Hello from Atlanta

[Frank Rizzo]

At the suggestion of a member from another cigar forum, I've come here to meet fellow Habanofiles and hopefully pick up a "few" tidbits along the way.  

Now a bit about myself-  Fifteen years ago, I sporadically smoked cigars (parties, celebrations, etc). Mostly the big name brands, AF's, Mac's, occasional Davidoff, you get the picture. Fast forward to December 2015, the fiancé and I decided to do the destination wedding thing in St. Martin.  At the recommendation of a local, I visited the LCDH in Marigot to pick up some celebratory sticks.  And got hooked.  FML.   Since returning, my end of week ritual has been a Monte #4 and a glass of Angostura 1824.  Outside of the weekly Montecristo, I've really come to enjoy a lot of the small batch/boutique brands that seem to be all the rage now; Sobremesa, Foundation's El Gueguense and Tabernacle, Caldwell's The King is Dead, Eastern Standard, and Anastasia.  Eventually my Cuban stock dwindled and I decided my first order should be a sampler instead of a single brand/vitola.  Hopefully I'll be able to find a couple of winners out of this motley group.  I have to say I've become so damned accustomed to the darker wrappers that are being used on so many brands that Cuban cigars seems almost unusually light in color.  Go figure.  Nonetheless, they're in my humidor resting.  And I wait patiently...

Obligatory photo of my first order:

 

Mr. Right & Mrs. Always Right:

[LLC]

Welcome to FOH!

[billh1]

Welcome aboard!


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[garbandz]

Welcome to a Real Forum...................Garbandz....

[Blazer]

11 hours ago, Frank Rizzo said:

At the suggestion of a member from another cigar forum, I've come here to meet fellow Habanofiles and hopefully pick up a "few" tidbits along the way.  

Now a bit about myself-  Fifteen years ago, I sporadically smoked cigars (parties, celebrations, etc). Mostly the big name brands, AF's, Mac's, occasional Davidoff, you get the picture. Fast forward to December 2015, the fiancé and I decided to do the destination wedding thing in St. Martin.  At the recommendation of a local, I visited the LCDH in Marigot to pick up some celebratory sticks.  And got hooked.  FML.   Since returning, my end of week ritual has been a Monte #4 and a glass of Angostura 1824.  Outside of the weekly Montecristo, I've really come to enjoy a lot of the small batch/boutique brands that seem to be all the rage now; Sobremesa, Foundation's El Gueguense and Tabernacle, Caldwell's The King is Dead, Eastern Standard, and Anastasia.  Eventually my Cuban stock dwindled and I decided my first order should be a sampler instead of a single brand/vitola.  Hopefully I'll be able to find a couple of winners out of this motley group.  I have to say I've become so damned accustomed to the darker wrappers that are being used on so many brands that Cuban cigars seems almost unusually light in color.  Go figure.  Nonetheless, they're in my humidor resting.  And I wait patiently...

Obligatory photo of my first order:

 

Mr. Right & Mrs. Always Right:

Please tell me you're not using a selfie stick! Oh, and welcome to the forum!

[Frank Rizzo]

1 hour ago, Blazer said:

Please tell me you're not using a selfie stick! Oh, and welcome to the forum!

Damn, you caught me.  Hah!  It's a GoPro 3-Way handle.  It can be used as a tripod, stabilizing mount, or selfie stick.  Really useful in diving to get closeups without spooking fish.

 

[Ethernut]

Great to have you! PM with questions if you'd like!

[TheMonk]

Welcome to FOH!

[stogieluver]

Great intro.  One of the best ever!  Welcome to the Dark Side.  Expand those credit lines  and get a bigger humidor.