WHAT THE .....?
This is a sad sad tale I am about to tell you. It is hard for me to say. I love cigars. I really do. For a long time I was hardcore into every aspect of cigars. Blogging, working part time for a company, hitting all the shops and internet sales, having to have the new release, organizing cigars for the troops with friends and cigar makers. It consumed me and I loved it. Still do.
Fast forward to today. I must confess I have not purchased any new cigars in over 2 years. I have not tried any new releases in all of those years either. Had plenty of Viaje that I horded and traded a kidney for. I have been surviving on a well stocked humidor and cut my smoking back a bit just due to life being so busy.
So the purpose of this thread? I want your suggestions on what I have missed out on in the last two years with your favorites and must try lists. I feel kind of behind and overwhelmed. I have my old favorites but I want to get excited about cigars again and smoke those good things I have been missing. I plan on taking your suggestions and hitting cigar.com and the local B&M and reporting back my thoughts on your recommendations. Thanks guys!!
Fast forward to today. I must confess I have not purchased any new cigars in over 2 years. I have not tried any new releases in all of those years either. Had plenty of Viaje that I horded and traded a kidney for. I have been surviving on a well stocked humidor and cut my smoking back a bit just due to life being so busy.
So the purpose of this thread? I want your suggestions on what I have missed out on in the last two years with your favorites and must try lists. I feel kind of behind and overwhelmed. I have my old favorites but I want to get excited about cigars again and smoke those good things I have been missing. I plan on taking your suggestions and hitting cigar.com and the local B&M and reporting back my thoughts on your recommendations. Thanks guys!!
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I too was overwhelmed by the abundance of new cigars on the market and was bound and determined to try as many as I could, talk about a bucket list. Luckily my doctor put me on a new prescription and my head became so much clearer and that bucket list is in the trash.
In half of the samplers and 2 of the bombs was a brand I really liked (new to me) and 5 Vegas is my overall preference.
I keep a few others on hand,Tarano and Black Pearl, and the 3 birthday bombs I just received have some brands I have never tried. I will buy a sampler every once in awhile, but I now know what I like.
Not much. There are those few newer cigars out there that are pretty good, but the bulk of my purchases are the tried and true cigars out there.
Don't get me wrong, I will still purchase new release cigars just to see if they are any good or just another froo froo cigar.
Most, I purchase only once.
Some are really good, which causes me to keep looking.
But I try not to follow the hype.
Just my opinion.
the new DPG El Centurion; alot of people are saying the original was better, I honestly can't remember which is better, but the new one is very good
Alec Bradley Mundial; one of the few cigars in that price range that I feel is totally worth it
Room 101 Namakubi in the Ranfla size; for some reason the Papi Chulo and Filero just do not capture the flavors like the Ranfla does
Tatuaje 10th Anniversary; fantastic cigar, my second favorite Tat, second only to the Anarchy for me
Flor de las Antilles; IMO, DPG's best offering to date
Oh, and the Davidoff Puro d'Oro isn't really new, but I just had my first one a few months ago and it blew my mind, lol.
There are several things mentioned here that I have not even heard of so I will be taking your recommendations and trying them out. Walked into the local B&M the other day and I had no clue as to what all the new stuff was. Just saw a lot of things I have never heard of. They did have a ton of Opus X in though.
Jacob, he is right, you will try these old friend....