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I'm goin here though don't smoke alot of em....Olivia v.....g...I'm sure they at top of list

One of my fav's. Sitting on a box waiting for them to season.

Leaf by Oscar Maduro

I actually like the camacho triple but the smaller sticks...Not sure what they are though small version of triple...Don't overpower me..

Torano Decacancia maduro if you can find em
Fuente Hemingway maduros (Classic is my fav size)
Pardon x000 or PAM
Kristoff regular maduro and ligero maduro
L'Atalier maduro
Illusione Holy Lance (OR)
Oliva Melanio Maduro
Tatuaje 7th Reserva
La Aurora Prefedios
La Aroma de Cuba MI Amor Reserva
Diamond Crown Maximus
Perdomo ESV 2002 Maduro
Perdomo EDS Maduro

It would burn horribly and be very bitter. Capa leaves have terrible combustion properties.

Jose Pepin sr (Don Pepin). does have some cigars that use the same leaves for the binder (capote) and the wrapper (capa), the ugly leaves get used for the capote, the pretty ones (without holes) get used for the capa. But it's not a top priming leaf. it's a few down from he top of the plant - kind of right at the border of ligero and viso. The topmost leaves are too thin to hold up reliably as binder. Pete Johnson has had Pepin make some of the Tatuajes with these doubles also.

Good stuff right there!

And don't forget HANDSOME !

That'll do! Thank you sir!

I'll give this a shot. Thank you sir!

Tried a couple of the Indian Tabak cam madies nearly ROTT laast year and was not impressed. Will have to try a few more this year to see if a nap helped.

+1

My fav maduros

PAM 1926
Oliva V Melanio Maduro
AF Anejo

Have smoked few others in z's list, and like them, but these are my top 3.

Looking forward to trying the holy lance.

Some of the cheaper ones I like:

New one I picked up after seeing people here rave about it is "The Project" by Ramon Bueso, I really like these.

Also like the new Oliva Saison Maduros (one of Oliva's better cheaper maduro's IMO).

Grab a Fuente 100 Aniversary BBMF maduro.

You're welcome

Fuente Añejo and Hemingway (WOAM)
Tatuaje Reservas
Illusione
Jaime Garcia Reserva
Padron
Leaf by Oscar
Ortega Serie D Maduro
Perdomo 10th Anniv Maduro - 20th Anniv are supposed to be good too.
La Aroma de Cuba and the MI Amor Reserva
La Palania Black Laabel
KA Kendall's 7-20-4
Viaje Exclusivo
Kristoff

Have to agree with all the Kristoff suggestions especially the Maduro Ligero

Carl you copy cat!

Z listed Padron X000. regular lineup has several smaller and/or slimmer ring maddies with excellent pricing eg Delicias and Londres. I actually prefer the X000 line to the higher end Padrons. The consistency is beyond belief.

And for the money, tough to beat the little AF rothschild maddie, though it is pretty much a robusto by another name.

The best bang for buck Fuente maduro would be the Flor Fina 858. Very good fresh, and they get fantastic good if you can keep your hands off and give them a couple of years rest.

There were times when you could get them for under $3.00 per (...from another site...) but those days are long gone.

And yes, the longer they rest, the better they become.

Closer to $4.60 per if you shop wisely.

At $114 per box, that's $4.56 each.

100% Kona coffee beans can be bought for as low as $18-ish per pound but the better farms charge $25 and up.

I don't know that there was much "adventure" to my years in working in the record retail business. Part-time, full-time, nights, days, middle relief shift, schedule maker, collected over 3,000 vinyl records (...probably much more than that but gave away a lot too...disco, classical, MOR, country...), free tickets to concerts, backstage passes to a few...hmm, okay, here's a story:

Went backstage for the Beach Boys concert here in March 1978. This was their "15 Big Ones" tour where Brian Wilson started playing in public again. In the waiting room, took pictures of Carl and Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love while my friend got them to sign a poster for me - but no Brian in sight. So I left that room and went to the opposite waiting room hoping to find him but it was empty, no food, no people, nothing. Walked out and was standing in the hallway right outside of that room when Marilyn Wilson (Brian's wife at that time) came by. Asked if I could take her picture and she obliged. After that was just cruising in the same spot when Stan Love (Mike's cousin) came rushing towards me, going towards the room. I had my back turned but heard some doors sliding and next thing I know, Stan is guiding (...more like pulling...) Brian out. What da? Looked at where the sliding noise had come from and from what I could tell, the doors covered up some electrical panels but with lots of room between the doors and the panels. My guess is that Brian was hiding in there. He was probably still scared of performing and his pre-show anxieties had gotten the best of him. But no pictures so you'll have to take my word for it. All in all it was quite strange.

Later on in concert, although Brian was supposed to be the bass player, you could tell he was hardly playing his instrument. His eyes looked glassy too. Towards the end we rushed the stage and when Brian reached down to shake hands, he ended shaking only mine. As a hardcore BB fan at that time, I was totally stoked.

Next time I'll tell you my Steve Gadd story.

Surprised there's not one mention of HdM Dark Sumatra or Excalibur, Goes great with a heavy Stout.
Copy that Z.