Posted on 12/09/2023 6:18:10 PM PST by martin_fierro
Your ol' pal marty is philosophically opposed to paying a lot for his cigars.
Yeah, yeah, I know, Arturo Fuente this and My Father that. Fine smokes, I'm sure, but too rich for my blood.
So here are my two latest fave cigar-buying sites for you similarly-minded tightwads:
You're welcome.
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My Grandfather smoked Muniemakers. We were all in Connecticut, and this economy priced cigar used good Connecticut wrapper.
My dad sometimes smoked Phillies with the plastic tip until he got lung cancer under 40.
http://www.updowncigar.com/index.cfm?fa=cat.detail&sction=1&subsection=51&brid=84
https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/puffing-along-7758
“Cigars smell like what they look like.”
- Paul Harvey
My father-in-law was fond of Rum River Crooks, even going to a ‘factory shop’ two hours away. Mostly chewed them to death. Wouldn’t know what to do with a great cigar. Died of old age and Viagra. Stubborn bastard , would drink just about anything alcoholic. Gave him two fingers of ‘shine, and he sat still in a comfy chair for two full hours. Great conservative would have loved Trump. , moreso than his daughter. Miss the sumbitch, knew him since i was sixteen.
Rush got me into cigar culture.
I have to wonder if cigars contributed to Rush’s diagnosis.
I miss Rush so much.
I’ve been a lieutenant of the General Cigar Dave (but I ‘m not aware if he still has his radio gig). He is a good conservative guy.
I have a stash, including some Cubans and a Fuente Opus-X.
But I rarely indulge.
Baccarat maduro toro. Less than $4.00 a stick online ( box of 25). Great, easy smoke.
As Sigmund Freud said “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”.
I get mine from Cigars International and Thompson. Can also try Mike’s
twenty five years ago I smoked cigars and over enjoyed them — I quit
Ybor City district in downtown Tampa Bay is worth two days if you are a cigar guy.
When I am there I get my brother’s Christmas presents — he loves them.
Call first as you plan as some shops will only allow walk in pick-up of advance orders
Years ago, JR Special Jamaicans were a sleeper brand, especially if aĺlowed to mellow in a humidor for a few months first. The brand is still available, but is somewhat different now.
Bkmk/cigars
I just saw someone get really screwed on cigar page/bid/whatever it is. I’d rather buy from a store where I know it’s kept in a warehouse/humidor rather than in someone’s bathroom or dirty sock hamper.
Black Cat Cigars is good, and they have a weekly discount coupon. I smoke Punch Clasico as my daily. About $3 each for a hand rolled Honduran. Recently I was in St Augustine and had a La Fleur Dominica Cabinet 6, and I can’t say I’ve had a better cigar. They are like $500/box, so never mind. Once in a while.
Those are the sites for Cigars
Skip that full price stuff
If they arrive a little dry, a couple weeks in humidor will fix
I think I saw that too — some guy got a moldy stick from cigar page .
Eh, in my experience that’s more the exception than the rule. Cpage has pretty good customer service.
The story I am referencing is a guy that bought a bunch of Padrons, and got basically no labeled crap. Or crap with Padron labels glued to them. I can’t find the actual video anymore...an old white guy with a beard. Maybe it was cigar bids, I forget.
Also Mikes and cigar.com and Thompson… but for the best (bit more expensive) cigars by feel, taste is:
www.mypatriot cigars.com
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