Hello! A new cigar smoker here.

[dwoodward]

Welcome man! Buy yourself a good sampler pack from CI.

I recently bought this for my father:

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...P-BC08&cat=161

He loves it, and loves how it keeps getting refilled thanks to me.

Also a humidor is a must for this hobby, buy one 2-3 times the size you think you will ever need... I went about 3 times the size and its already half full... Humidors help keep the relative humidity of your cigars in check. Keeping your Oliva and Padron lovely's you just bought outside a humidor for a week will absolutely ruin their flavor and take those winners and turn them into dog rockets. So get yourself a humidor as soon as you can.

And finally, if you have any questions, come to the boards, everyone here is very helpful to our fellow BOTL's.