Doin' a segment on Cigars in an upcoming show - need suggestions

[jim@mindofmen.com]

Hi Folks,

As some of you know, my friend Mike and I do a little podcast called The Mind of Men.

On one of our upcoming shows in the next few weeks, I am going to devote a segment to Cigar 101. I'll be looking for some feedback when that happens, but in the meantime, I'm looking for some suggestions.

I would like to recommend about five cigars in the mild category, Five in the Medium, and Five in the Full Bodied. Now, I generally smoke fairly full bodied cigars, but I would love to get some suggestions from others.

My only criteria are that the cigars I recommend should be generally available - I want to avoid any special editions that have a limited release - people might listen to this podcast in a year and I would prefer to recommend cigars that can be reliably found for the foreseeable future.

I would also like to keep the cost per stick down to about $9 tops, preferably with the bulk of my reviews falling into the $5-$6 category.

Go ahead and hit me with some suggestions. Don't worry if someone has already named your pick - I will choose ones that get a good number of recommendations.

Thanks in advance

Jim

[bobaganoosh]

Try CAO. This being a very well know manufactor and has tons of variety. Many can be had within the dollar you are seeking. I can't say there has been a single CAO of any particular line that I thought was a poor choice. Brazilain and Gold are one of my favorites.

Looking forward to the podcast...

[jim@mindofmen.com]

Thanks for the info.

Yea, I am a big fan of CAO (although I have mistakenly pronounced it as "COW" more than once on the show - and been properly called out).

The Brazil is one of my favorites.

If I could ask folks to give me specific cigars, and let me know what category they consider them to be - Mild, Medium, or Full, that would be a huge help. I won't have time to smoke them all before the podcast, so I will be relying on the expert opinions here...

Jim

[Tha Criddler]

These are just off of the top of my head.
All are cigars I smoke but in no way represent
any kind of preference.

Mild:
Don Diego Corona Major
Perdomo Champagne (any)
A. Fuente Chateau Fuente
Leon Jimenez #1
La Unica (any)

Medium:
Perdomo Lot 23 (any)
Padron 2000
Rocky Patel Vintage 1992(any)
CAO Cameroon (any)
Oliva Serie G (any)

Full Bodied:
CAO Brazilla GOL!
Rocky Patel Edge (any/both wraps)
Tatuaje Cojones 2003 (maybe a little too limited but Holts always has them)
Ashton VSG Illusion
Caronodo by La Flor (any)

[vudu9]

Cusano?

[AFSteve]

Montecristo #1 Especial for the medium bodied

[tx_tuff]

Ok here i go. I got the prices from a local B&M I go to.

MILD
1. CAO-Gold $4.05 > $6.20
2. Carlos Torano-Casa Torano $4.05 > $6.95
3. Perdomo-Champagne $5.90 > $7.20
4. Drew Estate-Chateau Real $4.30 > $7.50
5. Macanudo-Gold $5.35 > $6.60


MED
1. Camacho-Select $6.25 > $8.25
2. Perdomo-Habano Corojo $4.90 > $6.90
3. Bolivar $4.95 > $6.20
4. Gispert-Maduro $2.55 > $3.40
5. Oliva-Special S $8.10 > $8.95


FULL
1. Cuesta Rey-Sungrown $5.00 > $7.15
2. Camacho-Corojo $4.05 > $8.10
3. Tatuaje-Series P $3.50 > $3.70
4. Sancho Panza-Double Maduro $2.70 > $4.05
5. Don Pepin-Blue Label $5.75 > $7.75

[Tha Criddler]

FULL
3. Tatuaje-Series P $3.50 > $3.70

You think the Tat P is Full?

[tx_tuff]

Originally Posted by Tha Criddler

You think the Tat P is Full?

Med to full.
I wouldn't put a Tat under med, but thats me LOL.

[mrgatorman]

May I suggest one of each strength...Something like a Don Thomas Special Edition for the mild side, CAO Black for a Medium, and maybe a Oliva V for the full bodied side.