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I figured I would post my "Rookie" mistake for all to see. I started my "obsession" about 7 months ago......Trying to be a bargain hunter, I started searching the web. I landed on the INFAMOUS Thompson Cigar site. Bought a cheepie Humi and some (as someone else called them) Dog rockets. These things made me never want to put another cigar in my mouth again!!! What the heck am I supposed to do with these things? Wait, I know. Instead of sending hate mail to someone, i'll send these pieces of garbage. That should get my point across. What a waste.
Good news though; I've realized my mistake and have since gone on to bigger and better things. Macanudo, Montecristo and Punch, etc...
My question to everyone is this......What is the absolute WORST cigar you've ever smoked?
Rookies be warned, If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.

Thanks but no thanks SteveO, I found something to do with them after all....Seems the dog just loves to play fetch with these sticks!

Oh man, can I relate to this. Even though I've been enjoying cigars for 20 years now, my insatiable desire to try new things inevitably leads on occasion to some blind (or rather bland) alleys. Steve is right about the cruddy stix, save some of them for neophytes that won't know the difference. Of course, as their tastes develop, they will know the truth and no longer be your friends. And I will admit, too, to falling for a similar humidor package deal at one point, which led to my all time worst cigar--the Valiente. Utterly unsmokable. On the other hand, to be fair, said competitor has put out some okay items as well, i.e. the Belmondo maduro. Point being, you can find both little-known gems and absolute hairballs almost anywhere. But don't let this put you off, seeking out new things is half the fun.

I gotta say that the worst cigar I ever had was a Lars Tetens. I don't remember the trendy size name but it was like a small robusto.

Part of the reason I consider it the worst was because of it's high price tag. It really made me feel sick, I couldn't stand the taste and it took a whole day to get rid of it. The widely used description of "urinal pucks" is pretty accurate, IMFO. In fact, I still think of that cigar when seeing a urinal mint.

Tamborils are a close second.

Probably the same people that overbid here.

The worst i have smoked was a BERING that i bought because it was cheep, anything made by swisher cant be good

Arriba Cigars........I didn't by it, but recieved it from a friend. It was the worst dog rocket ever. Do not waste your money on these rotten bastards.


Still gagging............Leon

tough to argue with a lot of the nominees for 'worst cigar' that've been mentioned so far, but you're gonna have to go a long ol' way to beat those flavored Hobos ... my neighbor got some of those a year or so ago and rushed right over to share one with me ... ugh!

Another cigar that ranks right up there among the worst is Centurion ... those have about the same flavor and draw as a 7" length of galvanized pipe with a cap on both ends ...

I think the descriptions of "how bad was it" are the best so far.....urinal mints, wet newspaper and 7" galvanized pipe capped on both ends....What else ya got?

I just recalled a cigar that was even worse than the aforementioned Valiente. I was in a cigar shop several years back, but very low on money at the time--all I could afford was some bargain brand called W & D; this should have been warning enough to abstain. Peat bog in a wrapper is my recollection, though thankfully the most painful aspects of the memory have been largely repressed. Do yourself a favor and avoid this Woodchips & Dirt brand if you are unfortunate enough to receive one.

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I can understand why cooldude would make that mistake, as he already admitted that he was a 'rookie' (who didn't read the Guidelines, hehehe ...)

But SteveS ... ***Slim's shaking his head looking down with his hand over his eyes*** ;-)

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