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so as a college student and a newb i have been purusing some random cigar mags i recieve at my house. I was wondering if any of the house brand cigars were worth anything. They can be had at excellent prices and i was curious as to whether this was because they were un-popular, or because they were cheap dog rockets. personally i have had some Thompson Tuskers and found them tastey. Any others, or maybe bundles to look for?
Probably will have to have some names. I'm sure some folks could help you out. Maybe Kevin will chime in, he smokes a box and a half plus 13 cigarillos a day, so he knows the best bang for the buck.Quote:
Originally Posted by here'sjohnny
Try the Flor de Oliva - great bundle cigar.
Famous Nicaraguan 3000 series. Great reviews. I've had only one, but it was a great stick for about 2 bux:smiley37:
Ah, I forgot about these. Yes, I got a bundle a couple months ago. Very good cigar. Kinda on the full side ... extreme medium even.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigwhiteash
I don't know house brands, but I know a good inexpensive cigar when I see one...$37 for a box of 25
http://www.cubancrafters.com/products.php/item_id/351
those are what actually spawned this thread as i recieved a magazine from CC a while ago and found prices that were awesome, and the cigars looked decent. might have to pick some of those up. Have you seen or know of any of the unmarked bundles featured by CC are any good?
Like Chris said, the Flor de Olivia is good. They have them up here around me for about $40 for 25 if you want some J.
i might be talkin to you later about a possible split on those.
I was wondering the same. I grabbed a few singles from JR's House brands to try out. Supposed to be like Cohiba Alternative, Montecristo Alternative, etc. All the bands just say JR on them so I don't know whats what anymore. I'll just smoke them and see if they are anygood. Also, how about the Thompson House brands? Any particular ones pretty good? I have a sample pack from them and 25 more of their house brand smokes on the way. I hav a Tusker like mentioned about but haven't tried it yet. I have tried a Don Lugo, not too bad but I've had better and I heard from a friend at work that got me into Cigars that the Thompson Pheonix brand is ok.
ALL house brands are made by some major mfgr. Cuban Crafters is a major producer of quality cigars such as some of the Savenilli line and others that you would be shocked to find out.. Oliva Corojo and Maduro bundles are great smokes as well as JR's Cuban Alt EL series,
One of the best cheapie deals out there now is atJR'shttp://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?page=deals_lre_08no1
http://ns3.webmasters.com/*thecigarf...tore/index.php
This site is run by a cigar maker and are some tasty cigars for the $ . I personally reccomend the maduro perfectos and the box pressed sungrowns. The site is kinda primitive but its only 3 days old and Paul is a cigar maker not a web guru.
Oh and I',m in Monroe NC. You ever drive the train down this way????????
Nah, thats CSX territory. I run from Linwood NC south as far as Kannapolis, East as far as Morehead City, southeast as far as Sanford, West as far as Winston Salem and Roanoke VA, and north as far as Alexandria VA. Good to hear from somebody in NC besides me though!
thanks for the tip/link. Couldn't resist the recommendations. Haven't used CC much, if any, but like the comments and user reviews. Interesting little perfecto (?)Quote:
Originally Posted by heftysmokes
Cheers,
Rusty
It's good to see Paul has his website up. I second Kevin's suggestions. The maduro perfecto is a good smoke. I have a couple of wheels of the #7 blend. They are young and wet but if you dry them out, they are pretty damn good for 50 cents each. I haven't tried the box pressed yet but they are on my list.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevin7
Those maduros do look tasty!Quote:
Originally Posted by WOXOF
Although I would be a little hesitant to use my card, not sure how secure the site is. Was hopping paypal was an option or something, but then I see you can use a money order so I might be pickin some up.
Damn! Couldn't pass these up either - at current rate of consumption, I am set to live another 50 years... :smiley31:Quote:
Originally Posted by WOXOF
Cheers
Call them up on Monday and order over the phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mizicke5273
If any of you guys that posted above want to try a few of the Pmagus #7 blend drop me a PM
WOXOF drop your addy in my PM box
Mizicke5273 just call them and use your CC over the phone with Barbra,she has sold boatloads of cigars to the membership of another board I frequent(not CL ) LOLOLOL
Whats their #? I dont see it anywhere on the site.
888-231-1082
Thanks for the link, Kevin. I have had any of the Kiki's in a looooong time!
The good news is, I just started my 2008 cigar budget. (Blew the crap outta 2007!)
Candy has me kinda reeled in a little right now. Dont laugh you fear her too ,she says Hi:smiley27: .
When are you goin to Midtown again
Has anybody tried the JR LGC maduro alternative's? man they look great on the website, but you never can trust the internet these days.
They are fair to middlinQuote:
Originally Posted by here'sjohnny
http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?pa...itemcode=ELMOC
These are superb cheap cigars in my humble opinion
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Originally Posted by kevin7
Once again coming through like the stand up guy he is.
those jr's mtecristo alts look great too. i guess il havetotry a lot of those from jr.
Has anyone here tried the Buenos Maduritos from Famous Smoke Shop? Me and here'sjohnny were wondering if they were any good. Although they're petite coronas they still seem like they'd be a good full bodied smoke. Any thoughts?
http://www.famous-smoke.com/cigars/s...cfm/inum/17243
...smoked one during my lunch break this afternoon. Initially, they're pretty spicy when you first get 'em. Leave 'em alone for a while and they turn into a wonderful little 30-minute "pick-me-up" smoke. For the price, they're wonderful.
Highly recommended. I imagine others will back me up on this, yes?
:smiley41:
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Originally Posted by Mikey-OH
Excellent little cigar. Spicy. Lots of guys here enjoy em.
In fact, I need to order another box.
On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate the "spice factor?" Are they very spicy like say a Punch Rare Corojo? Or do they just have a little bit of bite to them and then mello out?Quote:
Originally Posted by chefchris
Not ridiculously spicy like a Tat Red label, but don't smoke on an empty stomach. I'll give it a 4 or 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey-OH
4.739.
That's not bad then. I'll definately check these out then. Thanks guys! :smiley20:
Ok one more question for you guys. So for new years I bought a few cigars for friends incase they felt so inclined to join us and didn't want to give away anything out of my humi (cause i didn't have anything that was under about $6 a stick). So I picked up a few Quorum cigars for a little more than $1 a piece. I gave one of them away and kept the other two. While I haven't had the chance to light one up yet I do hear good things to the effect that it's a pretty good work/golfing cigar. Anyone have any input on these? Looking at maybe picking up a bundle since I can get them super cheap. Thanks
I've never had one but if I had two sitting in the humidor I would smoke one and form my own opinion before ordering a bundle. Just a thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey-OH
...ordered a wheel of the Pmagus7 blend from Cigar Factory Outlet. For $30.00, I'm willing to give them a try.
Thanks for the information about these.
Did you get the reservas or the original #7 blend? I have some of the EP Gran Torps on the way now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sporadic Metonomy
I just need to wait until it isn't butt cold out anymore. Cause right now I have no inside spot to smoke that's close.Quote:
Originally Posted by WOXOF
....got the original #7 6.5x50Quote:
Originally Posted by WOXOF
Too good of a deal to pass up. Plus, I just cleaned out my old 150 count humidor from a while back. It might be the perfect place to dry these out. Good smoke for the price? I've read nothing but good things on other boards.
I'd let them sit out for at least a week. I left mine out for a week and then kept them in a cooler that stayed somewhere between 55 and 60 % rh for another week. Once the amonia is gone I think they will be a pretty good investment for 50 cents each.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sporadic Metonomy