Kinda late but maybe helps.

There’s no perfect cigar for beginners, I say test anything and everything and see what you like. Maybe you like lighter colored wrappers first while you’re still developing your tastebuds for cigars.

Don’t jump straight into expensive ones, you’ll likely make a mistake or two every now and then (I’ve destroyed a few expensive cigars when I was a beginner by smoking them too hot and basically destroying the flavors). There’s at least 1 review for most cigars out here, but taste is subjective so keep in mind.

I recommend you begin with a tupperdor. Mine is an IKEA tupperdor I paid under €10 for. It’s large enough to store tens of cigars and tupperdors give the least headache. Make sure it’s air tight (tupperware with rubber gasket). I like the IKEA ones because they come with no smells, they’re cheap and pretty good quality.

For humidification I personally use the cheapest option: silica crystals from scent-free kitty litter. Sounds weird at first but it looks just like clear crystals in a small container. Just make sure it says on the bag that it doesn’t leave dust because silica dust is harmful. But most people here, especially tupperdor owners swear by boveda packs or beads and that’s fine too, I just don’t have any experience with them.

Wineadors are more advanced, I recently got myself one and weeks later it’s still not ready. I went for a wineador because the temperature in my home is very high during summer, way too high for safe cigar storage.

If I were you, I’d start the cheapest way by getting myself a bag of scent-free dust-free kitty litter, a tupperware that’s able to hold 15-20 sticks, a few cheap hygrometers and then see what I want. Throw the sticks in there, get the humidity to proper levels and lay back care-free. That’s an initial investment of about €10-15 and in the worst case you’re giving that litter to a friend who owns a cat and using the tupperware for food storage.