Getting into Cigars

[BenMN]

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Favorite Cigarillos? :: Cigar Discussion

The more I smoke cigars, the more I realize I don't have the patience for them as often as I'd like. As a southerner, I don't prefer to smoke outdoors in the summer, and this is doubtlessly factoring into my mentality. The recent solution has been to opt for cigarillos. I've been a fan of this...

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[MortarMessiah]

We have a thread going, not much activity lately, that may interest you

Favorite Cigarillos? :: Cigar Discussion

The more I smoke cigars, the more I realize I don't have the patience for them as often as I'd like. As a southerner, I don't prefer to smoke outdoors in the summer, and this is doubtlessly factoring into my mentality. The recent solution has been to opt for cigarillos. I've been a fan of this...

pipesmagazine.com

Yes very helpful, thanks

 

[BenMN]

Yes very helpful, thanks

For sure

Hope to see your thoughts on there as you try some different littles

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Cigarpage.com

Personally, I'd stay away from their house brand stuff. They usually have good variety packs, though.

Cigar Page is my favored place to buy. I don't understand smoking the small Cigars that are essentially the same size as a cigarette. The only purpose they serve, from my perspective, is to provide a quick hit of nicotine as I think they all taste like crap. You may as well stick with the cigarettes.

A pipe is a great source for a quick hit. Smoke what you want or have time for, put it down and come back to it when you're ready. Buy some real Cigars instead of those little crap sticks and enjoy them fully when you have the time. Start with petite corona, corona or even a Robusto. I'd recommend Avo or Fuente to start, perhaps Padron. Relatively mild but good quality Cigars.

 

[JoeW]

Another recommendation occurs to me:
Vincent Manil has a couple different sizes of little cigar made of his Belgian Burley. Iirc (and if I can properly describe what I recall), the stuff's a little floral, kinda like if I were to try imagining a fusion of Oriental and Cigar leaf.

https://www.smokingpipes.com/cigars/tabac-de-la-semois/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=429805

I bought a box of the Mignons in December. They don't have the flavor complexity of the pipe tobacco, but they are satisfying, especially at $1 each. To me, the flavor is similar to the Macanudo Inspirados (red), if my memory of those still serves.

The Tabac Manil pipe tobacco is much better, of course. Reserve du Patron suits my palate quite well.

 

[MortarMessiah]

I ordered some Romeo and Juliet white minis. Ain't got em yet, thought I'd order some Montecristo white tin minis too. I'll let ya know how it goes.