Need Recommendations for a Newbie Friend

[havanaclub7]

One of my friends is somewhat of a newbie to Cuban Cigars. He's smoked Romeo No. 1 tubos and Punch Coronations before. He likes both - but probably likes the Romeos best. He'd like some input in what to try next (he's looking at maybe getting a box of one thing). Let me know what you think he should try next. I'd help him, but I don't think he's ready for Churchills and DCs yet :-D.

[perfectform]

» One of my friends is somewhat of a newbie to Cuban Cigars. He's smoked

» Romeo No. 1 tubos and Punch Coronations before. He likes both - but

» probably likes the Romeos best. He'd like some input in what to try next

» (he's looking at maybe getting a box of one thing). Let me know what you

» think he should try next. I'd help him, but I don't think he's ready for

» Churchills and DCs yet :-D.

I'd be happy to recommend the punch-punch and upmann mag 46...great flavor in a manageable size @ a decent price...also some petite coronas and robustos...Boli PC Monte 4 and Cohiba Robusto, Boli RC Partagas D4 Juan Lopez No.2...there are so many great options in those vitolas....

[tigger]

Seems to me from the scant info we have about your friend, that Monte No. 4s might be a good starting point if he wants to buy a box.

Better still might be to have the Czar folks put together a sampler of 2 of each of 15 or so cigars that run the gamut of styles/profiles...

[Tampa1257]

Personally, I believe that from the limited experience that your friend has had, that it is too soon to buy a full box of something that he has not sampled several of.

May I suggest that he consider a sampler of something like Bolivar PC, PL PC, Monte No.4, H.Upmann PC, RyJ Exh No.4, VR Famosos, JL Seleccion No.2, RASS to suggest a few, and I would recommend that he get 3 of each. That way he can sample a few to determine what his likes and dislikes are before spending the money on a full box, only to find out that he does not enjoy them.

Tampa

[dizedean]

If it is the PC you are interested in and he is itching to buy a "box", your friend might try a box of 12 Trini Reyes.

He/She gets the thrill of a box purchase at half the exposure.

I love this smoke and would recommend it to anyone.

Also in Robusto there are 3/5 packs of HdM #2 and Cohiba Robusto

without buying a full 25.

[Colt45]

I agree with putting a sampler together, but if your friend is set on getting a full box, that he can

enjoy now and will enjoy even more as they age, the first cigar that comes to mind is the Partagas

Serie du Connaisseur No.3 - but that's just me.

[mkz]

My humble reccomendations in this case:

1. Bolivar PC

2. Diplomaticos #4

3. Montecristo #4

[Claudius]

» Personally, I believe that from the limited experience that your friend has

» had, that it is too soon to buy a full box of something that he has not

» sampled several of.

»

» May I suggest that he consider a sampler of something like Bolivar PC, PL

» PC, Monte No.4, H.Upmann PC, RyJ Exh No.4, VR Famosos, JL Seleccion No.2,

» RASS to suggest a few, and I would recommend that he get 3 of each. That

» way he can sample a few to determine what his likes and dislikes are

» before spending the money on a full box, only to find out that he does not

» enjoy them.

»

» Tampa

Agreed. I'd also suggest 3 RASCC.

[havanaclub7]

Thanks everybody for your recommendations. I think he's going to go with the monte no. 4s, but in tubes (ie. petit tubos). Thanks again for your input on this one!