Big List of Cigars - Good Newb Starter

[BomberOne]

Great post for this newbie

[canadasmokes]

wheres the $2 and under section, recently iv found that you do not need to spend allot on cigars. I bought a bunch of bundle cigars from mr bundles, about 40 for around 60 all churchills or toro's. previously i used to smoke mainly premium cigars and now i find I enjoy the flavor of select bundled cigars more and with price im sold (just takes a lil searching). somtimes you sacrifice some quality on construction but hey at 1-2 bux a stick thats a churchill or toro its awsome.
my 2 cents

[planecrazy69]

This is an awesome resource. Many thanks to all who have contibuted. When I first tried the Partagas Black Label from this list, I just thought "DAMN" this is what I've been looking for. It's official, I'm in deep.

[Pendaboot]

Originally Posted by Boston_Dude05

Seems the Victor Sinclair should be added to the list, no? It's now rated top 3 in the under $6 category according to Top25 (actually it's rated in the Top25 overall even). I haven't had any yet but am looking fwd to receving some shortly. I heard they need to be aged in the humi for a few months.

First time I tried the VS I thought they were terrible, so I laid them down to rest. Forgot completely about them, as a matter of fact, then about a year later I was rearranging things and rediscovered them, and they were entirely different! That was actually my first experience with the magic of aging. Now when I can get a box on CBid for cheap (under a buck) I immediately shuck them and lay them down to sleep. I get that great box as an immediate dividend, and know that I have a supply of morning cigars waiting peacefully for me when I remember them again.

[CigarMonkel]

as a newby myself this is extremely helpful. I have smoked a few on the list and they are all good cigars. Well made and constructed cigars. Thanks!

[p2min]

Thanks for a great list.

P2min

Originally Posted by adamh_25_

I saw a post in here that said newb must try list and thought that a good idea, but there wasn't a list in there. So, I have a list that everyone on here and I have come up with throughout the months of my newb questions. I'd like to share it for all the newbs that pop on as something to get them started. Just print this baby off or somethin and have at it. Smoke anything and everything. Whatever you can get your hands on. If it is a redundant post, feel free to delete it Paul. Hope this helps someone as it has helped me. By the way, its quite long but there are also many many more smokes out there. This is just a pretty solid list to start from. And also, if anybody on here has anything they wanna add tell me and I'll update it.
Adam

Stuff To Try

1. Carlos Toran Exodus 1959 Cigars - Double Corona
2. Carlos Torano Exodus Silver (Carameley) - Torpedo Especial
3. Onyx Reserve - Mini, Toro
4. Padron - 3000(M)
5. Padron 1964 Anniversary - Corona (M)
6. Padron - Panatela
7. El Rey del Mundo (Hon) - Robusto Larga (M)
8. Rocky Patel Vintage - 1992 Robusto, 1992 Torpedo
9. Rocky Patel Sun Grown - Robusto, Torpedo
10. Ashton Virgin Sun Grown - Tres Mystique, Spellbound, Sorcerer
11. Partagas Black - Toro (Age)
12. Trinidad (D.R.) - Toro Maduro
13. Rocky Patel - Edge
14. Partagas Black - Maximo
15. Camacho SLR Maduro Robusto (Rothschild Maduro?)
16. El Mejor Espresso - Torpedo, Corona, Any
17. Arturo Fuente Anejo - Reserva No. 50
18. Juan Lopez Epicure No. 1
19. Torano Virtuoso
20. Punch Rare Corojo
21. Padron Classic Londres
22. Cusano 18
23. Perdomo Reserve
24. Diamond Crown Maximus
25. La Aurora Anos
26. Litto Gomez
27. CAO Brazilia
28. Sancho Panza (Double Maduro, Extra Fuerte, Original Line)
29. CAO Italia
30. Arturo Fuente (Any, Hemingway, Original...)
31. CAO Criollo
32. CAO CX2
33. Flor de Olivia
34. Juan Lopez
35. La Veija Habana
36. Java
37. St. Louis Rey
38. Sosa
39. Hoya de Monterry Dark Sumatra
40. Montecristo

