JACK CONRAD IN 2012!!

Pretty sure aging these would result in no flavor at all.

Other are,

DON RAFAEL 7.5x50 Churchill-Just below average Connecticut., maybe a GENERIC 5 Vegas GOLD

Don RAFAEL Maduro Robusto was OK as well.

CU-AVANA Connecticut-Same as above.

La Vieja Connecticut and Corojo-Both are decent smokes.

ASTRAL Connecticut just falls short off average.

El Mejor Espresso and Gurkha Cuban Legacy are both decent and can be gotten for under $2 per stick here and put Brocatus to shame.

Don Elias Churchill-Same as Brocatus. Lousy cigar.

Gurkha Sherpa Cafe-also a GOOD/average cigar that does get better with age.

Arganese Connecticut & Maduro-Both just fall short of a good/ average cigar.

Vic Sinclair Serie '55' Oscuro- Actually reashes the level of a good/average cigar with a crisp, dark maduro flavor.

All except Don Elias are miles better them Brocatus is every way.

Others that LOOK good and I plan to try are are Bohemian Bamboo Big Sur, 6x60. The Churchill size was actually decent and with some age could become a average/ good cigar. La Caya Connecticut by word or mouth is OK.

Everyone of these can be won,most even bought at $2 or less and most are smokeable and can fill in between your premium cigars.

I concur on the EME and the Cuban Legacy, especially the EME. They have been discussed here before a few times. 2 of my everyday/yard gar sticks. 2 others I like to add to the list are, Felipe-Centenario and Quintero.

Ya, The Centenario Liga B 6x55 auctioned here at times here is not a bad smoke, but a strange one. I read were they got their '90+' rating, which was on the discontinued line about 8 years ago. This NEW blend isn't even close to a '91' rated cigar. But I found myself going to it every time I was starting a smoking session and burned through my 5 pack in 2 days.

Not a whole lot of flavor, but the cigar HAS SOME STRANGE OFFERING POWERS that draw you to it.

I will do that, thanks for the tip! One of the few Cigar Bid 'cheap lines' I have yet to try in my endless smoke quest to find the best $2 or less, cigar.

There are probably a dozen 'cheap stick' threads, but I'll continue to take this one down that path a little further....

I spent quite a bit of time on the same quest. Here's my suggestions for sub $2 (cbid) cigars:

-Gran Habano Vintage 2002 -- wish these were in other vitolas, but that rob is pretty darn good

-Tierra del Sol Maduro Corona -- ONLY the maddie, and best by far in corona

-Gurhka TPB-1 - Lgreat reasons for this to be under the radar (Gurkha, dumb name, etc.), but this is a very fine corojo

-5 Vegas A Anomaly -- far better in this PC size than any other

Learn to afford a good cigar and stop smoking the bottom of the barrels.

If people did, we'd have better cigars out there.

Instead, we have people willing to chase a dragon and sift through garbage.

Good luck, but when I smoke a cigar I want it to enhance MY relaxation experience. It's how I unwind. It brings me great pleasure.

The last damn thing I'm going to do is go dumpster diving for a diamond in the rough.

A crap sandwich is still a crap sandwich. You guys are quibbling about nibbles or chomps!

STOP IT!

Let the riff raff smoke the White Owls.

There was a great big 'ol sign at the top of this thread that said "This way to the slums". Yet, in you stumble anyway. And then complain that it stinks. Get your elitist self back to your palace in the hills.

Ain't right going down to the soup kitchen just to kick that homeless vet begging for a nickle so you can tell him to get a job.

It's pathetic that you bleed in something that isn't even there.