What was your first?

WhiteMamba · 05-09-2014, 12:40 PM

Pretty simple. What was your first cigar?

My first was an H. Upmann toro in tube.

icehog3 · 05-09-2014, 01:03 PM

Grenadier robusto (machine made) in the mid '80s.

Remo · 05-09-2014, 01:05 PM

Backwoods from a pouch.

8lug · 05-09-2014, 01:21 PM

Ashton white lable

nutcracker · 05-09-2014, 01:23 PM

something really horrible that caused me not to try one again for years.
Moment of conversion was a Padron (forget which one) many years later

Dude Here · 05-09-2014, 01:34 PM

Fuente Opus X I bought from Casa Fuente in Vegas while on mid-tour leave from Iraq.

kelmac07 · 05-09-2014, 01:36 PM

First stick ever - Swisher Sweet

Moment of conversion stick (as Neil so elegantly put it

) - Davidoff No. 2 Tubo

CdnStogie · 05-09-2014, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Remo

Backwoods from a pouch.

+1

Remo · 05-09-2014, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude Here

Fuente Opus X I bought from Casa Fuente in Vegas while on mid-tour leave from Iraq.

Baller

czerbe · 05-09-2014, 02:05 PM

Partagas Black Label... may not have been my first but it was the first that made me go hm... this is going to get expensive!

the MacDonald · 05-09-2014, 02:07 PM

Philly or is it Phillie Blunt. It coincided with my first "jungle juice" which coincided with the first couple of times l threw up out of moving car.

Conversion stick--can't remember but I was fond of Royal Jamacians and Sosa torpedos. I had a cuban H Upmann tubo early in my storied cigar career that was pretty much wasted on my inexperienced palate.

dave · 05-09-2014, 02:09 PM

Fairly it certain it was a Swisher Sweet I picked up for Gar Night at my dorm in early 80's. Hard to believe, but we smoked in the lounge on every other floor back then. Mornings after Gar-Nights were some of the worst.

WhiteMamba · 05-09-2014, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude Here

Fuente Opus X I bought from Casa Fuente in Vegas while on mid-tour leave from Iraq.

Agreed Baller

yourchoice · 05-09-2014, 02:17 PM

I wouldn't swear to this, but I think it was a Macanudo of some kind.

Porch Dweller · 05-09-2014, 02:35 PM

Swisher Sweet.

First "real" cigar was a Camacho IIRC.

CigarNut · 05-09-2014, 02:56 PM

The first several cigars I had were unbanded, so I don't know what they were. The first one I bought was a Macanudo Portofino.

Sweet_Leaf_PDX · 05-09-2014, 04:32 PM

I'm pretty sure it was a Romeo Y Julieta 1875, but it could have also been a Macanudo Hyde Park

RobR1205 · 05-09-2014, 05:35 PM

First cigar would be a black and mild plastic tip, wine flavor. I threw up shortly thereafter, but I suspect it had something to do with the Popov vodka I was drinking after prom and not the cigar....I haven't drank vodka since and still get nauseous when I smell black and milds...

First actual cigar would be a Nica Libre toro. Smoked lots of Nica Libres back in the day! Now, I can't get near them.

bobarian · 05-09-2014, 05:46 PM

I cant remember what I smoked yesterday!

Just out of high school we used to smoke Black and Mild's while playing poker.

DaBear · 05-09-2014, 07:11 PM

A Hemingway Classic. 4 years later I still blame(read: thank) George for getting me started on this wild ride. He even got me to appreciate Padrons with my third ever cigar the bastid

05-09-2014, 12:40 PM	#1
WhiteMamba I'm scared of Neil. Join Date: Mar 2014 First Name: Michael Location: Catawba, NC Posts: 2,135 Trading: (28)	What was your first? Pretty simple. What was your first cigar? My first was an H. Upmann toro in tube. __________________ Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10

05-09-2014, 01:03 PM	#2
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 72,288 Trading: (60)	Re: What was your first? Grenadier robusto (machine made) in the mid '80s. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

05-09-2014, 01:05 PM	#3
Remo C.I.A Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 12,597 Trading: (122)	Re: What was your first? Backwoods from a pouch. __________________

