Suggestions for an everyday smoke

06-24-2011, 09:04 PM

Hello everyone, I'm new here after lurking around for about a month. I introduced myself in the new members section but I'll quickly recap here. I'm from North Carolina, recently returned to cigar smoking and while not really having a staple of favorites yet I have been enjoying a vast variety. I enjoy medium-full bodied and prefer coronas and robustos as I like staying around the 1 hour mark per cigar

My question is regarding a decent, modestly priced cigar to keep in my humidor for weekly smoking, as not to blow through my high end selections, as well as handing out to guests when they are over. I haven't really settled on "my brand" yet and the guys that I usually smoke with are much the same way. Usually it's a trip to the local B&M and we each pick one or two after some short discussions with the manager. We do seem to float more on the maduro side as well. But I would like to have something on hand now that my humidor is holding great temp and RH.

Some recommendations i've received include Perdomo Lot 23, Cain, and Montesino. Any help or ideas you have are greatly appreciated.

EricF · 06-24-2011, 09:06 PM

Some of the regular line of Tats are good sticks to keep on hand. The re-released Series P is only about $ 60.00 a box for the robusto.

RevSmoke · 06-24-2011, 09:20 PM

Some fairly inexpensive smokes that are mighty tasty:
The Brick (they really are tasty)
Omar Ortez

Chemyst · 06-24-2011, 09:25 PM

Yes, the Tat Havana VI are pretty good,
and the Olivas are good bang for the buck.

Fuente's Chateau line, 858s, and Short Story
are all good and fairly priced. But I like most
all Fuentes. Don't forget to try their Cuesta-Rey
line.

Punch is also very good for the money. My fav
is the Rare Corojo with 6 mos.+ age on them.

Chemyst

Bill86 · 06-24-2011, 09:42 PM

Diesel Unholy cocktails (~$3 a piece)
Fuente Short Stories
Cain Daytonas

What is modestly priced though? I mean if you go on Cigarsatyourprice.com you can score all sorts of Illusiones for $5-$6, which IMO isn't bad at all. They are quite tasty too. Cruzados by Illusione are great as well.

I'd also say keep watching cigarmonster. They always have deals on shipped 5'ers.

pnoon · 06-24-2011, 09:45 PM

Hopefully, this will help you out.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...ighlight=cheap

Ratters · 06-25-2011, 01:04 AM

JdN Fuertes from Cigars International or JR's. Great smokes for about two bucks a pop in the corona gorda, which is my favorite size.

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...sp?item=CS-J2C

kelmac07 · 06-25-2011, 05:00 AM

Did someone says maduros?

My small "Won't break the bank go to list"...

601 Blue
Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote
El Cobre
Arturo Fuente Cuban Corona Maduro
Punch Royal Coranation Maduro
CI Legends Red Wrapper (Perdomo)
Omar Ortez Original Maduro
El Rey De Mundo Maduro
La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte
Murcielago

Some "value" maduros:
Tampa Sweethearts #500 Maduro
Arganese ML3
Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Famous Nic 5000
Bahia Maduro

maninblack · 06-25-2011, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Did someone says maduros?

My small "Won't break the bank go to list"...

601 Blue
Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote
El Cobre
Arturo Fuente Cuban Corona Maduro
Punch Royal Coranation Maduro
CI Legends Red Wrapper (Perdomo)
Omar Ortez Original Maduro
El Rey De Mundo Maduro
La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte
Murcielago

Some "value" maduros:
Tampa Sweethearts #500 Maduro
Arganese ML3
Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Famous Nic 5000
Bahia Maduro

What Mac said.

Drez · 06-25-2011, 07:22 AM

Haven't seem them mentioned yet but gran habano vintage 2002 are a solid smoke and a bundle can be picked up for pretty cheap on CI or the devil site.

I'll also back up Mac and some others and say that for budget/moderate price smokes it try and keep some of these on hand

Perdomo lot 23 and 10th anniversary
Famous 3000 or 5000
Padron 3000
Diesel unholy cocktail
5 Vegas gold maduro
Final blend robusto
CAO brailiza GOL!

All are pretty solid smokes and easy to find on cigarbid or monster.

taltos · 06-25-2011, 07:55 AM

Perdomo2 maduro and natural are very affordable and are a great daily smoker. Another couple of good ones are Perdomo Mistakes and El Cobre; these two are bundle smokes that are excellent. GR Specials are my final suggestion as the previous folks had great suggestions.

06-25-2011, 08:06 AM

Everyday maduro??

Oliva G maduro
Probably the best cigar under $3 a stick IMO.

PM me if you want the info

06-25-2011, 08:07 AM

You can't go wrong with Perdomos and that was an excellent suggestion about the Padron 3000.

