Favourite Low-Mid Price Maduro

[IlmProcess]

Hey everyone,

As I have gotten back into smoking and started adding to my little stash I have not gotten many maduro-wrapped cigars.

I smoked a Maroma Maduro (cheapie) and surprispingly enjoyed its mild, slightly chocolatey, dark earthy flavour. It was too wet, but still pretty enjoyable.

I am wondering what your favourite low-mid priced maduro cigars are - both mild-medium and full-bodied cigars. I know some will mention the Sancho Panza Maddies, which I haven't had for years (are the new ones still smoking well?), but what else is out there? I'd like to add a few to my humi.

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[Gooner]

Never mind...I over looked the SP Maddies' comment.. Sorry..

[maninblack]

Well since our resident maduro whore Mac is sleeping, I'll step in. I love 601 Blues and they can be had for around $4-5 per stick. Cigarmonster has fivers of them all the time for 17.98 shipped. DPG JJ maduro's can be had for around $6-7 apiece.They are very tasty also.

[maninblack]

Oh yeah, and Diesel Unholy Cocktails are great budget smokes. They can be had for around 15 a fiver or $99 for a box of 30.Padron 2000 & 3000 maduro's are also great smokes and can be had pretty cheap if you keep your eye out for them.

[Ogre]

CI Legends Red.

[Emjaysmash]

The Padron "Thousand" Series maduros are very good and well priced.

[kelmac07]

To fit your billing of low-mid priced...

Favorites:
CAO MX3
601 Blue
Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote
Padron #2000 Maduro
Cain Maduro
Arturo Funente Cuban Corona Maduro
Punch Royal Coranation Maduro
CI Legends Red Wrapper (Perdomo)
Nestor Mirando Special Selection Ruky Oscuro
Old Henry Maduro
Omar Ortez Original Maduro
J Fuego 777
El Rey De Mundo Maduro
El Cobre
La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte
5 Vegas AAA
A. Turrent Triple Play
Gurkha Doble Maduro
Omar Ortez Puro Maduro
Padron #3000 Maduro
Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro
PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Madura
PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Oscura
Rocky Patel Cuban Blend


Some value maduros:
Tampa Sweethearts #500 Maduro
Arganese ML3
Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Maduro
Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Diesel Shorty
Famous Nic 5000
Nica Libre
Nica Libre Potencia
Bahia Maduro
Perdomo Nicks Sticks Maduro

[shopkins82]

I'm probably in the minority, but I like the most of the Drew Natural line as well as the Baccarat Maduro.

[IlmProcess]

Thank you all for the suggestions, that's more than I expected :)

I'll have to fish around for a few of these.

Anyone tried the Flor de Oliva maduros?

I realized that I have a few 601 Blues, I'll have to smoke one of them after it sits a bit.

[kelmac07]

Thank you all for the suggestions, that's more than I expected :)

I'll have to fish around for a few of these.

Anyone tried the Flor de Oliva maduros?

I realized that I have a few 601 Blues, I'll have to smoke one of them after it sits a bit.

Trent...leave 'em alone. :pu :pu

[The Poet]

To add to Mac's extensive list, I might add a few of my favorites available from Lew, namely his moderate-priced JR Ultimates and value-priced Consuegras (Hondouran, not Dominician), both in numerous differing vitolas.

[IlmProcess]

Trent...leave 'em alone. :pu :pu

Haha thanks for the heads up :tu

[The Poet]

Trent...leave 'em alone. :pu :pu

Haha thanks for the heads up :tu


Heads up? Looks to me more like a heads down . . . between the knees. :D

[ysr_racer]

Thank you all for the suggestions, that's more than I expected :)

I'll have to fish around for a few of these.

Anyone tried the Flor de Oliva maduros?

I realized that I have a few 601 Blues, I'll have to smoke one of them after it sits a bit.


Yes, Flor De Oliva Maduro is a great low cost cigar. Smoke one you won't be sorry.

[whodeeni]

Friday I went to a cigar shop, and I guy was praising the store owner for selling him an Omar Ortez Maduro Torpedo.

