Hi all,
I have been lurking for the last few weeks and soaking up all the knowledge on this terrific forum.
A very brief background - I have been a cigar smoker for just over 20 years but by no means a regular everyday smoker throughout those years. I live in Canada and so have smoked many a Cuban. I was much more active in smoking in the early to mid nineties but have been trying to stock up for aging just lately. A few years back in New York City I purchased a box each of Padron maduro robustos, a robusto sized VSG, and Chateau Fuente Rothschilds - sorry if I butchered the descriptions. They have been aging quite well and I am happy with my selections.
So here is where the dilemma comes in.
My wife and I will be visiting Orlando next week on business/pleasure and are limited to 100 cigars to bring back duty free and somewhere in the price range of $500-$600 for the lot.
What I want are cigars that are medium to full with some complexity but that would fit in this price range - somewhere close to $6.00 on average per stick. I could buy a few boxes in the $3 - $4 per stick range which would free me up to nab a box or two of say $9 or $10 sticks.
I am thinking along the lines of Padron (open to discussion but have never tried any of the anniversary lines yet), Perdomo (I have a box of Lot 23 that were a very pleasant surprise), Fuentes, and perhaps a Rocky Patel 10 anniversary box.
I defer to the vast stores of knowledge on this forum of terrific smokes that are reasonably priced and available in the good ol US of A!
Chris
I have been lurking for the last few weeks and soaking up all the knowledge on this terrific forum.
A very brief background - I have been a cigar smoker for just over 20 years but by no means a regular everyday smoker throughout those years. I live in Canada and so have smoked many a Cuban. I was much more active in smoking in the early to mid nineties but have been trying to stock up for aging just lately. A few years back in New York City I purchased a box each of Padron maduro robustos, a robusto sized VSG, and Chateau Fuente Rothschilds - sorry if I butchered the descriptions. They have been aging quite well and I am happy with my selections.
So here is where the dilemma comes in.
My wife and I will be visiting Orlando next week on business/pleasure and are limited to 100 cigars to bring back duty free and somewhere in the price range of $500-$600 for the lot.
What I want are cigars that are medium to full with some complexity but that would fit in this price range - somewhere close to $6.00 on average per stick. I could buy a few boxes in the $3 - $4 per stick range which would free me up to nab a box or two of say $9 or $10 sticks.
I am thinking along the lines of Padron (open to discussion but have never tried any of the anniversary lines yet), Perdomo (I have a box of Lot 23 that were a very pleasant surprise), Fuentes, and perhaps a Rocky Patel 10 anniversary box.
I defer to the vast stores of knowledge on this forum of terrific smokes that are reasonably priced and available in the good ol US of A!
Chris