A friend of mine who I had known since 6th Grade was having a guy's baby shower (his wife was having her more traditional baby shower elsewhere) at his house, and he offered me a cigar.

I'd smoked one or two cigarettes in college (and found them lacking) so I wasn't a smoker, but decided to accept his gift. Plus, I couldn't let the father-to-be smoke alone!

I found it to be tasty, I was constantly reminded not to inhale by the third guy that joined us (who kept inhaling every other puff) and was hooked by how relaxing it was to enjoy a cigar for an hour (or more). I think that was two years ago.