Cigar suggestions for newb

Hi Guys,

I have been a smoker of tobacco for close to 30 years, mainly cigarettes, but had plenty of really cheap, really bad, short fill machine made cigars, even dabbled in pipes at one stage and decided that now is the time to treat myself to a proper bona fide Cuban cigar experience. Who knows where it may lead? I see it as one of those bucket list type deals, at the very least, so if I only smoke a few cuban cigars in my life, I want them to be a fair representation of the genre.

I am in the process of knocking together a cheap tupperdor so do plan on building up a small collection over time, but I digress.

So, I was looking for some advice and suggestions as to what are the notable, high value, consistent smoke and build cubans out there, and even what are the good quality non cubans too?

I have recently ordered 4 singles, the Romeo Y Julietta Churchill tubos, Diplomaticos no 1, Partagas P2 tubos and the Montecristo 520 LE, so while I am eagerly awaiting their arrival (I plan on smoking the diplomaticos relatively soon upon arrival, and storing the other 3 for a later date) I thought I would see what ideas and suggestions and tips are out there.

Even suggestions for meals/drinks that will go well with the cigars i have purchased would be eagerly received.

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Originally Posted by dazzer

Hi Guys,

I have been a smoker of tobacco for close to 30 years, mainly cigarettes, but had plenty of really cheap, really bad, short fill machine made cigars, even dabbled in pipes at one stage and decided that now is the time to treat myself to a proper bona fide Cuban cigar experience. Who knows where it may lead? I see it as one of those bucket list type deals, at the very least, so if I only smoke a few cuban cigars in my life, I want them to be a fair representation of the genre.

I am in the process of knocking together a cheap tupperdor so do plan on building up a small collection over time, but I digress.

So, I was looking for some advice and suggestions as to what are the notable, high value, consistent smoke and build cubans out there, and even what are the good quality non cubans too?

I have recently ordered 4 singles, the Romeo Y Julietta Churchill tubos, Diplomaticos no 1, Partagas P2 tubos and the Montecristo 520 LE, so while I am eagerly awaiting their arrival (I plan on smoking the diplomaticos relatively soon upon arrival, and storing the other 3 for a later date) I thought I would see what ideas and suggestions and tips are out there.

Even suggestions for meals/drinks that will go well with the cigars i have purchased would be eagerly received.

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Going on the assumption you live somewhere where it's legal to own/smoke Cuban cigars (I live in Canada and it is, but this is not true in the US) I have a couple favorites ISOM's that I enjoy.

- RyJ Churchill
- Vegas Robaina Famosos
- Partagas Series D No. 4
- Cohiba Lancero

I've found over time a small percentage of the RyJ Churchill's to be rolled too tight but the rest were more consistent and easy to smoke.

Don't rule out non-Cubans. To be honest, I've found a lot of non-Cubans that were as good or better than Cubans and if you really want to be fair to yourself about it, you should try some non-Cuban's as well.

I don't like any of the ones you picked dazzler. Here are my suggestions:

Saint Luis Rey Serie A
Quai d'Orsay Gran Coronas
San Cristobal de la Habana El Morro
Rafael Gonzales Coronas Extra
Vegas Robaina Familiares