Novice smoker in need of advice


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Hi everybody. I know this has probably been asked a thousand times but....

I am very new to the world of cigar smoking having only tried 6 or 7 different varieties of Cuban cigar. I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for some new types of cigar for me to try? The cigars I have like the most have been the Rey Del Mundo Lunch Club, the Jose L Piedra Cazadores, and the Juan Lopez petit corona. The last cigar I tasted was a Bolivar petit corona which I found to be a touch too spicy for my inexperienced taste. I have no real preference of size or cost and would welcome any suggestions.

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» Hi everybody. I know this has probably been asked a thousand times but....

»

» I am very new to the world of cigar smoking having only tried 6 or 7

» different varieties of Cuban cigar. I was wondering if anybody had any

» suggestions for some new types of cigar for me to try? The cigars I have

» like the most have been the Rey Del Mundo Lunch Club, the Jose L Piedra

» Cazadores, and the Juan Lopez petit corona. The last cigar I tasted was a

» Bolivar petit corona which I found to be a touch too spicy for my

» inexperienced taste. I have no real preference of size or cost and would

» welcome any suggestions.

Welcome aboard! :-)

Since you liked the Lunch Club, I'd recommend any other of the offerings from El Rey del Mundo, like the Choix Supreme which is excellent. The other offerings of the Juan Lopez line are also good, especially the Seleccion No. 1 and 2.

Some other milder brands to try would be La Gloria Cubana, Hoyo de Monterrey, Romeo y Julieta, Vegueros, Montecristo, and Diplomaticos.

After a while, you'll build up your tolerance and can then enjoy some of the more full-bodied brands like Bolivar.

Have fun!

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Definitely try the Choix Supreme. Preferrably an pre 2005 as they seem to be stronger now than before. But I may be wrong. A RyJ Ex#4 is a great choice. All my novice friends love them. And so do I! Juan Lopez is an excellent idea. Any of them! **** there are so many good ones. I just had a Diplomaticos #4 and it was very mild and an excellent daytime smoke. Or, an Epicure #1 might fit your bill. I am rambling.

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The best thing to do is to arrange a sampler. May I suggest

ERDM Lunch Club (el rey del mundo)

ERDM Choix Supreme

Juan Lopez Seleccion No 1

Juan Lopez Seleccion No 2

Rafael Gonzalez Corona Extra

Hoyo De Monterrey Le Hoyo Du Dieux

Hoyo De Monterrey LeHoyo Du Prince

Montecristo No 4

Montecristo Edmundo

Sancho Panza Non Plus

Sancho Panza Molinos

San Cristobal La Punta

SanCristobal la Fuerza

H. Upmann Connoisseur No 1

Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No 4

Cohiba Siglo VI

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Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2 is a larger robusto cigar that is full of flavour but not too strong.

To try some stronger brands like Partagas you could go for a smaller size.

Partagas Short

Cohiba Siglo 1

Trinidad Reyes - very tasty

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» Thank you all very much for the helpful advice. I will be putting an order

» in ASAP for as many of your recommendations as possible.

agreed, it 's a wonderful place to be a newbie.

i started out w/ some monte #4, eldrm choix and some bolivar tubos #2.

handed out a couple of the monte #4 to a couple of friends and they could'nt say enough nice about it!

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