I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions...

Clint1 · 02-06-2013, 02:06 AM

Hello everybody!

This morning I went to a big tobacco shop in my town to buy some Toscanos (italian cigars), but while I was waiting for my turn, a ray of light hit my mind and I yelled into my thoughts

"I want HABANOOOOS!!!"

Then I asked the shop assistant if they had Cuban Cigars in store and... in half a minute I bought a three-cigars pack of Cohiba Siglo II.

Oh boys, what a cigar, what a taste! I finally tasted some serious aroma evolution, every third of it tasted differently and at the end, a marvellous taste of tobacco remained in my mouth. And when it was done, I just wanted to have another. But obviously I didn't.

Well I have to say that I love Toscanos and they are extremely good (for me at least), but Habanos are extremely good in the same way, and I just don't want to compare them for wich is better, simply because they are two different worlds, it would be like comparing classical music to progressive hard rock: you just can't.

I took my decision! For the everyday smokes I'll buy Toscanos, also because they cost much less, and I will keep Habanos for special moments.

I couldn't ever imagine that a cigar could make me so happy

Happy smokes!

longknocker · 02-06-2013, 02:31 AM

Another One "To The Dark Side"!

Enjoy!

big_jaygee · 02-06-2013, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by longknocker

Another One "To The Dark Side"!

Enjoy!

that no lie

mahtofire14 · 02-06-2013, 04:54 AM

I would have to say my first experience with a CC went very similar to yours....

Blak Smyth · 02-06-2013, 04:59 AM

Not very often I hear about somebody's first experience being so wonderful.
Most people say "I don't get it", and I think Mmmm more for me.
It took me several attempts before I fell in love, it was a RASCC that turned me.
Enjoy the dark slope! I have heard a lot of people from outside the US like those Toscanos.
No idea what they are, they sound coffee infused? Fire wall has me blocked from informative websites.

I think "I want HABANOOOOS!!!" about 23.5 hours a day, I think Leo planted the idea deep in my subconsious.

cjhalbrooks · 02-06-2013, 05:36 AM

I love to hear this bro

Clint1 · 02-06-2013, 06:10 AM

Thanks you all for your replies!

Happy and joyful smoking!

Kevin(n)tn · 02-06-2013, 06:21 AM

Congrats. I have yet to smoke a cc but I will one day.

Subvet642 · 02-06-2013, 06:28 AM

Sig II's are my favorite, too! No wonder you love them.

Big Maduro · 02-06-2013, 09:42 AM

Very nice. Someday I will see for myself. Congrats

cmitch · 02-06-2013, 10:11 AM

Just remember, just because they're 'Cuban' doesn't mean they're good. I had a dog rocket last night. But, most I've had have been great. I stay away from Cohibas because of the price. I can get nearly 2 Montecristo #2's for the price of one Cohiba.

Remo · 02-06-2013, 10:14 AM

All of the CC's I have smoked have been awesome, mind you that I have not smoked many and all have been gifts so I figure they all were top of the line and had some age but they are great!!

AdamJoshua · 02-06-2013, 10:19 AM

I'm the same way, smoking my first CC was a "wow" moment all in itself, since I'm a cigar noob probably more so for me because it was a mild / medium partagas short and I actually got all of the different flavors on my palette and that was a first. Now I'm totally hooked.

I think it was icehog3 that said he has only smoked like 4 NCs in a year, now I understand why!

Hi my name is Adam and I'm hooked on the CCs ...

jjirons69 · 02-06-2013, 10:20 AM

On a side note, you've got me wondering what an Italian cigar tastes like. Hmmm...

Clint1 · 02-06-2013, 11:19 AM

Since @Blak Smyth and @jjirons69 are wondering how a Toscano is made and how it tastes, I'll give you some info.

Toscanos are made with fire-cured Italian and North-American Kentucky tobacco, they are short-filler made and have a strange shape, I would describe it as a double truncated cone.

Yep it's not good-looking

but it has a good taste

Its taste is strong and not so refined, with strong aroma of wood and earth.
The cigar produces a very strong smell!

I don't know how to describe better, I'm still a newbie

Thanks for asking about Toscanos, it's a honour for me to illustrate this made-in-italy product to my overseas brothers

Dave128 · 02-06-2013, 11:41 AM

While I was in the Bahamas last fall I watched a guy roll some cigars that he said were made from 100% cuban leaf. There was no filler, just some dark and yummy leaves that he expertly rolled. I bought one and smoked it on the porch next to him. It was by far the best cigar I have ever had. Other than that, I have never had the pleasure of smoking a CC.

Blak Smyth · 02-06-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cmitch

I stay away from Cohibas because of the price. I can get nearly 2 Montecristo #2's for the price of one Cohiba.

Maybe you are talking about a higher value Cohibas? Sig2s should be in line the Monte2s.
Would I rather have a Monte2 than a Sig2? Sometimes, but I like both and I like variety.

CJS · 02-06-2013, 11:51 AM

I know exactly what you mean! I'm a BIG fan of Siglo-II myself...

Lear31MX · 02-06-2013, 12:25 PM

Blak Smyth and JJirons 69 send me your addy's and I'll get you out a few Toscanos.