05-09-2014, 01:21 PM	#4
8lug Smoking with the Chief Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Masshole Posts: 809 Trading: (14)	Re: What was your first? Ashton white lable

05-09-2014, 01:23 PM	#5
nutcracker Shameless epicurian Join Date: Apr 2014 First Name: Neil Location: Winnipeg, Canada - Home of the Jets! Posts: 1,631 Trading: (26)	Re: What was your first? something really horrible that caused me not to try one again for years. Moment of conversion was a Padron (forget which one) many years later

05-09-2014, 01:34 PM	#6
Dude Here I'm the Dude...Man! Join Date: Oct 2013 First Name: Steve Location: Texas Posts: 671 Trading: (3)	Re: What was your first? Fuente Opus X I bought from Casa Fuente in Vegas while on mid-tour leave from Iraq. __________________

05-09-2014, 01:36 PM	#7
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: What was your first? First stick ever - Swisher Sweet Moment of conversion stick (as Neil so elegantly put it ) - Davidoff No. 2 Tubo __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

05-09-2014, 02:05 PM	#10
czerbe Just a Traveling Man Join Date: Apr 2012 First Name: Corey Location: Reading Pa Posts: 1,309 Trading: (2)	Re: What was your first? Partagas Black Label... may not have been my first but it was the first that made me go hm... this is going to get expensive! __________________ Live fast, hard, everyday like its your last.

05-09-2014, 02:07 PM	#11
the MacDonald Grey beard, funky wierd Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Joe Location: Windsor CT Posts: 148 Trading: (9)	Re: What was your first? Philly or is it Phillie Blunt. It coincided with my first "jungle juice" which coincided with the first couple of times l threw up out of moving car. Conversion stick--can't remember but I was fond of Royal Jamacians and Sosa torpedos. I had a cuban H Upmann tubo early in my storied cigar career that was pretty much wasted on my inexperienced palate. __________________ Cry havoc, and unleash the dogs of war Last edited by the MacDonald; 05-09-2014 at 02:17 PM.

05-09-2014, 02:09 PM	#12
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: What was your first? Fairly it certain it was a Swisher Sweet I picked up for Gar Night at my dorm in early 80's. Hard to believe, but we smoked in the lounge on every other floor back then. Mornings after Gar-Nights were some of the worst. __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson

05-09-2014, 02:17 PM	#14
yourchoice Down the stretch Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joel Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,114 Trading: (37)	Re: What was your first? I wouldn't swear to this, but I think it was a Macanudo of some kind.

05-09-2014, 02:35 PM	#15
Porch Dweller Life is for living Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: James Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 8,892 Trading: (24)	Re: What was your first? Swisher Sweet. First "real" cigar was a Camacho IIRC. __________________ A 1911 in the hand is faster than 911 on the phone

05-09-2014, 02:56 PM	#16
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,042 Trading: (111*)	Re: What was your first? The first several cigars I had were unbanded, so I don't know what they were. The first one I bought was a Macanudo Portofino. __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

05-09-2014, 04:32 PM	#17
Sweet_Leaf_PDX Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2013 First Name: Jason Location: Portland, OR Posts: 605 Trading: (11)	Re: What was your first? I'm pretty sure it was a Romeo Y Julieta 1875, but it could have also been a Macanudo Hyde Park

05-09-2014, 05:35 PM	#18
RobR1205 Starting a new chapter Join Date: Dec 2011 First Name: Rob Location: Texas Posts: 1,158 Trading: (19)	Re: What was your first? First cigar would be a black and mild plastic tip, wine flavor. I threw up shortly thereafter, but I suspect it had something to do with the Popov vodka I was drinking after prom and not the cigar....I haven't drank vodka since and still get nauseous when I smell black and milds... First actual cigar would be a Nica Libre toro. Smoked lots of Nica Libres back in the day! Now, I can't get near them.

05-09-2014, 05:46 PM	#19
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: What was your first? I cant remember what I smoked yesterday! Just out of high school we used to smoke Black and Mild's while playing poker.

05-09-2014, 07:11 PM	#20
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: What was your first? A Hemingway Classic. 4 years later I still blame(read: thank) George for getting me started on this wild ride. He even got me to appreciate Padrons with my third ever cigar the bastid

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