Good cigars on the cheap?

I love JR. Great prices, great catalog. I often get their sampler packs. You end up with anywhere from $2-$3 for cigars the shops charge $4,$5,$6 or more.
Frankly I never buy from cigar shops anymore,ok I do buy from this guy from the D.R. who rolls his own on site in a shop downtown. 1/3 off for firemen :D .

He has some very good two dollar cigars.

What this country needs is a good two dollar cigar.
 
Lone Hunter said:
I love JR. Great prices, great catalog. I often get their sampler packs. You end up with anywhere from $2-$3 for cigars the shops charge $4,$5,$6 or more.
Frankly I never buy from cigar shops anymore,ok I do buy from this guy from the D.R. who rolls his own on site in a shop downtown. 1/3 off for firemen :D .

He has some very good two dollar cigars.

What this country needs is a good two dollar cigar.
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The auction site I listed is better than JR, especially if you take advantage of their shipper saver option which ships your won items from different auctions together to save on shipping.

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I have barely smoked a handful in the last few years, but Padron were always my favorite. Didn't matter if it was $20 or $4, they were all superb. Nicely made, great smoke. The Padron 2000 was my favorite (5" x 50 ring gauge). I could never tell a difference between the natural and maduro (look very similar). I think maduro is what I usually smoked, but they aren't super dark like some. Man, they were good smokes! May have to break into the humidor for some! When I was in Italy last I smoked Cuban Punches in the aluminum tubes and they were nifty, too, about $5 a pop! :D
 
Chiro75 said:
When I was in Italy last I smoked Cuban Punches in the aluminum tubes and they were nifty, too, about $5 a pop! :D
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Hmm. That sounds good. How long ago was that?

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Some friend of ours are in the Dominican right now and are going to either ship some Cuban home to me or just bring them back....which ever way works out will make me happy.
 
I hear Cubans aren't near what they used to be because the Cuban economy is so bad, etc. and that the stuff coming out of the Dominican Republic, Honduras, etc. is better now.

People still seek out Cubans - the forbidden fruit syndrome - but it's probably not worth the risks, hassle and expense when A.Fuente and the like are doing work that's likely better.

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Fulloflead, that was two years ago. They were good. Not ultra strong like some Cubans can be. I have about 15 of various types sitting in my humidor. I don't do a very good job preserving smokes, so I really should find some special occasions to smoke these at! :D
 
fulloflead said:
I hear Cubans aren't near what they used to be because the Cuban economy is so bad, etc. and that the stuff coming out of the Dominican Republic, Honduras, etc. is better now.

People still seek out Cubans - the forbidden fruit syndrome - but it's probably not worth the risks, hassle and expense when A.Fuente and the like are doing work that's likely better.

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Cuban cigars are legal and common in Mexico, IMHO the cheaper ones are not good at all, the expensive ones are very good but not better than others for 1/3 the price, I have smoked well over 10,000 cigars in my lifetime including at least two boxes of Cohibas. I smoke expensive cigars only occasionally, since I can get local good ones inexpensively.

It is a matter of personal taste, I think Dominicana, Honduras, and Nicaragua make excellent commonly found cigars, Mexico makes good ones too but they are probably not so widely distributed and much of Mexico's best tobacco is exported and used in foreign made cigars. No matter where they are made IMHO the best cigars use wrappers from Cameroon, Connecticut or Sumatra.

Luis
 
Don Luis said:
Cuban cigars are legal and common in Mexico, IMHO the cheaper ones are not good at all, the expensive ones are very good but not better than others for 1/3 the price, I have smoked well over 10,000 cigars in my lifetime including at least two boxes of Cohibas. I smoke expensive cigars only occasionally, since I can get local good ones inexpensively.

It is a matter of personal taste, I think Dominicana, Honduras, and Nicaragua make excellent commonly found cigars, Mexico makes good ones too but they are probably not so widely distributed and much of Mexico's best tobacco is exported and used in foreign made cigars. No matter where they are made IMHO the best cigars use wrappers from Cameroon, Connecticut or Sumatra.

Luis
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Which ones do you consider "smokeable?" Cubans have a great rep but if
you had your choice which one would you buy?
 
