Those stogies look very tempting guys. I smoked a few now and then in College, especially around a few all night poker games.
Anyway, how about a few suggestions for a smooth smoke for someone that has not fired up a stogie in decades.
That's not an easy question to answer Herb. The general consensus is that the lightest blend cigars are made with Dominican tobaccos. There are exceptions of course because handmade cigars are usually a blended product, but a cigar with pure Dominican fillers, binders, and now even wrappers is considered to be the choice for many new cigar smokers. In addition, some Honduran blends are also very light. If you have a good tobacconist in your area, it's worth a trip to ask for a light Dominican blended cigar.
A common misconception for new cigar customers is the mistaken belief that a dark wrapper will be indicative of a strong smoke. Wrapper color doesn't mean anything as far as the strength or smoothness of the cigar is concerned. It's the tobacco blend inside that wrapper that determines the strength and ultimate smoothness of the cigar.