Good evening Cigar Asylum! I'm pleased to inform you that I am approaching my one year anniversary for smoking cigars. It feels like just yesterday that I was puffing on that first Nica Libre. I know, I know, for you seasoned cigar veterans with years of experience, this may not seem like quite a commendable achievement, but hey, you gotta start somewhere

. Plus, I think it is safe to safe that I pretty well informed about the world of cigars compared to the average 19 year old. I have a lot more to learn, and MANY, MANY more cigars to still smoke, but I just wanted to say thank you to all the suggestions, tips, and advice you've all given me for the short time I've been a member of this forum

. I look forward to many more years of awesome and enjoyable cigars!
Here's some improvement I've made over the past year for your viewing pleasure:
From humble beginnings (yes, those are Gurkha's you see

):
To significant improvement (about 100 quality smokes now), but still a ways to go: