JR Alternative Lines

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Emjaysmash

The Hebrew Hammer
I've recently been looking around at JR cigars and saw their listing of Alternatives. Any of these good? How do they compare to the "real deal"? What about their cuban alternatives?

Thanks for the responses.

-M.J.
 
Emjaysmash said:
I've recently been looking around at JR cigars and saw their listing of Alternatives. Any of these good? How do they compare to the "real deal"? What about their cuban alternatives?

Thanks for the responses.

-M.J.
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Most of them are pretty good, and they really are a good alternative if you can't afford the real thing. Do a search on them here on the forums, I actually had a thread about this same thing a couple months back.
 
To me, they're not worth the money. I've tried several in the JR alternative line and didn't like them. You would be better off smoking a good Padron for a similar price!
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longknocker said:
To me, they're not worth the money. I've tried several in the JR alternative line and didn't like them. You would be better off smoking a good Padron for a similar price!
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I'm not so sure this is a fair comparison given the price points of each cigar. Although I have not ever smoked a JR Alternate, I think the better comparison would be to another bundled cigar such as Flor de Oliva. If you are looking a for cigar that delivers damn good value, I would recommend Flor de Oliva. I'm always reluctant to pull the pin on a bundle of cigars because I am worried that I will not get around to smoking them.

-EB
 
ellisb said:
I'm not so sure this is a fair comparison given the price points of each cigar. Although I have not ever smoked a JR Alternate, I think the better comparison would be to another bundled cigar such as Flor de Oliva. If you are looking a for cigar that delivers damn good value, I would recommend Flor de Oliva. I'm always reluctant to pull the pin on a bundle of cigars because I am worried that I will not get around to smoking them.

-EB
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I've tried quite a few of them.

I enjoyed the RP Edge maduro, Cuban Monte #2, all of the Cuban Edicion Limitadas, and the Excalibur maduros.

Those are all quite good for the money and fairly good sticks in terms of body and flavor.

Most of the natural stuff is just bland so if you are going to go for it pick a maduro.
 
There is better stuff to be had for just a bit more money. Flor de Olivas which were already mentioned is one example.
 
Thanks a lot gorillas, I was going to post how I tried 2 different JR alternatives, cohiba robusto & monte #2 and thought they were so so. But a few of you mentioned Flor De Olivas, so I did a search and now I have to buy some. I just filled up the last remaining space in my cooler with Sherpa's "I HAVE NO MORE ROOM" does this slope have no foothole or small rock outcropping? I just want to stop for a breather LOL. I should have a guess my credit card balance contest RRrrr....grumble grumble :mad:
 
I went in and bought 5 different ones (regular JR Alternatives, Cohiba, Punch, and a couple others) several months back and like a fool I didn't mark them or anything to remember what was what. Smoked them, liked 3 of the 5. Couldn't say what 3 I liked though because they all have the same band. Tried 2 of the Cabinet No. 40's and thought they were actually pretty good for the price. Just me though
 
I havent found any of them to be close enough to the real thing. Some that i have tried have been decent cigars, just not what they are trying to be.......
 
P Da Masta said:
I havent found any of them to be close enough to the real thing. Some that i have tried have been decent cigars, just not what they are trying to be.......
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These are some decent sticks, just don't expect them to taste like the real deal. I like the Bolivar Corona and I just bought a bundle of Cohuba Siglo IV. Don't taste like Bolivars at all, but a good stick nonetheless. I'll let you know about the Sig IV when I smoke one this week. The Boli alts are better w/ some rest time.
 
I have tried several of the JR Alternatives and found the construction to be poor. I don't believe I ever got one that had a good burn or a good draw. That, in and of itself, is enough to tell me to spend my money on other items.
 
Fenwick said:
I don't like them. I think they all taste the same and I would not recommend them.
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VirtualSmitty said:
These are not good. Don't waste your money!
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Boomer said:
I have tried several of the JR Alternatives and found the construction to be poor. I don't believe I ever got one that had a good burn or a good draw. That, in and of itself, is enough to tell me to spend my money on other items.
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Which ones did you try? I'm interested to know so that I can stay away from them. All of them are not bad. I've had one or two that were, yet I don't know what kind they were. The ones i've mentioned and others that have been mentioned aren't bad, you just have to get the right brand. There are so many types of alts out there that all of them can't be good.
 
andrewsutherland2002 said:
Which ones did you try? I'm interested to know so that I can stay away from them. All of them are not bad. I've had one or two that were, yet I don't know what kind they were. The ones i've mentioned and others that have been mentioned aren't bad, you just have to get the right brand. There are so many types of alts out there that all of them can't be good.
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I don't know. We are going back 8-9 years ago now. I've tried maybe six different ones, and they were all inferior quality. I remember one was def an Ashton copy that tasted nothing like an Ashton, and more like a bunched up newspaper. Another was a Fuente something which was no good either. The others, I just don't remember. But after six bad ones, why would I keep trying them?
 
Warren said:
all of the Cuban Edicion Limitadas,
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That is all you need to know about the JR Alternatives. Supposedly, some of them are seconds of the actual brands. I believe that is true for the Perdomo alternatives, but I am not sure about some of the others.

If you are looking for a budget smoke, there are lots of good choices already listed. The TNT stuff is very good as are the Famous Nic 3Ks.
 
VirtualSmitty said:
I don't know. We are going back 8-9 years ago now. I've tried maybe six different ones, and they were all inferior quality. I remember one was def an Ashton copy that tasted nothing like an Ashton, and more like a bunched up newspaper. Another was a Fuente something which was no good either. The others, I just don't remember. But after six bad ones, why would I keep trying them?
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They have changed quite a bit in that time. I remember trying some back around 1999 - 2000 and thinking that they were god awful. Then last year I gave them another shot and found them to be pretty good, especially for the price.

Some of the Dominican alts are very mild and bland. But like I wrote if you stick to maduros especially Rocky Patel alts and Cuban Edicion Limitada alts you'll get a good smoke for the money.

Actually I wrote on my blog that I think the RP Edge maduro torps may be the same cigar. Rolled in the same factory, same look/feel, very similar taste profile/strength, etc.

But obviously to each his own. I'm not a fan of the bundled Olivas that many others love. :tu
 
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