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beardedcanadian

rwheelwright

Try any and everything. I found that Fuentes should always have a home in my humidor. Some Gurkhas are great some aren't but you will not know until you try them yourself. A good experiment for you might be getting some non cuban cigars that are the same name as the cubans you have and see how they differ and which ones you like better. As for value, 5 Vegas is a great value. The regular Fuente line too. La Herencia Cubana is supposed to be really good. I have only had one before and dom't remember. Sol Cubano is also a good value with different types of sticks. I however am not a fan of the Cuban Cabinet line. I find without 6 months or more age I just don't like them.

T. Gervais

For value and flavor, I would go with Punch and Oliva. Punch's Gran Puro line extension is really good, and Oliva makes a lot of great cigars for good prices. Otherwise I would definently try Don Pepin Garcia, I haven't had anything of his I didn't really enjoy. Also AJ Fernandez has been coming out with some great stuff lately: Man O' War and Ruination, Diesel, and his signature line to name a few. When I first started getting into cigars I basically just did a lot of researching and read a lot of reviews and basically guessed what I would like, trying everything that looked/sounded good. There are so many cigars out there to choose from it's nearly impossible to smoke them all.

One2gofst

beardedcanadian:

Hey all, I am just posting a note to get your thoughts on some good sticks. I am relatively new to cigars. I am originally from Canada and most of the cigars that I have are Cuban, (Cohiba, Hoya, Monte Cristo...etc), and I grew up smelling my old mans Century Sams and White Owls. I am trying to figure out what Non-Cuban sticks are a good value and flavor. I currently have the following Non-Cuban and am wondering what else should go in my humidor. 5 Vegas Gold Alec Bradley Tempus 5 Vegas Cask-Strength II Toro Flor de Oliva Toro Sumatra Gurkha Symphony Robusto Thanks, BC

Welcome. You have some mild and some full sticks on that list. What sort of smoke do you prefer? I am fairly certain that any handrolled cigars of decent quality will be more enjoyable than your old man's White Owls and Century Sams ;-) My advice is figure out what sort of cigars you like and try a lot in that style to find your favorites. Of course a few outside that style never hurt and can definitely xpand your horizons.

ejenne87

I would reccomend getting an Oliva sampler from Ccom. Oliva is my favorite, and they make a decent variety of smokes.

MAJORdorMo

clearlysuspect

beardedcanadian

j0z3r

Krieg

beardedcanadian

I haven't tried anything from Tatuaje...but Cabaiguan is now on my list.

beardedcanadian

dennisking

i like many Rocky Patel / Indian Tabac cigars. Gurkha makes some wonderful cigars. The upper end Fuente stuff is pretty good. Try a La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro, it's awesome. My suggestion is go to the top of the screen to the tab labeled "sales" and click on that for clearance items. scroll through to the samplers and pick up a sampler or two. it's a good way to try many brands in many styles for not a lot of money

Krieg

beardedcanadian

Thanks for the link and I ordered those sticks as well, I will post what I think of them after I have tried them.

betasynn

I think my favorite mild sticks thus far all come from Fonseca. The Fonseca Vintage, the Cubano, Rcoky Patel Royal Vintage, and the Casa Torano were all very nice mild cigars. On the stronger side, where all my favorites are, I'd have to say 5 Vegas Cask Strength II, Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic, Diesel, Rocky Patel Autumn '09, and the Tatuaje Frankenstein, if you can get them.

Heavy