jeebling wrote:^
These cigars probably don’t thrill any of you old timers and I don’t think I’ll buy any more of them but I can say I’ve enjoyed smoking them. They’ve all been beautifully constructed, mild, well balanced and what flavor I detected was very nice.
If you're enjoying yourself, keep on.
I've tried to be a cigar snob, it's expensive. Ive also spent $10-20 on "high end" cigars that i did not enjoy. I have a lot of fun smoking stuff I get cheaply but with an educated guess based of blend and blender - if you like something from a certain blender, explore them. Example: I really liked old Camacho. Saw Aladino cigars was a newer brand from an old Camacho blender. I asked about them here, and tried em - spot on what I like.
Right now I'm going through some cheap brands from Raymond Pages. He's a new guy but is turning out some great cigars at a great price too.
Just beware as you smoke more, your tastes will probably change and you don't want to be sitting on 500 cigars you no longer want to smoke.