Cigar Tips for Beginners: Insights from Seasoned Aficionados 

So glad to hear that the videos are helpful! I always appreciate industry guys like Jon who are willing to lend their informed perspective for everyone.

I can see the merit in buying an inexpensive cutter and lighter first because it allows you to see if you like smoking cigars without investing a lot of money into it. If it is and the cheap cutter/lighter crap out, then invest in quality.

Gentlemen!! I'm 2 months into my cigar life and oddly enough it just started looking for different colors. Anything specific you guys would recommend looking for or a specific brand and why?

Navy Seabee Vet, Thanks for Your Service Brother!

Is Oliva good?

@@cannastartover1720 generally, yes. What kind? It's all subjective tho, so something I like or someone else likes might not be something you like and vice versa.

Thank you for your service. I only get to do what I love because you did your job. Much respect.

Air Force SF for 8 years, now AK Airlines mechanic!! Regret nothing

You're correct about your grandfather. Mine did the same for me when I was much younger than you are but 35 years ago the smoking age in Texas was 16.

My first was some random cigar I smoked in the rain at 18 but just recently at 25 I bought a perdomo maduro 20th anniversary . It was actually enjoyable for me and I just picked up 3 flor de san andres cigars . The 1st flor was nice but the perdomo was better in my opinion. Both just a few days ago. Good to see a fellow beginner and similar first cigars lol

Yeah, and there’s something about smaller ring gauges that seems to make the flavor a little brighter and clearer too.

Same here. A nice medium dark roast always goes well with a cigar IMO

Thank you!

What are you gonna smoke?

@@AndrewWoroniecki ordered a blackened cigar. Heard it was really strong after I bought it lol still excited and have smoked other things before

Nothing like that first cigar 😮‍💨 enjoy every puff

Welcome and enjoy! But not a typical cigar for a first 😮

Sorta like the opposite of what squirrels do with nuts. Lol. Best of luck setting up your humidor. That’ll take your cigar game to a whole new level!

That’s one of the best things about cigars. It’s a game of king of the hill where there’s always a new blend to compete for your affections!

You are not alone 😂😂 My last 4 ones were all my new faaaavs. 😂😂

Yeah, pepper is a turn off for a lot of people. Billy from Cigars Daily Live is one of those guys. I’m liking more peppery and spicy blends these days. But it took me a LONG time to get there

@@CigarsDaily I watch y’all’s live I’m Teresa that’s on there on Monday nights and I remember that about Billy. 😊

Thank you! I hope the videos are helpful!

Mine was black and mild wine with wood tip.. thought i was a badass at 16 lol

Did it have 🌲 in it?

Love this comment! Thanks for posting. The ‘don’t inhale’ tip always seems to help someone, which makes me really happy. Nothing worse than seeing people get turned off to cigars because they didn’t know any better

Same here. I had to try smoking but I didn't want to try anything that can mess up with my athleticism or my brain. So cigarette or the green plant were atta the option. And I'm not dumb enough to dabble into any of the psychogenic and psychedelic drugs so I chose cigar which still isn't good for you, but does not mess up my lungs nor my brain. Currently enjoying a 20 cigarillo pack from Davidoff. I might try something else once I'm done with the pack. Just learned too moist cigar is not as enjoible as too dry cigar. Had a cigarillo today half of which were too moist and felt spungy, and the rest of which was just the right amount of humidity. Lit the "just enough humidity" side and was enjoying the flavor, but it turned into bitter and burned flavor with no rich tobacco flavor when it got to the "too moist and spungy" side. I would rather have my cigars too dry than too moist from now on.

I’m sure a cigar factory owner would be better suited to answer this than me. But I typicllay think it’s a sign that the filler and binder were well rolled. However, ‘ash behavior’ (for lack of a better term) is oddly diverse from cigar to cigar.

Probably because you are more relaxed indoors

Lol. Some people just want to do it the hard way I guess.

😂

Some people NEED to piss on the electric fence. 😏

Whatever hand you please 😊

However you want to hold it, whatever feels natural to you.

I think most people switch hands. Personally, I’m weird with my dominant hand. I write left, shoot, and play drums left handed. Other things I do right handed. Not sure if that’s ambidextrous, but I’m always switching hands with my cigar.

@@CigarsDaily Thanks! I'm left-handed myself and usually hold one in my left hand. But without cigar buddies, I didn't know what everyone else is doing. Glad to see some other lefties!

Kind of like, on a whiskey channel, when someone asks what hand should they use when they hold the glass of whiskey 😃

My first one was a fuente curly head mild. I enjoyed the second half but the second time i had it I didn’t really enjoy it. Had the maduro/deluxe version after and really liked that one.

I know a good place. But I won’t mention the name of it 😉

If you Google the name of this RU-vid channel, it may reveal an option 😮