Cubans (Affordable - $8 and under)

1. Bolivar PC
2. Partagas Shorts
3. El Rey del Mundo Choix Supremes
4. Jose Piedra.$3
5. Monte Cristo #4
6. Ramone Allones Small Club Coronas
7. Trinidad Reyes

Strong Cigars (Nicotine Buzz)

1. Camachos
2. Rocky Patel Edge
3. Olivia "O" Bold
4. Joya De Nicaragua Antanos
5. La Flor Dominicana Ligero Double Ligero Chisel
6. Bolivar Belicoso Fino
7. CAO Extreme
8. Juan Lopez Epicure # 1
9. El Rey Del Mundo Robusto
10. Partagas Black Label
11. Joya De Nicaragua
12. El Rico Habano
13. Quinteros
14. Romeo y Juliet Hermoso #2 IL
15. Siglo VI
16. Romeo y Juliet Cazadore
17. Litto Gomez
18. H Upmann Corona Major
19. Cohiba Siglo 2
20. Partagas Lusitanie ?
21. Opus X
22. CAO Brazilia Pirahna
23. La Gloria Cubana Serie R #5

Top25Cigar.com Sub $6 Dollar List

1. Partagas (Cuba) - Shorts - $4.83
2. El Rey del Mundo (Hon) - Robusto Larga - $4.02
3. Car. Torano 1916 Cam. - Churchill - $4.26
4. Joya de Nicaragua - Churchill - $4.50
5. La Tradicion Cubana - Churchill - $5.50
6. Gran Habano Corojo - Gran Robusto No. 5 - $3.73
7. El Rey del Mundo (Hon) - Robusto Suprema (M) - $4.53
8. La Gloria Cubana (D.R.) - Torpedo No. 1 (M) - $5.96
9. El Rey del Mundo (Hon) - Robustos - $3.66
10. Cusano Xclusivo - Preferido Grande - $5.67
11. Oliva - Ovation (Maduro) - $5.85
12. El Rey del Mundo (Hon) - Robustos (Maduro) - $3.43
13. La Aroma de Cuba - Corona Minor - $3.49
14. La Gloria Cubana Serie R - Serie R No. 5 - $5.03
15. Padron - Churchill (M) - $4.39
16. Excalibur by HDM - No. I (M) - $5.55
17. K. Hansotia - Symphony Robusto - $5.15
18. C.A.O. Brazilia - Impanema - $5.48
19. Joya de Nicaragua Antano - 1970 Consul - $3.64
20. Excalibur by HDM - No. I - $5.56
21. El Rey del Mundo (Hon) - Robusto Larga (M) - $3.82
22. Car. Torano Exodus 1959 - Double Corona - $4.55
23. Leon Jimenes - No. 1 - $4.90
24. Punch (Hon) - Rothschild (Dbl. Maduro) - $3.01
25. Bolivar (D.R.) - Robusto - $4.35

Top25Cigar.com 25 Overall Ratings

1. Trinidad (Cuba) - Robusto Extra - $20.93
2. Padron 1964 Anniversary - Exclusivo (M) - $11.74
3. Padron Serie 1926 - No. 1 (Maduro) - $22.62
4. Arturo Fuente Anejo - Reserva Shark No. 77 - $14.31
5. Cohiba (Cuba) - Edicion Limitada 2004 Sublime - $25.69
6. Padron 1964 Anniversary - Imperial (M) - $12.89
7. Bolivar (Cuba) - Coronas - $7.50
8. Partagas (Cuba) - Edicion Limitada 2001 Serie D No. 3 - $11.80
9. Montecristo (Cuba) - Edicion Limitada 2001 Robusto - $11.28
10. H. Upmann (Cuba) - Magnum 46 - $9.59
11. Padron Serie 1926 - No. 2 (Maduro) - $21.69
12. Punch Grand Cru - No. II (M) - $8.68
13. Partagas (Cuba) - Lusitanias - $12.38
14. Diamond Crown Maximus - Double Corona No. 1 - $16.11
15. Partagas (Cuba) - Edicion Limitada 2004 Serie D No. 1 - $15.39
16. Padron 1964 Anniversary - Exclusivo - $10.79
17. Padron Serie 1926 - No. 6 - $13.14
18. Cohiba (Cuba) - Edicion Limitada 2001 Piramides - $18.41
19. Cuaba (Cuba) - Salomones - $16.55
20. Padron 1964 Anniversary - Pyramide (M) - $14.30
21. Cohiba (Cuba) - Siglo VI - $20.31
22. Juan Lopez (Cuba) - Selection No. 2 - $9.22
23. Partagas (Cuba) - Shorts - $4.83
24. H. Upmann (Cuba) - Edicion Limitada 2005 Magnum 50 - $14.38
25. Graycliff - Pirate - $12.29

