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I am somewhat new to the wonderful pastime of enjoying a fine cigar, and I have come here looking for some advice. What I would like is some suggestions of decent cigars to try that encompass a large spectrum of tastes and relative strengths. If any of you fine people would be willing to give me a list of five or so cigars that range from mild to "Knock you on your ass" I would greatly appreciate it.

one of my first cigars and still in the top three of my favorites are Puros Indios, these can be enjoyed by anyone, a flavor that is easy to enjoy, without having to sit there and analyze what flavors one is experiencing, they can be aged or most often smoked right out of the box, and inexpensive.

Medium Smokes: Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur (Preferably the Epicure or #2)-an exceptional smoke, lots of flavor..feels like a million bucks when smoking one..Very satisfying with a long finish...Don Tomas Rothchild Both maduro and natural wrappers)-A good everyday consistently good smoke..some spiciness..Stay away from the Don Tomas Special Editions (S.E.)..Yuck..and of course the La Tradicions and Perdomo lines as Mtsheron said..You can't go wrong..As far as full-flavored cigars, I'd recommend Bahias (any line, but the Gold line is exceptional), Henry Clay Toros & Brevas (Maduro wrapper), but not the Habana2000 wrapper..Lots of flavor and spiciness, a long finish..Looks like something that Clint Eastwood would be smoking in a spaghetti western..Re: the Habana2000 wrappers on the Hanks, no real flavor to them (IMHO of course), and CAO L'Aniversaire (especially the Maduro lines).

Been smoking cigars over the past 4 years, past 1.5 years more intensely. Before finding Cigar International and Cigarbid, I was purchasing cigars at the local tobacco shops without expert advice or direction. The following list reflects that experimentation and trial/error processing:

Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliburs(Medium flavor)
Romeo y Julieta Cetro #1(Medium flavor)
Dunhill Domincan Valverde (Mild to Medium)
Henry Clay Breva (Medium)
La Luna LHB (Little Havana Blend) Robusto's (Medium) good value!
Punch Chateau M (Medium)
Partagas Almirante (Medium - Full)
Hoya Yellow Band (Medium - Full)

Avoid IMHO:
Don Tomas
Hoja de Nicaragua
Te-Amo
Victor Sinclairs
Double Happiness

I'll have to ditto on BigBubba's avoid list: Don Tomas, Hoja de Nicaragua and Te-Amo, I'll also add Aroma de San Andres, and any Thompson Catalog brand bundles.

Since you're new (welcome Grayne) and probably want to start out inexpensive, try out the La Luna Little Havana Blend cigars ($19 for a bundle of Robustos on Cigars International), Cinco (or 5) Vegas, Indian Tabac, Puros Indios, and La Flor Dominicana (although these have gone up in price lately). I'd suggest the Romeo y Julieta Cedro Deluxe No. 5 (one of my favorites) and the La Flor Dominicana El Jocko #2 Perfecto (my father's favorite, he just started out as well). I hope this was helpful. Happy herfing :)

WOW...I'm really suprised at the amount of suggestions that I have received. I am rather pleased at the responses I have received because with all of the input I am able to put together a list of cigars that seem to keep popping up on peoples "favorites" lists. I know that different people have different tastes, but by picking the names that keep popping up I am pretty sure that I will be trying the best of the best.
So here is a list I have come up with: 1) Romeo y Julieta. 2) Perdomo. 3) Mayorga. 4) Puros Indos. 5) Henry Clay. 6) Partagas. 7) 5 Vegas..What I have found very interesting about this list is that the so-called premium "cream of the crop" cigars such as Davidoff and Montecristo seem to be absent. Although some on the list I have compiled are not by any means cheap, it shows that the most expensive is not always the best. Thanks for all of your inputs. I am always looking for more suggestions.

Yeah, what Timinator said.

If you buy some LaLunas and decide you don't like them, you will have no problem trading them away. I bought 10 bundles at $19.95 but I could use some more.

Pork Chop

Oliva connecticut reserve for mild
Esteban Carreras 211 for med
LFD la nox for strong
Foundation Tabernacle broadleaf maduro for strong
LFD Double ligero digger to knock u on your azz
But I could go own, so many out there. So hard to choose even 5

Grayne:

Get your hands on some Henry Clay -- HONDURANS.
Enclave Broadleaf
Just about any Perdomo
Avoid cheap maduros!!

what're the odds he gets a reply? Million? Billion?

DrMaddVibe (DMV) may be the longest tenured member still actively posting, or HockeyDad...maybe tailgater...but tail seems to have found some other toy...

