Ultimate & best stogies $1-$3 can buy. Calling the pro's to help all newbies.

[demiurgic]

Firstly, Thanks for having me here, feels good to discuss my "tobacco habit" with others like myself.

On behalf of all Noob's I ask this forum’s ashtray filling expertise to inform us of your precious and affordable gems!

After months of research of absorbing stogie reviews and recommendations like a hungry wolf; here's the

Best Starter List of Cigars betwen $1-$3.

Many stogies tried to get in this list and did not make it. Many should be on here, and us newbies will benefit from this thread’s richness as those smokers with a little blood in their Nicotine System contribute.

The guidelines I came up with= =

- The best cigars out there that $2 (or under) a stick can buy. This is a sweet spot for me as a newbie. Definitely under $3 for a MUST HAVE, lets put it that way. Buying a box to keep that price range is allright. Eventually, my hunch says that most newbies like me will buy less stogies of better quality as time passes and it's only a matter of time before we slip down the slope.

-a nice variety of smokes in size and strength.

-Something light to medium for coffee times during the earlier part of the day.

-Sticks that one relights 10 times going about their day, doing stuff.

-Stogies that develop and take a while to yield their fruit of complexity.

-Fuller - after dinner stogies.

IF a stogie is grassy and harsh, before humi time, in your opinion , please indicate it's worthiness as a smooth stick as time passes.



Ultimate & best stogies $1-$3 can buy as of March 2008 :

Devil’s Site - Padilla Obsidian
Devil’s Site - La vieja Habana – Early Years
Devil’s Site - Flor del Todo
Devil’s Site - Slow Aged Lot 826 by Pedromo
Devil’s Site – Flor Di Oliva. Natural/Original Wrapper.
Devil’s Site. RP Vintage 1990 or 1992 seconds? Both years seem appealing according to fellow gorillas. Best place to buy RP SELECTS?
Famous – RP Sun grown factory Seconds. Torpedo or Toro size.
Devil’s Site – IT Super Fuerte Maddies.
Devil’s Site - 5 Vegas Gold
Devil’s Site – 5 Vegas A
Devil’s Site – Onyx Reserve
Devil’s Site or Famous- Sancho Panza Double Maduro
From Famous - Nic 3000’s
The Brick by Carlos Torano. - Searching for best place to buy.
from CFO - wheel of 50 RESERVA #7
Maria Mancini – Magic Mountain. - Searching for best place to buy.
From CC - Don Kiki – Brown Label - Botella
From Tampa Sweethearts – Number 4. TS
From Tampa Sweethearts – Flor De Ybor City Belicioso Sun grown.
HOLTS – Pepin’s Fumadores
From TNT cigars – Padron ALT.
From TNT cigars - La Aurora Pref. ALT
Te Amo- Robusto – Searching for a place to buy.


Please inform us newbies of your precious and affordable gems that did not make it here!


Aloha from a REAL jungle in Hawai'i s Big Island where the lava is flowing near our home right now. Took out someone's residence a few miles from our place last week.

Demi

[Razorhog]

great first post! Welcome to the jungle!!

[xxwaldoxx]

Originally Posted by demiurgic

Firstly, Thanks for having me here, feels good to discuss my "tobacco habit" with others like myself.

On behalf of all Noob's I ask this forum’s ashtray filling expertise to inform us of your precious and affordable gems!

After months of research of absorbing stogie reviews and recommendations like a hungry wolf; here's the

Best Starter List of Cigars betwen $1-$3.

Many stogies tried to get in this list and did not make it. Many should be on here, and us newbies will benefit from this thread’s richness as those smokers with a little blood in their Nicotine System contribute.

The guidelines I came up with= =

- The best cigars out there that $2 (or under) a stick can buy. This is a sweet spot for me as a newbie. Definitely under $3 for a MUST HAVE, lets put it that way. Buying a box to keep that price range is allright. Eventually, my hunch says that most newbies like me will buy less stogies of better quality as time passes and it's only a matter of time before we slip down the slope.

-a nice variety of smokes in size and strength.

-Something light to medium for coffee times during the earlier part of the day.