I kind of laughed to myself because (uknowingly) i'd smoked the "Natural" at the same shop, and to me there was nothing special about it. Well let me tell you what... I grabbed the maduro yesterday, and it blew me away, there were rich dark chocolate flavors, cedar, and rich tobacco! It had a great black pepper spice, and even a slight bit of creme! I couldn't believe I was smoking a $5.00 stick! I still can't believe it! The only cigar that I smoked yesterday that was better was the Illusions MK Ultra!

[whodeeni]

You can also add to that list Cigar.com Red Label's. They're a maduro made by AJ Fernandez.

[Boz]

Well since our resident maduro whore Mac is sleeping, I'll step in. I love 601 Blues and they can be had for around $4-5 per stick. Cigarmonster has fivers of them all the time for 17.98 shipped. DPG JJ maduro's can be had for around $6-7 apiece.They are very tasty also.

Oh yeah, and Diesel Unholy Cocktails are great budget smokes. They can be had for around 15 a fiver or $99 for a box of 30.Padron 2000 & 3000 maduro's are also great smokes and can be had pretty cheap if you keep your eye out for them.

Agreed with everything this man said :tu

[Cigar Soup]

Hello everyone, I'm a first timer here. Though I generally prefer oscuro cigars to maduro if I'm looking for a dark smoke (and have the time to sit down for a while), Casa de Garcia does make a nice value maduro, especially if you give them a bit of time to get juicy. I have a few that I'm giving away on my review blog, cigarsoup.com. Check the link for details and photos:

http://www.cigarsoup.com/2012/04/giveaway-1-5-casa-de-garcia-churchill.html

I'll have a review published for that cigar soon. Be sure to check out the other reviews available as well. Thanks, and nice to meet you all!

[Bill86]

Welcome!

You should introduce yourself here.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=7

[thecatch83]

601 blue, 7 days a week and twice on Sunday!

[Blak Smyth]

To fit your billing of low-mid priced...

Favorites:
601 Blue
Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixote
Old Henry Maduro
Omar Ortez Original Maduro
Omar Ortez Puro Maduro
Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro


Some value maduros:
Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Maduro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Famous Nic 5000


I agree 100% on the above list and would add:

Famous Nic 3000
Famous Stubbies
Famous Nic Maduro
Oliva V Lancero (Can be a good deal if buying a cab of 36)
Cuba Libre One
Graycliff 1666 (Can find cheap on Cbid)
El Credito
Tatuaje El Truinfador (I have found cheap on Cbid on occasion)

[dave]

I agree 100% on the above list and would add:

Famous Nic 3000
Famous Stubbies
Famous Nic Maduro
Oliva V Lancero (Can be a good deal if buying a cab of 36)
Cuba Libre One
Graycliff 1666 (Can find cheap on Cbid)
El Credito
Tatuaje El Truinfador (I have found cheap on Cbid on occasion)

Hmmm....there may have been some fermenting going on, but I don't think I would have called Nic3K, Oliva V or Tat El T maduros. Cuba Libre One either, but it is a little bit dark, I suppose. Not familiar with stubbies or El Credito. (One man's useless opinion here, but I thought the 1666's were particularly sucky.)

Top of my list, depending on definition of 'cheap', would probably be RP Cuban Blend at $3/per (auctioneer price, anyway.)

[whodeeni]

Hmmm....there may have been some fermenting going on, but I don't think I would have called Nic3K, Oliva V or Tat El T maduros. Cuba Libre One either, but it is a little bit dark, I suppose. Not familiar with stubbies or El Credito. (One man's useless opinion here, but I thought the 1666's were particularly sucky.)

Top of my list, depending on definition of 'cheap', would probably be RP Cuban Blend at $3/per (auctioneer price, anyway.)


Dave,

He's talking about the Original Tat El Triunfador Blend Which uses Pennsylvania Broadleaf (Grown in CT btw...) I believe the Cuba Libre One is a dark Habano, Oliva V is a Sungrown, and Nic3k is a Ecuadorian Habano if i'm not mistaken. The few Graycliff 1666's sucked when I had them so we agree on that.

