Must try Cuban cigars

[Strayvector]

A friend of mine who's new to the pleasures of Cuban cigars recently asked me for 4 cigars that would be good for a newbie, 3 must try Cubans, and my 2 favorites. Meaning 4 cigars that a newbie would like and is not overpowering and 3 Cuban cigars that a cigar lover should at one time or another try. Here are my picks:

Newbie cigars in order of size:
Juan Lopez Petite Corona - Light bodied, incredibly smooth, lots of cream flavors.
ERDM Choix Supreme - Light to medium bodied, great construction, nutty flavors
HU Mag 46 - Medium bodied, generally good construction, with pronounced coffee flavor, perfect corona gorda that exudes some body, but not overpowering.
HdM DC - IMO the perfect DC that starts you off as a light/medium bodied cigar and builds in flavor and strength and ends as a medium bodied cigar. Flavors of cream and chocolate develop and changes throughout the smoke.

3 Must try Cubans:
Cohiba Esplendido - the one that everyone talks about and the most counterfeited cigar in the world.
RyJ Churchill - named after Sir Winston
Montecristo "A" - for those days when you have 3 hours to spare

My 2 Favorites:
Partagas Serie P no. 2 - improving everything that is good about the PSD4
Vegas Robaina Unicos - the cigar that made me an island whore

What are yours?

 

[Wurm]

My top 3 (ATM)

Partagas Serie D no. 4 > Partagas Serie P no. 2 IMO

Punch Black Prince

Romeo Y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

 

[Swissy]

Uhh... cubans are illegal! :0















how about a SLR Serie A? or maybe a CoRo? Then there's a RASS... nothing overpowering, and nice flavors...

 

[Strayvector]

Uhh... cubans are illegal! :0

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Friend is a Swede so its OK.

 

[LGHT]

Right now my 2 favs are:

Sancho Panzo Belicosos 02
RA Gigantes 03

By next week i'll have a few more Favs, but both are amazing good with such young age.

 

[marcsheldon]

j. lopez p.c.
erdm choix supreme
monte #2

 

[ree ree robusto]

My vote goes for CoRo! :sign:

 

[Shiba]

I would have to go with the RASCC... Just a fine little smoke

 

[Ginseng]

Partagas Serie D No.4 or PSD4, for short.

Wilkey

 

[Jan Primus]

I'd recommend Juan Lopez 2, Trinidad colonial, and Upmann mag 46 to start with..must try Cohiba siglo vi and Partagas lusitania and Bolivar BF..my fave Trinidad robusto extra and siglo vi.

 

[Mr Peat]

Monte A was ok IMHO. It didnt hit the spot but at least I smoked one. I like the Party Serie D #4. good smoke. Several #2 by RyJ, H Upmann, Bolivar is a good stand by.

 

[CoventryCat86]

SLR Serie A
Rafael Gonzales Coronas Extra
San Cristobal de la Habana La Fuerza

I prefer '03 & '04 box codes

Great idea for a thread! :thumbs:

 

[ML237]

Although a newbie I have expereinced some ISOM's that to me were the truest pleasure of cigar enjoyment.

My Favs:
Trinidad –Robusto Extras(fav)
Ramon Allones- Robusto, SS

Newbie must haves:
Quai D’Orsay- Any
Monte's- #2 & Edmundo
San Cristobal de La Habana - Any
Juan Lopez - Seleccion No. 2/1

MUST HAVES (for me at least):
Cohiba - Any will do
H. Upmann – Connoisseur#1, Magnum 46, #2, Super Corona Finos
Vegas Robaina- Unicos, Famosos, DonAlejandro
Hoyo de Monterrey - Epicure No. 2&1, Petit Robusto
Romeo y Julieta – Belicosos, Exhibicion No. 3&4
Partagas- Serie D#4 & #2, 8-9-8, Coronas
Punch- Super Selection No.2, Royal Selection No.11, Punch-Punch, Black Prince
Cuaba- Any

 

[Pyre]

3 Favorites:

H.Upmann Magnum 46
Cohiba Siglo IV
Trinidad Fundadore

 

[dvickery]

cigars i would recommend to a newby...(not so much as must try but they are outstanding as young smokes)

siglo I and jlo patricias

the cigars i ask for at every lcdh i go into...

partagas shorts...box of 50
bolivar petit coronas...box of 50


derrek

 

[cigardawg]

Cigars that I would recommend or start someone out on?
Partagas Serie D No. 4
Montecristo No. 4
Sancho Panza Belicoso
All are on the medium side of full (the SP a little milder) and all smoke pretty well when young (thought the Monte might be a bit tannic).

Cigars that I truly love to smoke?
Bolivar CE (98) and I have heard the 01s are fantastic
RA 898 (01) by far my favorite RA
Partagas Serie du Conn. No. 2 (98) just got these...they are incredible

 

[roboref]

My Favorites:

1. Montecristo #2
2. Cohiba Siglo 2
3. Partagas Serie D #4

Nice mild cigar for Newbie

ERDM Choix Supreme

 

[Lemon]

I'll go with some moderately priced Cubans that I like:

RASS
ERDM Choix Supreme
Punch Punch
Monte #2
PSD#4
Bolivar Belicosos Finos

I didn't consider complexity or the overall strongess of the cigars on my list. A newbie might not want to smoke a RASS or say a Bolivar right away, but these are still must-try's in my book. I might not (yet) be a huge fan of the Monte #2 or the Bolivar, but I still think these are sticks everyone should try. Just my two European cents ???

 

[lucasbuck]

My top three must try Havanas would be:

Esplendidos
Lanceros
Siglo V

 

[fetterjohn]

My vote goes for CoRo! :sign:

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My vote goes for Pedro!!!