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Old 11-29-2008, 08:12 PM   #2
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Default Re: Any suggestions on 5 good non-cubans?

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Originally Posted by Cigary View Post
I've always felt a little twinge in offering advice to someone who wants advice on what cigars to smoke. Everyone has their own taste where cigars or wine or even food for that matter is involved. The best we can do is tell you what we life and what our taste is,,,not everyone is alike so let me say truly the best thing for you is to start getting 5 packs of cigars and try them, take notes on what you think of each group and see where your taste takes you. Do not buy boxes until you know what you like,,,it shouldn't take long for you to develop and find your interest. I have been smoking for almost 40 years and I still come across cigars that are new and taste great and I won't buy boxes until I have tried at least 3-5 of them.
Very solid advice! A lot of people lose sight of the fact that in this hobby what's "good" is merely an opinion and very subjective. There are no objective measures for taste.

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Originally Posted by Cyanide View Post
Thanks for the great input all. I am going to now read up on some of these, decide what is the best bet for me and then see if I can find a super sampler that does it all in one fell swoop. Mind you, that sampler on the first page looked mighty fine!!!

Thanks again all

Cheers

Cyanide
That sampler definitely includes some of my favorites. The only additional cigar I would like to see in there is an Illusion. The El Centurions in my opinion are one of Pepin's best cigars.
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