The El Credito is a cheroot, but there again its a dark Habano/Sumatra wrapper, definitely not a maduro!:tu

[Blak Smyth]

Hmmm....there may have been some fermenting going on, but I don't think I would have called Nic3K, Oliva V or Tat El T maduros. Cuba Libre One either, but it is a little bit dark, I suppose. Not familiar with stubbies or El Credito. (One man's useless opinion here, but I thought the 1666's were particularly sucky.)

Top of my list, depending on definition of 'cheap', would probably be RP Cuban Blend at $3/per (auctioneer price, anyway.)

That's true I kinda got side tracked and forgot about the wrapper on some of these. I do however like the 1666, super choclatey, at least the 2-3 I have tried. The Stubbies deffinitley are, or at least advertised as maduro. I have a bad habbit of lumping everything semi-dark as a maddie, sorry about that.

[Poronico]

Padron 2000 are my go to cheap smoke.

[Islayphile]

601 blue, 7 days a week and twice on Sunday!

And with coffee everytime...except when it's time for Higland Park 18 in the evening.

[thecatch83]

And with coffee everytime...except when it's time for Higland Park 18 in the evening.

Yes!!!:tu

[RobR1205]

Padron Londres Maduro!

[ApexAZ]

I love the LDF Colorado Oscuro. At $5.50 it's a heck of a good smoke. I don't think Oscuro is the same as maduro though, is it? Either way, it's dark and delicious.

[SteelCityBoy]

$5.50. You just can't go wrong with it...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/khannaman/Cigars/Siglo.jpg

[lbowles2]

Padron Londres Maduro!

Love these things :tu

And I will add support for the Flor de Oliva Maduro. It may be luck of the draw but the two that I've had have been pretty good.

[Blak Smyth]

$5.50. You just can't go wrong with it...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m595/khannaman/Cigars/Siglo.jpg

My boss just gave me one of these. We did some work at the Altadis facility and they gave these out.

[lenguamor]

La Aurora maduros. From about $2-5 and tasty, you can't go wrong.

[Ciro]

Not sure if mentioned, but I enjoy the NUB Maduro

[mahtofire14]

Gispert Maduro in the robusto. $4-7 depending whether online or at a B&M. Very consistent with a very nice flavor.

[Zanaspus]

Padron Londres Maduro!

Quoted for truth!

[jimdandy]

Padron Londres Maduro!

Agreed, I also enjoy the RP Edge Missile Maduro.

[smokin5]

For the really-cheap-smoke category, I'd recommend:

Arganese Maduro - On Cigars Int'l at $30/20 Robustos or $32.50/20 Toros
Famous Nicaraguan 5000 - On Famous Smoke at $40/20 Toros

[xFreebirdx]

La Vieja Habana Brazilian Maduro Chateau Corona

On Sale now: $43.95 for a 20 count box. ;)

[Mr B]

Old Henry Maduro Corona (by Pepin Garcia sold through Holts).

[dozer]

I smoked a Padron 2000 this weekend and forgot just how good they are...LA Gloria R's and CAO LA Traviata's are pretty good for the price as well.

[milhouse]

padron londres maduro is one of my favorites

[CoffeeWaterBeer]

La Vieja Habana Brazilian Maduro Chateau Corona

On Sale now: $43.95 for a 20 count box. ;)

I've been itching to try these out. I used to get the natural wrappers from CI about 10 years back when it was 23 a box. :tu

Edit: I almost forgot the reason I came in here. Try Onyx Reserve. Super dark and slow burning. Quite reasonable at that. I got a 5'er from CI for about 22 bucks.

[Remo]

601 Blue :tu

[thecatch83]

601 Blue :tu

Without a doubt...my top pick!

[JohnRogers]

I need to book mark this thread. Some good reading in here.

[omowasu]

Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Maduro, an excellent maduro stick that gets better with age and can be had for around 4.00 each if bought by the box!