Which smoke sent you down the slippery slope?

Hoyo De Monterrey Dark Sumatra. Despite being a few years into this hobby, it is still to date one of my favorite cigars on the market.

[Volcodom]

a little over a year ago my buddy acquired for me a backwoods grape flavored cigarillio which tasted distinctly like cheap grape pop. So for about a month I smoked cheap machine mades of all brands and sizes. Then came a magical day when I tried a Dominican sweet cognac cigar. I realized that all the turds I had smoked before were somehow inferior. One or two weeks later I asked for a suggestion from the cashier. It was a macanudo robust baron Rothschild. It was delicious the flavors blew my young mind away, but even that cigar didn't fully get me onto fine hand rolled smokes as I would still puff a B&M wine. No the real cigar that hooked me was a Cuvee blanc. The finest cigar I had ever smoked, I never again smoked a machine made and never will if I can help it. And my temptation to get some Alec Bradlys should tell you how just a year can get you so into the beauty of fine smokes

[dwoodward]

Originally Posted by Volcodom

And my temptation to get some Alec Bradlys should tell you how just a year can get you so into the beauty of fine smokes

I wouldn't call Alec Bradley's fine smokes... tho they are good smokes, I wouldn't exactly consider them something "fine".

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

I wouldn't call Alec Bradley's fine smokes... tho they are good smokes, I wouldn't exactly consider them something "fine".

...and I would consider them fine smokes.

Different stokes for different folks.

Originally Posted by dwoodward

I wouldn't call Alec Bradley's fine smokes... tho they are good smokes, I wouldn't exactly consider them something "fine".

I would not consider your Gurkha Micro Batch or Perdomo's fine smokes either.

I'd rather smoke my sandal than either of those.

[MajorCaptSilly]

Originally Posted by Darrell

I would not consider your Gurkha Micro Batch or Perdomo's fine smokes either.

I'd rather smoke my sandal than either of those.

How long have been wearing the sandal prior to smoking? I believe age is important in this case.


MCS

[darkleeroy]

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

How long have been wearing the sandal prior to smoking? I believe age is important in this case.


MCS

Definitely, I had this one sandal that had only been aged a couple of months, and it was nothing to write home about. The sandal I had that was aged years had that salty tang that people seek.