💬 Cigar recommendations

[Bamabww]

I'm a non smoker, except for this weekend, so I'm always looking for advice / recommendations for a good cigar. Here's what a local Bama friend recommended. It's along the same line that @riz and @TerryP recommended a couple of years ago.

A Hemingway Classic Short Story, an Oliva Series G, or a Romeo Y Julietta. Ask for a cigar with a madurai wrapper. Then pick up a good brandy to sip with it. (I believe @TerryP recommended Scotch.)

What do you recommend?

 

[rick4bama]

Sorry I'm like you a non smoker, not even this weekend will I lit up.

 

[Undertaker]

Been following this site for years now but have not really posted. But, you cant go wrong with Perdomo 10th anniversary in Maduro wrapper. It's a little on the strong side but just eat something before you smoke it and you'll be fine. B&B (Brandy and Benedictine) pairs great with any cigar especially a Maduro wrapper because they tend to be a little sweet. Olivia V Melanio is also very good as is an MX2 by CFO ( a double Maduro wrapper) Romeo Y Julietta Reaserva Real is a very nice mild and smooth cigar too. Montecristo makes a Platinum series that is excellent but a little pricey (around $12).
Hope this helps and RTR !!!

 

[planomateo]

Cuban rum/cigar ban is lifted on Monday...too bad this wasn't in lifted a few days earlier

 

[Undertaker]

Cuban rum/cigar ban is lifted on Monday...too bad this wasn't in lifted a few days earlier

It would be nice. But man Cubans (the real thing) are expensive (bout $25 ea) and they really are not worth the price difference in my humble opinion. Really good cigars have been produced in the Dominican Republic for years now as well as Nicaragua. So the Cubans, while still very good, are not the hot property they once were.

 

[rueben]

Cuban rum/cigar ban is lifted on Monday...too bad this wasn't in lifted a few days earlier

Trooth

Does nto matter the brand...as long as it's hand rolled on the thighs of island wommin's.

And a Gosling's Black Seal Rum...good enough to sip w/o the need of a mixer.
Or Maker's Mark, because we all know that Kentucky Bourbon is much better than Tennessee Whiskey.

 

[BamaFan334]

I'm with Terry, a nice Scotch. Bourbon is traditional, but scotch and cigars work well together. And I've had some really good cigars from the Dominican's as well. I like one with about Medium spice. Allows you to enjoy without getting all dizzy.

 

[jdutton24]

I'm a non smoker, except for this weekend, so I'm always looking for advice / recommendations for a good cigar. Here's what a local Bama friend recommended. It's along the same line that @riz and @TerryP recommended a couple of years ago.

A Hemingway Classic Short Story, an Oliva Series G, or a Romeo Y Julietta. Ask for a cigar with a madurai wrapper. Then pick up a good brandy to sip with it. (I believe @TerryP recommended Scotch.)

What do you recommend?

Id go with some monkey shoulder scotch. Not a huge price tag and really good stuff. Cigars, I say a padron or rocky patel decade with sumatra wrapper

 

[OldPlayer]

Tradition is the cigar. Straight. No booze.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Import ban still in place. What changed is you can bring in Cuban cigars/rum for personal use (with a duty of course). Which means you still have to go out of the country to buy them.

 

[XXL TideFan]

I will be having an Alec Bradley Prensado with some Jameson. Because the Irish are what the Scots think they are. Jameson because I haven't gotten the Redbreast 12 yet.

 

[footballer]

I'm an ex smoker and a cheap drunk. If I were to partake, a King Edward to start the buzz then a hand rolled lefty while sipping some blackberry shine.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Auturo Fuente makes a really good stogie for the price. Their Curlyhead Deluxe is a pretty good smoke for around 6 bux.

C.A.O. is another great brand, ranging anywhere from $8-$15 depending on style.

And for Christmas sake, if you're gonna spend decent money on a cigar, get a punch, and not just a cutter. The punch bores out a small, pen-sized hole in the wrapper on the draw end. That way, you're not getting a bunch of leaf shreds in your mouth.

 

[jdpas29]

Ditto on the Alec Bradley.
Also in no certain order:
Torano single region
Rocky Patel Anniversario 1992 ( great yeat as we all know)
Ashton anything
Arturo Fuente figural is nice

Rtr

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I'll smoke any cigar that will burn to celebrate a Bama victory. I'll probably smoke a swisher sweet and drink some Four Roses Small Batch on the rocks. It's all the rage now, but I just can't fathom picking Jameson over any bourbon.

 

[alabama mike]

I don't smoke so I'll probably just stop by Gampp's in Slocum Station, Oh. And pick up one, cheap cigar. No alcohol but I do enjoy good, chewing tobacco.

 

[EasyTider]

 

[RollllTide!]

For the real experience you need a Cohiba or Oliva with good bourbon like Bulleit or Makers Mark.

 

[planomateo]

 

[doemasters]

I heard there is some vintage 10 year old cigars available in Knoxville