Ok,Help a newbie put a sampler together.
 

Its me again the newbie with 0 knowledge in the cigar world. I have been reading and looking all around this great site and feel it would be best left in the experts hands.

I am waiting on my humidor to arrive late this week or early next week.
I went to my local smoke shop and picked up 5 cigars based on what they thought where good ones. I have only had one and the others are sitting in my buddys humidor and I am already looking into getting more. I want to see if you guys will give me your top 5 mild-medium cigars. I know opinion will vary,but it will give me a list to pick from when I go to put another order in.

Thanks for the help.:tu

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My favorite in this category is an Oliva Connecticut Reserve lonsdale.

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san lotano habano for me is a good stick and I'm new as well, it's a medium / mild stick and it's not an expensive cigar either, I think I picked them up for $7 each

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Thanks guys, Keep them coming. This list is also going to help me out alot.

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Avo Classics and Signatures
AF Hemingways
Illusione Epernays
Ashton Classics
EPC Core Lines
EPC Short Run NWC 2012s
Tat El Triunfadors

Though most of all, I'd suggest getting involved in the NST. Its a great way to get a sampling of whats out there.

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I took your question to mean mild, medium, or anyting in between:

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story (Med.)
Padron 2000 Natural (Med.)
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 (Mild-Med.)
Berger & Argenti Mooch (Mild-Med.)
Cuenca y Blanco (Med.)
Oliva Serie O Habano (Med.)

Hope this helps, and have fun in your discovery of the many cigars available.

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Here are some great cigars available at practically every B&M I've ever been in.

Oliva V (My go-to when I'm at a B&M and just want a good smoke.)
AF Hemingway (I like the short stories best but they're all good)
LGC Serie R (Great Maduro)
Padron 1964 Anniversary (Expensive but incredibly worth it)
Ashton VSG (Also expensive, but better than the ESG, which is really expensive.)

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Yea DaBear, I am looking into that now.

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Don't forget he uses his back-up range rover as a humidor, money is no object :r

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I like Perdomo champagne, and NUB connteticut is good also

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LP Undercrown
Sencillo Platinum

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CLE Connecticut
5 Vegas Classic
Fighting "Rooster" - I was very surprised with these.
Cu-Avana Natural

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this. I love the Oliva connie reserve. Anything by Oliva is amazing.

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Hahahah, I could only wish money was no object!

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I actually like the Davidoff 2000 as well, more of a mild stick, don't want to say it's like a CC but it's got a good taste.

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I second this!

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AF Short Story
Don Pepin blue label

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Padron 2000 or 3000 naturals - medium
Perdomo Champagne - upper mild
EO 601 Blue - medium
Cuenca y Blanco - medium
Romeo y Julieta 1875 - mild
CAO La Traviata - medium
Arturo Fuente Hemingways - mild to Medium
Arturo Fuente green banded cigars like the Rothschild or Chateau
Alec Bradely Maxx or Tempus which is high end of medium

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Fuente 858, maduro or the cameroon, the cigar that got me started.

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Romeo Y Julieta 1875
Romeo y JUlieta Reserva Real
Romeo Y Julieta Habana Reserve

All good tasting sticks with consistant constructions.

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Well there's 45 or so choices for you, that should overwhelm you for a good bit :D

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Look around your shop. Talk to the regulars. See what they are smoking. They aren't smoking Rocky Patel's, I guarantee you. You'll be surprised who is sitting in your B&M, and you can learn a lot from the guys.

I would say this about buying cigars. You will quickly tire of the mild/medium, and ramp to full bodied in a hurry. Then you'll taper off, and find out where in the nicotine spectrum you like being. For me, I shot up from mild to full-bodied Tatuaje - to a point where I was smoking multiple a day - then eventually found my zen with mild cigars, in about a 6 month period.

Don't overbuy. But try everything. You will waste a lot of money in this hobby. But it's worth it.

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You got that right! Thanks guys, I am going to out a list together from this list and order some. Is cigar international a good place to order from? Thats is about the only place I have been referd to. Any others I should check out?

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Pretty much anything from the regular Fuente line.

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Famous Smoke Shop and Holts are a couple other places to check out as would be JR's Cigars.
Even though I've never had an issue with them, only ordered twice, most people hate Thompson's so stay away from them. I don't even order from them anymore.

Don

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Support your B&Ms

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I always try to first! If they dont have what I am looking for then I go online. I live in a pretty small town so they dont cary a huge selection. I always try to supoort a working person first. I dont even mind paying a little extra if I can get it local.:tu

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Most assuredly, B & M's are my first stop anymore. My local shop, now that I know where it is and what they're inventory looks like, carries most of what I smoke plus the prices are comparable.
That's why I don't order from the 'T' any more.
Don

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Oliva V Melanio #4
La Daruma Mutante
Tatuaje La Casita Criollo
Fuente Short Story
Sancho Panza Maduro

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if found the Rocky Patel edge, Montecristo #2, and any La Aurora make a nice mild-medium sampler... and at a nice price

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Just a tip from one novice to next. Some great advice I got from several of the guys/gals on here was to buy the small sampler packs. They give you such a variety and I been keeping a journal. I have my own rating on what I like about it and what I didn't like. I critique it and put would I try it again, only a few I said never. So try the samplers on some sites like Cigar, CigarMonster, etc.

One of my favorite so far has been a CAO Gold Maduro. So I have one of five. :D :D