Looking for somethin new

Teufelhunden

I am a fairly new cigar smoker. I was started on the Gurkha Shaggy, Romeo y Julieta Vintage III and the Diamond Corwn Robusto IV and have stayed with the three brands since. I am wanting to venture out a little. Any suggestions?

TatuajeVI

Heh. Check out the reviews section. Well... any of the sections here. There are so many suggestions, it's mind boggling. I'd also suggest calling your cigar.com rep and asking them for suggestions. Given your price range and what your tastes are, they'll point you in the right direction.

You can view my favorites by visiting my profile.

xmacro

. . . gads, there are just so many good and bad ones, it's insane. Order a Cigar.com catalog and start reading - figure out what strengths you like and go from there. If you go to Ccom's main website, you'll see at the bottom that they just held their awards, so they picked some real winners in multiple categories - order the differnt packages if they appeal to you; order the Best of 2009 sampler if you've got the money. Just remember to let them rest for a week or two in your humidor before making a decision whether you like them or not, since they need that time before they taste like they should

Personally I only like mild or medium smokes, and I really don't like full strength cigars, but there are a lot of people on here that love full strength cigars more than any other - it really just comes down to tastes

YankeeMan

Check out the ccom sampler deals. That way you can check out several smokes and expand your horizons.

alienmisprint

YankeeMan:

Check out the ccom sampler deals. That way you can check out several smokes and expand your horizons.

Seconded. Ccom has some great samplers. And like someone else said already, give Ccom a call, they are super helpful and knowledgeable.

j0z3r

For someone looking to expand their cigar base, I'd suggest looking at Perdomo. They basically have a cigar for every taste and, in my opinion, have a wide variety of good cigars. I haven't had more than a couple Perdomos I didn't like.

urbino

Teufelhunden:

I am a fairly new cigar smoker. I was started on the Gurkha Shaggy, Romeo y Julieta Vintage III and the Diamond Corwn Robusto IV and have stayed with the three brands since. I am wanting to venture out a little. Any suggestions?

This isn't outside those 3 brands, but give R&J's Reserva Real a try, if you haven't already.

Goldy

You really need to try the R&J Viejo if you havent already.

urbino

You like that one, Goldy? I smoked a couple, forever ago, and didn't care for them. I think I've still got one or two. Maybe I'll give them another try.

Goldy

urbino:

You like that one, Goldy? I smoked a couple, forever ago, and didn't care for them. I think I've still got one or two. Maybe I'll give them another try.

Otherwise I'll trade ya for em. I think they are the best RJ cigars I have had.

phobicsquirrel

Hey urbs, nice to see ya pok'in your head up.

kuzi16

phobicsquirrel:

Hey urbs, nice to see ya pok'in your head up.

ditto that.


if you like fuller bodied cigars try anything by La Flor Dominicana

urbino

Goldy:

urbino:

You like that one, Goldy? I smoked a couple, forever ago, and didn't care for them. I think I've still got one or two. Maybe I'll give them another try.

Otherwise I'll trade ya for em. I think they are the best RJ cigars I have had.

Fair enough. I'll see how many I've still got and go from there.

urbino

phobicsquirrel:

Hey urbs, nice to see ya pok'in your head up.

Hey, feebs. Thanks. Nice hat.

urbino

kuzi16:

phobicsquirrel:

Hey urbs, nice to see ya pok'in your head up.

ditto that.

Thanks, kuz. How have you been?

kuzi16

urbino:

kuzi16:

phobicsquirrel:

Hey urbs, nice to see ya pok'in your head up.

ditto that.

Thanks, kuz. How have you been?

busy as always.

the more important question is: what have you been smoking as of late?

laker1963

urbino:

kuzi16:

phobicsquirrel:

Hey urbs, nice to see ya pok'in your head up.

ditto that.

Thanks, kuz. How have you been?

Urbi !!! You're back! Welcome home sir.

urbino

kuzi16:

busy as always.

the more important question is: what have you been smoking as of late?

Nothing new, really. I've just been smoking down my stock, mostly. The only new favorite I can think of is the DPG Serie JJ.

urbino

laker1963:

Urbi !!! You're back! Welcome home sir.

Hoser!! Thanks! (Stay away from the luge.)

madurofan

urbino:

The only new favorite I can think of is the DPG Serie JJ.

May I ask which vitola you are enjoying of this phenomenal cigar?

urbino

Embarrassingly, given what I just said, elsethread, the torpedo.

TatuajeVI

madurofan:

urbino:

The only new favorite I can think of is the DPG Serie JJ.

May I ask which vitola you are enjoying of this phenomenal cigar?

Yummy. I grabbed a daily deal 5 pack of the JJ in november and I've been loving these! Pretty sure it's the toro... I think...

Alex Svenson

Whoever said perdomo, I will second that. Perdomos are the best they have ever been right now and IMHO are completely underrated. Great cigar, great price, excellent value. One of the main reasons they stay out of the spotlight is because they dont go with the flow and advertise in cigar aficionado and a million other places, nor do the bend over to get good ratings. I like that though, keeps them kind of a best kept secret type of brand. My suggestions for you would be below:

For Diamond Crown try Perdomo Patriarch Connecticut
For R & J try Perdomo Lot 23
For Shaggy try the Perdomo Grand Cru Habano or Connecticut

kuzi16

mmmm lot 23

TatuajeVI

I keep meaning to revisit Perdomo's stuff. Need to pick up a sample one of these days.

Alex Williams

TatuajeVI:

I keep meaning to revisit Perdomo's stuff. Need to pick up a sample one of these days.

you gots three minutes left on the daily deal (actually, just shoot tim an email and he will probably give you the same deal tommorrow)

urbino

TatuajeVI:

I keep meaning to revisit Perdomo's stuff. Need to pick up a sample one of these days.

You really should do that, Tat. I've never had a bad one.

Sandman1am

urbino:

TatuajeVI:

I keep meaning to revisit Perdomo's stuff. Need to pick up a sample one of these days.

You really should do that, Tat. I've never had a bad one.

Tat I agree but instead of just getting 1 of each be a good friend and get 2 so we can smoke them together! Hahaha

urbino

Even better.

Redtailhawkoz

j0z3r:

For someone looking to expand their cigar base, I'd suggest looking at Perdomo. They basically have a cigar for every taste and, in my opinion, have a wide variety of good cigars. I haven't had more than a couple Perdomos I didn't like.

Ill second that one Jozr

illinoisgolf99

hey let me just say that you have got a great group of guys here and also that you should definitely check out the ccom house blends sampler. the sampler has a great selection of smokes and it can defintely help you develop a taste for what you like