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Hiatus...creation of an elitist...
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Hank_The_Tank Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 2:48 PM EST
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Last new thread, I swear.. Liar

So...during my hiatus I have become someone of a cigar elitist/snob. I got to a point that I was so tired of trying so many new and different cigars that I didn't enjoy. I thought to myself, there are a few brands that have never let me down, why don't I say forget the rest and just smoke those brands. So after a few sales to friends and a few bombs that totaled about 150 cigars...I have got myself down to what I like and I'm not looking back. Not to say that I won't smoke a random gifted cigar, but I'm not buying anything else in the near future.

Here is the list:

High end AF/Opus (nothing below the Hemingway series)
DE Liga (preferably OR)
Tatuaje
Illusione
Viaje (the best cigar brand on the market in my opinion)
CC's in general (prefer Monte, RyJ, RA, Punch, LGC, Cohiba just because I am bougie)
Cigars aged more than 12 years
DTT/Saka
Roma is somewhat on the list, but the only one I would probably buy at this point is the Wunderlust
Davidoff is sort of on the list, but I won't pay retail.

I think that is it.

Herfing
Speyside Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 2:52 PM EST
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Sounds like Hank is low. I like the subtly. The old Hank wouldn't have posted this.
clintCigar Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 2:57 PM EST
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Nice list. Haven't had any Tats or high end AF yet. (Got some Tat Monster Brides and AF Hemingways chillin in humi waiting)

No Warped or Padron?
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 3:02 PM EST
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clintCigar wrote:
Nice list. Haven't had any Tats or high end AF yet. (Got some Tat Monster Brides and AF Hemingways chillin in humi waiting)

No Warped or Padron?


Tatuaje is my second favorite. Haven't had a single disappointing one.

Every Padron tastes the same to me. They are okay and I would smoke one if someone gave it to me, but wouldn't buy one, well maybe if it were half priced or something. haha

Warped is one I haven't really gotten in to. I have only had a couple, can't even remember their names, that is how memorable they were. I do have a Moongarden resting though.
jojoc Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 3:25 PM EST
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Nice list. Mine ended up even shorter:
Top end AFs
DE Liga
Tat
CCs

Life is too short to smoke bad cigars

jojoc
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 3:47 PM EST
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jojoc wrote:
Nice list. Mine ended up even shorter:
Top end AFs
DE Liga
Tat
CCs

Life is too short to smoke bad cigars

jojoc


Amen to that. Although you may want to give Viaje another shot, especially given that you like high AF, Liga and Tats.
clintCigar Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 3:54 PM EST
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Hank_The_Tank wrote:
Warped is one I haven't really gotten in to. I have only had a couple, can't even remember their names, that is how memorable they were. I do have a Moongarden resting though.


Get you some of their Don Reynaldo sticks. Both the Reg and the Deluxe I enjoyed.
Just Relax Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 3:59 PM EST
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LOL (for Frank) welcome back Hank. I visited today for the first time in about 4 months as well.
ZRX1200 Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 4:21 PM EST
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You should try a Fuente King T sungrown rosado
ZRX1200 Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 4:23 PM EST
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Btw who are you?
frankj1 Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Aug 2 2019, 10:43 PM EST
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Just Relax wrote:
LOL (for Frank) welcome back Hank. I visited today for the first time in about 4 months as well.

you snuck it in near the end of my vacation...
euodias Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Aug 3 2019, 1:19 AM EST
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Yeah, that more or less pretty much looks like the list everyone ends up at eventually give or take a few. Go figure...
izonfire Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, Aug 3 2019, 1:43 AM EST
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euodias wrote:
Yeah, that more or less pretty much looks like the list everyone ends up at eventually give or take a few. Go figure...


I imagine I’ll get there someday as well...
euodias Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Aug 3 2019, 2:39 AM EST
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izonfire wrote:
I imagine I’ll get there someday as well...


decent chance, but you cant be told it, you have to discover it on your own.
tonygraz Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Aug 3 2019, 8:09 AM EST
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What, no Gurks ?

I smoke yard gars because I'm outside working a lot of the time. My good smokes are for extended breaks and relaxation and I don't imagine I'll ever get to the point where I restrict myself to certain makers or cigars. Trying new cigars gets me more yard gars.
Whistlebritches Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Aug 3 2019, 3:41 PM EST
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Not really elitist you've just found your groove.If you look in my humi you'll see an entire shelf dedicated to Fuente,another split between Tatuaje and LFD,the bottom shelf is mostly habanos(older PC's mostly),the other shelves have some mixed stuff that I like with the exception of the top shelf.........it's mostly troop fodder,anything not in my wheelhouse goes up there.It's well stocked but I haven't added any sticks in years......I found my groove
izonfire Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Aug 4 2019, 11:17 AM EST
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euodias wrote:
decent chance, but you cant be told it, you have to discover it on your own.


What are you telling me? That I’m alone?
Frightening. Yet liberating
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 12:50 PM EST
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You're all nuts. I only smoke Gurkhas. Every knows that Kaizad only uses the best tobaccos available.

David
Buckwheat Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 2:04 PM EST
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My final list was down to CC's with at least 7 to 10 years of age on them.
Now I hardly smoke any cigars. Maybe three in the last five years. At least I know what I like now. fog
dstieger Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 2:13 PM EST
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Apology accepted
gummy jones Offline
#21 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 2:52 PM EST
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i only smoke 5+ year old behikes but only if a pop music starlet light it for me
gummy jones Offline
#22 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 2:53 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
Apology accepted


lol
CelticBomber Offline
#23 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 3:00 PM EST
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Tat's
My Father/San Cristobal
Viaje
Fuente
DE
Padron (mostly just the 26 or 64 series the rest are overpriced blah)
La Aurora Ruby only
CC's
and I would add LFD, they've produced quite a few tasty sticks. The older the better.
delta1 Online
#24 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 3:30 PM EST
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I smoke at least one cigar everyday, sometimes more than one, and on fewer days skip smoking altogether...it'd be too expensive for my budget to smoke only elitist cigars...besides, I find some other brands not on the list make some very good cigars...Espinosa, Joya de Nicaragua, Fratello and Crowned Heads come to mind, with more "affordable" choices...

I guess I'm saying I'll always try different and lower priced cigars looking for something that suits me...
clintCigar Offline
#25 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 3:37 PM EST
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Yall may think I'm crazy but I recently had 5 diff sticks from Graycliff and I was surprisingly impressed. Especially for the price you can get them for here on cbid.
Stinkdyr Offline
#26 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 3:40 PM EST
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What? No Rocky Patel on the list????

Herfing
Palama Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, Aug 5 2019, 10:16 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
I smoke at least one cigar everyday, sometimes more than one, and on fewer days skip smoking altogether...it'd be too expensive for my budget to smoke only elitist cigars...besides, I find some other brands not on the list make some very good cigars...Espinosa, Joya de Nicaragua, Fratello and Crowned Heads come to mind, with more "affordable" choices...

I guess I'm saying I'll always try different and lower priced cigars looking for something that suits me...


+1

I’ll add HVC, Isabela and JRE to that.
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