I'd venture to guess that neither of them has any recollection of the guys who posted in this thread...maybe hegemonic...I think he still lurks

Undercrown Maduro

Illusione Rothchildes ($3.50-$4.00)

Kristoff Kristania Maduro

Stolen Throne Crook of the Crown

Viaje Exclusivo

La Palina classic Rosado ( if you dig $2.50)

When I first joined, I posted a few cigars that I knew I liked and asked for recommendations based on those. May be worth a shot for you.

I'm not the oldest one here, but don't go by the dates you see now. CBid had a great server crash and had to start from scratch. I know I was using CBid back in 1999 to find my coveted Montecristo Le Cigare des Arts Royale Delacroix. This was the cigar that elevated everything for me and my tastebuds. Prior to having one of these it was mainly Flor de Oliva that I'd grab from the humidor in the clubhouse and go hit the links. When I couldn't find the cigar any longer in the Detroit metro area I used this thing called the "internet" that was in it's infancy and found they carried it. I was in luck, hardly anyone knew what it was and I stocked up like crazy. I'd buy them all. Once I found out it was a limited edition, I elevated my stop price but continued to hoard them. Didn't matter if it was the older wood grain box, or the polished burl wood or even the ceramic jars, I'd buy them. I found the forum on accident and was amazed at the wealth of information the users here held. The sharing of what and how to enjoy cigars became a thing to me and would become a passion that would ascend anyone into becoming a true BOTL. I didn't post for almost 6 months but just voraciously read the posts. Once I decided to post, it was akin to the Acapulco cliff divers...head first...off the cliff...waiting to hit the bottom, but realizing the water was fine. I had something to add by that time and was welcomed with open arms. Users like BMW (Barry, RIP!), Slimboli, Mounatin Jack, Rookie139, FBCoacho (my vet!), Charlie and a slew I'm forgetting off the top of my mind would PM me and we'd share the ol CBid "Fiver"! You have to understand nobody can count for $hit here at this site on the forums.

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http://www.cigarbid.com/...n-Azzhats-1000000-Vol-II

We used to pride ourselves on doing reviews here, but that's fallen off by the wayside. All I know is that there are very few n00bs that post here that have valid brands and cigars they share here that I would ever want to walk back down the mountain to smoke. Been there and done that. My initiation into climbing Mt. Olympia was carved first by the World of Single Malt Scotch. There wasn't a "Glen" anything I hadn't tried. When YOU get to the one that tickles you, you ask around. If you find there's a following you ask those with similar tastebuds where to go from there. As just like Cigars you can never be Icarus and fly too close to the sun to crash to Earth. You try...more than once...because Man had a hand in it and it could be a "bad" one. Once you climb the mountain you find that there are a lot of terrible cigars (most wrapped and oozing with snappy marketing!) that ruin what I call my Pinnacle of Relaxation. Sorry, Rocky makes a LOT of trash. The last decent cigar he made that made me buy a 2nd one was when he introduced his Ligero line. One would best served to understand that when we choose to enjoy a cigar its a highlight to a day where we celebrate the gift of Life, the loss of a loved one, a holiday where family is all together or those very rare concurrences where BOTL's gather called "Herfs" and hang out and smoke great cigars. Life is too damned short to smoke trash. I've met a slew of old crusty guys that smoke machine made drug store cigars and you're not going to sway them with a Padron '64! Fine. Great. Don't expect a gracious nod when you try to offer up a Backwoods flavored cigar though. Once you know...you know.

Just because a cigar costs a lot of money, it doesn't make it great. There are lines like Davidoff and AVO that just don't do it for me, but I've seen guys pop in to shpos and buy boxes of them and leave. So, cheap...expensive...limited editions and everyday cigars that have been made for decades...one will have to go their own journey. There's a lot here that will guide you. I've found experience is my best teacher, but I'm willing to listen.

Made me smirk!

Tony, I’m reading a lot of the old threads trying to learn something about cigar brands and what may have changed I like to hear what you guys have to say. Palama lets me time-share with the Time Machine. Also, some posts for me go straight to TLDR. Like cigars, I will simply skip the ones that hold no interest or value for me once I know what they’re about. Easy.
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Haha! I’ll keep that in mind PW. I’m now up and running on a site that sells a lot of AF and a lot of the other sticks that I see you guys talking about but aren’t offered on CB. I’ve got a lot of cigars to smoke that will probably be low quality but the silver lining, I guess, is that since I don’t have any cigars that have been resting for very long, at least I’ll have something to keep me busy. I appreciate the list here and I will push those to the top of my wish list on the small place. Thanks, Pops!

Pretty top shelf stuff there jeebs ^

Real nice selection there