I'm more a $5 to $8 cigar smoker. Just wondering if there is any smokes out there worth trying for $10 or maybe $20 a stick. I have my birthday coming up next week and was thinking about buying a nice cigar for it.
I would second Kuzi's list (havent tried the LFD however). Snakes list) is one most people would love but I have found the Camacho Triple Maduro to be over priced (the Turrent Triple Play is also a triple maduro, and cheaper, and tastier) and thought every Viaje Ive had so far was ok....but alot of new/boutique brand hype going on.
Alot of the $10+ smokes I do enjoy regularly I don't actually pay $10 a pop for, keep an eye on the daily deals or just shoot an email to Tim (or one of the sales reps) and they can get you some prices well below MSRP. That being said, out of the cigars that are still gonna cost you over/around $10 a pop, here are some I will pay over/around $10 a pop for without complaint:
Ashton VSG
Tatuaje Reserva J21, Cojonu 2003, Cojonu 2006, Anarchy, pretty much any Tatuaje
Liga Privada T52
Camacho Pre-Embargo (some mixed oipinions on this one around here, but I love it)
Camaccho Corojo Ltd (you can normally get these for less than $10 a pop if you look for deals, but I don't get mad about paying $12 or so for one at the B&M)
LFD Double Ligero Chisel maduro (haven't had the natural)
Padron 80th maduro (haven't had the natural)
padron family reserve 46th maduro (haven't had the natural)
--btw I have boxes or many boxes of the ones listed above. Well worth it.
The MOW armada is a nice smoke but not worth 20 bucks IMO. The LFD mysterio is another nice smoke but not worth 17 bucks. I have boxes of both the maduro and natural. I did a review of them or one of them in my reviews if you want to see that. The list above is what I would think be worth above your price range, which is something I go for as well. Most sticks above that aren't worth it. Good luck.
Opus X (at MSRP. Don't pay the prices they go for online... ridiculous!), Fuente Anejo (same for these. They run 10-12$ at MSRP, not worth the 20$ they can go for online), Ashton VSG and ESG, anything Davidoff, any higher end Padron.
Cigars I don't mind paying 10 bucks or more for are:
Avo limited editions
Ashton VSG
Davidoff Millennium
Davidoff Puro d'Oro
Zino Platinum Scepter
I guess you could put My Fathers on there, but with patience I've always been able to find them much cheaper than 10 bucks. Same with the Camachos.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. There's a lot of good suggestions listed in the thread already.
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Liga Privada No. 9 or T52 any size including Dirty Rat and Flying Pig
Camacho Triple Maduro
Those are some I always look for and they are in the $9 to $13 range usually.
La Aurora Preferido emerald
Camacho Triple Maduro
MoW Armada
LFD Mysterio
My Father Le Bijou
the list could go on for a while.
Davidoffs
Opus X
Avo 787
Tatuaje
Make it a good one!
Ashton VSG
Tatuaje Reserva J21, Cojonu 2003, Cojonu 2006, Anarchy, pretty much any Tatuaje
Liga Privada T52
Camacho Pre-Embargo (some mixed oipinions on this one around here, but I love it)
Camaccho Corojo Ltd (you can normally get these for less than $10 a pop if you look for deals, but I don't get mad about paying $12 or so for one at the B&M)
Ashton VSG
Opus X (you might have known this)
LFD Salomon (maduro too)
LFD Double Ligero Chisel maduro (haven't had the natural)
Padron 80th maduro (haven't had the natural)
padron family reserve 46th maduro (haven't had the natural)
--btw I have boxes or many boxes of the ones listed above. Well worth it.
The MOW armada is a nice smoke but not worth 20 bucks IMO. The LFD mysterio is another nice smoke but not worth 17 bucks. I have boxes of both the maduro and natural. I did a review of them or one of them in my reviews if you want to see that. The list above is what I would think be worth above your price range, which is something I go for as well. Most sticks above that aren't worth it. Good luck.
Avo limited editions
Ashton VSG
Davidoff Millennium
Davidoff Puro d'Oro
Zino Platinum Scepter
I guess you could put My Fathers on there, but with patience I've always been able to find them much cheaper than 10 bucks. Same with the Camachos.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. There's a lot of good suggestions listed in the thread already.