What cigar hooked you? - Page 3

dannyboy · 10-16-2008, 05:11 AM

The one that hooked me was not about the cigar at all. I smoked some fake (thought they were real at the time) Cuban Montecristo and enjoyed the camaraderie of smoking them with friends that I decided I wanted to look more into the hobby. Not sure where I went from there, but it was all downhill and fast!

10-16-2008, 06:41 AM

Mac Vintage #2. Got a box of 5 for about $30 back in 1990.

Tikihut27 · 10-16-2008, 06:49 AM

My wife bought me a box of Don Tomas something-or-anothers ten years or so ago. I had been smoking drug store cigars before then. (Still enjoy Don Tomas smokes, although they no longer make my top ten list.)

icantbejon · 10-16-2008, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tikihut27

My wife bought me a box of Don Tomas something-or-anothers ten years or so ago. I had been smoking drug store cigars before then. (Still enjoy Don Tomas smokes, although they no longer make my top ten list.)

A buddy of mine brought a box of Don's to Iraq with us. He no longer smokes cigars cause the Don f*cked his world up something fierce.

10-16-2008, 07:06 AM

Punch Petit Punch... a birthday present from my girlfriend, which I'm sure she regrets to this day!

floydpink · 10-16-2008, 07:15 AM

Fuente 8-5-8 maduro got me.

Boomer · 10-16-2008, 07:18 AM

La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro made in Miami, FL before CA discovered them.
I had smoked a few before, but this cigar grabbed me like no other and still does.

tsolomon · 10-16-2008, 07:29 AM

Padron 3000 M was the first cigar to really grab my attention.

10-16-2008, 07:54 AM

Padron 3000 was my attention grabbing cigar.

Gophernut · 10-16-2008, 08:09 AM

First time hooked: Arturo Fuente Hemingway Churchill. First time I spent more than $1.00 on a cigar.

I took some time off and the 2nd time hooked: La Gloria Cubana Series R No.7

smitdavi · 10-16-2008, 08:12 AM

It was this exact moment...Carlos Torano. This is the moment that led me to CS to find out more about this cigar, the rest is history

10-16-2008, 08:29 AM

Rockey Patel Vintage 1990 was the first hand made cigar I had ever had. I have been hooked ever since.

MajorCaptSilly · 10-16-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Boomer

La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro made in Miami, FL before CA discovered them.
I had smoked a few before, but this cigar grabbed me like no other and still does.

You know, the 8-5-8 hooked me but the LGC Wavell definately set the hook! I smoked the LGC line almost exclusively for several years.

MCS

rizzle · 10-16-2008, 09:55 AM

Rocky Patel Vintage 90 hooked me. I was smoking a few things before I tried one of those and that one was the one that did it, that really got me looking for different things and wanting to learn. I still love that cigar, too.

10-16-2008, 10:16 AM

CAO L'anniversaire maduro c.2002. I remember smoking this and thinking WOW this is why I love cigars, I really got to smoke more

I've tryed some recently and they weren't the same. I heard they changed their blend

cbsmokin · 10-16-2008, 10:24 AM

Admittedly the first cigars I smoked frequently were Macundo crystal tubos, but the one that hooked me and changed my direction was the original Oliva "O" with the band made out of material. It may have been all of the hype at the time they were introduced, but I really liked them. I still have a lot of them as well. Maybe it is time to smoke one again and see how I feel about them now.

10-16-2008, 10:51 AM

I was a two-sticks-a-year cigar smoker since age 18 because my pops smokes cigars, but never got on the slope. Back in December I had one (don't remember what) that made me say, "MAN! This is the first time I've REALLY enjoyed a cigar! This is GOOD!"... Then in March I was gifted a Fuente on my birthday from a friend and more-or-less repeated myself.

After that I took the plunge, bought a cutter, cheap torch lighter, a 5 stick Otterbox, and I still remember the 5 cigars I bought:

Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas
Gurkha Ancient Warrior
Arturo Fuente Chateau maduro
2x Coronado by La Flor

It was the Coronado that REALLY got me. I consider it to be the stick that ended it all for me.

Good times, good times.

icehog3 · 10-16-2008, 01:12 PM

A Bolivar Royal Corona smoked in Nassau....it was all downhill from there.

Langod · 10-16-2008, 01:59 PM

My first real cigar was last July -- a Oliva Serie G robusto. It was good, and opened me up to cigars as being something I might enjoy.
Then a friend who has been smoking cigars for years gave me a La Aurora 1903 Platinum. Holy crap that was a good cigar. That's the best I've had to date and the one that started me down this slope.

BarneyBandMan · 10-16-2008, 02:08 PM

It was my first cigar since the Swisher Sweets at tent camp outs in Jr. high--A DR Cohiba sitting at Corona Cigar in Orlando on September 8, 2006. I remember thinking: I will never be the same

10-16-2008, 05:11 AM	#41
dannyboy Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Daniel Location: Maui, HI Posts: 202 Trading: (31)	Re: What cigar hooked you? The one that hooked me was not about the cigar at all. I smoked some fake (thought they were real at the time) Cuban Montecristo and enjoyed the camaraderie of smoking them with friends that I decided I wanted to look more into the hobby. Not sure where I went from there, but it was all downhill and fast!

