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Cigars, an expression of "The Good Life": which do cigar smoking Gulchers prefer?

Posted by Eudaimonia 12 years, 10 months ago to Culture
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With my current software contract on hold, I have, among other things, been learning the cigar business by working at a local cigar parlor.

So, I'm interested, what do our cigar smoking Gulchers prefer for a good stick?

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  • Posted by OH45458 12 years, 10 months ago
    When I smoke a cigar, it is usually in the evening on the back porch, and I enjoy a long smoke. I enjoy a Churchill, and my favorites are Cohiba Red Dots. I like Padrons as well. Both have a good flavor, with a nice finish. And I have never had trouble with either of these burning unevenly. They must have good rollers.
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    • Posted by lukenbocker 12 years, 10 months ago
      I am much more of a quantity vs. quality person. I enjoy some personal time in the evening after the kids go to bed so I look for cigars around $1-$1.50/stick for a Churchill. Every couple of months I'll splurge and look for a Cohiba or Rocky Patel but I try to stay away from Ghurka's. cigar.com has their Premero series that aren't too bad for a cheap herfer like myself.
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  • Posted by deed42 12 years, 10 months ago
    I enjoy a Rocky Patel. Good steady taste because I don't enjoy them often (too hot outside). I would not mind smoking one with the dollar sign on it!
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    • Posted by Eudaimonia 12 years, 10 months ago
      I've read but can't confirm that Nat Sherman made the $ cigarette for Ayn Rand, and that you can still order them.

      If true, I wonder if they have a $ banded cigar.
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  • Posted by $ erudeen 12 years, 10 months ago
    Depends on the day.
    I tend to stick with Arturo Fuente. I like their Hemingway series, Short Story is one my absolute favorites for a quick smoke. But I also like Rocky Patel, Olivia, Romeo y Julieta, Montecristo, H. Upmann, and so many others.
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    • Posted by Eudaimonia 12 years, 10 months ago
      We have a selection of AF here, including the Short Story (which I haven't tried yet).
      We also have some other AF lines: Julius Caesar, Maximus, and Diamond Crown.

      I recently tried a Perla Del Mar (Arturo Fuente/J.C.Newman) Connecticut Box Press.
      Outstanding.
      Giving the owner constant reminders to stock it.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 12 years, 10 months ago
    I am not an aficionado, but I do like an occasional Cuesta Rey. I used to enjoy a Macanudo once in a while but I prefer the milder, spicy flavor of the Cuesta Rey's better..
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 12 years, 10 months ago
    Ha, Pipe Smoker here. Stanwell Legend #83. Favorite Tobacco: McClelland Mature Virginia #25. In the mornings, usually. Coffee, Chocolate & my pipe...life is great.
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  • Posted by LeeCrites 12 years, 10 months ago
    You qualified the question to "cigar smoking gulchers" -- which is not me, nor has it ever been. I know some folks smoke them, and feel like it is a wonderful thing, but I cannot stand to be anywhere close to them.

    So which ones to *I* prefer? The ones that are at least a block away.....

    ;-O
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    • Posted by Eudaimonia 12 years, 10 months ago
      Noted!
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      • Posted by LeeCrites 12 years, 10 months ago
        As a libertarian, I am 100% behind y'all being able to smoke cigars, and wish you the best with that. I hope y'all can form a club, and "do your thing" with impunity!

        I'd even like to be friends. My "standard line" goes like this: Let's get together, sacrifice some hamburgers to the occasion, swap lies, and talk about all the old times we never had together!

        It'll just have to be a fair distance away from your cigar club meetings....

        ;-)
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