-Sticks that one relights 10 times going about their day, doing stuff.

-Stogies that develop and take a while to yield their fruit of complexity.

-Fuller - after dinner stogies.

IF a stogie is grassy and harsh, before humi time, in your opinion , please indicate it's worthiness as a smooth stick as time passes.

Here are a few in my opinion...
I made this list in late 2007 for Stogie Review so some prices may vary.
Forumla for cost is Price plus Shipping divided by Box Count

Flor de Oliva Corojo
Purchased From: Tinderbox
Count: 25
Shipping: 8.95 Flat Rate (Free over $100.00 order)
Price Per Cigar: $1.98

La Finca Robusto
Purchased From: JR Cigars
Count: 25
Shipping: $2.50 Per Item ($0.50 for each additional item after 5 items)
Price Per Cigar: $1.70

Havana Sunrise:
Purchased from: TNT Cigars
Box Count: 25
Box Price: $49.95
Shipping Fees: $5.00 Flat Rate
Total per cigar after shipping: $2.20

Perdomo Fresco:
Purchased from: Atlantic Cigar
Bundle Count: 25
Bundle Price: $33.95
Shipping Fees: $5.95
Total per cigar after shipping: $1.60

B&M Price per single: $1.95

Gran Habano #5 Corojo:
Purchased from: Famous Smoke Shop
Box Count: 20
Box Price: $52.99
Shipping Fees: $5.99 for orders > $40.00
Total per cigar after shipping: $2.95

5 Pack price: $9.95
Shipping Fees: $4.99 for orders < $40.00
Total per cigar after shipping: $2.89

Padron Londres
Purchased From: TNT Cigars
Box Price: $49.95 (per box of 25)
Shipping: $5.95 per item
Box price after shipping: $2.20 per single

Camacho Havana
Purchased From: Atlantic Cigar
Box Price: $40.80 (per box of 20)
Shipping: $5.95 up to 4lbs.
Box price after shipping: $2.34 per single

[dantzig]

Originally Posted by xxwaldoxx

Padron Londres
Purchased From: TNT Cigars
Box Price: $49.95 (per box of 25)
Shipping: $5.95 per item
Box price after shipping: $2.20 per single

Any Padron that you can get for under $3 is a no-brainer. If you watch for deals, you can frequently get boxes of 2000s for less than $3/stick which is the best bang-for-the-buck cigar I have ever smoked. I highly prefer the maduro wrapper on Padrons but the natural is good too.

You can also occasionally find A. Fuente 858s right around the $3 mark.

[chippewastud79]

Here is a thread with about 500 posts discussing the same thing:
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...ghlight=TXMatt

Here is another Newb Starter list too:
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...t=newb+starter

[ForestPuma]

Enjoy,

http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...t=txmatt+cheap

[ForestPuma]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Here is a thread with about 500 posts discussing the same thing:
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...ghlight=TXMatt

Here is another Newb Starter list too:
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...t=newb+starter

Damn you beat me to it. LOL.

[roarknumber1]

Joya de Nicaragua Celebracion Consul. Devil has the fivers finishing at $11.00 normally.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by Beachcougar

Damn you beat me to it. LOL.

neener neener boo boo

[44MAG]

neener, neener, boo, boo, LOL I dont why i'm laughin so hard, but i am!

[uncballzer]

GR specials for ~2.50

[SmokeyJoe]

These might be worth a look if economy is a real factor...

http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?pa...rand=CONSUEGRA

Many are a dollar OR LESS for handmade Honduran smokes.

[longknocker]

I agree with Smokey Joe! Consuegras are a very good cheap smoke, available in a variety of Ring Guages. Another great cheap smoke is one of my favorites, Puros Indios Rothschild nat. 20's, $52 for a box of 20 from Cigars International.

[demiurgic]

Originally Posted by Beachcougar

Damn you beat me to it. LOL.

I FEEL SO SILLY. what a comprehensive "hey, there's my answer in a lots of pages" solution.

thanks fellas, do appreciate it and will keep you folks posted on what I decided to purchase for 3-4 of us with $100 each here on the Island. aloha.....