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achalmers Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 8:25 PM EST
Joined: 02-29-2016
Posts: 69
After only being on this forum for a few weeks, making a trade, and sending out a secret Santa gift, I must say I have learned a lot. One of the things is that I see most of the guys on here have a wide variety of cigars in their humidors. This was an eye opener for me, especially when it came to making a trade and sending the secret Santa gift. I typically only have 4-5 different brands at most in my humidor. I think I need to branch out into more brands. Any suggestions? Here is what I typically smoke:

Punch Rare Corojo Champion (figuardo)
Arturo Fuente Hemingways
Camacho Triple Maduro, Diploma, etc.
Romeo y Julieta
San Cristobal (I buy a box from CI every black Friday)
The Griffin's (Just got these...wanted to try)

I'm looking at what people have gotten in trades, etc. I looked up some of the cigars and many of them seem like they'd be great, not to mention the reviews are very positive. I have never heard of Tatuaje, Headley Grange, or Litto Gomez. I feel like I've been living in a bubble! WTF!!!

Thanks,

AC
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 8:47 PM EST
Joined: 07-08-2007
Posts: 60,580
You should try:

Tatuaje 2012 Cojonu Reserva (broadleaf)
Illusione Fume'd Amor
A Fuente R44 & Casa Cuba
RomaCraft (any)
Kristoff Ligero Maduro
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor (or Mi Amor Reserva)
Perdomo Small Batch Maduro
La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro
Mbombay (any)
SMOKEYOU Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 9:08 PM EST
Joined: 10-14-2015
Posts: 2,275
La flor dominicana la Nox or the double ligero selection.
Whistlebritches Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 9:12 PM EST
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Posts: 22,128
SMOKEYOU wrote:
La flor dominicana la Nox or the double ligero selection.


Any La Flor Dominicana but especially the Double Ligero selection........the 452 is a gem.
stinger88 Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 9:23 PM EST
Joined: 05-29-2012
Posts: 6,574
Apparently you didn't learn that we don't call cigars sticks. Lol

🤔

David.
Hmhaines Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 9:40 PM EST
Joined: 12-16-2015
Posts: 853
RoMa Craft (They're all awesome)
Foundation El Gueguense & Tabernacle
My Father Le Bijou
achalmers Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 9:44 PM EST
Joined: 02-29-2016
Posts: 69
stinger88 wrote:
Apparently you didn't learn that we don't call cigars sticks. Lol

🤔

David.

Why Ike! Whatever do you mean? hahaha

https://youtu.be/BKPmi8sFk5A
ZRX1200 Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 9:52 PM EST
Joined: 07-08-2007
Posts: 60,580
LFD La Nox is outstanding.
Luke753 Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 10:43 PM EST
Joined: 08-28-2016
Posts: 857
I agree,
Anything LFD
Anything Viaje
Joya De Nicaragua Antaño
Joya De Nicaragua Black
Illusione Rothchildes
Rocky Patel Vintage 1992
coolbreeze68 Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 11:37 PM EST
Joined: 02-02-2010
Posts: 3,665
Someone will be along shortly with details on tuition payment.

Padron anniv
Anejo
Or, just go straight to the dark side and get it over with.
Pudding Mittens Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, Dec 5 2016, 11:56 PM EST
Joined: 08-15-2016
Posts: 1,291
stinger88 wrote:
Apparently you didn't learn that we don't call cigars sticks. Lol

🤔

David.

I call cigars "sticks" all the time. There's such a comically-exaggerated aversion to it here that I may start doing it here too, and constantly, just to watch people fuming about it. Herfing
bgz Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 9:50 AM EST
Joined: 07-29-2014
Posts: 13,023
Pudding Mittens wrote:
I call cigars "sticks" all the time. There's such a comically-exaggerated aversion to it here that I may start doing it here too, and constantly, just to watch people fuming about it. Herfing


noob
boileremt Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 9:51 AM EST
Joined: 03-12-2007
Posts: 1,763
Illusione MJ12
For Tats to get an idea where your likes fall in the spectrum, get your self a 5'er of the Miami and Havana in your favorite vitola. Then branch out from there.
Fuente Hemingway, Anejo (77 aka Shark is my fav), Opus X Power Ranger
My Father, MF Le Bijou, MF Le Antiguidad, MF Flor de las Antillas

For a change of pace, try DE's Kentucky Fire Cured

And then you might consider doing a lancero sampler to really get an idea about wrapper impact.

Anyway, have fun. Don't let small worries turn your relaxing hobby into a stressful one. Learning that one took me a while.
MACS Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 10:43 AM EST
Joined: 02-26-2004
Posts: 79,741
Pudding Mittens wrote:
I call cigars "sticks" all the time. There's such a comically-exaggerated aversion to it here that I may start doing it here too, and constantly, just to watch people fuming about it.


Yeah... I don't get it either. *shrug*
dstieger Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 11:16 AM EST
Joined: 06-22-2007
Posts: 10,889
I don't mind 'sticks' too much....but I have a real problem with 'stogie' ....for no good reason


Try a sampling of La Palinas -- there may be one or two that you can get for $3 here that you will like (Black, Red, Maduro, Classic....all decent enough.)
Most any of them that go for more than that here are awesome (Family series, Mr. Sam, most Diario sizes, Goldies)

__________________________________

Also work through Crowned Heads stuff -- nothing bad...most great

___________________________________

Most L'Atelier branded stuff
Pudding Mittens Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 11:25 AM EST
Joined: 08-15-2016
Posts: 1,291
boileremt wrote:
or a change of pace, try DE's Kentucky Fire Cured

Or a much cheaper version of the same thing (fire cured, made from TN and KY tobaccos) that's been made for well over 100 years: the Parodi, DeNobili and Petri (same exact cigar, different names for different markets). They can be had for 50 cents each or less, if you know where the deals are!

