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Old 05-03-2011, 09:03 AM   #7
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Default Re: Time to stock the Humi. Suggestions?

Your "tried" list is all over the place. In a sense, that's good. It seems you like most anything. My suggestion would be to get in a couple trades, buy a couple samplers at the WTS/WTB forum, and get acquinted with a lot more stuff.
As you find things that you REALLY, REALLY enjoy, grab a box here and a box there.
Take your time, it's not a race. This whole hobby is about learning, and trying to master the fine art of patience.
As far as what to try right now, A really nice starter stick are any of the Punch line. They have flavors that are decent and varied. Torano and Cusano are a couple brands that everyone seems to try, even if they don't stick. I was in love with both for about five minutes.
As you try new things, you'll find your taste and wants will morph until they settle, and you don't want to be sitting on a humidor full of boxes that you don't really don't reach for anymore. Eventually you'll find out what you truly like, and you'll gain the knowledge to seek those things out. That's a good point to start grabbing boxes, because at that point you'll absolutely know that the cigars you have in your humidor are tried and true, and you'll eventually go back to them.
Be forewarned that lots of nc's don't age so well. That's kind of a misleading statement, so bear me out. What happens is that they are usually subpar for the first 8 months, then get stellar for the next 8 months to a year, then start falling off in flavor. After a couple years they tend to really suffer stregth-wise, and you'll find yourself with a very different cigar.
This may or may not be good. To me, it's not. To you, it may be great. Also, that's not something that happens across the board. Some nc's get better and stay better, so there are definately exceptions.
I try to only keep the nc's I can smoke or gift in a couple years on hand, and not too many of one kind. I try to keep my stock new-ish.
Cc's keep much better, so that's where one might want to devote their storage space, unless they don't smoke a lot of cc's. Guys generally end up at cc's sooner or later, so it's probably good to have some room available.
I probably covered way too much, and didn't cover any part well enough, but the guys will fill in the holes with the parts you want to hear about.
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