http://www.stogieguys.com/2008/08/08222008-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-cxiv.html Blowin’ Smoke on Everything Cigars - cigar reviews, news and commentary 7 days a week Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:20:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.stogieguys.com/2008/08/08222008-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-cxiv.html/comment-page-1#comment-48038 George E. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:36:56 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=1595#comment-48038 Beringer - I think you are exactly right. You might find this interesting from a while back: http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/12/12172007-stogie-commentary-introducing-cigars-to-newcomers.html Beringer – I think you are exactly right. You might find this interesting from a while back: http://www.stogieguys.com/2007/12/12172007-stogie-commentary-introducing-cigars-to-newcomers.html

]]> http://www.stogieguys.com/2008/08/08222008-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-cxiv.html/comment-page-1#comment-48029 Beringer Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:18:51 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=1595#comment-48029 Thanks for the deal on the milds. I also enjoyed going back to Jon N.'s post on the virtues of mild cigars. One pet peeve of mine with cigar and pipe uses is this notion of "start newbies mild, then graduate to fuller". I think that's bunk. For years, I rarely smoked cigars because buddies would say "Oh, you're not ready for full body sticks". When I finally discarded this artificial rite of passage and smoked my first JL Salazar, I was hooked. My palate *needed* that kind of full complex cigar to appreciate what is possible. From there, I started to add medium and mild bodied smokes. I can now smoke a Temple Hall and really enjoy its subtle characteristics. So, the moral of the story is this - friends don't let friends only start with mild cigars. Thanks for the deal on the milds. I also enjoyed going back to Jon N.’s post on the virtues of mild cigars. One pet peeve of mine with cigar and pipe uses is this notion of “start newbies mild, then graduate to fuller”. I think that’s bunk. For years, I rarely smoked cigars because buddies would say “Oh, you’re not ready for full body sticks”. When I finally discarded this artificial rite of passage and smoked my first JL Salazar, I was hooked. My palate *needed* that kind of full complex cigar to appreciate what is possible. From there, I started to add medium and mild bodied smokes. I can now smoke a Temple Hall and really enjoy its subtle characteristics. So, the moral of the story is this – friends don’t let friends only start with mild cigars.

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