Help Me Spend Some Money :)

[Cigarbear]

I have $100 burning a hole in my wallet and I'm looking for some recommendations. I like medium to full but don't enjoy the peppery sticks. I'm thinking Hemingway and have some 1962 pre-embargo Camchos coming from an earlier purchase. I'm looking for those "I wouldn't unless I won a bunch of cash" smokes. Note that I'm in the US and, though I would love a Habano, Cubans are off the list.

Todd

[logan37]

Off the top of my head @ 5am:

Tatuaje Havana IV
601 Green Oscuro
Don Pepin Garcia My Father(starts out pretty spicy but mellows out pretty quick)
Alec Bradley Tempus
Avo 787
Carlos Torano Virtuoso

[Artyman1200]

Padron 1926 or 1964 maduro
Kristoff Maduro ($7-$8, this is currently one of my favorites, very rich flavor, tough to find though)
Diamond Crown Maduro (I recently had a No. 4 maduro and it had a creamy rich classic maduro flavor with impeccable construction and tons of thick smoke, $12)
San Cristobal
Rocky Patel Vintage or Decade
I prefer the Carlos Torano Casa Torano Maduro over the Virtuoso (get both!)
AF Work of Art maduro if you can find one
Don Pepin Series JJ maduro (very unique smoke)
Alot of people on this forum love the Ashton VSG (for the price it didn't much for me, but I think every smoker should at least give it a shot)
Camacho cigars are a little pricey as well and seem to be popular on this forum

I don't buy many expensive smokes so there's alot I haven't tried...

[mrtr33]

I guess the question is whether you would like a few really nice (read: pricey) cigars, or you just want to boost your collection of smokes. If it were me, I would mix it up a bit, so that if I spend $15-$20 for a stick and hate it, I still have several other options.

Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve
Excalibur 1066 Dark Knight
New Orleans Cigar Factory Vieux Carre
Don Peppin Garcia's My Father
La Aurora Preferidos
Rocky Patel Sun Grown
AF King B

Alot of people on this forum love the Ashton VSG (for the price it didn't much for me, but I think every smoker should at least give it a shot)
Camacho cigars are a little pricey as well and seem to be popular on this forum

These two cigars (in my opinion anyways) are spicy sticks, at least from what I remember of them. Sure, different blends bring out different tastes, but I especially remember that VSG being peppery. I only bring this up because he mentioned he didn't like spicy sticks.

[FunkyCold5]

Hmmmmm.

Oliva MB3
AF Hemi Natties or Maddies
Padron Anniv Nat or Mad
Illusione
Coronado by La Flor
AF Anejos
Tatuaje (red, white, or brown labels)
Don Kiki Brown
Bolivar Confradia
DC Maximus

Those are just some off the top of my head.

[Cigarbear]

I'm not looking to grow my collection as far as volume but rather find some really good celebration smokes. I've had the Virtuoso and definitely enjoyed it. I've also had the Casa Torano but not the maduro. I have a Tatuaje red label that's been resting for a while and I'm definitely looking forward to that! I was looking at the 601 Green Oscuro so I'll have to pull the trigger on that one too. I've never tried any of the Don Pepin line yet but that's definitely on the list. Of course, I'd love to try them all but SWMBO seems to think spending hundreds a month on cigars is frivolous

[Shelby07]

I enjoy the Cabaiguan Guapos (mild-medium) or the Tatuaje Reserva (J21 or SW.) the Padrons (26 or 64) are always a good choice. The Havana VI you have is a nice cigar. My favorite is the Nobles (robusto.) The Diamond Crown Maximus is probably one of the best cigars that Fuente makes. I also like the San Cristobal Monumento, though several others here are not particularly overwhelmed by them. If you like the Toranos try to get hold of a couple of the Torano Tribute 2004 Pyramids.

Any one of the cigars listed in the posts above are well worth trying

[pmp]

If you like hemmingways I can second the AF king Bs. That is probably one of the best and most underrated fuentes out there. I remember when you could only get them at a few spots. I had to trek to vegas to get them from casafuente. What a trip that was.

But I digress

King Bs
don carlos
davidoff millenium


Those would be my choices

[CoventryCat86]

Davidoff Robusto Maduro (Wanna buy some? LOL! )

[Artyman1200]

I've heard that the Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Cameroon is one of the very best cameroons out there ($20-$25), they also have natural and maduro

[logan37]

I've heard that the Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Cameroon is one of the very best cameroons out there ($20-$25), they also have natural and maduro

Haven't had a Cameroon wrapped yet, but the Maduro is great! You can find them cheaper then $20. I got mine for $12 a stick(double corona, 7x50)

[Cigarbear]

So here's where I'm at:

From the B&M: Torano Virtuoso, Hemingway Best Seller, Partagas 160

On order: La Aurora Preferidos Cameroon, Camacho Liberty 2008, DC Maximus, Oliva MB III 2006

Will order: AF King B, AF Work of Art, maybe AF Between the Lines

I went over budget but am happy with the purchases so far. What do folks think of the B/t the Lines? Worth the price tag or overrated?

Logan, Where did you find the Edicion de Silvio? Every store I find online is sold out.

[logan37]

I got mine at a local shop. But I've seen them on cigarbid. Famous-smoke.com has a few single ones for sale, but I think they are like 22 bucks each.

[Artyman1200]

I thoroughly enjoyed the Oliva MB III I had a while back. It's worth the price if you're wanting a high quality smoke...

[CoventryCat86]

I've heard that the Perdomo Edicion de Silvio Cameroon is one of the very best cameroons out there ($20-$25), they also have natural and maduro

Not to rain on your parade here but I think those are highly overrated and are definitely not worth the money.

They're well constructed and a nice looking cigar but they taste like a $3.00 cigar, there's just plain nothing to them.

[CoventryCat86]

What do folks think of the B/t the Lines? Worth the price tag or overrated?.

Not worth it. Any AF maduro or Añejo is a much better cigar for pretty much the same money.

[Artyman1200]

Not to rain on your parade here but I think those are highly overrated and are definitely not worth the money.

They're well constructed and a nice looking cigar but they taste like a $3.00 cigar, there's just plain nothing to them.

Well thanks alot!

Seriously, thanks for the warning. I guess you can't always believe what you read on the internet. Alot of people like the Torano 1916, but I thought it was extremely boring. The only cameroon I've found so far that is worth the money is the Indian Tabac and Oliva G. I might go start me a thread about cameroons...

[Cigarbear]

Not worth it. Any AF maduro or Añejo is a much better cigar for pretty much the same money.

That's what I've been reading online too. A lot of reviewers suggest the short story is quite comperable. I like the barber pole wrapper but I think I'll skip the BTL.