No problem. Hope it helped! I am working my way through about 100 single malts. Up to 16 so far and have sampled all 8 regions. I got up to the 16 in about a year by hitting some high end hotel bars and trying 2 a night! Its going to be way harder to get through the rest becouse the bars dont go...

Thanks guys. That all makes sense. The 3 changes thru the cigar, no sheen, and the Ambisol thing have all happened with Thompson specials. The cigs I got from Jonesy and Niko had some sheen to them and didn't do the change and numbness thing. Guess it all comes down to quality! I do have a...

Your right. I was being an SA.

I love the way even a bad cigar tastes at the end. What does that say about me! :rolleyes: I definitely draw hard and typically draw one quick (like when you light it) to get it nice and hot and then take a big draw. Seems that is the exact wrong thing to do. When I "sip" I don't seem to get...

Just tried the 10 year, Quinta Ruban, and Lasanta. 10 year was nice. Carmel, vanilla, nice nose. Great 10 year Highland with none of the dried fruit (taste like soap to me) you get with a MacAllan. The Quinta is a 12 year with the last 2 years in a cask that had port in it. I had a sweet...

Getting ready to ride tomorrow, band practice tomorrow night!

Hey all, I have a few questions I have been wanting to ask. Looking forward to the jabs as well as the informed answers :thumbs: What the hell does HERF stand for? Is it normal for a smoke to taste different in the beginning, middle, and end? 95% of the time I get a numb Ambisol taste/feel...

Hey all, I got my newbie sampler from NIKO. $50 got me way more smokes than I expected (about 20). The first one I tried was a Joya De Nicaragua and it was definitely above what I have been smoking. Even the CAO's I thought were the best so far. The Joya was pretty complex with some of that...

Hey Matt, Yeah I usually smoke in the car on my 90 minute commute home. I work in a suburban area and live in the woods so its a peaceful country-side drive. No food since lunch. My very first cigar (as an adult) was an Acid so I know I could get hooked on flavored cigars very quickly. I am...

Yeah, I have one coming from Niko. Should be here any day. Once I get through that, I am going to circle back to all these suggestions. Your right... trying them is half the fun! I asked for it, indeed! :blush: As a newbie I should have had the sense to just say I dont know what I like...

I got a few from Jonesy. I guess I dont like redman if the Ciglo's are like that cause I really didnt dig those. The oliva G was WAY better than the V and the Rocky Patel Fusion was pretty okay. Still wondering if there is more sweet flavor our there wihout going flavored. Niko has a shipment...

Ha, that's great! Big bust on my spelling and no one caught the i before e except after c! Better be REALLY good at if your going to call it. :p I just type faster than I'm capable of sometimes and didnt want to download the spelling ap on my wife's lap top. Glad I was able to provide some...

Sampler trade... what a fantastic idea. I checked it out. Will jump in as soon as I get my PC back with my spreadsheet-O-cigars so I can explain what I like and dont like a little more specifically (using wifes lap top now). I asked and recieved! Awesome forum gents, thanks!!! :thumbs:

I am on numerous motorcycle racing forums. Glad to see smart ass is a forum disease and not just limited to racers :D I know everyone's taste is different, making a question like this difficult. So thanks for all the recomendations! Based on your choices, it seems the first thing I need to...

Hi all, I have smoked about 50 cigars to date and would like some advice if possible. I find I like a cigar with a strong chewing tabacco (leaf) taste. I hesitate to be as vague as "flavor" but that is what I am looking for. I tend to taste a lot of "licking an ashtray" flavor in most (La...