Well, as the site has grown I figured it would only be right for me to divulge further into myself and let you all know a bit more. My name is David and I lived in St. Louis, Missouri – Specifically South County which is about 20 to 30 minutes south of the city but recently moved out to Ofallon Missouri which is about 45 minutes west of the city. I am 26 years old so I’m still a pup, but I do have my Bachelors Degree in Information System Security (Network Security) so basically I’m your white hat hacker, well – maybe gray – but my point being I don’t make web pages but I’m trying my best ha-ha!

On October 10th, 2010 at 10:00am I was married to my best friend, Jennifer – you may see her around from time to time. Many of my cigars ‘second hand approved’ or ‘wife approved’ are the fun little comments she says in passing while I’m enjoying a cigar. Surprisingly she has been very easy going about me smoking cigars although I’m sure when children are in the picture things may change – Milk it while I can!

I have been smoking cigars off and on since mid 2003 but actually turned it into a regular habit somewhere in 2007. I am fairly new to the cigar world but feel that perhaps I can put that spark back in for some of the veterans, pull out some flavors some may have gotten used to and allow the kids my age and even younger that cigars are something that can easily be enjoyed by any age (legal smoking age of course!). I have to comment though, it does seem that even in the few years that I have been involved with cigars, the audience has opened to the younger community and has not looked back – can never have enough new blood.

As always, please send me any and all feedback!
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David asked me to write a bio about myself, so here we go! My name is Brian and I live in Fort Worth, Texas. I’m 27 (at least until March 18th, hah) and work in health care IT. Melissa, my beautiful girlfriend, and I have been together for almost two years now. With her came a little yorkie, which was a fun addition to the two big labs that I already had. There are many hobbies that I enjoy, but the two that I spend the most time (and unfortunately, money) on are video games and cigars.

…oh, you wanted more? Ok, well I guess I can oblige!

My cigar journey started six years ago when I was visiting my uncle. We had all just finished dinner and as we were sitting down for a few drinks he asked if I wanted to smoke a cigar. He grabbed two Macanudo Cafe Crystal cigars which he showed me how to cut and light. We sat there for the next hour enjoying the cigars and some Glenlivet 15 year old, and thus began my passion for cigars. I use the word passion loosely, for this initial interest started out small, only a 50 count humidor and maybe a cigar every other weekend. I didn’t have any friends that smoked, so it was an occasional hobby that I enjoyed in solitude.

Fast forward to March of 2010. Being in the IT industry, you’d think it odd that I had never searched out an online presence for my cigar interest. I had never ordered any cigars online, I had never searched out reviews online, and I had certainly never thought to look for a forum that was dedicated to discussions about cigars. Well that’s exactly what the case was, but it was all about to change.

I forget what article or advertisement led me to look up Nub cigar’s website, but I did look it up. I saw they had a forum so I signed up, poked around a little bit, and made an introduction post. After that I told myself “Surely there are other cigar forums out there, I wonder what returns I’ll get from Google” at which point the first site returned was Cigar Asylum. Signing up for that forum too, I quickly made friends on both sites and they forever changed what my cigar smoking hobby was to me.

It was then that cigars became a passion. Being on the forums and reading about all these new brands I had never heard of, I quickly immersed myself in the boutique brands of the industry. Within a few months I was bombed my first Habanos and was opened up to a side of the cigar world that I would have never thought I would get to try before. I now average around four cigars a week. I quickly outgrew the little 50 count humidor, so I added a 28 bottle wine cooler, and soon after that a 75 quart cooler. I also met some of the guys from the forum in the area and now get together weekly to herf with them.

My name is Eric, and I hail from Canada — Southwestern Ontario to be specific….but not too specific….just by chance I slander your favorite cigar in a future review and you seek me out to force me to smoke a Phillies Peach Blunt in some sadistic form of revenge! But, I digress….

Like any good Canadian, I enjoy hockey, cold beer, and writing my name in the snow with my own urine. I am 31 ye ars old and happily married to a wonderful woman who lovingly tolerates me. I’m also the father of two beautiful girls, ages 3-1/2 years and 4 months. As the only man in a house overflowing with estrogen, I sometimes seek refuge in my magical man cave of wonders (garage) and indulge in my passion for cigars! I started my cigar journey like so many others, smoking cheap corner-store stogies while quaffing brews with friends at parties or the local pub. Over time, I began visiting local tobacconists in search of something better than the machine-made dog rockets of my youth. In February of 2006, my wife and I traveled to a little island 90 miles off the coast of Florida on our honeymoon…..and my journey to to the dark side was complete!