Need your opinion!

pokerstar22

Incredibly new to the cigar world but im looking for a few really good not so popular brand cigars any help would be much appreciated. thanks

Gray4lines

Welcome to the forum!

Help me out here a little, what do you mean by not so popular? Better yet, what brands have you already heard of?

Also, what's really good to me, you might not like at all. Do you remember any kind of cigar you've smoked that you really enjoyed? What sort of cigars are lookig for (spicy, smooth, maduros, ...) ?

sorry to answer your questions with questions, haha.

armaes8

Welcome to the forum,
what have you smoked? There is a great deal of trial and error. Everyone has different taste, and often times that changes with time and how often you smoke. It's hard to suggest something without a basis. Throw some ideas out and the forum will point you in the right direction.

macs-smokes

Welcome to the Forum,
I like to ask if you like coffee? if so I like CAO Gold. That is a easy intro... Others will say 5 Vegas Gold, I like Roly too.

pokerstar22

yeah i do ive had both of those, thanks

pokerstar22

even being new ive triend many different brands and srengths, and so far i like most. i dont have a very specific taste.

pokerstar22

thanks! im not very picky right now ive enjoyed montecristos to rocky patel and padron. im looking for more under the radar brands that most people would over look

deejmemixx

pokerstar22:

thanks! im not very picky right now ive enjoyed montecristos to rocky patel and padron. im looking for more under the radar brands that most people would over look

your best bet there is to grab everything you can at your local shop (I look for those boxes that are full and have an older date that they arrived) or grab samplers online.

pokerstar22

thanks thats what ive been doing mostly.

deejmemixx

pokerstar22:

thanks thats what ive been doing mostly.

dont be afraid to smoke what some will call a dog rocket, I have found some I like even though other hate them. Puros Indios being one of them.

Gray4lines

Hmm, under the radar brands... vega fina have some good ones, although I dont hear about them much. Camacho has a line called legendario which are very good, and i dont see them a lot. I really cant think of many more, usually when a cigar is good it has a following! Those are just a couple that I personally dont hear alot about.

If you have a local shop, see if they have some house blends.

Cigary

When you are starting out with this hobby it's not like something you can just take word of mouth...literally it's about YOUR tastes and being that no two people are alike in their tastes it's about discovering what it is that YOU like. It is about your journey and some of the things you should be aware of is terminology about cigars. Usually, it begins with an intro to mild cigars and you can start with complex tastes or those types that are a minimum of complexity with more tobacco flavor. Work your way up the ladder to medium and finally to full and even then there is some difference. Know that as you work your way up your tastes will change...it's just a fact. After you've been at this for awhile then you can kind of work your appetite towards cigars that find your taste profile. Enjoy your journey.

armaes8

I think going to your local spot is a good start. There is going to be a ton of stuff there. Maybe get a catalog form C.com and look at the pictures and deals that pop up in there. You might like the look of some and just trigger from there.
As for "under the radar" I think what you mean the are the ones that are more rare or hard to come by. There are several great lines that are built a little bit different with different sizes. Most connoisseurs are gonna snatch them up as soon as they hit the shelves. Again like most have stated its personal when it comes to your taste. There are some common grounds of what we all like , but choose others on a regular basis because of what each stick offers.

brianetz1

No suggestions, but if you are really a poker star we play poker on Wednesday nights.....feel free to hit up the thread and join us: http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/31/621577/ShowThread.aspx#621577

Rain

brianetz1:

No suggestions, but if you are really a poker star we play poker on Wednesday nights.....feel free to hit up the thread and join us: http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/31/621577/ShowThread.aspx#621577

FO SHAME!

Rain

pokerstar22:

Incredibly new to the cigar world but im looking for a few really good not so popular brand cigars any help would be much appreciated. thanks

So what have you smoked this last month?

Glock1975

Rain:

brianetz1:

No suggestions, but if you are really a poker star we play poker on Wednesday nights.....feel free to hit up the thread and join us: http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/31/621577/ShowThread.aspx#621577

FO SHAME!

Yes come play poker please, and it's Tuesday nights as of right now.

pokerstar22

kinda been all over this month, ive had an ave maria, black market, a torano and a hair of the dog to name a few.

ddubridge

pokerstar22:

kinda been all over this month, ive had an ave maria, black market, a torano and a hair of the dog to name a few.

Sounds like you'll fit in just fine around here. Try them all.

pokerstar22

i plan to! and thanks

Rhamlin

I love Cuba Libre Ones, CuAvana Intensus, Fonseca Ariana are good under the radar smokes and cheap.

kuzi16

Elogio
... if you can find them

Roberto99

Joya de Nicaragua Celebration. I'm not sure if this fits your category, it has become pretty popular around here since kuzi brought it up awhile back. If you haven't met kuzi yet, he is kind of like cigar.com's version of yoda.

Bob Luken

pokerstar22:

Incredibly new to the cigar world but im looking for a few really good not so popular brand cigars any help would be much appreciated. thanks

I can recommend Four Kicks and Headly Grange. Also Elogio. Those come to mind as ones I have tried that are off the beaten path just a bit.