Another newbie here, thanks to Bruce, aka OZZ, who got me interested in stogies this last summer when he started bringing a few to the backyard BBQs I was having. Have intermittently smoked Swisher Sweets since Army days 35 years ago, but never tried much else until now. Bruce says he's created a monster, though, and I am enjoying lots of new types of sticks. My profile pic is a sketch Bruce drew from a pic he took at one of the aforementioned BBQs. I think I was smoking some sort of Gurkha and remember it being quite nice. Anyway, thanks in advance for all the information and advice I'm going to be enjoying here....