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Last post 9 years ago by opelmanta1900. 19 replies replies.
Palo Prieto torpedo
borndead1 Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 11-07-2006
Posts: 5,215
Loose roll, very light in the hand, loose draw.

Flavor starts harsh with a woodsy finish. Cigar burns really fast and unevenly. About 1" in, all flavor disappears and it's just pure harshness through the nose. Didn't even make it 1/3 through. Blech.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 01-10-2012
Posts: 13,954
rough... kinda accidentally won one for a buck... was hoping it would be smokeable... oh well... one for the dummy humidor...
KingoftheCove Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 10-08-2011
Posts: 7,600
opelmanta1900 wrote:
rough... kinda accidentally won one for a buck... was hoping it would be smokeable... oh well... one for the dummy humidor...

Dude!!
You're not gonna go THERE are you?
You go sit in the corner with Wheel, who kinda accidentally bought Heineken Lite........

(psst!......say NO when he asks if you want to share a Cuban...)
cacman Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 07-03-2010
Posts: 12,216
What did you expect for a buck???
Buy better cigars.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 01-10-2012
Posts: 13,954
I bid a buck blindly, thinking there might be a glimmer of truth to CI's description... clearly not the case...

Secretly I think I was hoping I was getting a $12 cigar for a dollar... I miss dpnewell...
KingoftheCove Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 10-08-2011
Posts: 7,600
opelmanta1900 wrote:
I bid a buck blindly, thinking there might be a glimmer of truth to CI's description... clearly not the case...

Secretly I think I was hoping I was getting a $12 cigar for a dollar... I miss dpnewell...

well......we all pay our dues...
there's only 6 cigars that I've paid less than $2, that I would buy again.....
problem is, only 2 of them are available at that price point somewhat regularly......
the other four you have to...................I've said too much already........
DP turned me on to some of these......
RIP Dave.....
tonygraz Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,175
I've got around ten or so that I have been able to buy for under $ 2. I had more, but apparently others were willing to pay $ 2 or more for them, so they fell off the list. The way I look at it a buck is not too much to pay for many yard gars, so a dollar cigar is worth a try. I think I bid a buck on a palo prieto, but if I did, I didn't win. Variety is said to be the spice of life, so I'm willing to try different cigars.
99cobra2881 Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 11-19-2013
Posts: 2,472
Funny how we all got our favs and very few are willing to tip our hand as to exactly what it is.

I got a mazo of my yard gars coming to me, connie wrapper this time. The maduros were tasty :)
aaacav Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 03-12-2014
Posts: 1
I have $30.00 sticks and $2.00 sticks in my humidor. USD is not what I base my opinions on when it comes to most things and I am cautious about group think which is equally reliable when determining ones own opinion. On this cigar I have no complaints I,m smoking one now. This cigar could cost twice as much given the name and marketing, it burns great, no draw problems and has all of the attributes some of the more positive reviews have. I have found that consistency is really the factor when it comes to the name brand, which usually coincides with price. I've had about eight of these Palo Prietos and only one did not match the others in its positive attributes.
robertsccr5 Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 09-13-2012
Posts: 2,314
I love my $1-2 cigars. Most people here bash them which is great because it keeps my costs way down. While some have an issue once in a great while, they're mostly delicious and good cigars.
TheSmokensip Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 03-02-2013
Posts: 1,329
There are alot of good inexpensive smokes. Whatever makes you happy.
shaun341 Offline
#12 Posted:
Joined: 08-02-2012
Posts: 8,826
I have a couple that I might be able to get for $2 still, haven't bid in awhile. I think there are plenty good cigars though in the $2-$4 range to be had.
KingoftheCove Offline
#13 Posted:
Joined: 10-08-2011
Posts: 7,600
robertsccr5 wrote:
I love my $1-2 cigars. Most people here bash them which is great because it keeps my costs way down. While some have an issue once in a great while, they're mostly delicious and good cigars.

This is true.......especially at the $2 price point, where you can get in early on a big lot of singles at the "bubble", and sometimes score a good cigar for $2 (various MoW, Diesels, DPGs, JdNs, etc.)
There are also some LHC boxes (Oscuro Fuerte Toro) which can be had for well under $40, fairly regularly........and they are a fine daily with some rest.

I have yet to find a cigar that regularly sells for $1, that I liked............and I'm past hunting for those unicorns..............but I'm sure they exist.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#14 Posted:
Joined: 01-10-2012
Posts: 13,954
KingoftheCove wrote:
This is true.......especially at the $2 price point, where you can get in early on a big lot of singles at the "bubble", and sometimes score a good cigar for $2 (various MoW, Diesels, DPGs, JdNs, etc.)
There are also some LHC boxes (Oscuro Fuerte Toro) which can be had for well under $40, fairly regularly........and they are a fine daily with some rest.

I have yet to find a cigar that regularly sells for $1, that I liked............and I'm past hunting for those unicorns..............but I'm sure they exist.


oh they exist... but only for dpnewell...

as for the cigar mentioned, I did try mine and couldn't get to the halfway point... part of me misses the days when I could thoroughly enjoy a crappy cigar...

but those days are gone...

in fact, someone gave me an isla del sol and I smoked it yesterday at the casino... smoked almost all of it, didn't enjoy it at all... might as well have been a white owl...

tatuaje's in general - and especially the capa especial - ruined crappy cigars for me...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#15 Posted:
Joined: 01-10-2012
Posts: 13,954
it's kinda like bad pot... it was fun when I was just looking to get any kind of head change and didn't care what I felt like an hour later... but then I discovered good pot and realized I'd rather smoke just a little tiny bit of that than a whole bunch of crappy stuff...
[email protected] Offline
#16 Posted:
Joined: 03-21-2011
Posts: 1,029
Smoking a Flor de Oliva Maduro that my neighbor gave me a few weeks ago. A cheapie, but overall not bad, lots of smoke, easy draw, no burn or construction issues, as "Kwaj" would say.
bs_kwaj Offline
#17 Posted:
Joined: 02-13-2006
Posts: 5,214
[email protected] wrote:
Smoking a Flor de Oliva Maduro that my neighbor gave me a few weeks ago. A cheapie, but overall not bad, lots of smoke, easy draw, no burn or construction issues, as "Kwaj" would say.


Herfing
QMPASH Offline
#18 Posted:
Joined: 03-15-2011
Posts: 897
An expensive cigar does not a good cigar make. horse
opelmanta1900 Offline
#19 Posted:
Joined: 01-10-2012
Posts: 13,954
ya but with a cheap cigar, you're pretty much guaranteed to get what you paid for... the expensive cigars I like are so far and above the inexpensive cigars I like in terms of quality, there really isn't a comparison...
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