So I’ve been smoking for about 8 months now and am still deciding on my first box purchase both NC and CC still. I think some of my top contenders are Hoyo I’ve had the black and like them but I want to try the gold and silver to see how they compare but I really like them and they are a good price. Possibly brickhouse I’ve had a few and really liked them too. Cuban wise I’m pretty limited and have only had about 7-8 With so far my favorite being the PSD4. I want my first boxes to be kinda special. So I was curious what everyone else’s first boxes were!
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NC- AVO Heritage
CC- Bolivar RC
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NC - Nat Sherman Timeless No 2

then very soon after that

CC - Party Shorts
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Padron 4000.
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Carlos Taranto Virtue robusto
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Feunte Cuban Corona Maduro. 24 bucks delivered. That was over 25 years ago.:-)
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Sosa #2 to celebrate my daughters birth. That was 23 years ago and they are still one of my favorites.
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NC - either Rocky Patel 1992 or Genesis the Project, I can't recall perfectly.

CC - got a box of RASCC and Boli PCs in the same order.
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All good picks guys!
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Not absolutely sure. I’ll guess:

NC: Excalibur
CC: RASSC
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NC: Tatuaje Franks
CC: Boli Gold Medals or PLPC cant remember
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NC: El Rico Habano--one NC that ages beautifully for years and years--still like them.
CC: Bolivar PC
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CC: I can't remember, but I bought a box of Monte #3's, PSD4's, Montecristo EL Robusto, and Cohiba Sublimes for my first boxes I think.
NC: La Escepcion EL 2009
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NC: Gran Habano Imperiales Corojo
CC: Bolivar Belicosos Finos

The Gran Habano is a great golfing cigar -- sturdy wrapper and will last me for 9 holes. It's also a great cigar for road trips -- the wrapper can withstand my metal-pronged ashtray that I use in the car :-)

The BBF is just an all-around great cigar.
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NC:
La Vieja Habana the Early Years Silencios
La Aroma de Cuba Robustos

CC:
Bolivar Royal Coronas
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Nice thread Chayse!

For me;

NC - Guardian of the Farm Apollo
CC - Bolivar PC
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If my memory serves me correctly.
NC - AB Tempus Terra Novas
CC - HUp Mag 48
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Oh, well my CC box came a few years later then the Carlos Torano and it was a box of Vega Robaina No 2’s. That was 2008?

Now on the NC box, I didn’t count my Thompson humidor with 25 Thompson cigars as technically that was my first non single cigar purchase but quickly followed by a CI sampler with a humidor and good thing as the Thompson’s I got were terrible.
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First NC box was either Diesel Unholy Cocktail or Ramon Bueso GTP. Can't remember which, but I caught a smokin deal within my first month on the devil site. Didnt have room at that time for that many, but the addiction was full-bore at that time.

Still haven't bought a box of CC. Pretty sparce around these parts, so when the opportunity presents itself I'll just grab a couple of sticks at a time. I try to devote funds to something I can lay my hands on again relatively easily...
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I smoked cigars a long time before I started buying boxes. I seldom bought more than five of anything and as long as my desktop humidor was somewhat full I was at peace. Then I stumbled onto this Club Stogie place and things just went to hell. :-)

First box purchases:

NC - Padron Delicias Maduro

CC - RASS
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