Cigar Recommendations

[JL]

So I've just started smoking cigars a few weeks ago. The cigars I've tried so far are:

Rocky Patel The Edge - My favorite cigar so far

CAO gold - I liked this one very much

Avo No. 3 - I really enjoyed this one, very smooth and creamy

Baccarat The Game - My first cigar, very sweet. Decent cigar.

Fonseca - I liked this one more when I was done with it than while I was smoking it..I don't know how to explain.

Romeo y Julieta - When I tried this, it seemed a little harsh to me but this was one of the first cigars I had.

 

I can't think of anything else off the top of my head right now. Anyway, I've been smoking mostly mild cigars. I was wondering what other kind of cigars I should jump to. I bought a few cigars today, I bought:

Cuesta Rey, Davidoff (they don't have a label), Flor de Oliva Gold and an Avo Maduro. They told me to try it and see how I like it since I've been smoking milds for a while. Maduros look so tasty too.

Anyway, yeah, that's about it. Just wondering what I should head toward. I'm also wondering if I should buy a box of cigars instead of buying singles everytime.

[cigarsarge]

Try an Fuente Sungrown Chateau...Good bang for the buck.

[MikeD]

 I'm also wondering if I should buy a box of cigars instead of buying singles everytime.

Keep trying out singles from the shop until you figure out what some of your favorite qualities in a cigar are.  also read some reviews to see what other cigars are out there that seem to appeal to your tastes.  You don't want to buy a box if you dont have a humidor yet.

You should also try The Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 & 1992 cigars (92 being the stronger of the 2),  Arturo Fuente cigars (grand reserva or Hemingway series), Oliva cigars are also a good value.  Also, you can't forget Macanudo...mild but very consistant.

[Mark]

 I'm also wondering if I should buy a box of cigars instead of buying singles everytime.

Keep trying out singles from the shop until you figure out what some of your favorite qualities in a cigar are.  also read some reviews to see what other cigars are out there that seem to appeal to your tastes.  You don't want to buy a box if you dont have a humidor yet.

You should also try The Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 & 1992 cigars (92 being the stronger of the 2),  Arturo Fuente cigars (grand reserva or Hemingway series), Oliva cigars are also a good value.  Also, you can't forget Macanudo...mild but very consistant.

Thanks Mike!

Your always so helpful.

[Tonto]

For mild, try Don Diego,or Macanudo. Don Diego Aniversario is 1 that I enjoy.

Have you looked at autions, like C-bid?http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/ And no I'm not trying to push them. Sometimes they have mild samplers so that you can try a wider range of brands. Just don't get carried away with bidding, some people do & end up paying way more than what they could have normally paid. You can also get a 5ers too.

But first, you really should get a humidor. You don't want your cigars to dry out before you have the chance to enjoy them.

[ridgerunner]

The Edge is defanitly not a mild cigar. If you like that I would suggest the rest of the rocky patel line as well as Padron 2000,3000,6000, and some fuente's such as the sungrown chateu, 8-5-8 maduro and natural, cuban belicoso, and the hemingway and Don Carlos lines..And dont hesitate to try any cigar...You never know wha you might find that you will like!!

[JL]

Thanks guys. I'm ordering my humidor tomorrow or the day after. I'll probably have another thread because I don't know much about humidors besides the few things I've read online.

One of my first cigars was the Macanudo Hampton Court. I really, really enjoyed it. The price tag on it at one of the local shops was 10 bucks. While I was buying it the guy said next time I swing by he's gonna steer me into another direction of cigars. He said there are plenty better cigars out there that are cheaper..but I really enjoyed that one.

I did not know the Rocky Patel Edge wasn't a mild. I'm going to smoke the Avo Maduro tonight. I'll see how that is. I don't have a humidor but I have those mini-temporary humidor packs and I have about 5-6 cigars in a zip-lock bag right now. I have them in a Baccarat box, but I heard humidity doesn't stay too well in those boxes (which is why I kept them in the ziplock).

I haven't been to C-bid but I'm going to check it out right now. I was looking on Corona Cigars and I saw two things that caught my eye (actually everything caught my eye).

The Mega Cigar Sampler:
http://www.coronacigar.com/products/Corona_Mega_20_Cigar_Sampler_pid312_cid3.html

Sweet Sixteen Sampler:
http://www.coronacigar.com/products/Sweet_16_Cigar_Sampler_pid253_cid3.html

I figure it's cheaper to get samplers online than it is to buy stogies at the local shop.

[Harpo Marx]

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[DigitalAnvil]

If you liked The Edge, JL, definitely keep an eye out for Edge Seconds at Corona Cigar (they're out of stock at the moment). They came recommended to me when I asked the guys here about getting my first box, and I really enjoy them. You certainly can't go wrong at 2 dollars a stick, either.

[JL]

Harpo Marx, luckily I read your message before you edited it lol...

 

cigarsarge, yeah I read the thread you made about your first box. I will definitely check that out when they restock and when I get my humidor up and running. Thanks.