Cigar Suggestions

[reaganyouth84]

Ok, I have a friend that is into cigars, but not the good kind. He is into White Owls, Black and Milds, Back Woods, etc....I'm trying to get him started in the right direction. So, here's my question, I'm trying to find a lower end premium that is priced right, and isn't too terribly strong. I was thinking about a Helix, but I want to hear what you guys have to say. Just some names, and the prices. Thanks guys.

-Mike

[thepyrofish]

I have a few friends who all smoked that kinda crap...every one of them loved the Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte, I think the size I got costs around $40 a box.

[nhcigarfan]

The sancho's are good. Also give him the Torano gold label. The Rocky Patel Connecticut are pretty good, and cheap.

[QuietC]

Baccarat "The Game", has a slight sweetness to them.

[SuperChuck]

I second Rocky Patel COnnecticut (had one today, in fact).

Roly's are good, too. They have a decent taste and are REAL cheap (just over a buck each)...

[bigpoppapuff]

JM (not jose marti)..yellow box...from rockyscigars.com

and baccarat or occidental

[ggiese]

Montesino's are a great start - mild and reasonably priced. Of course, everyone who's new to cigars seems to rave about Macanudo's - they're also pretty mild, and on the cheaper side, generally...

[bigpoppapuff]

george!!!!....friends don't let friends smoke macanudo's.....

[MadurosRock]

Personally, i like Te Amo Maduros (The maduros are like 40 cents more expensive than hte naturals, and are about twice as good). Classic Mexican 'gar. People either like them, or can't stand them. They have a unique spicy flavor that you don't find in many other cigars, and they're decently priced.

And Helix's are supposedly good. My Uncle smokes almost exclusivly helixes with his wife (what a catch eh? she smokes cigars with him), and he swears by them.

[nhcigarfan]

Never had a Te amo - I have heard only really good things and really bad things. That seems to fit with your post. I thinkI will pick one up this week.

Cigars are like booze and women, what taste good to your buddy may not taste so good to you.

...I think, with some work, there maybe a new tag line in there some where for me.

[bigpoppapuff]

there are so many good cigars,why waste money on a te-amo....

there actually is a pretty good mexican cigar that was just released by altadis....a. turrent..

.........altadis has been hot with their releases recently,and the a.turrent is pretty good...
....there aren't many mexican cigar lovers these days.....imho,with good reason...

[nhcigarfan]

Yeah I have heard more bad than good.

[bigpoppapuff]

i'm not certain of the dates,but guessing in the 70's and 80's,te-amo was the most popular cigar in NYC......this was pre-boom...cigar sales,in general,were way down.....there wasn't alot of product.......as we entered the 90's and the boom took hold,te-amo became a forgotten brand...typical of most mexican product.
.......there was a new york ny edition of the te-amo (i think that's what it was called)....it was a tribute to the popularity in NYC.....i'd reccomend the turrent..but NOT the te-amo....

[MadurosRock]

The Te-Amo is kinda my fall back cigar. I'll try new things when avail. but I guess i just like the flavor of the ole Te-Amo. Sometime, i just like to fallback on my old standby. I haven't really tried any other Mexican 'gars, so i can't vouch for them. Actually, i more of a Dominican fan (i've also never had a Cuban). I can say tho, is that, as said earlier

Cigars are like booze and women, what taste good to your buddy may not taste so good to you.

And the worst that could happen is that you'd be out <$5 or so, and you can try something different. And in most cases (aside form gas station smokes) a cigar you don't wholly care for is still better than no cigar. Better the devil you don't know, then the devil you do (or something like that )