re: Let's talk Cigars

Never posted in this thread but pretty sure I’ll be back
and Happy Father’s Day

Bringing the heat right out of the gate. Welcome to our little corner of TD

I see you.

Not necessarily new but still definitely learning flavors and my wheelhouse
I’m in laffy so I go to Pipers Haven and those guys have guided me in the right direction every time

Spent most of the weekend trying out the farm rolls I received from Privada earlier this week. All were solid Nicaraguan sticks, besides the one “limited edition” stick that I didn’t care for.

Got home, and lit up a Prometheus Angelenos.

As I’m sure you’ve noticed from the two posts above mine, this thread moves fast, but it’s because everyone here loves cigars and is knowledgeable in their own way. Most of us can’t wait to share what we’re smoking.

In response to your post, if those guys are setting you up with Perdomo, I would definitely trust their judgment. Perdomo is without a doubt a premium brand, but I wouldn’t consider it “mainstream”. An aficionado brand for sure. A few I’d recommend you give a try are CAO, My Father, Plascencia, Arturo Fuente, La Aroma de Cuba, Padron, and Drew Estate.

Don’t feel like you have to have the latest cigar creating buzz either. There’s so much quality out there I’d recommend trying some classics like Punch Classico and Romeo y Julieta 1875. There’s a reason these are still some of the best cigars selling after all of these years post release.

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Don’t feel like you have to have the latest cigar creating buzz either.

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So much truth to this statement. Don’t smoke an OpusX because it’s an “OpusX”. Or a Cohiba because it’s a “Cohiba”, etc etc.


Some of the best cigars I’ve smoked are no-named local house sticks.

While I can't give you tips on specific humidor brands, etc. I will tell you that whatever you decide upon will require a few weeks of seasoning prior to you putting cigars in it. To get you through to that stage, make a Tupidor to store your cigars.

How to make a DIY Tupador

My second tip is this, since you're new, look for deals on sampler packs online or at your local shop. Also, if you do buy cigars online, let them sit for at least two weeks in your tupidor/humidor before smoking. It makes a tremendous difference when you smoke a well conditioned cigar.

Thanks for the info and tips fellas I’ll look those up tonight
And when I was in the smoke shop this weekend I noticed that some of those cigars seem ridiculously priced of upwards of $20+ a stick wasn’t sure any of those would be worth the coin but obviously still learning but if it’s anything like bourbon I’ve learned the hard way that it doesn’t have to be expensive to be good

Tons of great sticks to be had in the 8 to 12 dollar range.