Flavored Cigars

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Wow talk about a loaded question!!
If you want a sweet unflavored smoke, Baccarat is very sweet, almost cloying. FDO Maduro Churchills have a certain sweetness as well that is not unpleasant. AF 858 Claros are are fairly sweet. None of them are my favorites.

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For an unflavored, sweet smoke, I think the Padron 1964 Anniversarys are great, but on the higher end of the price scale.

For flavored, I bought a few single cigarillos of the CAO flavored line to try them and thought they weren't bad. I haven't tried the full size versions yet.

For another take on "flavored", Drew Estate makes "infused" cigars. Someone recommended Acid earlier in the thread, but they are very "perfumey" and you probably wouldn't like them.

However, you might like the Natural Dirt, Java or Kahlua smokes in the Drew line. The Natural Dirt is the closest to a "normal" cigar. To me, it tastes like a regular cigar with some pipe tobacco added, although they said it wasn't when I asked them.

As you found out from this thread, most experienced cigar smokers frown on flavored cigars.

Historically, flavors were added to cover up inferior tobacco. I'm not saying that's always the case, as I believe that CAO and Drew Estate use quality tobacco.

You could say that flavored cigars are considered by many to be what "Boones Farm Strawberry Wine" is to the wine world...the sweet stuff the kids drink before they grow up. That's not necessarily my opinion, but I can relate to it.