welcome. There are lots of great smokes out there.

Give the following a shot

padron 2000, 3000.
Carlos Torano
Sancho Panza Double Maduro


Best bet is go into a local cigar shop. Pick one with a walk in humidor that makes selling cigars the majority of the biz, not just a magazine shop with a humi.

Ask the folks working there and tell them you want to stay under 5 bucks, Try these and then move to 8 bucks, then 10 and so on.