Welcome to the world of cigars.

Q: What's a good cigar?
A: Whatever you enjoy smoking.

That's not meant to be flippant. Like wine connoisseurs, cigar enthusiasts have wide and varied tastes in what they smoke. There is no simple or pat answer to that question. A good cigar is one that should give you some amount of pleasure while you're smoking it and, hopefully, give you cause to buy another one just like it. Those taste may change daily, or even during the course of a single day. A mild cigar in the morning may not be as satisfying later in the day, or after a large meal. A full-bodied cigar may suit your taste today, but in the company of others, perhaps at a dinner party, or even lounging at a barbecue in the backyard that taste may change toward something more medium or even mild-bodied. Your favorite cigar this week maybe be a different brand, strength, size, and country of origin than it was a month or two ago.

So, my favorite answer to the question, "What's a good cigar" is "The one that I'm smoking right now."