[p2min]

I'd like to see that list myself.

[Dwharmsway]

This list helps out tremendously. Just getting into the swing of things and I was wondering which ones to try. It is now bookmarked!

Thankyou for taking the time to do this!

Dwayne

[chrishollandband]

awesome list. thanks a ton

[My371]

Thank you for taking the time and posting this list!

I went in to a local B&M the other day with my list from "this" list and the owner got a good chuckle!

He said, "Oh no...Not a another cigar aficionado." I explained that I was newbie and looking for a few good cigars. He said, "Give me that da*n list"....
He suggested a few and I ended up purchasing a A. Fuente Cuban Sun Grown Belicoso 5 3/4 52....AVO Maduro Robusto 5/50...and a La Unica Cabinet #500 5.5/42(My own "doing" because I was running out of cash)...

After I had paid...He threw me a copy of Cigar Aficionado(magazine) and said, "Here, Read this."....I told him I'd be back.

[Dude Love]

Thanks for the list. Great jumping off point

[MooseToga]

Awesome list, thanks, very helpful for those pathetic newbs out there, hahaha - wait, oh right, that's me. I'd love to hear what people thought of the cigars on the list, too - what you liked about them, etc.

[Pendaboot]

Originally Posted by MooseToga

Awesome list, thanks, very helpful for those pathetic newbs out there, hahaha - wait, oh right, that's me. I'd love to hear what people thought of the cigars on the list, too - what you liked about them, etc.

That list includes vitolas from almost every type and kind of cigar, from mild and creamy to strong and robust, and everything in between. Each one has been reviewed in many places, so who would know where to start? But maybe I could offer this to a someone new to cigars: Many experienced smokers have begun to favor very strong cigars, but I think many, if not most of us started with milder vitolas. From that list, from my experience, I would say that the Cusano 18 is probably the highest rated, very mild cigar. Now I am sure that statement could draw a very heated argument, with some smokers claiming that they taste like straw, but that would be my suggestion - try something mild but complex. After decades of smoking cigars, that is the type I still favor. For a little more oomph, from the top 25 list, try Cusano's Xclusivo, that is also pretty mild and smooth. Smoking should not be a contest, but a relaxing pastime. As you get more experienced, try every type and kind of cigar, since you never know where your taste will take until you get there. IMHO, natch.
Just my

[MooseToga]

Originally Posted by Pendaboot

That list includes vitolas from almost every type and kind of cigar, from mild and creamy to strong and robust, and everything in between. Each one has been reviewed in many places, so who would know where to start?

Oh I hope it didn't sound like I wanted someone to go through the list and review each cigar... I just meant that if someone had a favorite on the list, I'd love to hear why they like it so much.

[Pendaboot]

Originally Posted by MooseToga

Oh I hope it didn't sound like I wanted someone to go through the list and review each cigar... I just meant that if someone had a favorite on the list, I'd love to hear why they like it so much.

Well then, Moose, put me down liking the Cusano 18s, either Connecticut or Maduro, for a combination of mildness and complexity that I find very satisfying, and the Rocky Patel Vintage 92s for much the same reason, with a bit more oomph, like the Xclusivo.