Premium cigars. Wasted on new smokers?

[Chemyst]

Good advice to try many different cigars when you start out.

I tended to try cheaper sticks when I started out, but found that
many of them had no/bad taste, or had tar buildup leading to
a bitter taste, as I smoked them down. There were also more
construction problems.

After several months I tried slightly more expensive smokes, and
some of the problems were alleviated.

Then I tried some real premium smokes, and found that I had no
problems with them. At the same time, I realized that I only had
time to smoke on my days off, so I smoked rather fewer cigars than
I originally expected. This led me to my current state of...

Smoking fewer cigars, but better cigars.

YMMV

Chemyst