The Biggest Bargin Cigar of the Year!

[dannysguitar]

I like the Brick House and La Traviata, but my favorite "bargain" cigar had to be the Tabaccos Baez SF. :-)

[Kreth]

Anything by AJ Fernandez. Some tasty sticks, and pretty much all of his blends can be had cheap.
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Originally Posted by Kreth

Anything by AJ Fernandez. Some tasty sticks, and pretty much all of his blends can be had cheap.
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I'll second that, I have a box of disel on the way I picked up for about 2.75 a stick. I also discovered the Little Havanna Overuns III this year.

[RevSmoke]

You know, this kicks back to that other thread about affordability.

Simply put, $5 a stick isn't a bargain to me - I'll buy $5 sticks, but when I'm looking for bargains, I'm looking for cigars that are less than that.

So, the minor problem I see with this thread is that we didn't define the $$ range for bargain. Of course, bargain means different things to different people. To me, bargain sticks are under $3.00 each. What I got the other day was a bargain, normal $6.00 sticks for $2.50. And nobody anywhere is going to tell me that deal wasn't a bargain. OK, it was more a steal... But, that isn't a normal bargain cigar.

So, for my $$, the biggest bargain stick (normally under $3.00 a cigar) is Omar Ortez - usually about $2.60 a stick and excellent.

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

You know, this kicks back to that other thread about affordability.

Simply put, $5 a stick isn't a bargain to me - I'll buy $5 sticks, but when I'm looking for bargains, I'm looking for cigars that are less than that.

So, the minor problem I see with this thread is that we didn't define the $$ range for bargain. Of course, bargain means different things to different people. To me, bargain sticks are under $3.00 each. What I got the other day was a bargain, normal $6.00 sticks for $2.50. And nobody anywhere is going to tell me that deal wasn't a bargain. OK, it was more a steal... But, that isn't a normal bargain cigar.

So, for my $$, the biggest bargain stick (normally under $3.00 a cigar) is Omar Ortez - usually about $2.60 a stick and excellent.

+1 on the "bargain" thing. To me, a stick has to be under $3 to be a "cheap smoke." In that category, I'd nominate:

Perdomo ESV 2nds
Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve 2nds
Padilla 1968
Tatuaje Series P
RP Vintage '92 2nds
Oliva G


For MEGA CHEAP (i.e. yard gars), like $1.50/stick, I like:

RP Nicaraguan Factory Selects "Liga B" robustos (CI/Cbid)
RP Fusion 2nds
Indian Tabac Cameroon Legend
5 Vegas Classic/Gold

[Starscream]

Indian Tabac Super Fuerte
Perdomo Fresh-rolled

CC: Party Short

[lopro]

so many cigars left to try! (especially the CC's!).

This thread is great!

[madwilliamflint]

Ya know, I really love the J&R knockoff of the Montecristo C. Buying them by the bundle ends up at less than $2 a stick. My smoking buddy reports that they have other knockoffs that smoke far better. He's a couple hours away so it'll be two or three weeks before I can validate that kind of claim.

But my favorite bargain really is the PH 681s from Famous. They're orphaned sticks from some unidentified premium maker. (They're a Nicaraguan Puros.) I picked up a box of 25 on a Cigar Monster deal for $70 (on top of the couple/few 5 packs I've bought in the last six months.)

Really a solid stick. My favorite Maduro so far. Yes, I said it.

[Subvet642]

I bought a couple of mold boxes of Gispert Toros recently, and what a bargain, about $3 a stick; a great everyday smoke!

[dannysguitar]

Originally Posted by madwilliamflint

Ya know, I really love the J&R knockoff of the Montecristo C. Buying them by the bundle ends up at less than $2 a stick. My smoking buddy reports that they have other knockoffs that smoke far better. He's a couple hours away so it'll be two or three weeks before I can validate that kind of claim.

But my favorite bargain really is the PH 681s from Famous. They're orphaned sticks from some unidentified premium maker. (They're a Nicaraguan Puros.) I picked up a box of 25 on a Cigar Monster deal for $70 (on top of the couple/few 5 packs I've bought in the last six months.)

Really a solid stick. My favorite Maduro so far. Yes, I said it.

Those are supposed to be Liga Privada #9's right?

[madwilliamflint]

Originally Posted by dannysguitar

Those are supposed to be Liga Privada #9's right?

(disclaimer: Never smoked the Liga Privada #9)

I was all set to say no but then I went back and looked up the descriptions.

I'm losing my mind here. I could've sworn I'd read that the 681s were all Nicaraguan (hence my mention of it in my previous post.) But I'm guessing I'm just delusional because the text from Famous is this:

...blend consists of select Honduran and Nicaraguan Cuban seed longfiller tobaccos with a Brazilian Mata Fina binder, flawlessly rolled in an ebony Connecticut Broadleaf.

So yeah, maybe it is. I should pick up one of those to give it a taste and see. If that's really what that smoke is, then the box of 25 for $69 is a steal.

I babble about how much I love these things so much that when they come up on cigar monster I get people sending me emails and twitter messages (plus, my cigar site hits spike from google searches.)

[icehog3]

Cheap means different things to different people, $1.50 to some, $4-5 to others. Doesn't make the people who choose the latter wrong.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Cheap means different things to different people, $1.50 to some, $4-5 to others. Doesn't make the people who choose the latter wrong.

I think I'm that one who brought this up, as I know I made the point about what I consider "MY" bargain price point was. And, I thought I wasn't trying to say one is wrong and one is right - I was trying to say that what is a bargain to one may not be to another. Neither is better than the other. When I look for a bargain stick and when Howard Hughes looks for a bargain stick, we're probably not looking in the same bins.

I guess I was trying to level the playing field so that we're all looking in the same price range. I chose the Omar Ortez for under $3 a stick (that's what I consider a bargain). But, if by bargain we mean up to $6 a stick, I'd have to choose Oliva Vs.

That was my only point. I was not in any way trying to cast aspersions on anybody else's idea of "bargain."

Forgive me.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

I think I'm that one who brought this up, as I know I made the point about what I consider "MY" bargain price point was. And, I thought I wasn't trying to say one is wrong and one is right - I was trying to say that what is a bargain to one may not be to another.
Forgive me.

Nothing to forgive, Todd, I was just making a counterpoint. I got nothing but love for you, My Brother.

[OHRD]

I'd have to go Brickhouse and CAO La Traviata

[Subvet642]

Originally Posted by matthewjmichael

I'd have to go Brickhouse and CAO La Traviata

Brick House is my go to stogie; I'm getting a box for my B'day!

Rass for CCs (looks like I'll be trying a few more)
Lho 3s from holts 2 bucks for Nc.
Thanks for the recommendations!

[Smokin Gator]

This one is so easy for me... but both are due to some good luck...

NC: DPG Cuban Classic 1977- Rizzle told me about a too good to be true deal from Tampa Humidor... turns out they were $2.20/stick. They are one of my absolute favorite NCs and a good deal at twice that. Turns out it was a mistake but they honored it.

CC: Super Partagas - These were on sale a couple of times for right at $2.25/stick. The '08s are so good with just a few months age and I really think will be stellar with a few years.

[NCRadioMan]

Forgot to add the Tobaccos Baez SF's. Great cigar for just $2.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by madwilliamflint

Ya know, I really love the J&R knockoff of the Montecristo C. Buying them by the bundle ends up at less than $2 a stick. My smoking buddy reports that they have other knockoffs that smoke far better. He's a couple hours away so it'll be two or three weeks before I can validate that kind of claim.

Haven't tried these but I love the JR Alt Cuban Cohiba Sig IVs.