Don Luis said:
Cuban cigars are legal and common in Mexico, IMHO the cheaper ones are not good at all, the expensive ones are very good but not better than others for 1/3 the price, I have smoked well over 10,000 cigars in my lifetime including at least two boxes of Cohibas. I smoke expensive cigars only occasionally, since I can get local good ones inexpensively.

It is a matter of personal taste, I think Dominicana, Honduras, and Nicaragua make excellent commonly found cigars, Mexico makes good ones too but they are probably not so widely distributed and much of Mexico's best tobacco is exported and used in foreign made cigars. No matter where they are made IMHO the best cigars use wrappers from Cameroon, Connecticut or Sumatra.

Luis
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So, do I speak the truth? Are Cubans worth the hassle, risk and expense or are people just as well-off with D.R., Hon., or Mexico?

By the way, what's the best Mexican brand? I hear Mexico makes good cigars, but the one or two that I tried weren't too good.

(I prefer Natural Wrapper Robusto, medium bodied cigars.)

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Cuban cigars.- I suggest you avoid any that come in a cellophane wrapper, the expensive ones are often very good IMHO, just overpriced, If you want to try any, buy from a good place as there are some knockoffs.

My favorite Mexican cigars are the "Andreas" from the Turrent factory and the "Special Edition" from the Santa Clara factory, these are on the mild side, for a bit fuller bodied cigar I suggest any of the higher line from the Turrent factory, such as "Turrent", "Aniversario" or "Cabinet Selection".

Luis

Some empties and one brand new, you can see I often go for the "te amo" brand:

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Don Luis said:
My favorite Mexican cigars are the "Andreas" from the Turrent factory and the "Special Edition" from the Santa Clara factory, these are on the mild side, for a bit fuller bodied cigar I suggest any of the higher line from the Turrent factory, such as "Turrent", "Aniversario" or "Cabinet Selection".
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Don Luis said:
...you can see I often go for the "te amo" brand:
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Tell us more. Where are they from. Do they make the Robusto size? Natural wrappers? Spicy? Mild?

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The "Te Amo" brand is made by the Turrent family in San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico. I believe the official name of the company is "Nueva Matacapan Tabacos".

The Turrents have made cigars for generations, they grow their own tobacco including the native type and from Cuban seed, they export a lot of both tobacco and cigars and also use imported tobacco in some of their products.

The "Te Amo" brand includes many sizes and styles, Robustos, Coronas, Toros, etc. even some torpedo shapes, they have other lines/brands such as the already mentioned "Turrent" and "Andreas", the cheap "especiales" and some flavored cigars, like vanilla and such (which I don't like at all).

I believe you should be able to find them in the USA without much trouble.

Here´s a Google found link with some info on Mexican Cigars:

http://www.cigar-cult.at/englisch/bb103.htm

From which I quote:

... Te-Amo, with the characteristic bullfight trademark, is today already the third-biggest cigar brand in the USA. Te Amo's are available in many variations:Te-Amo Clásico (on the market for 40 years and the best-selling Mexican premium cigar worldwide, mild to strong, with a character very typical of its origin), Te-Amo Cabinet Selection (mild, slightly sweetish, however with a lot of character and a marvellous wrapper leaf of a rare, wonderful color), Te-Amo Aniversario (created to mark the 120-year-anniversary, with a filler which is a blend of tobaccos from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Negro from San Andres ...
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Luis
 
Don Luis said:
The "Te Amo" brand is made by the Turrent family in San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico. I believe the official name of the company is "Nueva Matacapan Tabacos".

The Turrents have made cigars for generations, they grow their own tobacco including the native type and from Cuban seed, they export a lot of both tobacco and cigars and also use imported tobacco in some of their products.

The "Te Amo" brand includes many sizes and styles, Robustos, Coronas, Toros, etc. even some torpedo shapes, they have other lines/brands such as the already mentioned "Turrent" and "Andreas", the cheap "especiales" and some flavored cigars, like vanilla and such (which I don't like at all).

I believe you should be able to find them in the USA without much trouble.

Here´s a Google found link with some info on Mexican Cigars:

http://www.cigar-cult.at/englisch/bb103.htm

Luis
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Thanks. I don't like the flavors much either. But then, I take my coffee black too. ;)

I'll watch for those.

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fulloflead,

You beat me while I was editing my post to include a quote from that site I found.

Yes I take my coffee black too.

Luis
 
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