El Cheapo Smoke of the Day - 2024

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@2.40 Jawn 7.1 x 58. Typically $3 at most places. Made in the same Nicaraguan factory that makes all the West Tampa blends and some La Palina blends.

Nicaraguan long fillers - Connecticut wrapper. Also available in Maduro and Habano wrappers, and now a coffee infused variety.

"mild to medium-bodied smoke that's creamy, smooth, and buttery with a hint of spice"

 

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Casa Torano at $2.09. Typically $6, but you can usually find a sale.

Honduran, with Dominican/Nicaraguan long fillers- Nicaraguan binder - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

Mellow/medium, with a bit of spice. Excellent el cheapo stick.

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$2.00 La Palina Red Label 5.5 x 52. On clearance (Jul '24) because the the label colors were reversed, I think.

A 5-pack will set you back $50 at Cigars International today.

"Sun-Grown Ecuador wrapper, with Nicaraguan and Dominican long-fillers. Medium-body with toasted nuts, cedar, and a pleasant spice. 92-rated."

Medium. Nice smoke. Light draw.

Puffy rating: and 1/2

 

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Arturo Fuente Especiales from March 2023. $2.50 on a nice promotional. Typically $5.

"Mixed-filler blend of rich-tasting Dominican tobaccos, wrapped in a savory, sun-kissed Habano wrapper leaf grown in Ecuador exclusively for Arturo Fuente by the Oliva Tobacco family. The medium-bodied smoke is well-balanced notes of cedar, oak, roasted nuts, and sweet tobacco."

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Oct '23 Victor Sinclair Fumas (Lonsdale).
A mixed filler Dominican, with an Maduro wrapper.

At less than $1 (on sale), these are nearly the cheapest sticks in the collection, but they're tasty ! More than a year in the humidor has improved the smokeability.

You know you want one.

 

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La Finca

Get some !

 

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$1.87 HC Series White Shade Grown from July '24.
Mellow Honduran, with Nicaraguan filler and a Connecticut wrapper.

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

Puffy rating: and a half

The perfect stick for your wannabe cigar mooching friends.

 

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Jawn 7.1 x 58. Typically less than $3 at most places. Made in the same Nicaraguan factory that makes all the West Tampa blends and some La Palina blends.

Nicaraguan long fillers - Connecticut wrapper. Also available in Maduro and Habano wrappers, and now a coffee infused variety.

"mild to medium-bodied smoke that's creamy, smooth, and buttery with a hint of spice"

This is a good, mellow, early morning stick.