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Old 10-14-2005, 07:57 PM   #1
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I have a friend who has never had a cigar before and came to me for a recommendation. I am torn between making the standard mild Macanudo recommendation vs recommending something a little more powerful and specialized like the CAO Brazillia. I don't want to overpower him, but I also don't want to bland him to death.

What would you recommend to a friend as their first?
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Old 10-14-2005, 08:00 PM   #2
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
trilogy exotic maduro
cao gold
indian tabac anniv reserve line (very mild)
pardon 2000
torano exodus gold

just a few
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Old 10-14-2005, 08:46 PM   #3
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
I would suggest a Casa Torano, it's a milder cigar but full of flavour.
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Old 10-14-2005, 09:11 PM   #4
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
I like the Casa Torano suggestion. My first was a Macanudo and it hooked me.





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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
5 Vegas Gold sits nicely between the Brazilia and Macanudo (IMO)
also the Baccarat robusto and maybe a ROyal Jamican Gold (very sweet and mild)
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Old 10-14-2005, 09:48 PM   #6
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
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I would suggest a Casa Torano, it's a milder cigar but full of flavour.

Good suggestion, brother.
The Casa Torano is a great first smoke.
"Milder but full of flavor" is a good way to describe it.
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Old 10-15-2005, 12:45 AM   #7
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
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I would suggest a Casa Torano, it's a milder cigar but full of flavour.
Great suggestion. If you can afford it, you might even try a monte white. Other than that I'd say stick with the Casa Torano.
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Old 10-15-2005, 01:02 AM   #8
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
maybe a RyJ bully, or something tubed. or maybe a punch pita or rothschilds, or you could never go wrong with a padron x000. nothing too special, but would do the trick for a first time smoke.
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Playboy by Don Diego Robusto.
Its what I hand to newbies(like myself) and I have never had a complaint.
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Old 10-15-2005, 02:04 AM   #11
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I would say Casa Torano or Baccarat.
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
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I agree...cheap and mild. Very agreeable to a new palate. I would also keep it Robusto or smaller whichever smoke you choose. No need to overwhelm a newbie with a double corona.
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CAO Gold
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Old 10-15-2005, 09:17 AM   #14
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A Gispert Toro was the one that hooked me originaly. A nice mild smoke.
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Re: Cigar for a newbie friend
Macanudo Gold is what hooked me, that and the RyJ Reserva Real. Since then I, like many above me, have discovered the Casa Torano to be a delicious but very mild smoke. I gave my roomate a Rocky Patel Connecticut as his first smoke, he seemed to enjoy it, but I wish I had had a PC to give him...he only smoked about and inch and a half before putting it down
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