Starting a cigar collection

I would get a new cigar in each place that you go... a new city or state, or country.  Also, you can order some online.  You want every cigar to have some meaning.  So just start small and keep going.  This should be fun.  Don't worry about it.

Every collector should have a Montecristo #3 in their humidor. You can buy one at Sautter Havana Cigars Shop .

This is a good question, my recommendation is to develop your palate first, then venture out and try various blends and wrappers, eventually finding your own niche within the wide field cigar selections; afterall everyone's palate is unique, and is subject to change throught the years.

For instance when I started a little over ten years ago, I smoked Padron's for the most point, now I smoke all but te-amo's, flor de oliva, and other bundled mix-fill cigars. I've got a wide variety from Acid's to Zino's, spread across thirteen humidors, and cigars aged over twenty-one years.

But, I digress, I recommend, when trying a cigar for the first time that you buy two of them, after all many variables can affect the taste of a cigar, and for the most point it involves the condition of the person indulging in them.

First to determine if you have the stick with it attitude to maintain the box get some less expensive cigars.

A couple macanudos, a couple Hoyo de Monterrey, a couple Fuente, a couple Partagas, a couple Oliva then a couple Padrons. Start with these to sample from the manufacturers their style of smoke. Keep them in the original wrappers for protection against damage and mold.

Then after several months advance to the limited editions of these cigars if you are up to it. Stronger cigars will mature well over the years mild cigars will become tasteless.

MJR