Do you ever think back and think....

[ChanceSchmerr]

...Why the hell did I start smoking cigars with THAT?

My first ever cigar was a Canadian "Tuero" cigar that I picked up duty free when I was on an East Coast navy ship out of Halifax. When i think now how God-awful that cigar was.....I have to wonder, what the hell I was thinking, starting out on this great cigar journey with such a disgrace to rolled tobacco?

Some may like them.....takes all kinds, I guess. I just wish my first cigar memory was of something a little more.....non-garbage-y?

Anyone else out there regret not finding a better cigar to be their very first one?

[samb]

My first was a Macanudo. I dont regret it, because I LOVED it, and it made me want to try different and more cigars. I dont care for the Macanudos anymore, or any NC really (I have no interest), but if it wasnt for them, I may not have the appreciation for cigars that I do now.

[stargazer14]

oh yea. I started smoking little clubs. i really enjoyed them, and just recently bought a pak of a few kinds i smoked.

I dont think i finished 3 cigars from each brand before tossing the whole pak.

Even the Davidoff minis are almost unsmokable to me.

Still enjoy a Villiger now and then. More 'then'.

[MIKA27]

My very first cigar wasn't all too bad (Unlike Chances ) mine was a Padron # 35 and I had that when I went hunting in Gippslands high country with my father. To this day I still have a few in my humidor, not all that bad and is the only NC I smoke and even that is out of tradition.

I have been gifted a cigar before by my brother in law when my son was born (Who isn't into cigars) and THAT was a terrible experience because he expected me to smoke it whilst he was there. It was a Henri Wintermans Corona DeLuxe and it tasted rank.

Later that day however, I did have a nice Siglo VI to forget all about the earlier experience.

[thechenman]

Let's see now...my first cigar...well, my first cigar was a Phillies Blunt, but it had some other stuff in there along with the short filler tobacco. Didn't regret that then, still don't regret it now. My first long filler was a Macanudo...like Samb I don't regret it. While I don't smok Macanudos anymore, they got me interested enough in the cigars themselves which led me to Habanos.

[gfoster]

My first was a montecristo #4 in canada. Do I regret it? Heck no! My wife bought me a full box heh.

-- Gary F.

[Buch0]

My first cigar was an RyJ#2 Tubos which are plentiful here in Sydney. Most every bottleshop has a cabinet near the entry/exit with the RyJ tubos and the occasion Monte #5 in them, which in turn makes many a people who are having a good day purchase a cigar with their alcohol. Most people see the cigars and straight away ask the attendant if they are "cubans", which I indeed did back when I was 18.

Funly enough my first encounter with these wasn't a good one, as I remember inhaling the most amount of smoke possible just to make the exhale look exceptional around everyone . The head spins and foul ash taste that followed that should of dented my perception of cigars but it infact did the opposite, I wondered what all the fuss was about and started reading up on them which has lead me to my love of them today. I actually think I still have the original tubos stored away somewhere to this day..

[anacostiakat]

My first cigar was an Upmann Monarch!

[Habanos2000]

My first was a Davidoff Grand Cru #2, a gift from my former boss on the occasion of his first grandchild back in 96. I don't remember much about it, except that it was such a high prestige cigar over here, people thought I new a lot about cigars. Oh how wrong they were!

I've been through the whole gambit of DC's and then finally found nirvana with my first CC, a Hoyo DC in 98, and never looked back.

[Colt45]

it is better to regret something you did, than something you didn't do.

can one truly know joy without experiencing sorrow?

a bird in the hand......

[Tampa1257]

My first cigar was a Montecristo No.2 and the "Lights" were turned on!

[cadillacdoc]

Robert Burns Black Watch 37 years ago. UGGHHHHHH!

[bunburyist]

first proper cigar was a Davidoff 2000 I think. A few god awful machine made jobs from Holland otherwise. The kind that make you feel like the Terminator has spent the night flamethrowering your throat.

[riderpride]

My first was a Siglo III that a friend brought back for me from Varadero; my only regret was not asking her to buy a box instead of a 5-pack.

[MrGlass]

First cigar was a Jewels Vanilla - some god awful thing with a flavoured tip. I loved them back in the day

Still today, my brother prefers them over any Cuban I've given him.

[LeafLover]

Very first thing I ever smoked was Marlboro Red cigarettes at age 14. Continued with those and started smoking the leaves that you buy in small baggies . That lasted a couple years. Then first cigar was an NC Cohibas in my 20's. Burned through almost all NC's: the good, the bad, and the hyped-up.

My first habano, so cliche, was a Monte 2. That's all she wrote. Monte 2 is an oldie but goodie, but so much more CC's I favor over those now.

[sfordham]

My first was a montecristo #4 in canada. Do I regret it? Heck no! My wife bought me a full box heh.

-- Gary F.

Me too - minus the wife buying me a box.

[rckymtn22]

The Guantanamera Cristales that i bought on my first trip to Cuba, before I knew better. I still have them aging in my coolidor.

[JoshMP]

First cigar I ever smoked was a tatiana flavoured tubos. And I only got it because I thought it was amusing the guy in the cigar shop thought I was over 18 (I was 15 at the time).

Never really smoked anything else until I turned 18, since then I've been fortunate enough to smoke a bit of everything.

First cigar i smoked which made me go "wow, this is IT" was a H. Upmann Magnum 50. They still remain my go to cigar if i'm not sure what I want.

[Kangaroo495]

I smoked some kind of Winterman's which had a plastic filter tip when I was 17. Was at a house party with all my mates, and everyone thought the cigar idea was really cool! So no. I don't regret it.

I only regret the fact that mum smelled smoke on my clothes when she was washing them the next day. I explained that we had a bonfire at the party. None the less, my life was not worth living for a few weeks after mum was through with me.

Also smoked a massive jaw breaking port wine flavoured cigar when I graduated from school. A few of my mates smoked some too. Never seen so much vomit in one place in my life.

[88keys]

Mine was a Bering Plaza. That's right, Bering Plaza. Recommended by the guy in the cigar store!

Next my girlfriend bought me some unbelievable crap from Brazil. Recommended by another guy in a cigar store!

Then a wealthy older friend saved me -- Montecristo #2!