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The Beginners Guide to Cigar Smoking By radar(03-12-2005)
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Cigar Cyclopedia
Cigars, Cigar Information and where to find Premium Cigars, Discounted Cigars and even Cheap Cigars

Internet Cigar Group FAQ's
Cigar Smoker's FAQ

Holy Smoke Beginners Advice
Holysmoke! -- Beginner's Advice #1

Beginners Corner at Duke City Cigars
https://dukecitycigars.com/beginners_corner.htm

Padrino Cigars Tips and Info
Padrino Cigars Home Page

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Quick Threads Index By mmblz(04-07-2005)
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This is a public service post. I am NOT an admin - I just gathered some information together that I thought would be useful.

Hello newbies (relatively speaking that includes me).
I'm guessing you came here looking for some specific information.
Maybe you've noticed the search feature and used it to find exactly what you need.
In any case, there are an awful lot of questions that are just completely natural to ask about cigars. Everyone wants to know the same things at first.

Some of these common questions are stickies in the various forums.
Explore all of the forums and look at the stickies that are at the top of each.
However, there are some other common questions that are not stickies.
This thread is to help you find them.

Shall we begin?

OK, I'm holding a cigar in my hand. How do I start?
Do you punch or cut cigars?
Do you smoke with the band on or off?

Ready to light
What should I light cigars with?
... more on lighting cigars
So, do I just puff?

Now I'm relaxed, the cigar tastes good, but...
What should I drink with cigars?
Specific cigar / drink pairing
One of the three C's
Another of the three C's
Scotch

I've got my cigar, my drink, now...
Do you inhale?
Do you smoke inside?
How often do you ash?
How far down do you smoke?

I like cigars!
Where can I buy cigars online?
Where can I buy Cubans?
How many cigars do you smoke a day?

I want to try more cigars and need suggestions...
Various good cigars
Creamy Chocolaty cigars
Mild-Medium, $2-5
Cheap Smokes
Perfectos
Cameroon wrappers
Some bad cigars
Super-strong cigars

What cigars should I buy?
Read through the Non-habanos Reviews

Guess I better buy a humidor to keep my cigars in...
Considerations if you are thinking about buying a humidor
Humidors don't hold as many as they claim to

Cellophane on or off in humidor?
... older opinions on cellophane
How many cigars are in your humidor?

It's not big enough! I keep buying more and more!!!
How to make a coolerdor
Even larger storage

Misc.
Where did "Lowland Gorilla" come from?
What is a herf?
What is a bomb?
What is HDM? ISOM? PSD4?
What other info is out there besides Club Stogie?
cigarbid? what is that? (be careful)
Cigar Trivia

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Vendor Links By shelvingunit(12-29-2004)
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Ok, we need a thread made "sticky" to serve as a good reference here for reputable vendors. I know we have covered this in the past, but lets get one here for all the newbies to look at first, and to serve as a good reference for the rest of us here at CS.


Cigar vendors

www.cigarbid.com
www.seriouscigars.com
www.holts.com
www.famous-smoke.com
www.atlanticcigar.com
www.mrbundles.com
www.rockyscigars.com
www.tobaccobarns.com

Humidor vendors

www.bargainhumidors.com
www.tampahumidor.com
www.cigarbid.com
www.cigarsolutions.com – Avallo dealer
www.avallohumidors.com

Humidor How-to
http://www.cigarnexus.com/counsel/ci...age/index.html

Butane
www.lavabutane.com

Lighters
www.vectorkgm.com


Maybe we can make a new thread and have it serve as an ultimate newbie FAQ or .....maybe all the links posted on this thread can be compiled into a different link on the main forum page. ??? pds

I know there are a lot more vendors and a lot more topics (best lighter, cheap daily smoke, etc) out there so lets get started!

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Beginner/Newbie/Rookie Links By Scott M(02-12-2005)
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Since PDS was nice enough to start this forum for those general cigar related questions that pop up, (or keep popping up), I thought I'd throw in a few links that address the questions I had (and have).

One of, if not THE, best source of info about cigars and cigar smoking, Top 25 Cigar (Gotta get a plug in for El Jeffe!)

From a thread on (another) forum:
Cigar 101

JR University

Cigar Group FAQ

CIgar Nexus' Ultimate Cigar Storage Manifesto


Then there's

Holts Cigar Guide

All you'd ever want to know about humidors

Altadis' Smoking History and Facts


Now, all these are good sources of info, but since you're reading this page, you're already at the SINGLE BEST CIGAR RESOURCE site going. All ya' gotta do is hit the search button!

Of course, you should start out by reading this from IHT's signature.



Scott"gratuitoussuckup"M
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i punch everything but torpedo's and pyramids witch i clip.