First Habano that wowed you

[garbandz]

RyJ tubo,1986...ugly green thing with big veins and a barnyard smell............Still remember the flavors and aromas,stellar.

would like to get my hands on another one.....

[tommggeorge]

First cigar was a Siglo VI in the garden of the Nacional in Havana. Quite an auspicious start for a 20 year old!

Didnt really smoke many between then and really getting into them about 6 or 7 years later. The first stick that really blew my noodle though was a Partagas Festival 18th Anniversario - corona gorda I think. I can still remember the flavour now. Like plums, cinnamon, cake and cognac with an incredible sweetness. Thats when I really knew there was no way back.

[Ptowncigar]

Coro. Absolutely blew me away. Taste of coffee, vanilla, toffee and chocolate. Thought I was eating desert.

[Ptowncigar]

Coro. Absolutely blew me away. Taste of coffee, vanilla, toffee and chocolate. Thought I was eating desert.

[Blackham]

plpc for me

[rickmccarey]

Tried a bunch of solid Cubans early on but the first one to "wow" me was the Diplomaticos no.2. Still my favourite cigar to this day. Picked up a box in Cuba on my honey moon last year.

[Heawns]

Probably a 3 year old Partagas Aristocrat (2005 box), unlike recent boxes they were all perfectly constructed.

Later, one LGC m d'or no.2 from the mid 90's, that one was awesome.

[SgtCohiba]

The Cohiba Robusto did it for me.

Followed closely by Hoyo Epicure No 2. I like complex cigars from Cuba, not a mono dimensional ones that are offered. Montecristo, serious construction issues these days and it doesn't have any complexity that I sought after.

[TheFullMontecristo]

HU Sir Winnie from an aged box.... every one is silky cream and hints of sweet vanilla scoring 98 and 99/100. I still have 1/2 box left

[rmill3r]

I'm new to this so it was still recent and fresh in my mind.

HdM Epicure 2

Monte 2 was my first cuban but I was marginally disappointed. HdM Epi 2 was this excellent middle-of-the-road, balanced, medium cigar that wowed me not with its strength but with its complexity. Some of the Epi 2s I've had since haven't been quite as good, but that first experience will probably remain my favorite CC experience for a long time...I wish I knew the box code or date.

[rtrimbath]

Mine was a PSD4. After smoking steady NC's it was like having my eyes opened for the first time. It was just short of a religious experience haha.

[dowjr1]

Mine was an unknown R&J a friend gave me when he came back from overseas. It was relatively small so maybe robusto lenth but probably 42 or so ring. I just remember it was dark and oily and remember thinking how awesome it was and how THAT must be what CC's are all about.

[potpest]

The first I can remember that really wowed me was a P2, still one of my favourite Partagas now

[CJR]

A cohiba maduro 5 genios. It was the very first cigar which caused me to constantly burn my fingers during the end of the final third. The combination of coffee, nuts, and chocolate flavors was unreal. Heartbreak when it was over

[pbibby]

Bolivar Belicoso Fino. From 08. Smoked in 10. Absolutely breathtaking.

[Andrew11]

Bolivar RC, purchased from a B&M. Smoked it and hunted down a box.

[kb20four]

PSD4 about two years back. After a lot of searching I managed to get my hands on legit CC's. Everyone said NC cigars are actually better and it's all hype but I had to see for myself. I could barely get any flavours out of most sticks at the time but as soon as I lit that one I was hooked. Sinse I joined FOH though I learned about a bunch of new sticks though and haven't really smoked much of PSD4 but I still enjoy them when I do.

[joeypots]

Hoyo DCs in the late 90s. I was getting Cuban cigars from a friend in Toronto and he would bring me the occasional few. Once I figured out how to get them on my own I never looked back.

[mgravito]

Definitely a PSP2. Just blew me away. Creamy coffee.

[Laxman]

Had to be the Monte 2's from 94-96 and the Cohiba Robustos from 94-97 that I used to get back in the day on the trading floor. Both cigars wowed me every time I lit one up.

[Colt45]

Won't say wowed me, but the first that made me "aware" was a Montecristo No.5 (from 5 pack)......

[andysc83]

For me it was the Bolivar Gold Medal. Love the shape, size, and the overall flavor. I really need to see about getting some more....

[BigBruce]

My first Cuban that wowed me was a 5 year old (2007) Cohiba Robusto! I have been chasing that flavor ever since. I have some 2011's & I'm waiting.

[actzz541]

Like others, it was my first Cuban altogether, a two year old Cohiba Siglio IV.. Ive been hooked ever since.

[Skyfall]

A 1997 Cohiba Siglo III that I smoked in 1999.