Panning for cigar gold: Nominations for the Best bang for buck (Sub $25) 53 + ring gauge cigar in the world today.

[El Presidente]

This thread series is about discovering real value for newcomers to the cigar world. 

Panning for cigar gold: Nominations for the Best "bang for buck" (Sub $25) 53+ ring gauge cigar in the world today.  

• Nominate no more than two.  
• 53+ Ring Gauge only. 
• Must be Sub $25 USD duty free/online, taking into account occasional discounts. 

[JDoughty]

Casa Carillo Pledge Purple. Liga #9 in Robusto. 

[Çnote]

Viaje Stuffed Turkeys are about the only thing this big I'm guaranteed to reach for.

[VasileDulap]

My last 52+ ring gauge cigar was a Connie B back in December 2023, so can’t really recommend something here.

[LizardGizmo]

I can't believe I'm about to nominate a Perdomo, but here goes...the Legacy Nicaraguan Shade Grown in Epicure. 54x6

I also love the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Concerto in Vibrato (toro) - 54x6

 

[Lucas Buck]

Can't believe how many 53+ parejo I’m smoking these days. For 20 years I never saw this happening. There are some truly magnificent fatties now. The only ones less than $25 are farmies which aren’t in the spirit of this poll. 

[VeguerosMAN]

• Oliva V Double Robusto 5 × 54
• Padron 64 Hermoso Maduro 4×56 

[MossybackR]

On 6/3/2026 at 7:33 AM, LizardGizmo said:

I can't believe I'm about to nominate a Perdomo, but here goes..

Perdomo Legacy Epicure (6x 54) in Connecticut, Shade Grown, or Maduro — I like all of them. Also the 30th Anniversary Epicure in similar wrappers.

[joeprice28]

Oliva Serie V Melanio Double Toro (60)

Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado (54)

A boring answer, perhaps. A wrong answer? Much harder case to make.

[zacca]

I went through my inventory and every single one I had in mind was either 50-52rg or Cuban and above $25…so I have nothing to offer on this one! 

Sounds like a market segment ripe for a good non-pepper bomb.