What cigar do you turn to when the previous cigar was a dud?

[El Presidente]

 

You have set aside a couple of hours for a cigar, a tipple (alcoholic or non), you have the music/sports/YT on.... or you have a great book that is just getting interesting. 

You select your cigar, light it up.....and blow and behold it is a dud. If not plugged then the draw is seriously uncomfortable or the flavour acrid.  You work on it for 10 minutes but no real improvement and you know in your heart of hearts that it is beyond salvation. We have all been there 

You now don't have time to experiment. You need a guaranteed winner. 

What is the cigar you are pulling from your humidor. 

[JDoughty]

Magnum 44. Reliably delicious, fits my usual smoking time frame, and easy to replace when I've smoked through a bundle. I never regret lighting one. 

[loose_axle]

Usually a Dip 2 or BBF when that happens. 

[JPark3]

With my current stock it'd likely be the Ninfa or Padron. 

[Gubbins]

Epernays seem to fit this bill.

[Duder]

An old RyJ Cazadores or ‘07 Bolivar Gold Medal. 

[ElLoboLoco]

I would have to say a Padron 1964 Principle in Natural, pretty consistent. I don’t think I have ever had a bad one.

[LizardGizmo]

Padrón Exclusivo Maduro or Robusto Trinity.

[xau]

Vegas Robaina Famosos

[TheCigarSoldier]

Stoic Courage or Robusto Trinity!

[AshMe Nothing]

Robusto Trinity or Spada Gorda

[Dlowil]

Spada Gorda, Queen Corona, Fat Fundy

[Boss Hog]

2 hours ago, ElLoboLoco said:

I would have to say a Padron 1964 Principle in Natural, pretty consistent. I don’t think I have ever had a bad one.

 

1 hour ago, LizardGizmo said:

Padrón Exclusivo Maduro

Two solid picks right there, gentlemen. 👍

[REesq]

My old standby, BBF, but what do you do when the dud is a BBF? I bought a box of ‘01 (mistake no.1) BBFs from a reputable LCDH store, sight unseen (mistake no.2). I was hoping to get some of the old Corojo / Criollo stock. When they arrived, they looked pretty pale, but I lit one up, I mean how bad could they be (mistake no.3)? If you ever wondered what it would be like to smoke ground up plywood, I can tell you. Worst cigar I’ve ever had; I swear I could taste the glue. 🤮 So I went with a P2 and sulked for a while. I still need to do something with that box. I want to give them to someone but I there’s no one I dislike that much.🤣

[carsncigarsuk]

Either a Spada Gorda or anything Padron. 

[JohnS]

Usually something from the Arturo Fuente Hemingway Series. They're very reliable.

[Li Bai]

A JL1 or a Queen Corona. 

[VasileDulap]

JL 2

[Capn_Jackson]

Two years ago I would've said BBF, JL2, or Connie 1. Now, I want those to stay with me a little longer, so I'd go Spada Gorda, Warped Futuro, or Padron 1964 Hermoso in Natural.

[habanohal]

LFD Maduro #5.

[Chibearsv]

Hoyo Rio Seco always performs.

[treberty]

I have never had an average RyJ Cazadores of 10+ years. Or HU Connie 1 or Mag 46. They will all more than make up for any disappointment.

[zacca]

Party Shorts or JL1.

[Chas.Alpha]

Monte 1 or 2.

[Kaptain Karl]

BPC. Always delivers after a disappointing stick.