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I ever received on this forum follows, and is worth sharing with all noobs, past, present, and future:

The first came from Jay9 and Knokmdwn who said "stop buying quantity and go for quality. Most of the cheap smokes are cheap for a reason" and "if you are always only trying mediocre cigars, you will never have a high and low gauge of what is really "out of this world" for you and what isn't" plus "This is what we have figured out and you haven't and we try to tell ya but you think you know better" along with the donkey bashing icon. But they were indeed right, of course, as I can attest after smoking all them samplers and 5 packs and not finding a single great smoke in over 100 different sticks. I got better though.

Second was from nnightmar who talked about this in person with me but said in best in a post which said something to effect of "Aging a cigar for a year will make a bad cigar passable, a passable cigar good, a good cigar great, and a great cigar sublime". I don't have any with a year on them yet but again can attest to what a diffference 3 months can make, and 6 months even more. I can't wait for 9 months and then that year aged.

And lastly Kombat who thru his sharing info on some of his favorites and generosity helped me to try those full bodied smokes we noobs tend to shy away from, which are now some of my fav's too.

So to all noobs, experiment as you will but save most of your $$ for those cigars that are recognized the forum over as great smokes, even if you have to smoke a bit less. Then be sure to buy enough to let some rest and you will be rewarded (and remember dog rockets don't age, they just get crusty). And don't fear those smokes lableled full as they are some of the tastiest and complex out there.

Ok that's it. Anybody want any well aged G2's I got left? (Hint: just say no.)

Gaterade duh

Another good lesson don't chit where you smoke it messes up the flavor!!

Bur's low?

Yes, I will take em!!!

One other word for you noobs. In the next year or so, your palate WILL change. Things you are enjoying right now, you may no longer want to smoke in a year from now, so don't stock up heavily on your current favorites. Many of us more experienced smokers learned this leason the hard way.

In the past year, I've sent maybe 300 smokes to the troops. I just found a couple more trays that need to go.

Same is true for pipe tobacco, best to keep anything you ever liked sealed in Mason jars in the basement. One day you'll have a craving for it and it will be smoother and richer for the aging.

I would take them. It's a decent yardgar. The connies and maduros are the best IMO.

I was told that after I bought my first box. But that box was AF Hemi BS Maduros, still my favorite vitola in the Hemingway line. Bought a 2nd box about a year later and missed an opportunity to get a 3rd one for less a few months later. Still consider that one of my bigger Missed Out opportunities.

However, I’ll say this, I’ve bought boxes well after that and regretted those purchases so bad / not so good choices can strike anytime.