Bro's 30th B-day smoke

[bluue13]

Hey all,

Wondering if you could suggest a good box of cigars to be smoked right away besides Padron x000. I'm looking for something that doesn't require any resting/aging and is in the moderate price range..say...$80-100? Perhaps something mild-medium, creamy, yet flavorful. I want to pick a box up for my Bro's surprise 30th b-day bbq for passing around. Did some searching but not sure I was narrowing down my search well enough. If someone knows of a link to a specific thread could you post it? Thanks for the help!

-Greg

edited to add strength/flavor details.

 

[carddoug]

How about Arturo Fuente's Cuban Corona. May be more then 100$ but not sure.

 

[Fatken]

For the money you are talking about, you might consider the following:

Torano Exodus 1959 Gold
Perdomo 2 Ltd Edition Maduro

I am not a fan of either brand, but for the money they are both pretty good and I smoke a couple of them a week. I would suggest getting a 5ver before buying a box. I picked up the Perdomos for $3 each and the Toranos for $3.40 last week. Boxes can be found for your price range.

Good luck,

Ken

 

[Not A Nice Person]

x2 on the Exodus 1959---smooth, very Padron-like in the flavor profile, flawless construction, beautifully box-pressed. Not terribly exciting, but a solid and dependable smoke at a great price.

Punch Rare Corojo and Cusano 18 Maduro can both be had in or around your price range as well. Tasty smokes.

~Boar

 

[thechenman]

How about Oliva O? I would even consider the G. If you are willing to exceed your budget by 15% to 20% the Serie V is a good choice also. I find Olivas to be extremely well priced cigars in terms of value for what you are getting out of the smoke.

 

[2K6TBSS]

Have you seen this thread? It might help you out a bit, I found it not to long ago when I was looking for "yard" gars...

 

[Forge]

I am in now way qualified to answer this, but i hear Vegas 5 gold is a good mild smoke and can be had for $60ish a box from CI (among others).

Oliva O is an aswome smoke too, but a bit expensive for your price range

 

[bluue13]

Have you seen this thread? It might help you out a bit, I found it not to long ago when I was looking for "yard" gars...

Ahh I had forgotten about this thread! Thanks for posting it up! Thanks everyone else, I'll let you know what I decide.

 

[souldog]

Have you seen this thread? It might help you out a bit, I found it not to long ago when I was looking for "yard" gars...

Ah, good ol' Mike's thread, by the people, FOR the people!! Great linky 2KT! :thumbs: Bluue, let us know what you decide. You can always ring up Isy at Uptown and tell him what you want and he'll make it work.

 

[pembroke3355]

A box of Padron 2000 would make a great choice and a nice gift. :thumbs:

 

[insight]

Hey all,

Wondering if you could suggest a good box of cigars to be smoked right away besides Padron x000.

A box of Padron 2000 would make a great choice and a nice gift. :thumbs:

Good reading comprehension there sparky.

IMO it is tough to find a good 'creamy medium' smoke in that price range. The decent stuff for that $ seems to be bolder/spicier in flavor, most of the milder stuff falls flat. If it was me I would get a box of Chateau Fuentes in SG/maddie or AF 858 in maduro. If you want to spend a little more a lot of doors open up but imo in the $3-4 per range it doesn't get much better than that.

 

[jnknzz]

Short stories? On the high end ($105), but always a great cigar.




Derek

 

[bluue13]

Hey all,

Wondering if you could suggest a good box of cigars to be smoked right away besides Padron x000.

A box of Padron 2000 would make a great choice and a nice gift. :thumbs:

Good reading comprehension there sparky.

IMO it is tough to find a good 'creamy medium' smoke in that price range. The decent stuff for that $ seems to be bolder/spicier in flavor, most of the milder stuff falls flat. If it was me I would get a box of Chateau Fuentes in SG/maddie or AF 858 in maduro. If you want to spend a little more a lot of doors open up but imo in the $3-4 per range it doesn't get much better than that.

Haha aww go easy on Pembroke, he was just excited to help!

I thought it might be a challenge to find what I'm looking for in that price range. I was just being hopeful. Didnt want to spend too much on not regular smokers. Heck, maybe I will spend too much and some people here might benefit from any left overs... :whistling:

Anyway. Ive got a bunch of sticks to look into here. Thanks for all the suggestions and I'll get back to you all with my decision!

 

[bluue13]

Well folks...The choice has been made. I'm going to go with the Oliva Serie G. What a great smoke!

Thanks for the input, everyone!

 

[2K6TBSS]

Very nice choice! I am sure that they will be enjoyed by all.