So, newbies and good smokes don't go together?

So, I am totally under-employed. I sit in an office at a military base waiting for healthy patients come in. So, I get alot of online reading time. Sure, I could read up on career-related materials, but that wouldn't be fun!

So, I read alot here. It seems that so many people are discussing how a cigar only shows its true beauty after a bit of aging. Then, people start detailing what a "bit of aging" is. 1 year minimum!?!? Multiple years!?!?! 20 YEARS !!!

That gets me thinking. If I were a newbie, if I were to have just recently bought a humidor and only began to stock it with cigars...the contents inside wouldn't declare themselves for a year (or more). Now, I am a special case, by the time I came back from Cuba, I had started my hobbie, seasoned the humidor and already had it pretty much full with cigars direct from the makers. So, at this moment, this newbie has 50+ cigars that are at least 1 month in my possession. But, I have added to that selection with trips to 3 different B&Ms. Mind you, a B&M is always a financially humbling experience, so I doubt many people add more than 5 cigars at a time to their collection from a B&M visit. Probably more like 3 cigars at a time. I imagine it probably takes most newbies a little time to get familiar and comfortable with venturing into the world of online cigar purchasing as well.

The sheer logistics of it pretty much have newbies not really smoking any aged cigars on a regular basis until probably 1.5 - 2 years in. That's quite a bit of time to be able to get to the good stuff, when talking about a hobby that involves consuming products (as opposed to hobbies that involve developing skills or building projects etc).

Where am I going with this? I don't know, lets see how people respond to this thread-start and then let it go from there.

I guess one question would be, has anyone come across a cigar that reliably stands on its own straight out of the B&M, or maybe 1-2 months in the humidor? A cigar that can tide you over while your "investment matures". Further, because its silly to throw large money at a new hobby until you know you are "in", another requirement would be "the cigar has to be cheap." I know, people are going to say "Any cigar can be a good cigar now". I guess I include in this thread an interest in hearing people talk about a cigar of particular note that appreciably stands up to the "less than a year old" test.

Or, anything else related that you want to talk about.

Cheers

Cyanide