider the Perdomo Slow-Aged Lot 826 as an alternative to the 23s. Not that the 23s are bad, I just think the 826s are a great smoke.

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One thing I thought about was switching one of the RP Vintage to RP Sungrown. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Will it give me more variety?

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The Vintage 90 and 92 are similar, yeah.

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Which would you switch out?

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Personally I would stick with the both of the Vintage. I don't think the Sungrown is very good at all.

If you do swap one, would swap out the 90 Toro's. If you are wanting to try some more RP, go with the Edge Corojo and the Decade, both of those are a much better smoke than the Sungrown.

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very nice choices

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You can't go wrong with either one but I would go with the 90 because I like the toros.

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See, here's the thing. I prefer the 90 over the 92. :r
But neither of us knows your tastes, so you might prefer one or the other, or hate both of them.
If you're going to swap one out, I'd try something from a different brand for more variety, like 5 Vegas or CAO. Or find a theme-based 5er, like all maduro, or all toro size.

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Where are you buying from?

I wanna get some olivia's for free. :D

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You might want to get a 5'er of the Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ Maduros. They are awesome! :D

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I would suggest taking out the 1990s since you are getting the 92s and see if you can get some Fuente 8-5-8 maduros for the same price or cheaper...or Don Pepin Garcia blue labels.

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I'd keep everything on your list AND try to pick up what some others here have suggested. It's a steep slope my friend and the only way to reach bottom is head first and 90MPH. :r:r


Enjoy the ride!


P.s.
Joking aside you've made some great first choices and the ones you don't pick up this go round will give you something to look forward to on the next purchase.

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You know, if you go to cigarbid.com, you can probably pick up a lot more variety for your money. :lv

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Looks good. You'll get differing opinions- as many as there are different B and SOTLs here. But- I'd say go with what you got this time, and get different sticks next time.

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OK...I am switching the 90s for CAO Cx2 Toro 5 Pack $28.99. This will give me one more brand to try. And don't worry everyone...this is just the first step in my endeavor. I am checking cigarbid right as we speak. Thanks for everyone's input. I truly appreciate it.

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padron, oliva, perdomo.... great start!!:ss

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You do have a humidor for all these nice sticks, right? :ss

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Humidor?

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Just kidding Kreth. I bought a 400ct recently. I even have my wife on board. Traded me starting cigar collection for her buying some dress she wanted. Works for me! :)

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Oh to be young again! Take your time and find out what you like and don't like. That looks like a great selection to start with.
I second the recommendation that you pick up some Fuente 898, if not now, later. It's a great smoke that won't kill you and it's a good frame of reference for your taste and future suggestions.
Never, never let yourself be persuaded into liking something that you don't. If the whole world says they like Don Dingleberries and you don't, don't be afraid to say so.
It's all about what you like.
Most of all, enjoy! And welcome to the slippery slope!:ss

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You have a great selection of smokes there. The Lot 23's are good but I tend toward the Lot 23 maduros. I love the Vintage 1990's and the Oliva G Maduros. You can't go wrong with some Padrons in the box either.

Happy smoking.

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Glad you mentioned that. I am switching out the 23s for 23 Maduros. Gives me a better mix of nat. and maduro. Thanks a lot.

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This is why I did not order right away. While I know in the end it is what I want, I love to get some opinions. I have already made 2 small changes to my list. Thanks again folks.

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Monte whites a good quality light smoke
Oliva G's are snazzy and delicious
NEver had a Padron 6000
Perdomo lot 23 is a solid smoke
RP vintage 90, i did not like this one
RP vintage 92, i did not try this one because of the 90 experience
RyJ Anniv. - never had em




Thats all i know about those bud!

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Ok...just to keep it less confusing. Here is my current cart:

1x $28.99 - CAO Cx2 Toro 5 Pack
1x $26.85 - Montecristo White Rothschilde 5 Pack
1x $21.99 - Oliva Serie G Double Robusto 5 Pack
1x FREE - Oliva Serie G Maduro Perfecto 5 Pack
1x $31.50 - Padron 6000 5 Pack
1x FREE - Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro Churchill 5 Pk
1x $22.99 - Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Petit Corona 5 Pack
1x $31.99 - Romeo Y Julieta Aniversario Robusto 5 Pack

Thanks!

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i would recommend two 5'ers just based on your list.

Perdomo Habano Maduro (replace the lot 23's)

RP edge sumatra... if they are in stock...

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I used to love the Monte Whites:ss NIce selection!

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Ok I am getting excited. I just got an email that heartfelt shipped my rh beads...the time draws near.

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Very nice. I'm not much further down the slope. I started a little over a month ago with a 100 ct, and I may be upgrading soon. :r
Once you get your smokes, check out the PIF and other trading threads. It's a good way to get to try out some other smokes, especially boutique cigars that you may not find on your own.

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IT IS DONE! My first order has been made. I am now working on putting together a wish list to try to get some good deals on cbid. So far I have the AF 898. If anyone else has some must have suggestions I would be happy to hear them. To those of you that already made suggestions I thank you! I hope to be making suggestions to others soon. I cannot wait for my humidor to get here so I can season it, and start filling it up.

Thanks for the welcome!

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If you end up liking the Oliva G's, you have to try the Special G Maduro. Little perfecto and an awesome smoke.

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By my count you've only ordered 40 cigars. They are going to get awful lonely in that 400 ct. humidor. You should sample what you've ordered and then buy boxes before SChip kicks in.

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When you start bidding, this site is invaluable: http://www.c-h-i-m-p.com/

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Wow! I was looking for something like this. That is incredibly helpful. Thanks a lot.

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I am glad that someone finally posted a link to that website, I lost it a while back and I haven't been able to find it with the search function. :tu

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screw the slope, you just kicked him off the cliff.

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I was trying to give him a chance to stock up at good prices before S-CHIP. :r

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Looks good !

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Everything has shipped. I have already received the RH beads. The sticks should come in on Monday. I have been working some crazy hours which should end on Tuesday...if this is the case I am going to pick up a few sticks from my B&M and enjoy them with some sweet Kentucky bourbon.

How long would you all recommend the sticks that I ordered sit in the humi before I think about smoking them? :dr

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You probably want to let them rest for a week or two, but I always like to try one or two right off the truck (OTT). Is your humi already seasoned?

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No I am working on it right now. I am hoping it is good by the time the sticks come in. If not I was thinking I could get most of them in some tupperware just until the humi is good to go!

I cant wait!

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WBS,

DC for your OpusX request is:

0308 0730 0000 3888 1810

Enjoy!

Chemyst :cool2:

BTW, I didn't see any Fuentes on your list of 40 smokes.:usa

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Thanks Ken..you are too kind!

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I would stay away from the RP sungrown....so very lite and tasteless....if you want the epitome of sungrown goodness (you will be spoiled afterwards) then get the Ashton VSG....sheer Heaven!

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I STILL love Monte white...but I like the Monte Platinums ever better! :dr

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Shhh...

You'll spoil my enroute Fuente sampler 'surprise'.

Chemyst :cool2: