Newbie from Finland starting the journey

mjalasto · February 19, 2011

I have been reading this forum for few months and I think it is a great source of information and entertainment! Thank you all for this.

I am originally from Finland, but currently located in beautifull Transylvania. I love good vine, food and lately also cigars.

I find these things to be perfect balance for the hectic life we all live nowadays and I often find these incredients to be part of my great moments. Those moments when everything seems to be right and you really feel alive.

As they say, what's the point of living if you can not feel alive.

What comes to cigars, In past +10 years I have smoked cigars only every now and then. Typically buying sigle sticks in restaurants and only rarely whole boxes from airport duty frees. In past years the smoking regulations in restaurants have been cutting down my hiding hobby even more.

However around 8 months ago I found the world of online cigar shopping and there we go....the real exploration to CC has begun and I feel there is no looking back. Yes, this is not the cheapest hobby and with my less than perfect bankroll management skills I think I soon need to find way to convince my wife that I do not need medication or other professional help :angry:

I like to try different cigars and with my limited experience I still do not have very clear favourite brands or sizes.

There are some marcas from which I have more boxes in my humi -like Monte, Cohiba and Partagas- and the gravity is more towards wider RG cigars than the thinner ones.

I have found that I am fan of sweetness in cigar, but more importantly I like that cigar changes during the smoking and has lot of flavour....and when you get the combination of food, drink and cigar right...that is heaven!

So, the journey has begun and I am going to enjoy the ride