Beginner seeking advice!

[ReV]

Your "A. Fuente Gran Reserva" sounds like an AF Double Chateau Fuente by the way. (Gotta look at the box on those because AF puts "gran reserva" on most of their sticks)

For med/mild sticks I'd recommend:

Oliva Serie G -good and cheap ~$4ish ea
Oliva Serie O ~$6
Flor De Olivas -good and super cheap ~$2.50 ea
Carlos Tonano Casa Torano ~$5ish
Carlos Torano 1959 Exodus Gold ~$6ish
A.Fuente Hemingway -- sizes run from $5ish to $10+, they're pricey but good
CAO Gold ~6 or 7ish?
Gran Habano Connecticut - they're pretty cheap ~$4ish
Gispert -real cheap ~$3ish
Rocky Patel Edge lite ~$5
Tatuaje Series P ~$4
Hoyo De Monterrey -they're all pretty mild and cheapish
Baccarat ~$3 or $4
Drew Estates Natural -Same folks that make your acids, but these are closer to real cigars.

Whatever you do, dont let them sell you on Macanudos; not worth the cash, but my local B&Ms love to steer inexperienced cigar smokers towards them because they're so mild.

Hope this helps; Welcome to CS, Stick around and you'll learn alot.

[Schwit]

Arturo Fuente 8-5-8
Rocky Patel Connecticut
Joya De Nicaragua Celebracion
Gurkha Turk
La Gloria Cubana Serie R

[FourClubFlush]

Your "A. Fuente Gran Reserva" sounds like an AF Double Chateau Fuente by the way. (Gotta look at the box on those because AF puts "gran reserva" on most of their sticks)

Thanks for the response!
I do understand that the Gran Reserva 'tag' is a general thing, but I know there are different lines out there so I was hoping it would help out in terms of identification. I also think you may be right as the cedar wrap is the exact same one that the photo of the Double Chateau Fuente has (Though the one in the photo is smaller). I'll go ahead and search these forums for what some others thought of this cigar.

-Matt