New member from Florida....

[rick3985]

I am an new member to the site, but not new to cigars. I am very familiar with most cigars that are readily avaliable in the U.S., but have not had that much exposure to habanos. (The exception being a box of petite corona upmans I:-) got on a trip, and a couple R&J P/Cs) I am looking to learn, share my love of smokes with other members, and generally, just make some new friends.... Thanks for having me....

-rick3985

[Mel]

Welcome Cracker. This is a lively place and full of it all, knowledge, experience and bull ****. Enjoy it all.

[CIGARHead]

» I am an new member to the site, but not new to cigars. I am very familiar

» with most cigars that are readily avaliable in the U.S., but have not had

» that much exposure to habanos. (The exception being a box of petite

» corona upmans I:-) got on a trip, and a couple R&J P/Cs) I am looking to

» learn, share my love of smokes with other members, and generally, just make

» some new friends.... Thanks for having me....

»

» -rick3985

Welcome Rick! Where in FL are you?

Like Mel said, great mix of cigar banter, booze, and bullshit.

[wasch_24]

Welcome to FoH.

[rick3985]

» » I am an new member to the site, but not new to cigars. I am very

» familiar

» » with most cigars that are readily avaliable in the U.S., but have not

» had

» » that much exposure to habanos. (The exception being a box of petite

» » corona upmans I:-) got on a trip, and a couple R&J P/Cs) I am looking

» to

» » learn, share my love of smokes with other members, and generally, just

» make

» » some new friends.... Thanks for having me....

» »

» » -rick3985

»

» Welcome Rick! Where in FL are you?

» Like Mel said, great mix of cigar banter, booze, and bullshit.

I am in Vero Beach...... About 1 1/2 hours SE of Orlando, 1 1/2 hours north of WPB.....

[ALB]

Welcome

[rick3985]

So, for a first purchase..... I enjoy top-shelf smokes like the padron anny 64, Diamond Crown Max, Anejos, Ashton VSGs, etc. What would you reccomend for a nice box of habanos form this site? Anything that is just a must-have? What are the best sticks at about a robusto size or larger? Anyone help?:-)

[rick3985]

Am I making a mistake by asking?:-|

[CIGARHead]

» So, for a first purchase..... I enjoy top-shelf smokes like the padron

» anny 64, Diamond Crown Max, Anejos, Ashton VSGs, etc. What would you

» reccomend for a nice box of habanos form this site? Anything that is just

» a must-have? What are the best sticks at about a robusto size or larger?

» Anyone help?:-)

Rick. Im just up the road in Saint A

A few other here are a little closer to you as well. Maybe they'll chime in.

What to get for your First purchase? If you like a full bodied, stronger smoke Id go with a Partagas Serie D4. A lighter bodied more floral smoke a fav of mine is the El Rey del Mundo Choix Supreme - very good value. You could also go for a Cohiba Robusto. The new Partags Serie P No. 2 is a damn good piramide. Full bodied, but not as strong as the D4. There are tons of options. My advice would be get a 25 sampler. 3 or 4 of each Rob or any other guy recommends. Hope that helps a bit!

[Mel]

Is Sabastian Inlet still the sleepy little board beach it was when I went there every week in the seventies? I am originally from Fla., lived in Palatka and Avon Park. I am in East TN now and love the mountains

Hope we can met at the big fish off in the Keys.

Cohiba Sig VI top all way around, but not cheap.

[CIGARHead]

» Is Sabastian Inlet still the sleepy little board beach it was when I went

» there every week in the seventies? I am originally from Fla., lived in

» Palatka and Avon Park. I am in East TN now and love the mountains

»

» Hope we can met at the big fish off in the Keys.

Mel. You lived in Palatka? 15 mins. from me. Im on the beach. We have our farms off SR 16 to 208 and another off of CR 214. Each farm is about 1 mile from the St Johns River. Small world.

[rick3985]

» Is Sabastian Inlet still the sleepy little board beach it was when I went

» there every week in the seventies? I am originally from Fla., lived in

» Palatka and Avon Park. I am in East TN now and love the mountains

»

» Hope we can met at the big fish off in the Keys.

