singles vs boxes

[mrnutt]

I've been smoking cigars for about 3 years now and still haven't bought a box.... manly due to the upfront outlay.

I have now found a handful of cubans i will certainly be looking to get boxes of in the future, however I still like buying singles, i'll always buy a minimum of two or three as this gives me the option to try there and then and set a few down to try later down the line to see if my tastes and palette has changed or not.

I am old fashioned and have a little notebook I use to note down my opinions and tasting notes of each cigar I smoke, I list the date, where I was, what I may have been doing, and what I was drinking as I find these factors can alter the way I feel about a cigar.

for example I had a few partagas on my honeymoon and loved them, I've since had a few others and not been so fond of them, now is that the cigar on it's own or is it a mixture of the cigar and the situation in which I was smoking it... it's a terrible circle but i'll have to keep trying cigars to see if I actually like them or not... what a great shame!

[puropunch]

as others have said definately singes is the way to go. If you like them buy a box to smoke and reserve.

[geoffbot]

I guess if you're browsing shops and want something with a few years on it boxes are good if you find one

[glezga]

Its a funny old game. i started with 1s and 3s then 10s. then bought a box of one i liked (still have most) then because i joined here i went back to singles, then 5s and another box of ones i liked (still have most) ive just recieved a box and im now looking at my next box, singles and keeping an eye out for 5s that pop up here in the for sale section.

i did buy a pile of singles form here and thankful i did, but i also bought a pile of singles from an online store i kinda wish i didnt and should have bought a box instead.

while im writing this... i think singles are the way to go and boxes of ones you like! lol

Life is like a Humidor of cigars - all over the place!