10-16-2008, 06:41 AM	#42
rhdad42 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cigar hooked you? Mac Vintage #2. Got a box of 5 for about $30 back in 1990.

10-16-2008, 06:49 AM	#43
Tikihut27 Learned to Love the Bomb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 818 Trading: (3)	Re: What cigar hooked you? My wife bought me a box of Don Tomas something-or-anothers ten years or so ago. I had been smoking drug store cigars before then. (Still enjoy Don Tomas smokes, although they no longer make my top ten list.) __________________ I can no longer sit back and allow... the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

10-16-2008, 07:06 AM	#45
Harpo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cigar hooked you? Punch Petit Punch... a birthday present from my girlfriend, which I'm sure she regrets to this day!

10-16-2008, 07:15 AM	#46
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: What cigar hooked you? Fuente 8-5-8 maduro got me. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

10-16-2008, 07:18 AM	#47
Boomer Back In Iowa Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dick Location: Seminole, FL Posts: 92 Trading: (0)	Re: What cigar hooked you? La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro made in Miami, FL before CA discovered them. I had smoked a few before, but this cigar grabbed me like no other and still does. __________________ I have been called a lot of things, but inarticulate ain't one of them. - Boyd Crowder.

10-16-2008, 07:29 AM	#48
tsolomon Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,248 Trading: (31)	Re: What cigar hooked you? Padron 3000 M was the first cigar to really grab my attention.

10-16-2008, 07:54 AM	#49
VintageJC Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cigar hooked you? Padron 3000 was my attention grabbing cigar.

10-16-2008, 08:09 AM	#50
Gophernut Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,661 Trading: (15)	Re: What cigar hooked you? First time hooked: Arturo Fuente Hemingway Churchill. First time I spent more than $1.00 on a cigar. I took some time off and the 2nd time hooked: La Gloria Cubana Series R No.7 __________________ "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson

10-16-2008, 08:12 AM	#51
smitdavi Ambassador of Quan Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: David Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,434 Trading: (9)	Re: What cigar hooked you? It was this exact moment...Carlos Torano. This is the moment that led me to CS to find out more about this cigar, the rest is history

10-16-2008, 08:29 AM	#52
Wingfan13 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cigar hooked you? Rockey Patel Vintage 1990 was the first hand made cigar I had ever had. I have been hooked ever since.

10-16-2008, 09:55 AM	#54
rizzle Order Restored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: st pete, fl Posts: 2,679 Trading: (23)	Re: What cigar hooked you? Rocky Patel Vintage 90 hooked me. I was smoking a few things before I tried one of those and that one was the one that did it, that really got me looking for different things and wanting to learn. I still love that cigar, too.

10-16-2008, 10:16 AM	#55
Beer Doctor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cigar hooked you? CAO L'anniversaire maduro c.2002. I remember smoking this and thinking WOW this is why I love cigars, I really got to smoke more I've tryed some recently and they weren't the same. I heard they changed their blend

10-16-2008, 10:24 AM	#56
cbsmokin Looking for the Apex Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Craig Location: In da ATL Posts: 882 Trading: (10)	Re: What cigar hooked you? Admittedly the first cigars I smoked frequently were Macundo crystal tubos, but the one that hooked me and changed my direction was the original Oliva "O" with the band made out of material. It may have been all of the hype at the time they were introduced, but I really liked them. I still have a lot of them as well. Maybe it is time to smoke one again and see how I feel about them now. __________________ Check out C.A.R.B. IV http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...840#post879840

10-16-2008, 10:51 AM	#57
petewho Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cigar hooked you? I was a two-sticks-a-year cigar smoker since age 18 because my pops smokes cigars, but never got on the slope. Back in December I had one (don't remember what) that made me say, "MAN! This is the first time I've REALLY enjoyed a cigar! This is GOOD!"... Then in March I was gifted a Fuente on my birthday from a friend and more-or-less repeated myself. After that I took the plunge, bought a cutter, cheap torch lighter, a 5 stick Otterbox, and I still remember the 5 cigars I bought: Don Pepin Garcia Vegas Cubanas Gurkha Ancient Warrior Arturo Fuente Chateau maduro 2x Coronado by La Flor It was the Coronado that REALLY got me. I consider it to be the stick that ended it all for me. Good times, good times.

10-16-2008, 01:12 PM	#58
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,772 Trading: (60)	Re: What cigar hooked you? A Bolivar Royal Corona smoked in Nassau....it was all downhill from there. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-16-2008, 01:59 PM	#59
Langod NH Masshole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Londonderry, NH Posts: 257 Trading: (3)	Re: What cigar hooked you? My first real cigar was last July -- a Oliva Serie G robusto. It was good, and opened me up to cigars as being something I might enjoy. Then a friend who has been smoking cigars for years gave me a La Aurora 1903 Platinum. Holy crap that was a good cigar. That's the best I've had to date and the one that started me down this slope. __________________ Jim

10-16-2008, 02:08 PM	#60
BarneyBandMan Owner - Club Deck Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Deck Posts: 126 Trading: (1)	Re: What cigar hooked you? It was my first cigar since the Swisher Sweets at tent camp outs in Jr. high--A DR Cohiba sitting at Corona Cigar in Orlando on September 8, 2006. I remember thinking: I will never be the same __________________ "The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."