Another route is factory seconds. Alec Bradley, Perdomo and RP have 2nds that are very good and are great for when you're doing things around the house or when you're not wanting to burn a premium "banded" stick. The flavor is still the same but you just don't pay as much as the banded version due to a blemish somewhere on the sticks.

Also, I keep them on hand when I have friends over and they want to just "try" a cigar - one puff, one cough and they're done. Ever have THAT happen to you? Ergo, the 2nds.

06-25-2011, 11:33 AM

I'm fairly new to smoking too. I have tried a lot of different maduros in the past four months and I have turned to 601 Blues as my primary smoke. Love these things!! You can often get some good deals on the internet.

Others I enjoy:

Don Pepin Garcia Blue, JJ Maduro
Tatuaje
Padron 3000
5 Vegas AAA Maduro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Arturo Fuente (mostly anything)

Enjoy!!

big a · 06-25-2011, 11:54 AM

My list is

Diesel unholy cocktail
5 Vegas A
Famous Nic 3000
601 blue
601 red

bobarian · 06-25-2011, 11:54 AM

Rather than suggest an everyday smoke, I would recommend that you smoke something different every day. Your palate is evolving and buying a quantity of something that you may like today may not be what you want in six months or a year. Explore flavor profiles, manufacturers and blends. Dont limit yourself, a go to cigar can become boring.

06-25-2011, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Did someone says maduros?

My small "Won't break the bank go to list"...

601 Blue
Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote
El Cobre
Arturo Fuente Cuban Corona Maduro
Punch Royal Coranation Maduro
CI Legends Red Wrapper (Perdomo)
Omar Ortez Original Maduro
El Rey De Mundo Maduro
La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte
Murcielago

Some "value" maduros:
Tampa Sweethearts #500 Maduro
Arganese ML3
Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Famous Nic 5000
Bahia Maduro

I think one to add to the value list is Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Maduro.

DaBear · 06-25-2011, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobarian

Rather than suggest an everyday smoke, I would recommend that you smoke something different every day. Your palate is evolving and buying a quantity of something that you may like today may not be what you want in six months or a year. Explore flavor profiles, manufacturers and blends. Dont limit yourself, a go to cigar can become boring.

^This. I currently only keep multiples of my favorite cigar and a couple I'm aging right now. Everything else is singles I've gotten other places, and mostly new stuff to me, just a few cigars I have in my humi I've smoked before. Trying a whole bunch of new things is fun.

N2 GOLD · 06-27-2011, 01:22 PM

Padron 2 & 3K's...

Blak Smyth · 06-27-2011, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill86

Diesel Unholy cocktails (~$3 a piece)

I too prefer the Diesel

06-24-2011, 09:04 PM	#1
Whiskeytown Guest Posts: n/a	Suggestions for an everyday smoke Hello everyone, I'm new here after lurking around for about a month. I introduced myself in the new members section but I'll quickly recap here. I'm from North Carolina, recently returned to cigar smoking and while not really having a staple of favorites yet I have been enjoying a vast variety. I enjoy medium-full bodied and prefer coronas and robustos as I like staying around the 1 hour mark per cigar My question is regarding a decent, modestly priced cigar to keep in my humidor for weekly smoking, as not to blow through my high end selections, as well as handing out to guests when they are over. I haven't really settled on "my brand" yet and the guys that I usually smoke with are much the same way. Usually it's a trip to the local B&M and we each pick one or two after some short discussions with the manager. We do seem to float more on the maduro side as well. But I would like to have something on hand now that my humidor is holding great temp and RH. Some recommendations i've received include Perdomo Lot 23, Cain, and Montesino. Any help or ideas you have are greatly appreciated.

06-24-2011, 09:06 PM	#2
EricF Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Eric Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,004 Trading: (116)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Some of the regular line of Tats are good sticks to keep on hand. The re-released Series P is only about $ 60.00 a box for the robusto. __________________ It might taste crummy, but at least it's huge.

06-24-2011, 09:20 PM	#3
RevSmoke Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Todd Location: Northcentral woods of Wisconsin Posts: 6,861 Trading: (51)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Some fairly inexpensive smokes that are mighty tasty: The Brick (they really are tasty) Omar Ortez __________________ Todd__ "Smoke what you like, and enjoy it!"

06-24-2011, 09:25 PM	#4
Chemyst Doin Time on Planet Earth Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Ken Location: So. Jersey Posts: 392 Trading: (7)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Yes, the Tat Havana VI are pretty good, and the Olivas are good bang for the buck. Fuente's Chateau line, 858s, and Short Story are all good and fairly priced. But I like most all Fuentes. Don't forget to try their Cuesta-Rey line. Punch is also very good for the money. My fav is the Rare Corojo with 6 mos.+ age on them. Chemyst __________________ Can vegans eat animal crackers?

