Your Newbie Cuban Sampler.

[El Presidente]

Your brief. 

8 relatively available  cigars that encompass the flavour array of Cuban tobacco. 

Give it some thought and put one together. Assume a mate has asked for a hand in selecting a sampler and he wants to explore the flavour diversity

[JoeyBones777]

Montecristo #1(cocoa, biscuit, coffee, cream)

Partagas 898(savory and sweet spice, cedar, dates)

Fonseca #1(marshmallow, vanilla, buttercream)

PLPC(burnt sugar[caramel], mongrel toasted tobacco)

HDM Epicure #1(cedar, cinnamon, cream)

RASS(stewed fruit, lightly charred cinnamon raisin toast)

BBF(stout, cream, earth)

H.Upmann Connie #1(cake doughnut, almonds, creamy coffee)

 

I mean, if I can only pick 8, these are THE 8.

[Burningman]

IMHO,

RG Perlas

Monte #4

ERDM Choix Supreme

HU Mag 46

RASS

QDO Corona

Monte #2

Party Lusi

 

 

[Phillys]

Monte 1

Upmann Conni A

Partagas P2

PLPC

CoRo

RyJ Churchill

Bolivar PC

JL #2

 

 

 

[NSXCIGAR]

Hmm...I'll try and keep the prices reasonable for sampler purposes:

Cohiba Siglo I

Boli CJ

HU Half Coronas

Monte 5

Party Shorts

SC El Principe

Trini Reyes

RyJ Petit Royales

A smaller model selection but I think the essence of CCs can often be best conveyed in many of the smaller models.

[lovethehaze]

Hdm Dc

party d4

BBF

Monti 2

RASS

H Upman Mag 50 

medio siglo cohiba 

jl1 

 

[grizzlee]

JLS 2

Epi 2

Parti 898

HUHC

BBF

Fundi

Siglo II

RGPC

[anjimj]

Cohiba Siglio IV

Magnum 46

BCJ

Scdlh principe

Ryj Churchill 

Sir winston

Partagas 898

Rass

[Guest Nekhyludov]

Punch Punch

Upmann Connie 1

Hoyo DC

RyJ Churchill

Dip #2

Trinidad Vigia

RGPC

BBF

[Habana Mike]

For me it should cross both classic Marcas and vitolas relatively available at a reasonable entry point price-wise as well.

Churchill - Romeo y Julieta

Pyramid - Monte #2

Robusto - RASS

Petit Corona - Por Larranaga

Lonsdale - Fonseca #1

Corona Gorda - H Upmann Mag 46

Petit Robusto - Hoyo de Monterrey

Robusto Extra - Partagas Serie E No 2

 

 

[Astar20]

ERDMCX

RGPC

HDM Epi #1

Fonseca #1

Cohiba Exiquisitos

Monte #2

RYJ short Churchill

Partagas Millie fluers 

[luckme10]

Monte 2

Monte 4

BBF

RASS

PSD4

PLPC

R&J Churchill

Hoyo Epi 2.

[Tstew75]

Party Shorts

RASS

PLPC

HDM Epi2

HUP Mag 46

BBF

Cohiba Sig II

JL2

Party D4

Monte #2

 

 

 

[nKostyan]

I think a “newbie” - is a pure newbie, not “from NC to CC”.

Remembering my personal mistakes it should be the following conditions:

- no cheap brands, but not too expensive vitolas

- small format

- simple not complex taste

- not a high strenght

- enough aged as all we love

My sampler:

- Cohiba Siglo II

- RyJ Romeo no.2

- Cuaba Divinos

- Bolivar Coronas Junior

- Montecristo no.4

- Partagas Shorts

- Trinidad Reyes

- Por Larranaga Petit Coronas

 

P.S. I don’t called the HdM, this is basically the perfect light cigars. The thing is: I prefer epicures, but it is too big formats for a newbie.

 

 

[FatPete]

I think these represent their marcas well, and will give a newbie an appreciation of the different sizes:

Romeo y Julieta Churchill

Cohiba Siglo V tubo

Partagas D4

Montecristo No. 2

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial 

RASS

Bolivar Petit Corona 

Robaina Famosos

[99call]

Sancho Panza Non plus

R&J Royales

PLMC

Cuaba Divinos

Party short

Upman HC

RA Club Coronas

Trini Reyes

for the money saved you could also have an RGPC and a ERDM Demi tasse

Super cheap, great breadth of profile, and bags of flavour/performance

[ryancuad]

PSD4, BBF, PLPC, RASS, Coloniales, Hoyo Epi 2, CORO, JL 1

[JamesKPolkEsq]

PSD 4

Monte 4

Epicure #2

Siglo 2

Connie A

Wide Churchill 

RASS

PLMC

[Rhinoww]

As a newbie NC to CC transitioning with the help of a friend here in the forum, I am in the process of trying many of these cigars. Smoking a Partagas PC at the moment. So far, not a bad one I the bunch. I’m hooked. 

Next step seems to be the slower collecting and partial aging process. This is a very deep hole. 

[slowsmoke]

Speaking as someone whose first order from FOH was in fact the "New to cubans" sampler....

RASS
Epi 2
Connie 1
La Punta
Monte 2
BBF
Trinidad Coloniales
Cohiba Coronas Especiales

 

[SenorPerfecto]

1. QdO 50
2. La Punta
3. RGPC
4. 898
5. PLPC
6. Lusi
7. Fundy
8. Sig V

[Kaptain Karl]

3 hours ago, Rhinoww said:

This is a very deep hole. 

You have no idea. I told myself I was done purchasing 2 months ago. Since then I've bought a box of connie 1, RGPC, PLPC, 6 esplendidos and a box of Sir Winstons. LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Rhinoww]

8 minutes ago, Kaptain Karl said:

You have no idea. I told myself I was done purchasing 2 months ago. Since then I've bought a box of connie 1, RGPC, PLPC, 6 esplendidos and a box of Sir Winstons. LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Ha!

i have a lot of friends who like good cigars. They seem to be calling me more lately. 

I am finding some resistance to the siren call of 24:24. Learning a lot by watching what goes first though

[cigcars]

     *Well, my following suggestions are primarily because you can't get certain ring gauge sizes anymore:

       1)  Ramon Allones Specially Selected

       2)  Bolivar Royal Corona

       3)  Partagas Presidente'

       4)  Fonseca No.1

       5)  Por Larranaga Petite Corona

       6)  Juan Lopez Seleccion No.1

       7)  Qunitero Brevas

       8   Jose' L. Piedras Nacionales

[TBird55]

1 hour ago, Rhinoww said:

Ha!

i have a lot of friends who like good cigars. They seem to be calling me more lately. 

I am finding some resistance to the siren call of 24:24. Learning a lot by watching what goes first though

You will soon learn that "resistance is futile".