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El Cheapo Smoke of the Day - 2024

Cult Ometope - an Oliva owned brand. These were a buck and a half in February of this year. Yeah, I stocked up

This is a nice medium+ stick from Nicaragua, with Ometepe filler/binders and an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.

"If you enjoy cigars like Arturo Fuente Don Carlos, Montecristo 1935, or Liga Privada H99 by Drew Estate, this blend is a very affordable alternative."

A very worthy El Cheapo stick.

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5 Vegas Gold. A good early day stick.
Box 20/$82 torpedoes on sale at Cigars Int'l today (regular price) - BUT the patient shopper can get these for $2-ish.

Honduran/Nicaraguan fillers - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper. Mellow, with a little bit of spice.

Puffy rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Buena Vista Edicion Limitada Lobo Box-Pressed - 5.5 x 55.
A Raymond Pages brand

Medium-Full Nicaraguan with an Habano wrapper.

Five bucks every day at your favorite online retailer, but frequently available for half that.

A tasty and well behaved stick.

Puffy Rating: :):):):)


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$2.09 Carlos Torano - Casa Torano. Jan '24 batch. $6 online, everyday - much less for you coupon shoppers.

A mellow/medium Honduran, with Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers - Nicaraguan binder - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

"subtle spice, creamy sweetness, a peppery earthiness. Full of flavors that satisfy the boldest of palates, yet ‘soft’ enough to be enjoyed for breakfast"

Puffy rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Padilla Series '68 original. You coupon shoppers can get these for less than $3, and get a nice box with the deal.

"A Honduran-grown, Corojo-seed wrapper surrounds a bold mix of all-Honduran long-filler tobacco........notes of coffee bean, leather, and cocoa with a hint of citrus on the finish"

Medium, and smooooth.

Puffy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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OIiva Connecticut Reserve, from Dec '22. These can be had on sale for less than $3.

Nicaraguan, with a Connecticut wrapper.

Good mellow early morning smoke.

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Record Bond Edicion Limitada 1958 - 6.5 x 54. A Raymond Pages cigar. Note that this is a different recipe than the regular Record Bond.
About $6 online everyday, but be like Puffy, and wait for a sale !

"Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with nice tooth and well-balanced rich, spicy-sweet, peaty flavors, notes of warm baked bread and toast with a smooth yet robust, full-bodied profile.. Compares favorably to CAO Nicaragua, La Flor Dominicana Ligero, and Liga Privada No. 9 in terms of cost and flavor profile."

I liked the regular Record bond, and I like this one even better.

Quite tasty, and very well behaved.


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Nica Rustica Adobe - not to be confused with the regular Nica Rustica. Both from Drew Estates.

A medium-full Nicaraguan with Nicaraguan filler, Brazilian binder, and an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.

These are typically $6, but were $2.54, as part of a variety sampler pack.

A tasty and well behaved stick.

Puffy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ .4

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$2.34 med-full Penn Standard Broadleaf Maduro. A Raymond Pages brand. These are $5 at Cigar page today.

A Heinz-57 of Nigaraguan Habano Esteli/Habano Condega, and Honduran Habano Copan fillers with a Habano-seed Esteli binder and a Pennsylvania-grown Broadleaf Maduro wrapper.

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

Puffy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Dutch Masters.

A mild/mellow cut-filler, machine made cigar - manufactured in Puerto Rico.
These have a sort of a sweet, pleasant, aromatic smell.

Today's online price is $65 for a box of 55 cigars.

Made right here in the USA. Flavors of nuts, leathers, and hints of sweetness, provide a mellow smoking experience that has made Dutch Masters America’s #1 bestselling machine made cigars since 1912.

I always keep a box of these around.

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$2.50 Victor Sinclair Primeros 6 x 50 from Sep '23. $3.50 everyday at your favorite online cigar emporium.

"Loaded with smooth, creamy flavors, this pleasantly mellow cigar features a golden brown Connecticut wrapper and an aged filler blend of Dominican Seco tobaccos with a sliver of Ligero."

Good early morning mellow stick


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Don't ya hate it when your stash of El Cheapo cigars is running dangerously low, and nobody has a decent sale ?

FINALLY !

Meet Rocky Patel Cargo. A medium Cuban-sandwich filler cigar that's pretty decent, especially for a buck-fifty.

And then there's the dollar Dutch Masters machine made cigars that all of you closet El Cheapo smokers love so well.

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Super sale Jan '23 $1.50 Don't Tread On Me - 5 x 54. Tenski's are $25 at Cigar Page today.

This is an Oliva brand - rolled in the TACASA factory in Esteli, Nicaragua.

A Medium/Full Nicaraguan, with an Maduro wrapper.

Dang nice stick for a buck and a half.

Puffy rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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$1.87 HC Series White Shade Grown from July '24. Cigars International has a 20-pack for $40 today.

Mellow Honduran, with Nicaraguan filler and a Connecticut wrapper.

Also available in Maduro, Corojo, Habano, and more.

Puffy rating: ⭐⭐⭐ and a half

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PuffTheMagicDragon said:
Don't ya hate it when your stash of El Cheapo cigars is running dangerously low, and nobody has a decent sale ?

FINALLY !

Meet Rocky Patel Cargo. A medium Cuban-sandwich filler cigar that's pretty decent, especially for a buck-fifty.

And then there's the dollar Dutch Masters machine made cigars that all of you closet El Cheapo smokers love so well.

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Dutch Masters? Are you OK?
 
whopper said:
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I actually (occasionally) like them. Better than a Swisher Sweet, and substantially better than a Phillies Titan.

"Dutch Masters is America’s #1 bestselling machine made cigars since 1912"

Besides, they're nearly perfect for those wannabe cigar smoking friends.
 
From a July '24 - Rocky Patel "Cargo" 6 x 52. C.I. has these for $2.50 - but wait for a sale !

Medium Nicaraguan "sandwich-style" filler with a dark Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper.

Surprisingly smokable for a bargain stick.

:):):):)

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PuffTheMagicDragon said:
Don't ya hate it when your stash of El Cheapo cigars is running dangerously low, and nobody has a decent sale ?

FINALLY !

Meet Rocky Patel Cargo. A medium Cuban-sandwich filler cigar that's pretty decent, especially for a buck-fifty.

And then there's the dollar Dutch Masters machine made cigars that all of you closet El Cheapo smokers love so well.

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My uncle smoked Dutch Masters, used to swipe them when I was a kid. I think he was on to my shenanigans. Still smoke one every now and then.
 
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