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cigarfan · 06-15-2011, 07:40 PM

By cheap, I mean less than Padrons...but maybe a bit better cigar than White Owls.

I got in a CI catalog today, and there is this big ad about manufacturer price increase on all CAO lines, July 1st. Geez...they aren't expensive enough.
I really like the CAO MX2 blend, and they aren't the most expensive. Toros are about $79/box of 20, Robustos...$74/box of $20...for the time being.

So I'm looking for something, maduro, but natural ok too. I also like connecticut type blends. medium strength. I prefer a smoother smoke with medium strength but plenty of flavor, as opposed to an overpowering...make your stomach weak it's so strong, type smoke.

I don't care about brands, so much as getting a nice smoke, for less money.

There are so many house brands, lower tier brands, bundles..I don't even know where to start.

I would appreciate any and all suggestions. If this makes me a cheap bastard, so be it.

grtrx · 06-16-2011, 04:14 AM

If you're looking at CI look at Victor Sinclair which is a good value brand - they have a good maduro and a good connecticut

Also look at their 5 Vegas - there are enough different wrappers in that line to keep you going for a few days.

nice thing about CI is they have all sorts of samplers, downside the free shipping can be slow...

bigw · 06-16-2011, 04:18 AM

I'm liking Nicks Sticks

cigarfan · 06-16-2011, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grtrx

If you're looking at CI look at Victor Sinclair which is a good value brand - they have a good maduro and a good connecticut

Also look at their 5 Vegas - there are enough different wrappers in that line to keep you going for a few days.

nice thing about CI is they have all sorts of samplers, downside the free shipping can be slow...

As a matter of fact, Victor Sinclair was one brand I looked at. I was particulary interested in the 5 Vegas.

You're right..some good samplers in that line.

Thanks, I may just give the Five Vegas a try.

dz130 · 06-16-2011, 04:46 AM

The 5 Vegas are good. I've liked each of the different versions that I've tried of them.

cigarfan · 06-16-2011, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dz130

The 5 Vegas are good. I've liked each of the different versions that I've tried of them.

Good to hear. I've never tried any of them. I think a sampler pack would be the way for me to go.

Thanks very much.

Breech · 06-16-2011, 04:53 AM

JR's Cuban Alternative EL's.......

Damn they are good!

j

cadman · 06-16-2011, 04:59 AM

As far as "cheap" goes, you can't go wrong with the JR LE Alts, especially to the cohiba behike.

Secondly, and a little more expensive are the Famous VSL Hondurans. These are great smokes, IMO. And you can get them reasonbly priced on their auction site.

06-15-2011, 07:40 PM	#1
cigarfan Herf God Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,822	Cheap cigar recommendations? By cheap, I mean less than Padrons...but maybe a bit better cigar than White Owls. I got in a CI catalog today, and there is this big ad about manufacturer price increase on all CAO lines, July 1st. Geez...they aren't expensive enough. I really like the CAO MX2 blend, and they aren't the most expensive. Toros are about $79/box of 20, Robustos...$74/box of $20...for the time being. So I'm looking for something, maduro, but natural ok too. I also like connecticut type blends. medium strength. I prefer a smoother smoke with medium strength but plenty of flavor, as opposed to an overpowering...make your stomach weak it's so strong, type smoke. I don't care about brands, so much as getting a nice smoke, for less money. There are so many house brands, lower tier brands, bundles..I don't even know where to start. I would appreciate any and all suggestions. If this makes me a cheap bastard, so be it. __________________ It's not an optical illusion, it just looks like one.

06-16-2011, 04:14 AM	#2
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	If you're looking at CI look at Victor Sinclair which is a good value brand - they have a good maduro and a good connecticut Also look at their 5 Vegas - there are enough different wrappers in that line to keep you going for a few days. nice thing about CI is they have all sorts of samplers, downside the free shipping can be slow... __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

06-16-2011, 04:18 AM	#3
bigw Club Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Florida, NY USA Posts: 4,806	I'm liking Nicks Sticks __________________ Life's too short to smoke cheap cigars

06-16-2011, 04:46 AM	#5
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,839	The 5 Vegas are good. I've liked each of the different versions that I've tried of them. __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

06-16-2011, 04:53 AM	#7
Breech Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Inna Godda Devita...... Posts: 3,838	JR's Cuban Alternative EL's....... Damn they are good! j __________________ Now, when I was young boy at the age a-five, my mother said I was gonna be the greatest man alive - Muddy Waters Talkin' 'bout some back rent, she lucky if she get any front rent.- John Lee Hooker Strike While The Iron Is Hot!!

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