Picked up a few sticks
 

So on my lunch break, I went to pick up some butane at my B & M to refil my lighter, and of course I cant get in there without walking out with SOMETHING I can smoke.

So I purchased the following:

1 - Oliva Serie V Especial Liga ($7.99)
1 - Flor de Oliva ($3.49)
1 - Mexican Segundo ($1.79)

Anyone heard of the last 2? I never have, just picked them up because they were cheap. If they're any good I'll post them to the Cheap Smokes thread, but I am excited to try to Serie V.

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Like Meatloaf sang: 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

The FdO is a very solid and popular cigar. The third.....well........you might like it. :sh

:2

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Flors are great cheap smokes

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Which Flor De Oliva did you get? For the price they are a very solid smoke. I tend to go for the maduro when I have one.

I have never heard of the Mexican Segundo. Let us know what its like.

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Great pickups. Never heard of the last one but the Flor is a good everyday cigar to me. It is perfect for the golf course or work but you can also enjoy it sitting out back with a cold one.

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I told you, thats how it starts... :tu

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Flor de Oliva is one I go to very often when I'm in the yard or on the course. They are better with a little rest as well. I usually buy by the bundle so they have plenty of time.

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I might pick up a bundle if I like it the next time I'm in there. I'm not shocked that no one has heard of the Segundo, but I figured for $1.79, I couldn't go wrong.

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Oh, you'd be surprised...

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I guess my point is, if it sucks and I chuck it, I'm out less than $2, and that's the absolute worst case scenario.

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I'm not sure. Forgot to check the box, not sure if the label will tell me. I live between work and the cigar shop, so I dropped it in my humi on the way back to work.

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:r:r:r Yes you can!!!

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Yeah, some really cheap sticks taste like...."insert something REALLY foul here".

For me $3-$4 if spent correctly will buy you a decent-good smoke. This of course ISN'T at a B&M.

You usually have to spend much more there. Probably $6-$10, especially after taxes.....

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The average Fuente (my benchmark because it's one of my favorites) is like $6-10...

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We all joke about the $1.79 cigar, but don't get bogged down in thinking that price somehow directly relates to quality. My vino is full of cigars that I really enjoy smoking--cigars that anyone here would be happy to smoke--and I can't think of a single one that cost me even $10. In fact, all of my go-to's are in the $4-5 range or less. There can be some correlation between price and quality, but it's more likely that a low price cigar is crap (although even then there are exceptions) than a high price cigar is good.

I'm sure many will disagree with me. This is an age-old debate. The key is to smoke what you like and like what you smoke. (And the other key--once you find what you like, you can probably find it for cheaper.)

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Eh, not exactly. Berger & Argenti Mooches can be had for as low as $4 at work(comes out to like $4.50 after taxes) and they're great light smokes. And you can typically find some Flors for $3. Perdomo Frescos are also easily found under $4 at a B&M, they're my go to if I just want something to smoke and want something not very complex.

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Have you subscribed to the Cigar Asylum newsletter yet? PM me your addy and I'll send you a copy.:D

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wanna bet? ;)

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So that's how they're doin it. The wonders of desktop publishing.

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:r

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Problem is Jessie, you wean a guy off the ten dollar specials, they discover the great 4-5 dollar cigars and their
reasoning is, "If a 4 dollar cigar can be this good, there is no reason that a 2 dollar cigar has to be that bad".
And that's the trap.

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The best 2 buck stick I have is the gran habano vintage 2002 robusto's. Excellent cheap smokes.

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I'll check it out. And I've been waiting for you to hit one of my threads. Just wanted to let you know that I love your avi, I have it as a 24" x 36" poster in my room.

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I see, the band should tell you. But regardless of what you got they are all alright smokes IMO

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Thanks!! I'm a huge JC fan and this is my favorite picture of him. Wish I had the original.

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Absolutely atrocious. Just tried to smoke that Mexican Segundos and it was awful. Out of the wrapper it smelled like ****. Just tasted like burning with a mix of burning grass. When I'd slow some out my nose it smelled like a cross between burning grass and the dead, wet grass that's composting.

It burned not in like an orange glow, but in a weird red. And rather than ashing white, it just turned black and a realllllyyy dark gray.

It was disgusting, and I put it out long before it was done... Maybe only burned 1/2 inch of it, if that.

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Lol, well I hope the other two are winners for you Ethan!