Subvet642 · 02-06-2013, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lear31MX

Blak Smyth and JJirons 69 send me your addy's and I'll get you out a few Toscanos.

02-06-2013, 02:06 AM	#1
Clint1 Wannabe American Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cosenza, Italy Posts: 14 Trading: (0)	I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Hello everybody! This morning I went to a big tobacco shop in my town to buy some Toscanos (italian cigars), but while I was waiting for my turn, a ray of light hit my mind and I yelled into my thoughts "I want HABANOOOOS!!!" Then I asked the shop assistant if they had Cuban Cigars in store and... in half a minute I bought a three-cigars pack of Cohiba Siglo II. Oh boys, what a cigar, what a taste! I finally tasted some serious aroma evolution, every third of it tasted differently and at the end, a marvellous taste of tobacco remained in my mouth. And when it was done, I just wanted to have another. But obviously I didn't. Well I have to say that I love Toscanos and they are extremely good (for me at least), but Habanos are extremely good in the same way, and I just don't want to compare them for wich is better, simply because they are two different worlds, it would be like comparing classical music to progressive hard rock: you just can't. I took my decision! For the everyday smokes I'll buy Toscanos, also because they cost much less, and I will keep Habanos for special moments. I couldn't ever imagine that a cigar could make me so happy Happy smokes!

02-06-2013, 04:54 AM	#4
mahtofire14 Chillin in the Aging Room Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: Pete Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 1,588 Trading: (16)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... I would have to say my first experience with a CC went very similar to yours.... __________________ Saving basements in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

02-06-2013, 04:59 AM	#5
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Not very often I hear about somebody's first experience being so wonderful. Most people say "I don't get it", and I think Mmmm more for me. It took me several attempts before I fell in love, it was a RASCC that turned me. Enjoy the dark slope! I have heard a lot of people from outside the US like those Toscanos. No idea what they are, they sound coffee infused? Fire wall has me blocked from informative websites. I think "I want HABANOOOOS!!!" about 23.5 hours a day, I think Leo planted the idea deep in my subconsious. __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

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02-06-2013, 06:10 AM	#7
Clint1 Wannabe American Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cosenza, Italy Posts: 14 Trading: (0)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Thanks you all for your replies! Happy and joyful smoking!

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longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,113 Trading: (82)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Another One "To The Dark Side"! Enjoy!

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Kevin(n)tn Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jun 2012 First Name: Kevin Location: Murfreesboro,Tn Posts: 106 Trading: (1)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Congrats. I have yet to smoke a cc but I will one day.

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Subvet642 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Darren Location: Torpedo Room Bilge Posts: 2,997 Trading: (13)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Sig II's are my favorite, too! No wonder you love them. __________________ *"Man's mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not." -John Galt*

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Big Maduro Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Ohio Posts: 479 Trading: (14)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Very nice. Someday I will see for myself. Congrats

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cmitch Heads up get down Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Clayton Location: NW Alabama by the river Posts: 2,720 Trading: (25)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Just remember, just because they're 'Cuban' doesn't mean they're good. I had a dog rocket last night. But, most I've had have been great. I stay away from Cohibas because of the price. I can get nearly 2 Montecristo #2's for the price of one Cohiba. __________________ No matter what one's status is in society, cigars are the great equalizer where the affluent and common share a love for the leaf. - Me.

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Remo C.I.A Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 12,597 Trading: (122)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... All of the CC's I have smoked have been awesome, mind you that I have not smoked many and all have been gifts so I figure they all were top of the line and had some age but they are great!! __________________

02-06-2013, 10:19 AM	#13
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,779 Trading: (40)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... I'm the same way, smoking my first CC was a "wow" moment all in itself, since I'm a cigar noob probably more so for me because it was a mild / medium partagas short and I actually got all of the different flavors on my palette and that was a first. Now I'm totally hooked. I think it was icehog3 that said he has only smoked like 4 NCs in a year, now I understand why! Hi my name is Adam and I'm hooked on the CCs ...

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jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... On a side note, you've got me wondering what an Italian cigar tastes like. Hmmm... __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

02-06-2013, 11:19 AM	#15
Clint1 Wannabe American Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cosenza, Italy Posts: 14 Trading: (0)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... Since @Blak Smyth and @jjirons69 are wondering how a Toscano is made and how it tastes, I'll give you some info. Toscanos are made with fire-cured Italian and North-American Kentucky tobacco, they are short-filler made and have a strange shape, I would describe it as a double truncated cone. Yep it's not good-looking but it has a good taste Its taste is strong and not so refined, with strong aroma of wood and earth. The cigar produces a very strong smell! I don't know how to describe better, I'm still a newbie Thanks for asking about Toscanos, it's a honour for me to illustrate this made-in-italy product to my overseas brothers

02-06-2013, 11:41 AM	#16
Dave128 Sexy Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Dave Location: Voorheesville, NY Posts: 3,917 Trading: (4)	Re: I just smoked my first Habano! First impressions... While I was in the Bahamas last fall I watched a guy roll some cigars that he said were made from 100% cuban leaf. There was no filler, just some dark and yummy leaves that he expertly rolled. I bought one and smoked it on the porch next to him. It was by far the best cigar I have ever had. Other than that, I have never had the pleasure of smoking a CC. __________________ "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin I "heart" Boobies and Beer!

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