No it's not a big hand-rolled premium cigar, it's a machine-made cheroot and is "Toscano style" (dry and hard, doesn't need to be kept in a humidor... which sounds bad but it's not, it really works fine and is very convenient!) They're quite tasty indeed with that same excellent smoky flavor and stout body, and you get the pleasure of NOT giving Drew Estate 10-20x the price for a 100-year-old idea they ripped off and then heavily implied was their own, new idea.

The company making Parodi/DeNobili/Petri was probably making them when Johnathan Drew's grandfather didn't even exist yet. "Bold new innovative idea from Drew the genius with a tendency to shake up and reinvent cigars!!!", my ass.

All he really did was make a hand-rolled, larger, non-Toscano-style version that requires a humidor, and then hype it so he could charge a schitt-load more money. Not exactly an astounding innovation.

Rush Limbaugh once spent several minutes on his show extolling the virtures of Parodi/DeNobili/Petri, and he can afford any kind of cigar in the world, in any quantity he wants. Give 'em a try if you haven't yet. If you don't like them, you're out almost no money anyway!
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achalmers Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 11:43 AM EST
Joined: 02-29-2016
Posts: 69
boileremt wrote:
Illusione MJ12
For Tats to get an idea where your likes fall in the spectrum, get your self a 5'er of the Miami and Havana in your favorite vitola. Then branch out from there.
Fuente Hemingway, Anejo (77 aka Shark is my fav), Opus X Power Ranger
My Father, MF Le Bijou, MF Le Antiguidad, MF Flor de las Antillas

For a change of pace, try DE's Kentucky Fire Cured

And then you might consider doing a lancero sampler to really get an idea about wrapper impact.

Anyway, have fun. Don't let small worries turn your relaxing hobby into a stressful one. Learning that one took me a while.

I really like Fuente Hemingways and I hear only good things about My Father. I'm gonna have a good selection of cigars by the time you guys get done with me =d>
cameroon Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 11:54 AM EST
Joined: 04-06-2014
Posts: 810
You need to track down some Guten Calas. So often overlooked by budding collectors
gummy jones Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 12:00 PM EST
Joined: 07-06-2015
Posts: 7,969
if there is still time maybe try to get involved in the secret santa
maybe someone dropped out
would probably help with an array of things you havent tried yet
qmech Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 1:15 PM EST
Joined: 06-17-2016
Posts: 970
Sticks and stogies may break the bank but words can never hurt me!!!!😯😯😯😯😯
NapalmMan67 Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Dec 6 2016, 9:20 PM EST
Joined: 05-22-2015
Posts: 2,514
cameroon wrote:
You need to track down some Guten Calas. So often overlooked by budding collectors



I haven't been able to find those for years... d'oh!
cameroon Offline
#22 Posted: Wed, Dec 7 2016, 12:23 PM EST
Joined: 04-06-2014
Posts: 810
NapalmMan67 wrote:
I haven't been able to find those for years... d'oh!


Kind of a unicorn no doubt, but sometimes FOGs will share with noops out of their stash, if you hunt hard enough . . . .
m j toal Offline
#23 Posted: Wed, Dec 7 2016, 10:26 PM EST
Joined: 03-06-2009
Posts: 3,226
boileremt wrote:
Illusione MJ12
For Tats to get an idea where your likes fall in the spectrum, get your self a 5'er of the Miami and Havana in your favorite vitola. Then branch out from there.
Fuente Hemingway, Anejo (77 aka Shark is my fav), Opus X Power Ranger
My Father, MF Le Bijou, MF Le Antiguidad, MF Flor de las Antillas

For a change of pace, try DE's Kentucky Fire Cured

And then you might consider doing a lancero sampler to really get an idea about wrapper impact.

Anyway, have fun. Don't let small worries turn your relaxing hobby into a stressful one. Learning that one took me a while.

You named some really good stogies!
t33bone Offline
#24 Posted: Sat, Dec 10 2016, 10:26 AM EST
Joined: 10-25-2007
Posts: 27,374
Hmhaines wrote:
RoMa Craft (They're all awesome)
Foundation El Gueguense & Tabernacle
My Father Le Bijou

both great but I thought the tabernacle was freekin' awesome
t33bone Offline
#25 Posted: Sat, Dec 10 2016, 10:29 AM EST
Joined: 10-25-2007
Posts: 27,374
dstieger wrote:
I don't mind 'sticks' too much....but I have a real problem with 'stogie' ....for no good reason


Try a sampling of La Palinas -- there may be one or two that you can get for $3 here that you will like (Black, Red, Maduro, Classic....all decent enough.)
Most any of them that go for more than that here are awesome (Family series, Mr. Sam, most Diario sizes, Goldies)

__________________________________

Also work through Crowned Heads stuff -- nothing bad...most great

___________________________________

Most L'Atelier branded stuff


That just seems to remind me og the old days when all the old guys I heard all say Stogie. Also it just reminds me of a huge ring gauge cigar.
t33bone Offline
#26 Posted: Sat, Dec 10 2016, 10:30 AM EST
Joined: 10-25-2007
Posts: 27,374
achalmers wrote:
I really like Fuente Hemingways and I hear only good things about My Father. I'm gonna have a good selection of cigars by the time you guys get done with me Applause

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!

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