Age & Experience

mosesbotbol · 03-24-2009, 11:46 AM

Been smoking cigars since early 90's and I do not have any favorite brands.

I wonder about some brands that were popular in the 10+ years ago that I do not see like:

Don Juan
Don Thomas
Tempe Hall
Santa Cruz

In terms of Habanos, they seem to me they have become milder over the years, but better made. Internet and forums have made them far more accessible then relying on Euro vacations and friends to do my bidding... Never thought I'd have as many cigars as I do now, even though I have liked them just as much a while back...

Ashcan Bill · 03-24-2009, 12:41 PM

Smoked my first cigar around 1969, maybe 1970. It was on the Huntington Beach, CA pier.

Since then I've bounced around between pipes, cigs and cigars. Actually it's probably been close to thirty years since I've smoked a pipe. For the last three years it's been strictly cigars and that's how I plan to keep it.

I smoke mainly Cubans now, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy NCs. Certainly that's where the bulk of my cigar smoking history is.

So, leaving CCs out of the equation, my favorite NC brands, in order, would be:

Don Pepin
Fuentes
LFD
Padron

No fifth place. If I'm going to have a NC, it'll be one of the above unless I'm trying something new.

View Poll Results: How long have you been smoking
less than a year	36	11.88%
1-2 years	60	19.80%
2-5 years	95	31.35%
5-10 years	33	10.89%
10-20 years	51	16.83%
over 20 years	28	9.24%
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03-24-2009, 11:46 AM	#1
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Age & Experience Been smoking cigars since early 90's and I do not have any favorite brands. I wonder about some brands that were popular in the 10+ years ago that I do not see like: Don Juan Don Thomas Tempe Hall Santa Cruz In terms of Habanos, they seem to me they have become milder over the years, but better made. Internet and forums have made them far more accessible then relying on Euro vacations and friends to do my bidding... Never thought I'd have as many cigars as I do now, even though I have liked them just as much a while back... __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

03-24-2009, 12:41 PM	#2
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,906 Trading: (6)	Re: Age & Experience Smoked my first cigar around 1969, maybe 1970. It was on the Huntington Beach, CA pier. Since then I've bounced around between pipes, cigs and cigars. Actually it's probably been close to thirty years since I've smoked a pipe. For the last three years it's been strictly cigars and that's how I plan to keep it. I smoke mainly Cubans now, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy NCs. Certainly that's where the bulk of my cigar smoking history is. So, leaving CCs out of the equation, my favorite NC brands, in order, would be: Don Pepin Fuentes LFD Padron No fifth place. If I'm going to have a NC, it'll be one of the above unless I'm trying something new.