Recommendations on a box purchase...

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by CigarmanTim

I agree with the Oliva Seris G camaroon.....or maybe an H. Upmann vintage camaroon

+1 for either of these. The nice thing about the Upmann is that the box presentation is impressive enough for this special occasion. I'd also stay away from the larger vitola, go with a corona or robusto in whatever you buy.

Also, I don't think the SPDM is an overpowering maduro. It's actually on the medium side, but pleasantly flavorful.

Good luck with whatever you do, and congrats to your soon to be commissioned buddy. Hoo-rah! By "SW Virginia" do you mean either the VT or Radford ROTC programs? My son's in RU AROTC.

I definately agree with the Oliva Series G recommendations.

Also, Punch Elites are very affordable and extremely flavorful in the Maduro variety. If you have a bunch of guys showing up, maybe a box of the Punch Rothschilds (also in Maduro).

[GhostRyder]

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Good luck with whatever you do, and congrats to your soon to be commissioned buddy. Hoo-rah! By "SW Virginia" do you mean either the VT or Radford ROTC programs? My son's in RU AROTC.

Good deal. I have some friends over on the Radford side as well. It will be an all-hokie affair at this little get together. My friend is on the VT/RU Army staff actually but is going to be a Virginia Tech graduate. I'm Marine ROTC here at Tech but I've got another year before my commissioning (and a fun little jaunt at summer camp--OCS style). We'll actually be out in the Radford area this weekend (Radford Army Ammunition Plant) for our field training.

Anyway, I digress. Thanks for the responses.

I'm leaning Oliva G, but I'll look into all of the choices listed. Perdomos, Padrons, and Upmanns are particularly intriguing. I'm leaning away from the SPDMs just because I haven't had one personally. I'd like to be able to vouch for whatever I buy.