I'm curious to know what everyone would consider as the biggest waste of money on a cigar. I think I would list the Montecristo #2. Now this is an okay cigar but it is far overrated in my opinion, especially for the pricetag. Others might include Cohibas (red dot), Dunhills, and Padron Anniversaro. All are decent to good sticks but for the price you can do much better. My value picks include Puros Indios, Canaria D'Oro, Mayorga, Padron (regular line), Flor de Oliva, and La Luna Fuertes.

Cohiba Red Dots, on the cheap end Espinosa....what a piece of crap, even for the 75 cent tag per stick....should pay you to smoke this rocket. Value- Mayorga, Puros, and Joya's.

Wastes - Dominican Fonseca, Zino. Value - 5 Vegas.

I agree, GG -- Monte #2's just don't do much for me. I have two in my humidor, in great condition. I might go to the "trades" board to see if anyone's interested. Another bargain: Dos Rios.

La Gloria cubanas -overated overpriced crap

Good thread. Biggest waste? Macanudo, Don Tomas, Cohiba Red Dot, Montecristo (non-ISOM), on cheap stuff, Flor Del Todo, (personally, Puros Indios, though you guys like them), Te-Amo, Aroma de San Andres, **ESPINOSA!, and Hoja de Nicaragua. Dunhills are way overpriced, although very good.

Biggest waste: Celestino Vega. What a dog rocket! Best buy: Roly, although the $15 bundle of old seems to have disappeared. There are so many good deals now that the cigar boom is over, it has been a real adventure finding really good, cheap smokes.

Hmmm...I'm surprised I haven't seen this one mentioned...LARS TETENS!!! I had one a while ago and actually thought it was decent, so I bought some more. BIG MISTAKE! These things are horrible and expensive. I feel like one of those cartoon characters with "SUCKER" written across my forehead. As far as value, I like El Rey del Mundo's and 5 Vegas.

Without a doubt: Opus X. The single most overrated cigar in the world.

Overpriced: Opus X (good cigars, but lets be honest they're not THAT good!) and non-ISOM Cohibas (IMHO they suck and are only bought because idiots confuse them with ISOM cohibas.
Value: well, just because of you guys I finally ordered a boxs of Mayorgas, so we'll see how they are after a month or so in the 'dor. Personally, I think the perdomo reserve maduros and bahia gold maduros are both top notch quality with powerhouse flavor and can occassionally be gotten for under a C-note a box here.

I would say Davidoff, I hardly hear anything good about this cigar, talk about spending money for the band. Dunhills are overpriced and I use to like them, but too mild and bland for me now. Aston Cabinet is expensive but worth it. Lately I have been enjoying the Maria Mancini Magic Mountain, the Honduran Sancho Panza, and box pressed Puros Indios, all excellent values.

Real rocket material:
Canaria D'oro all lines except Rothchild,Maduro
Espinosa (yuck!!!)
Axis, everything
Matasa
Good Values:
LaLuna
La Estrella Cubana (if you can find them)
Mayorga, torp. or robusto, nat. or mad.

Biggest waste?anything over $10.00,Prove me wrong,[email protected] :-)Fav's.Perdomo reserve Rosado wrapper.La Tradition cabinet series robusto.La Luna maduro fuerte.

I'm supprised nobody mentioned the Partagas 150. My cousin gave me one and although it was a very nice smoke, the price tag is INSANE! I'll take a box of the regular line over 2 of these anyday. Hoyo's, Punch, Padron and recently Mayoras are my "bargain" smokes. I also get really nice "no band" LF Nics from a local store for a buck a piece, and they are pretty damn good!

I disagree on the Opus X. Granted if you are paying 2 - 3 times suggested retail they are a huge waste of money. But if you can find them for the suggested retail price I suggest them. I have a local authorized retailer that offers them for $9 - $14 each with no purchase limits. I smoke as often as I can afford them!

The Monte #2 Habanos aren't what they used to be. They need some age on them, about a year or more. They used to be one of thebest around, but Cuba is / has been having blue mold wrapper problems. Biggest waste of Money ever for me was the Padron Milenium. The Anniversario Maduros are worthy, and so is the Millenium but not at that price tag. Thank God for the Perdomo Estate Seleccion.

Yep, Lars Tetens need to go away forever.

I agree with Bud451, Partagas 150's suck a fattie! I bought an AA and it was acrid. I was convinced this was a fluke, so I bought another from a different source. Shame on me. WAY overrated. On the good value, 5 Vegas, Padron Anniversario Knockoffs(corona) IMHO.

Astral-on the high end, Mi Cubano, Henry Clay and Montague-on the low end. Without a doubt, total crap...