Solid Med-full Bodied Smoke Search

[MarkinCA]

[SIZE=3]A question goes out to my vintaged low-land gorilla'; Having smoked brands in the area of La Aroma de Cuba, Astral Cameroon, Flor de A. Allones, La Gloria Cubana Series R, RP Edge, Consuegra #59, Hoyo de Monterey (including the Dark Sumatra), etc., I'm still searching for that solid medium bodied to medium-full bodied cigar, and do enjoy the 52 ring size, and 5.00" to 5.25" length (nothing like being picky huh?)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]So, what are some solid names you can tender my way...?[/SIZE]

[rawlic]

How about 5 Vegas Series 'A'? I like 'em a lot and the Artisan fits your criteria (5 X 52). Price is good, too.

-Chuck

[Unholy1]

I found the Romeo Y Juliet Cedaro #1 to be quite the...Solid medium bodied smoke.

[snkbyt]

Padron 3000M

[Smoked]

It's not med in any way but the LFD DL will kick your ass.

[txmatt]

Most of your list appears to be Honduran Domincan Blends; have you tried Nicaraguan offerings? Which of the cigars you listed did you like the best?

Here are 10 sticks I consider to be very solid:

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Invictos
Nicarao Robusto
Gran Habanos Tres Siglos
La Aurora 1495 Robusto
Camacho Diploma
CAO Brazilia Gol
AVO Domaine #10
Padilla Habano Robusto
Punch Gran Puro Rancho
Leon Jimenes 300 Series Robusto

[MarkinCA]

Originally Posted by txmatt

Most of your list appears to be Honduran Domincan Blends; have you tried Nicaraguan offerings? Which of the cigars you listed did you like the best?

Here are 10 sticks I consider to be very solid:

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Invictos
Nicarao Robusto
Gran Habanos Tres Siglos
La Aurora 1495 Robusto
Camacho Diploma
CAO Brazilia Gol
AVO Domaine #10
Padilla Habano Robusto
Punch Gran Puro Rancho
Leon Jimenes 300 Series Robusto

[SIZE=3]txmatt, I had never really looked at it from that angle re Honduran/Dominican blends, but your right. The answer to your question would be the Astral Cameroon Beso followed by the La Gloria Cubano Series R #4. There's something about the taste and flavor of that Astral Cameroon though that I really enjoy (in a buzzy kind of way). In some aspects, sometimes it reminds me of the 3 Cuban Romeo Y Julieta' Churchills that I once smoked about 3+ yrs back. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]I'v tried the CAO Brazilia Piranha which is a nice little petite cigar. Have about 4 or 5 of the Punch Gran Puro Rancho' myself sitting in the humidor, but they really haven't done anything for me that would keep me coming back again and again.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Thanks for the list and I'll have to start sampling a bit more...[/SIZE]

[Teninx]

Many of the online retailers will group facings into body/strength profiles and offer them at attractive sampler pricings. If you check into JR Cigars or Cigars International as well as others, you'll probably find what you're looking for. Enjoy!

[RETSF]

Try a helix maduro, I don't recall the ring size (50?) but its a mild\maduro smoke.

[kansashat]

txmatt, as always, is spot on with good picks. Don't ignore snkbyt though.

[hurricane6]

dennisp traded me a partagas black label that was like a 4.5x54 or something along those lines. anyway, a nice stout cigar, i smoked it and went the next day and bought 5 more and gifted 2 of them. something i will definitely keep smokin'!

[hunter1127]

CI Legends Yellow ( pepin garcia); Torano Virtuoso

[NCRadioMan]

Torano Noventa. Great smoke!

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by txmatt

Most of your list appears to be Honduran Domincan Blends; have you tried Nicaraguan offerings? Which of the cigars you listed did you like the best?

Here are 10 sticks I consider to be very solid:

Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Invictos
Nicarao Robusto
Gran Habanos Tres Siglos
La Aurora 1495 Robusto
Camacho Diploma
CAO Brazilia Gol
AVO Domaine #10
Padilla Habano Robusto
Punch Gran Puro Rancho
Leon Jimenes 300 Series Robusto

I second the Gran Habanos Tres Siglos and the Padilla

[War Eagle]

I'll second the Torano virtuoso but only with some age. Also, look at the LFD ligero line and Torano '59 Golds and signatures.