06-24-2011, 09:45 PM	#6
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Hopefully, this will help you out. http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...ighlight=cheap __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

06-24-2011, 09:42 PM	#5
Bill86 Snob Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Bill Posts: 6,704 Trading: (67)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Diesel Unholy cocktails (~$3 a piece) Fuente Short Stories Cain Daytonas What is modestly priced though? I mean if you go on Cigarsatyourprice.com you can score all sorts of Illusiones for $5-$6, which IMO isn't bad at all. They are quite tasty too. Cruzados by Illusione are great as well. I'd also say keep watching cigarmonster. They always have deals on shipped 5'ers.

06-25-2011, 01:04 AM	#7
Ratters Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,848 Trading: (2)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke JdN Fuertes from Cigars International or JR's. Great smokes for about two bucks a pop in the corona gorda, which is my favorite size. http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...sp?item=CS-J2C

06-25-2011, 05:00 AM	#8
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Did someone says maduros? My small "Won't break the bank go to list"... 601 Blue Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote El Cobre Arturo Fuente Cuban Corona Maduro Punch Royal Coranation Maduro CI Legends Red Wrapper (Perdomo) Omar Ortez Original Maduro El Rey De Mundo Maduro La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte Murcielago Some "value" maduros: Tampa Sweethearts #500 Maduro Arganese ML3 Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro Diesel Unholy Cocktail Famous Nic 5000 Bahia Maduro __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

06-25-2011, 07:22 AM	#10
Drez The Warden Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Frank Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,768 Trading: (35)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Haven't seem them mentioned yet but gran habano vintage 2002 are a solid smoke and a bundle can be picked up for pretty cheap on CI or the devil site. I'll also back up Mac and some others and say that for budget/moderate price smokes it try and keep some of these on hand Perdomo lot 23 and 10th anniversary Famous 3000 or 5000 Padron 3000 Diesel unholy cocktail 5 Vegas gold maduro Final blend robusto CAO brailiza GOL! All are pretty solid smokes and easy to find on cigarbid or monster. __________________ They aren't going to multiply....burn that b!tch!

06-25-2011, 07:55 AM	#11
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Perdomo2 maduro and natural are very affordable and are a great daily smoker. Another couple of good ones are Perdomo Mistakes and El Cobre; these two are bundle smokes that are excellent. GR Specials are my final suggestion as the previous folks had great suggestions. __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

06-25-2011, 08:06 AM	#12
darkninja67 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Everyday maduro?? Oliva G maduro Probably the best cigar under $3 a stick IMO. PM me if you want the info

06-25-2011, 08:07 AM	#13
AtlantaDave Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke You can't go wrong with Perdomos and that was an excellent suggestion about the Padron 3000. Another route is factory seconds. Alec Bradley, Perdomo and RP have 2nds that are very good and are great for when you're doing things around the house or when you're not wanting to burn a premium "banded" stick. The flavor is still the same but you just don't pay as much as the banded version due to a blemish somewhere on the sticks. Also, I keep them on hand when I have friends over and they want to just "try" a cigar - one puff, one cough and they're done. Ever have THAT happen to you? Ergo, the 2nds.

06-25-2011, 11:33 AM	#14
Angus Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke I'm fairly new to smoking too. I have tried a lot of different maduros in the past four months and I have turned to 601 Blues as my primary smoke. Love these things!! You can often get some good deals on the internet. Others I enjoy: Don Pepin Garcia Blue, JJ Maduro Tatuaje Padron 3000 5 Vegas AAA Maduro Diesel Unholy Cocktail Arturo Fuente (mostly anything) Enjoy!!

06-25-2011, 11:54 AM	#15
big a Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Posts: 913 Trading: (42)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke My list is Diesel unholy cocktail 5 Vegas A Famous Nic 3000 601 blue 601 red __________________ "If heaven has no cigars, I shall not go there" -Mark Twain

06-25-2011, 11:54 AM	#16
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Rather than suggest an everyday smoke, I would recommend that you smoke something different every day. Your palate is evolving and buying a quantity of something that you may like today may not be what you want in six months or a year. Explore flavor profiles, manufacturers and blends. Dont limit yourself, a go to cigar can become boring.

06-27-2011, 01:22 PM	#19
N2 GOLD MIND OVER MATTER... Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: RICO Location: So. CAL 33° 44' 44" N / 117° 52' 0" W Posts: 2,330 Trading: (1)	Re: Suggestions for an everyday smoke Padron 2 & 3K's... __________________ When I want your opinion, I'll give it to ya.