First cigar to light your fire?

[s15driftking]

RP Decade wowwed me

Gurkha Master Select rocked my socks

Ashton classic maduro was magnificent

EO 601 Blue was stupendous

Sancho Panza Double maduro tickled my fancy

Sorry, i have 5 that did it for me

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by s15driftking

RP Decade wowwed me

Gurkha Master Select rocked my socks

Ashton classic maduro was magnificent

EO 601 Blue was stupendous

Sancho Panza Double maduro tickled my fancy

Sorry, i have 5 that did it for me

I believe the question was "which was first?"

[bazookajoe]

La Aurora Preferido Sapphire, although they don't do much for me now...

[Savor the Stick]

Hava-Tampas in the 80's for something to smoke while in the Navy. Then totally just quit buying them. Had a bad day in spring of '08 and stepped into a smoke shop and bought a La Gloria Cubana Serie R. smoked it about 1/2 hour later at the lake and knocked me to the deck and dragged me around. Started buying and collecting cigars since.

[icehog3]

First cigar that really wowed me after a decade and a half of machine made cheap cigars was a La Aroma de Cuba Robusto.

Months later I had my first Bolivar Royal Corona, and it was all over for me.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by icehog3

First cigar that really wowed me after a decade and a half of machine made cheap cigars was a La Aroma de Cuba Robusto.

No kidding? Wow.
While I didn't smoke machine mades prior, the first cigar that wowed me was a La Aroma de Cuba Corona.

[Skywalker]

Illusione ~88~!!!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by pnoon

No kidding? Wow.
While I didn't smoke machine mades prior, the first cigar that wowed me was a La Aroma de Cuba Corona.

Great minds....

Originally Posted by icehog3

Great minds....

Or you know just old ones Tom. You know there were only 6 brands when we were kids lol.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Addiction

Or you know just old ones Tom. You know there were only 6 brands when we were kids lol.

That made me laugh out loud, Bryan.

[Ferrari5180]

Oddly for me, it was the CAO Italia that sparked my interest in cigars. They were aged for a long time, and they tasted amazing.

The first one that really wowed me was a Padron Anniversary 64 Maduro Torpedo. I had been smoking Montesino Sun-Grown Robusto. My wife went into the B&M that had been leading me down the slippery slope and said she wanted to buy something special for my birthday. He asked her "What year was he born?" Her answer "1964" It was all downhill from there! That was my first "wow" smoke. For me, it was like breathing in the smell of chocolate cake baking in the oven. It's still one of my favorite smokes.

[Kreth]

I lurked for a little bit at the old place before even making my first purchase, I went into the B&M armed with a list of suggestions, and came out with an Onyx Reserve, RP Vintage '90, and an RyJ tubo. All were decent smokes, and the '90 remains one of my favorite RP sticks.
The first cigar that really made me sit up and take notice was a Bucanero Full Sail Maddie that I got in the NST, followed shortly after by a Kristoff Maddie at my first herf.
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I still recall smoking a 1996 FFOX Double Corona that really turned me onto cigars. It was a great 2+ hour experience.

After a ~4 year absence from cigars, it was an EO Murcielago. I still enjoy it on occasion.

[McSmokey]

It was a Romeo Y Julieta on top of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis the night before the 2001 Alabama v. Ole Miss game

[kenstogie]

Indian Tabac Super Feurte. Which I still smoke occasionally now. I am not entirely sure the blend is the same but they are inexpensive and still a good value with great flavor. I remember smoking it and thinking "hmmmm I didn't know I could get flavors like that out of a cigar."

The cigars that got me started were Macanudo Ascots. The Macs led me to the ISOM's and I haven't looked back. Don't smoke many NC cigars anymore, but the slope is still as slippery.

[gnukfu]

RP 92 for me