Any cigar aficionados out there?

[boatfixer]

Sitting here enjoying a CAO CX2 wondering to myself how many other hso'ers enjoy a fine stick in such a pleasant evening. What's your everyday and what do you like to fire up on special occasions?

[mrpike1973]

i enjoy a djaram black clove cigar when i fish love the flavor

[mrklean]

My fav is drew estates kuba kuba

[boatfixer]

I like those to, in fact I had a blondie with coffee this morning. First time a smelled one I didnt know if id like it but its actually quite smooth and tasty all the way to the nub.

[itchmesir]

Dutch Masters Grape... minus the tobacco..

[c0untryf1sh3r]

^^^Couldnt agree more.

[LMITOUT]

Obviously not up to the level of you guys, but I enjoy a Mini Mac (Macanudo) once in a while.

[boatfixer]

Macs are excellent! I have both Hyde Parks and Cru Royale in my humidors

[amateurfishing]

love em but barely have em anymore (always with/around the kids)

in my younger traveling days though a macanudo, cohiba, winsston churchill & a few from that banished country south of florida. i do get an occasional treat on fathers day or b'day though.....it helps that the wife loves the smell of em

[boatfixer]

I guess I'm lucky in that sense to, mrs fixer loves the smell also, sometimes surprises me with a box from time to time:)

[mrklean]

Cuban cohibas are a great cigar to but you pay for them thats for sure

[nofishfisherman]

I'd be interested in hearing some recommendations from some of you cigar guys. I enjoy a cigar now and then although its rare. Usually smoke one at deer camp, one on the annual ice fishing getaway, and usually another one or two in the summer. Only smoking them a couple times a year I have a hard time knowing what to get and remembering what I liked before.

What I know I don't like is a cigar that leaves you with the cigar hangover feeling. Anyone know what I'm talking about? YOu could probably describe me as a cigar rookie so maybe its just something you get use to after awhile. I know i've only had it once or twice and the worst was from a dark cuban cigar I smoked in Mexico a few years ago.

Any good recommendations on cigars that are smooth, good flavor, that don't leave you with the hangover feeling?

[boatfixer]

Cigars are a lot like wine and beer in the sense that we all have different tastes for them. That being said, I'd look towards mild flavored smokes. Macanudo Hyde park comes to mind but they can be a little pricey, not expensive but singles can run $10 or more. Creme de Jamaica is another mild that's easy on the palette. Maroma makes several different milds that won't break the bank. Personally I've found that by sticking to higher quality, hand mades, I usually don't get the burn and real nasty cigar mouth. Even higher quality mediums can be easier to puff than cheap milds. For instance, ive got some Gurkha grand Templars (6x60) that are mediums and much smoother than a baccarat or cheaper Olivia mild.

Also smoking them right also helps. All the way from lighting it correctly to only drawing 2-3 times per minute ( usually 2 for me ). This helps keep the heat down and u don't get the burn.

[mrklean]

The one thing i live by with my cigars cheap is not good every cheap cigar i have ever smoked i swear i can taste it for the next 3 days

[nofishfisherman]

So what would you consider a cheap cigar? Is there a typical price range?

Most of the cigars I've smoked are probably in the range of $4-6/each. Although I paid more for the cubans in mexico although I'm sure i paid more as a tourist than I should have.

[mrklean]

I would say most of the cigars I smoke are $6-$12 my friends like to smoke gas station cigars I wouldn't touch one of those

[nofishfisherman]

When i do buy cigars i almost always get them from a cigar shop or smoke shop of some sort. I'll have to spend a few more bucks this year when buying my deer camp cigar.