El Cheapo Smoke of the Day - 2024

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

This is the recent Cigarpage.com 40 stick sampler. These came to $2.54 ea, delivered to my mailbox. No big fat smokes here. And man, did they STUFF that ziplock, or what ?

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Drew Estate - Tabak Especial Cafecitas 4 x 32.

Five tins of ten little cigars each will set you back $75 ($1.50/stick). $60 on sale takes that to $1.20.

A bit of coffee and maybe chocolate. Nice little stick, occasionally.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.54 Padilla Reserva. Nicaraguan filler/binder with a habano wrapper.

About four bucks online

Med-full

My first ever one of these, and it's a nice stick - just a bit stronger than I like.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.87 HC White shade grown.

A 20-bundle of Toros will set you back $50 at Cigars International this morning.

Mellow Honduran, with Nicaraguan filler and a Connecticut wrapper.

A good mellow early day with your coffee stick.

About a 3 3/4 on the Puffy scale.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.88 Ave Maria Lionheart. About $8 online.
Rolled in the AJ Fernandez factory in Nicaragua.

This one is part of a recent Cigars International brown bag mystery sampler tenski.

Brazilian, Mexican, and Nicaraguan long-fillers with a Nicaraguan binder and an undisclosed sun grown wrapper

Full strength - and smooth.

and 1/3

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Padilla Series '68 Original. About six bucks every day, online.

These were $2.59 ea, delivered in a nice box.

Honduran fillers/binder with a Corojo wrapper.

Mellow/medium - and a very nice smoke.

on the Puffy smokability scale.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.54 Untitled Berserker from the recent Cigarpage.com 40 stick sampler. Typically five bucks.

This is a full strength Nicaraguan stick with an Habano wrapper - and it smoked well.

It had good construction and a light draw.

This one is a bit stronger than what I normally smoke, but it was a decent smoke.

Puffy rating:

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.08 Odyssey Maduro - 5.5 x 43. Medium Nicaraguan. Maduro wrapper. Oct '23.

A 20 pack will set you back $32 at Cigars International this morning.

Good construction/draw/burn. Pretty decent el cheapo smoke.

About a 3 3/4 on the Puffy smokeability scale.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.54 Penn Standard 6.5 x 54 box pressed - from the recent Cigarpage.com 40 stick sampler. This is a Raymond Pages cigar brand. Typically five bucks online everyday.

Fillers: Nigaraguan Habano Esteli/Habano Condega, and Honduran Habano Copan.
Binder: Habano-seed Esteli
Wrapper: Pennsylvania-grown Broadleaf Maduro wrapper,

Medium-Full

Light to medium spice on this stick, and smooth. I like the sorta sweetness ya get from a good maduro wrapper.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

This $2.54 Megilla is a full-flavored, full-bodied, boutique Nicaraguan cigar. Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan Ligero tobacco with a Nicaraguan binder.

A five-pack at CigarPage.com will set you back $25 today.

Nice smoke.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

2.59 Padilla Series '68 Original - Robusto. About six bucks every day, online.

Honduran fillers/binder with a Corojo wrapper.

Medium - and a very nice smoke.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

These arrived today. Rocky Patel "Cargo".
A medium Nicaraguan mixed filler stick, at $1.40 ea. Coming to an El Cheapo thread near you.

Oh, and a $10 travel ashtray.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

$2.54 Penn Standard 6.5 x 54 box pressed - from the recent Cigarpage.com 40 stick sampler. This is a Raymond Pages cigar brand. Typically five bucks online everyday.

Fillers: Nigaraguan Habano Esteli/Habano Condega, and Honduran Habano Copan.
Binder: Habano-seed Esteli
Wrapper: Pennsylvania-grown Broadleaf Maduro wrapper,

Medium-Full

Light to medium spice on this stick, and smooth. I like the sorta sweetness ya get from a good maduro wrapper.

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Anyone remember when that fuck head @xyz123 was all about these cigars? Glad he is gone and I welcome your thoughts on these.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Anyone remember when that fuck head @xyz123 was all about these cigars? Glad he is gone and I welcome your thoughts on these.

I would have never ordered this stick, but it came as part of an El Cheapo sampler. I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.91 5 Vegas Gold.

Honduran/Nicaraguan fillers - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

Mellow, with a little bit of spice.

This is my third batch of these - and they've all been consistent, and well behaved.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.54 Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo Toro 6 x 52.
Online every day - $7

Honduran, with Nicaraguan Ligero fillers and a Corojo wrapper.

Nice construction with a light draw. Good, even burn.

Full

It's a pretty decent stick, but a bit stronger than I usually smoke.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.54 Rocky Patel Number 6 in the fatso 6 x 60 size.

Typically ten bucks online.

Honduran Corojo wrapper, and binder - with long-filler tobacco from Jalapa and Honduras.

Medium++ strength, and medium spicy.

and 3/16ths

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.40 Rocky Patel "Cargo" 6 x 52. Cigars International has these right now 20 sticks for $55 - but wait for a sale !

A dark Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan "sandwich-style" filler.

The construction was a bit crooked and the body was a bit soft, but the draw was light and it smoked very well.

A nice surprise.

Medium.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Still hittin' that Cigar Page 41 stick sampler.

$2.54 Rocky Patel 20th anniversary Maduro. Typically $10.

Honduran, with Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers, Honduran binder, and an Honduran Maduro wrapper.

Medium-full - with a fair amount of red pepper right up front.

Good stick but a bit spicy.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.50 5 Vegas Classic Corona 5.5 x 44. About $4 every day.

A medium Nicaraguan, with Nicaraguan/Dominican fillers and a Nicaraguan binder. Sumatra wrapper.

This is my 3rd batch of these in the past two years and they have all been consistent and smoked well.