The 5 stick problem
 

PROBLEM:

You will be out of town for 5 days and want to carry and smoke 1 cigar a day. You will be able to set aside .45 - 1.5 hrs to enjoy the cigar. You can bring 5 of the same, 5 different, or any combination in between. You will be smoking outside in good warm weather.

BUT:

1. You cannot guarantee your meal before. (ex. It could be McDonald or a great Steak)

2. You cannot guarantee your drink with the cigar.

QUESTION:

What 5 cigars do you bring with you? What is the reasoning of the 5 choices given the parameters of the problem?

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Is price and rarity a concern or are you talking about every day cigars?

This sounds like an interesting scenario...

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No, not really

Price is relative to each individual, but I'm guessing that most are going to lean to everyday cigars that are in their price range.

Rarity again would be based on the individual and whether or not they would want to smoke a rare cigar without real control of the smoking environment.

To make is simple:

Nothing too rare or pricing, but really it's your call.

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I'd just go with my usual suspects. Oliva V, DPG blue, Tat Noella, DPG JJ, and a Tat Angeles. I'd never complain about smoking any of those...

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If I were going on a trip I would probably take at least 2 of my favorite sticks and 3 of the everyday variety.

So I would do a Liga Privada No. 9 Robusto Oscuro and a Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo Maduro for my nice sticks.

For quicker, less expensive smokes I would do a Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Petit Corona, Tatuaje Noellas and a Gurkha Black Dragon Robusto.

A good mix of strengths, brands, flavors, sizes and prices.

:tu

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Partagas 898
H. Upmann Mag 48
Romeo y Julieta Duke
Cohiba Robusto
Montecristo #2

All can be smoked in 1.5 hours, and all pair good with lots of things.

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BGM
Party Lonsdale
HUpmann Conn #1
RASS
Hoyo des Dieux

All 60-90 minute smokes, mild to medium depending on mood or food. :tu

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Partagas 898
HU Sir Winston
Cohiba Siglo VI
RyJ Cazadores
Mag 50

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I'll give it a whirl.

ERDM Gran Corona
Hoyo Du Prince
Partagas Charlotte
Bolivar Corona
Punch RS12

All different smokes and profiles that could be smoked in an hour and a half.

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I'm traveling with these guy's. :r

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That's what I was thinking....:r:r

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For me i'd choose the following, as they don't seem to be affected by the meal before hand
Oliva V Double Robusto
Nub Habano (any)
DPG CC 1979 / Gurkha Anniversario
RP Sun Grown or Tat Angeles (depends what I got on hand)
WOAM

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My humi is your humi, Brother. ;)

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RG Lonsdale
H Up #2
Partagas Charlotte
Monte Espy #1
QdO Corona

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That's what I was thinking!!!



:dr

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would it be within the rules to bring 5 davi special "c"s?
i've chosen cigars that are accessible:
drac-provided i can pick a good one
Boli Beli Fino-yeah, a little short, but it's worth the sacrifice
Davidoff No.1 Habana Club-cause i haven't smoked one yet
RC184-i'll smoke fast
casa fernandez lancero-i can take my time with this one

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cohiba lancero
cohiba VI
montecristo sublime
montecristo especial no 1
trinidad ingenio

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All of these CC lists are making me jealous! :D

I've yet to ever try one...

May have to call a travel agent and price a trip to the Bahamas. :tu

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Better hit the Atlantis, everything else in the Bahamas is fake. ;)

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Well that sucks! :mad:

I may have to take a trip to Toronto then.

I have always wanted to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame anyway. :D


Sorry for the thread derail, back to your normally scheduled conversation.

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That's what I'm talkin' about! :ih

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RASS
Padron 64 Maduro
EP Carrillo
Tatuaje Red Tubo
Saint Luis Rey Serie A

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I'd bring 5 T110's without question if I had plenty. :D

In real life... a chapo like a Fumadores, a Tatuaje J21, a DPG black lonsdale, DPG Blue Toro, and a Tatuaje Especiale.