»

» Cohiba Sig VI top all way around, but not cheap.

Funny, I fished the inlet just yesterday and slayed two 30-32 inch snook. Caught plenty of jacks, ladyfish, and a couple trout... It's a small world we live in....

[CIGARHead]

» » Is Sabastian Inlet still the sleepy little board beach it was when I

» went

» » there every week in the seventies? I am originally from Fla., lived in

» » Palatka and Avon Park. I am in East TN now and love the mountains

» »

» » Hope we can met at the big fish off in the Keys.

» »

» » Cohiba Sig VI top all way around, but not cheap.

»

» Funny, I fished the inlet just yesterday and slayed two 30-32 inch snook.

» Caught plenty of jacks, ladyfish, and a couple trout... It's a small world

» we live in....

Damn funny. We go camping at LongPoint Park all the time.

[shrink]

Florida? Isn't that part of Cuba? ;-)

Welcome, Rick.

[Mel]

»

» Funny, I fished the inlet just yesterday and slayed two 30-32 inch snook.

»

First snook I "slayed" was off the jetty. I shot it with a spear gun while scuba diving. Upon surfacing I was told that was illegal and I released the fish. Loved that quaint little beach.

Yes Palatka. We went often to SA to play at the fort and visit the old jail. Never thought to much about the beach there. We went to Cresent Beach evey sunday during the summer. What type of farms do you have? Potatoes in Hastings?;-)

[CIGARHead]

» »

» » Funny, I fished the inlet just yesterday and slayed two 30-32

» inch snook.

» »

»

» First snook I "slayed" was off the jetty. I shot it with a spear gun while

» scuba diving. Upon surfacing I was told that was illegal and I released the

» fish. Loved that quaint little beach.

»

» Yes Palatka. We went often to SA to play at the fort and visit the old

» jail. Never thought to much about the beach there. We went to Cresent

» Beach evey sunday during the summer. What type of farms do you have?

» Potatoes in Hastings?;-)

Yeah potatoes. We're about 12 miles north of Hastings. Its growing up out there.

[Loki]

Welcome and ditto on what Austin said go for a sampler.

[Mel]

I believe you Cigarhead last time I was there was in the early seventies, God I'm old. Hope to see ya'll crackers in the keys. Whwn I visit FL again I'll let you know and we can do a herf.

[CIGARHead]

» I believe you Cigarhead last time I was there was in the early seventies,

» God I'm old. Hope to see ya'll crackers in the keys. Whwn I visit FL again

» I'll let you know and we can do a herf.

Sounds good Mel. Cant wait for the Keys!

[mgillett]

Hey, welcome to FOH! :cool:

[JMH]

Hi

[El Presidente]

Welcome Rick

Nice to see you on board mate. Enjoy!

[Ken Gargett]

welcome. how big a place is vero beach - i have a mate there who works for the family bank but don't ask which one.

[Spud2]

Welcome to FOH from the Great (White North) Lakes State. Hasn't been above freezing for 2 weeks and they call this fall.

[Tampa1257]

» So, for a first purchase..... I enjoy top-shelf smokes like the padron

» anny 64, Diamond Crown Max, Anejos, Ashton VSGs, etc. What would you

» reccomend for a nice box of habanos form this site? Anything that is just

» a must-have? What are the best sticks at about a robusto size or larger?

» Anyone help?:-)

Welcome to FOH, and it certainly sounds like we have a contingent here in Florida and have the State fairly well bracketed.

As for a Suggestion, I read the previous replies and personally do not agree with them because of your stated preference of medium Full Bodied to full bodied cigars that are known to be spicy (i.e. the VSG has a peppery flavor profile). You stated that you like Robusto's. The cigar for you is a simple choice:

Partagas Serie D No.4 (PSD4)

or

Ramon Allones Specially Selected (RASS)

After those, you can venture out and explore the many different avenues available.

Tampa