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[W.B.]

I saw this thread on another forum and like it so much I thought I'd copy it. So which one was it for you?


For me there were two. One was the La Gloria Cubana Wavell Maduro, back before Ernesto sold his ownership of the brand. I had one and it was marvelous. The shop guy at the local mall cigar store told me hold your shorts this is going to be strong for you but it's fantastic and it was. The next was the Don Carlos #3,my childhood buddy and me went to downtown Chicago back when it was treat to go and not a headache, that was quite a few years ago. The shop guy told me spend the extra dough and I think you'll love this. At the time it was $8 for the stick(downtown prices) and was $5-$6 dollars more than I'd normally spend on a weekend cigar. Well it was fantastic, that was the first time I remember identifying a note in a cigar....leather. Ever since than, I've fell in love with cigars and always love a stogie with a nice leather note. Unfortunately, LGC is no where near what I remember and the #3 no longer has for me that great leather tone. Now cigars for me are much more of an interest and love my daily moments with cigars and my BoTL.

[Kingantz]

Montecristo No. 5, although it made me turn green, pour sweat, and almost puke, it was the best damn cigar I'd ever smoked.

[pUnK]

It's hard to remember the first premium cigar that I had but I recall getting 'hooked' when I bought a box of Hoyo de Monterrey (NC). That led to buying a box of Fuente Double Chateau. That led to trying about everything else I could get my hands on....

[ShortStory]

It was my first box of Hemy Classics somewhere around 1992 when they were only $83.00/box after that was the LGC Torpedo when they came in the white paper bag sans box. After that it was all over!

[BTcigars]

Padilla Series 68 toro, it just blew me away.

[MP]

Ah yes, LGC Torpedos, ......and all you could order from the Cigar Nazi!! She let me get more than my share on several occasions!

But, the cigar that first took me down the slope was a Cifuentes in about a Lonsdale size. My buddy and I hit the Dunhill shop in the Gallaria in Houston for him to buy some cigars for a wedding. It was about 1994, and I actually shelled out $12 for this cigar, the same as the box he bought. Damned nice cigar.

I've never looked back!!!