Yeah, I'm a Pepin whore.

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Only 5? That's tough.

Montecristo Especial #1
Partagas Lonsdale
SCdLH El Principe
HdM du Roi (or du Depute)
H. Upmann Sir Winston

Davi No. 1s if uber sticks are allowed.

I'm not familiar with Davi No.1 Habana Club.

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About five years ago I found that out the hard way.

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I had a guy selling "Esplendidos" on the beach in Nassau. 30 bucks each. Once I talked him down to 3 for $15, I bought them for a hoot. They were actually half way decent cigars. :r

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Right on!

Signed,

Another Pepin whore.

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I'm not familiar with this vitola. Didn't know he made a Black Label lonsdale.

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PSD4
siglo II
siglo VI
party short
anejo 77

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PLPC
Party Short
LGC MdO3
AF Short Story
DPG CC 1979

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SCDH Oficio
Party Short
RASCC
PSD4
H. Upman Mag 50

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I'm certain it's not actually called a lonsdale, but I couldn't remember the real name at the time.


aha! Its the Especiale 1977.

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Cool. I really dig that one too! :tu

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if we can make up fictional sticks, i'll swap something out for a camacho diploma lancero from, of course, all fifth priming(i know, not possible). or an epc lonsdale(aged, they're too young).

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:confused: I thought you already did.


;s :D

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how do you figure?

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I never heard of or seen a Davi No. 1 La Habana Clube. Frankly brudda, they look as fake as the day is long. At least the box does for sure. It should say La Habana Cuba. But I could be mistaken. Maybe a more experienced FOG will chime in.

http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/a...f/IMG_0377.jpg


Sorry for the threadjack OP!

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When I am in that situation I usually take 15 sticks so I can choose... but since you said five:

Party Short
DPG Blue corona gorda
Monte Especial #1
Partagas de Partagas #1
Tat East Coast

That would give me some variety in strength and time to smoke.

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Hmm, let's see

Party Presidente
Party Short
LGC MdO #1
HU Mag 46
Boli GM

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H. Up Mag 46
VR Famoso
PSD4
RASCC
Cohiba Sig I

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I would be happy with that list ANYTIME!!!:tu

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Going just to see it is worth the trip alone....:tu

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I took a quick look to see if there was commonality between the choices.

Over 3 picks:
Party short
Siglo VI
Monte Esp #1

There are quite a few UP Cab 46/48/50

Other than these the choices are all across the board.

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Different strokes for different folks. :)

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ERDM Choix Supreme
Party Lons
Bolivar Simones
Cohiba Sig II
RASS

:tu
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I actually deal with this problem every week. I travel Mon - Thu, just about every week all year. I usually fill the 5-ct humi with whatever strikes me as interesting at the time on Monday morning. Sometimes it's the good stuff. Sometimes it's the everyday sticks.

Regardless, they are enjoyable after a long day.

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I love these kinds of threads :tu

RASS
Cohiba Lancero
H.Upmann Mag48
Partagas Lonsdale
Monte #2

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98 Boli Corona Jr
H. Upman mag 48
ERDM Lunch club
Punch Petit Corona
Juan Lopez #2

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Well, I just did this "sort of" on a little vacation I took. In the travel humi were....
LADC EE #5
Illusione 88
Don Carlos Double Robusto
Opus X Robusto
Alec Bradley Tempus TN

Think that was it...could be missing something. Had multis of each stick(I was thinking 2-3 sticks a day).

Reasoning....it was what I had in the humi.... If I did it again, I would be happy to take the same thing....

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these have been authenticated by:
1. the managing director of these establishments:
C.Gars Ltd (London and Norfolk)
Modern,Vintage and Rare Havana Cigar Specialists

La Casa Del Habano-Hamburg

Turmeaus Tobacconist Est. 1817 (Liverpool and Chester)

Robert Graham Ltd Est. 1874 ( Glasgow ,Edinburgh and London)

2. Paul Palmer

3. Jeff Borysiewicz