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My Cigar Story - Welcome to StogieCast.com!

Posted By: Doug on Thursday Jan 25, 2007
Filed Under: Cigar Life, Site News

Hi folks, and welcome to StogieCast.com!
My goal here… no… my mission is to create a top shelf cigar Blog, as well as a premium experience for you.

I realize there are a bunch of people out there producing cigar Blogs.
And some of them are GREAT! For more information on what I plan to offer here that will make StogieCast.com stand out check out THIS POST.

Right now though I’d like to take a moment to tell you a little more about me, and my experiences that will (hopefully) make this a fun place to be.

Hi … my name is Doug, and I love cigars.
Love ‘em!
Everything about them. The flavor profiles, the history, the culture, the ceremony of a perfect light, and the brotherhood they foster. Very few things in life can turn strangers into chatting buddies faster than a shared cigar.
(well…sharing the experience that is. Not the actual cigar. That’s just gross)

I suppose we all get our start in these things differently.
I’ve heard many people tell me wonderful stories about how grand dad gave them their first cigar while on a traditional family fishing trip that only the “men” were invited to.

My story is a little less touching.

I was a sophomore in College.
My room mate and I were sitting in our fraternity room and we had a decision to make.
As young men of the world to be we had decided that we should learn all we could about one thing.
Become experts on… something.
We had it narrowed down to wine, or cigars.
We had no real experience with either, but both seemed to offer a great depth of information to study… and both sounded like fun things that men of the world ought to know about.

Honestly… we ended up flipping a coin.
Cigars won.

And thus we began the journey.
My friend didn’t end up a cigar nut, but we both had a good time asking questions of our local tobacconist, doing research, and trying out new cigars.

Today as a certified computer geek (seriously I have the certificate) I think it’s interesting that cigar lovers have carved out such a great community for themselves online. It’s my hope that StogieCast.com will be a value add member of that community.

My dual experience as a web developer and a cigar lover has doomed me to this venture.
I had no choice but to create this site… so I hope you enjoy it.