Rush's Cigar Recommendations (Time To Mix Business And Culture With Some Fun Alert)

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | 07/03/2007 | Rus

[goldstategop]

OK, folks - this forum has gotten too heavy! Its time to mix fun and culture and debate the best cigar. El Rushbo is a smoker. He mentions lots of brands to choose to from. So when you sit down and light up... watch the smoke drift away. Of course, its also fun flipping the bird to the anti-smoking nazis!

[theDentist]

I’m smoking a La Gloria Cubana right now! Coincidence? I think NOT.

[martin_fierro]

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[Recon Dad]

My favorite is Avo #5.

[Publius]

I had heard that Montecristo's are rolled on the thighs of 15 year old virgins.

Is that true?

[ml/nj]

This list has been around for a while. I was a little surprised to see that it contained two of my mainstays: Punch and Padron (Rothchild Maduro & 2000 Maduro for me, in fact I had one of each today). Surprised because when he talks about the cigars he is smoking, I get the impression that it's always something that is ten dollars a stick or more. To me some of the fun is finding something for a dollar that is good. (But it's getting harder to do.)

ML/NJ

[wagglebee]

IMO, the ONLY non-Cubans that can compare to Cubans are Fuente Fuente Opus X. Ashton VSG, Fuente Don Carlos and Hemingways are close, but they aren’t as good as Cubans.

[mdittmar]

If you have the dinero(just a little spanish lingo;)Partagas is the way to go.

If not,I recommend the one I'm smoking as I type,"A totally unique blend of fine tobaccos and special flavorings",The Swisher Sweets CIGARILLO,A pack of five for $2.25 at the Little Brown Smoke Shack,or $4.95 at any 7-11,if you want to pay the government tax;)

[Fintan]

► Any cigar by Arturo Fuente is terrific.

    Absolutely. A sweet smoke.

► La Gloria Cubana

    Heaven on earth.

► Montecristo

        Eh.

► Partagas No. 10 is a good cigar. (It's a little heavier than mild.)

    Great cigars for a summer evening on the deck.

► Ashton VSG, Virgin Sun Grown, any size. It's Dominican.

    Haven't had the pleasure. But I will.

► If you can find it in the Fuente line, find a Don Carlos.

    When I retire.

► Padròn from Nicaragua. They're fabulous cigars. They taste different than any other cigar I've ever had. Now, with Padrón you're dealing with Maduro cigars, really dark wrappers there and they can tend to be full-bodied, as it were. I don't want to say strong. I don't want to scare people away from them but everybody I've given a Padrón cigar to loves 'em.

    Now we're talkin'...

► La Flor Dominica Double Ligero - Chisel. Now, it is the strongest cigar I have ever smoked. Do you know how I use these? When I play in member guest golf tournaments I take these and I give these in a sign of friendship and sportsmanship to my opponents, and it loops 'em out. They get dizzy; they play horribly for two or three holes and sometimes that's all it takes. It's called a "chisel" because of the way it's rolled. It looks like a chisel at the end that you clip. It's made by Litto Gomez. He's a great guy.

    I disagree...they're strong but not overwhelming. Great aroma.

► Punch and Hoyo de Monterrey. It's a great line of cigars out of Honduras. (Not to be confused with the brands of the same name put out by communist-controlled Habanos s.a. of Castro's Cuba.) ► The Opus X by Fuente. It's tough to find, because the Opus X is a special cigar. It's the first cigar outside of Cuba [or as JFK pronounced it Cuber] where the wrapper, binder and filler are grown on the same plantation in the same country. The Fuentes have pulled it off, but they're very hard to find, and their distribution is -- I'm not sure what it is. If you can find one, good. Opus X is a great cigar

    Any cigar from Punch or Hoyo de Monterey deserves a serious mention. Great for the drive home from work.

► The Ashton Cabinet selection is another great cigar.

    Overrated.

 

[Phantom Lord]

My favorite cigar...

Hoyo Excalibur

But then I have favorite situational cigars.

Like a mellow, long lasting one for indoor use when a lot of people are around. A nice Dunhill.

Also the Macanudo Vintage 1988 and the Partagas Vintage 1993 are excellent smokes. Unfortunatley I only have 1 of each left!

And you are all going to laugh at me, but for a cheap, lawn mowing, and yard work cigar the Rosa Cuba is an excellent buy.

[smoketree]

Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970..very rich, strong

Da Vinci..great flavor and consistency

S.T. Dupont..mild but great flavor

Monte half coronas. small but geat flavor

[Tainan]

Exceelent excellent article. And, of course, I agree with his line-up.

Padròn from Nicaragua is one of my favorite smokes for many years. Outstanding cigar. Very dependable quality.

[himno hero]

which..one..goes..best..with..a..blue..dress?????

[Tainan]

The moistened with perspiration thighs of 15 year old virgins is what I've always been told...;)

[saganite]

I’ve smoked a lot of Cuban cigars that are basically junk. Just because it’s made in Cuba doesn’t mean it’s a good smoke.

[wagglebee]

I’ve never liked the Padrons. I bought a box of the 1926 Anniversary line a couple years ago, had one and gave the rest away.

[Clemenza]

La Gloria Cubana

Ah, for the "gloria" days when they used to role the cigars in a storefront off of SW 8th Street in Miami. Now rolled in DR due to cheaper labor costs.

[wagglebee]

Many are fakes. If you buy them by the box from a reputable dealer, you shouldn’t have that problem.

[wagglebee]

which..one..goes..best..with..a..blue..dress?????

If memory serves me, BJ prefers to "moisten" Macanudos.

[Fintan]

which..one..goes..best..with..a..blue..dress?????

 

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