Favorite Cigar Bands

One of the dimensions of cigar smoking that I enjoy is the myriad of bands that are out there. Some of them have a classic feel (Fuente), while others can be appreciated for a simple, yet bold statement (Cohiba), or finely detailed artwork (Gurkha).

That being said, I was wondering if anyone out there has a favorite or two, even if the cigar itself sucked, or you haven't even smoked it yet?

My current favorite (which I have smoked) is the Gran Habano. The design itself reminds me of medieval Spain (actually, Iberia I think would be the proper term) while the colors of the band and the corojo wrapper do a great job complementing each other...Damn, I'm such a nurd!

I like the Opus and D.C. Maximus bands.

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Originally Posted by WOXOF

snip...D.C. Maximus bands.

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I hear that.:smiley20:

The Ashton ESG band is nice also.

in my limited experience (meaning only the sticks i've got in the humi right now..) i like the 5 vegas A's band the best, its big and caught my attention right away

DC MAximus
OPus X
Ashton ESG

So shiny and full of color. :smiley16:

Hoyo de Monterey (Epicure #2), I think that it is just simple but classy.

You gotta love that great big X on the Opus X. Sounds forbiddend or reminds you of seXX.

Have a couple but haven't smoked one yet.. Willpower or am I just afraid of it? you decide....

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Originally Posted by planenut

You gotta love that great big X on the Opus X. Sounds forbiddend or reminds you of seXX.

Have a couple but haven't smoked one yet.. Willpower or am I just afraid of it? you decide....

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Be afraid..very afraid. LOL

I am scared of smoking the "power rangers" I have! hahha

I like the red Partagas bands

I'll put in a vote for the Maria Mancini (NC) and La Escepcion (NC-2004) bands, simple, traditional and elegant.

An EL band on any cigar looks fantistic to me.

i will go ahead and suggest the Bucanero El Capitan- something about the gold ship on the simple black background

5 Vegas A's, Ghurka, and Rocky Patel Vintage. I think Ashton's band could use improvement. Looks cheap. But i am usually chewing on the band before i get a good look at it. Anybody else eat the band before they smoke the cigar?

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Originally Posted by chefchris

I think Ashton's band could use improvement. Looks cheap.

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AVO's are worse. I liek the all gold Hoyo bands those look real flashy, impressive when the other person does nto smoke cigars. I like the gurkha's intricate design but its awful imconvenient to smoke with it on.

Too flashy and "hip" bands turn me off immediatly.

Handmade cigars should have handmade bands! haha

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Originally Posted by JoeBlow

Too flashy and "hip" bands turn me off immediatly.

Handmade cigars should have handmade bands! haha

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yes! with only the original Crayola Crayons used to design it! :smiley20:

I personally like the 5 Vegas series looks. All 3 of them the black, gold and, red band. I've always appreciated that old school, vintage look that Punch, Artuero Fuente, Romey Y Julieta, etc. etc. have with the red look and gold and black artwork. Just my .02 :smiley14:

I like the Padron "thousand" bands. Simple, effective. I want the money going into the cigar; I don't smoke the band (most of the time) so why should I care what it looks like?

Doesn't get cooler than the Opus X Forbidden X (black band) although DCM, Casa Fuente, and ESG came a close second.

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snip.... Anybody else eat the band before they smoke the cigar?

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Who are you and where's Chris??

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Anybody else eat the band before they smoke the cigar?

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I usually wait until I've smoked to within 1/4" of the band before I pull and eat it.....seems to add some flavor to the adhesive.:smiley8:

while we are on the topic, i convinced a girl one time that you had to eat the paper inside the fortune cookie for it to take affect. she ate it right in front of me.

that's why they call me Rico Suave.

I was always impressed with the detail on the CT 1959 and Silver bands - the shields. DC Max is pretty cool too. So are Padron anniversary bands. I like the relatively simple isom bands the most. CAO artwork is buttugly and gimmicky, IMO.

Don Lino Africa line makes nice bands . . . boxes . . . ashtrays . . . humidors, etc.