Try Consuegra No. 9 maduro from JR. Age them for at least 6 months.
Also, I like the RP X-out 'C' and 'D', rumored to be factory seconds of OWR and Decades.
They used to be on CBid, but now Thompson owns them, iirc.
All you can do is try the cheaper smokes. If they taste like tobacco, and don't bore
your tastebuds, then go for it!
Chemyst