1) Yes. I don't think I have ever smoked a cigar alone. 2) I started smoking cigars about a year and a half ago. 3) My dad smokes cigars. My brother smokes a pipe. 4) I also enjoy my pipe tobacco. 5) I really enjoy whiskey. But I have enjoyed certain beers as well. 6) My dad was a heavy influence. He got serious about cigar smoking when I was in high school, we would talk while he smoked a stick, but often he would smoke alone on the porch, it was his escape. As a result I grew up with the notion that smoking cigars was a very dignified and cerebral activity that mature men did. After my first year of college one of my friends and fellow r/cigar member started to get more interested in the idea and we ended up at the local cigar shop. 7) Arturo Fuente Short Story 8) Felipe Dominicana Robusto. Props to evilsuh for hooking me up with my first one. Great value and a delicious smoke.