Stronger Cuban cigars...

[Mr Peat]

Well, I'm a little hesitate in posting this but I will shoot away. Now that my cigar budget has quadupled and then some, I'm looking for suggestions. Since I cant really smell or taste most of the time, I tend to smoke stronger smokes. I've had the RASS and a couple of others that are considered stronger smokes. I havent had a CoRo but a friend is supposed to hook me up with one. So with that said. Looking for suggestions.

Thanks for looking and taking the time to post them.

[Colt45]

Let me start with the standard disclaimer of strength can mean

different things to different people, etc...:-D

My suggestion would be to try the Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion #3.

I've found it to be very full bodied and deeply rich. I guess

you could say strong, but very nicely balanced.

You may also want to consider, in general, Bolivar. The petite

corona, for instance packs considerable power in a small package.

The line overall, is on the "strong" side.

Good luck, and have fun!

[Spartagas]

Try a fresh BBF, I had one recently that was one of the strongest cigars I've ever had. People also say the RyJ Cazadore is up there as well, although I've never had one.

[bassman]

» Try a fresh BBF, I had one recently that was one of the strongest cigars

» I've ever had. People also say the RyJ Cazadore is up there as well,

» although I've never had one.

RyJ Cazadores are a great strong cigar. Inexpensive too. I find them to be rather harsh when fresh though. Really need a good 3 years of age to be fine.

Bolivar Coronas Gigantes & Partagas Serie de Connesseurs would be good choices too.

I don't find the CoRos to be especially strong at all.

[Tampa1257]

According to Habanos S.A., these are the "Strength" of the assorted Marcas.

Full = Partagás, Bolivar, Ramón Allones, Saint Luis Rey, Vegueros, Cabañas

Medium to Full = Cohiba, Cuaba, Diplomaticos, Jose L Piedra, Juan Lopez, Los Statos, Montecristo, Vegas Robaina

Medium = Flor de Cano, La Gloria Cubana, Punch, Quintero, Romeo y Julieta, Sancho Panza, Trinidad

Mild to Medium = El Rey del Mundo, H Upmann, Por Larrañaga, San Cristóbal de la Habana

Mild = Fonseca, Guantanamera, Hoyo de Monterrey, Quai D'Orsay, Rafael Gonzalez

Now my personal belief is that several are not categorized correctly. San Cristóbal de la Habana is a fuller medium bodied cigar, Cohiba is a Medium bodied cigar and not anywhere near a full bodied cigar.

[Jimmy2]

Romeo y Julieta Ex #3 nice flavor with some punch to it love them.

[Mr Peat]

» Try a fresh BBF, I had one recently that was one of the strongest cigars

» I've ever had. People also say the RyJ Cazadore is up there as well,

» although I've never had one.

I have smoked mainly younger cubans. I've had my fair share of 2 to 8 year old ones too. I like the older ones, but the subtle nature the tobacco takes on, they are pretty much a mute cigar to me. I just cant really detect the transitions and characteristics they take on with the lack of taste and smell. Luckily for me, I can smell and taste one in awhile but not always.

So I am looking for cigars that have a stronger characteristic right up in your face. Guess I should have clarified it better. I'm not looking for "strong" as in kick your butt to the curb nicotine just the flavor profile as strong. I have 7% Nicotine pipe tobacco if I want that kind of strong. :-D

Again, thanks for the recommendations.

[Ken Gargett]

» According to Habanos S.A., these are the "Strength" of the assorted

» Marcas.

»

» Full = Partagás, Bolivar, Ramón Allones, Saint Luis Rey, Vegueros,

» Cabañas

»

» Medium to Full = Cohiba, Cuaba, Diplomaticos, Jose L Piedra, Juan Lopez,

» Los Statos, Montecristo, Vegas Robaina

»

» Medium = Flor de Cano, La Gloria Cubana, Punch, Quintero, Romeo y Julieta,

» Sancho Panza, Trinidad

»

» Mild to Medium = El Rey del Mundo, H Upmann, Por Larrañaga, San Cristóbal

» de la Habana

»

» Mild = Fonseca, Guantanamera, Hoyo de Monterrey, Quai D'Orsay, Rafael

» Gonzalez

»

» Now my personal belief is that several are not categorized correctly. San

» Cristóbal de la Habana is a fuller medium bodied cigar, Cohiba is a Medium

» bodied cigar and not anywhere near a full bodied cigar.

i think that is a useful, though inevitably slightly fuzzy, overview. my thoughts are that it is reasonable as a rule of thumb though as you suggest, with variations. i think a lot of that can be attributed to the individual smokes within the various houses. for example, the slr dc's are fabulous and a real wallop while the slr churchills are, i find, nowhere near the same strength and if you smoked only one or the other then you might query the categories. the partagas lusi's, especially with a bit of age, that i am trying lately could almost be described on the mild side of medium, though that may be partly a function of age and not just the style of the smoke itself. i'd certainly be elevating the san cristobels to a 'fuller' category as well.

[Mel]

Spot on Ken I am amazed at the SLR Churchills and how mild they are, to mild for me. Bolivar are stout for the most part and some Partagas have plenty of body.