off topic cigars

[44whiskey]

first grandchild due in appx 1 month, seems passing out cigars has become less of a tradition but would like to supply proud pappa with something other than cheap its a girl wrapped KE. thinking somewhere around 10 dollar ea more or less. any suggestions appreciated thanks in advance,fred

[fox-admin]

Ashton Corona or Macanudo Hyde Park-mild smoke, great cigar in your price range-JR Cigar.

[44whiskey]

Ashton Corona or Macanudo Hyde Park-mild smoke, great cigar in your price range-JR Cigar.

thanks much,will give them a look

[44whiskey]

is that the ashton classic corona you are referring to or is there a ashton corona,thanks ,fred

[simcgunner]

also From JRs their Cuban copy of Romeo and Juliette or others they are first rate cigars and come in bundles.

[Fin2Feather]

I love H. Upmann cigars; the 1844 Classic Reserve is a really nice cigar. I like larger cigars so I go for something like the Robusto (5"x50 ring) or the Toro (6"x54 ring). The Corona is 5.5"x44 ring if you like a little smaller feel in the hand. Congrats on your first grandchild; grandkids are the best!

[Sporrns]

You can't go wrong with Arturo Fuentes Double Chateau or Perdomo 20th Anniversary, both available in sun-grown versions (my personal favorite). Kevin

[Stan Hillis]

The Macanudo, Arturo Fuentes and the H. Upmann are all great smokes.The majority of men to which you gift them won't be cigar aficionados, so I wouldn't fret too much over the choice, Fred,........ and congratulations!!!!!!!!

From the great poet Kipling and his wonderful poem The Betrothed:

"And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke."

[Kimber06]

Fred, I have found the Excalibur cigars from Hoyo de Monterrey to be a very nice smoke for not big money. If you want to budget a bit more, the Montecristo White series is hard to beat for a mild smoke.

[44whiskey]

Fred, I have found the Excalibur cigars from Hoyo de Monterrey to be a very nice smoke for not big money. If you want to budget a bit more, the Montecristo White series is hard to beat for a mild smoke.

thanks kimbero6, that was the name i was trying to remember.Montecristo ,once while dove hunting with my brother in law i ran out of copenhagen and i found a montecristo in his center console of his truck and whacked off about a third of it for chewing tobacco. he later went to town and brought me 2 cans of snuff, when i tried to pay him he refused the money and said if this keeps you from chopping up my cigars i will consider it a bargain

[Stan Hillis]

Over the course of my much mis-spent life I have dipped snuff (Navy brand, the old fashioned kind that came in a can), chewed tobacco (Red Man and Levi Garrett) and smoked cigars, not all at the same time. Looking back I can say that chopping up a good cigar to use for a chew is the act of a heathen.

[44whiskey]

guilty as charged Stan , at the time i did not realize the error of my ways. happy Thanksgiving to you and yours my friend fred ps i just watched chris gard posting on you tube of kiplings the betrothed,excellent.wonderful old cigar box artwork slideshow playing throughout,hope you give it a look

[MARSHFELLOW]

........all of a sudden I'm wishing for a nice cigar. Great recommendations. I need to reorder.
tjw

[44whiskey]

thanks for all of the recommendations fellas.ordered MONTECRISTO WHITES 5.5x44. wife saw these came in alum tube and wants to sharpie babys name and birthday as a keepsake whether stogie is smoked or tossed in drawer. i am looking forward to trying one,regards fred

[Silvers]

Off topic reminds me of a gent I coached quite a bit on his search for a good Fox Ejector smallbore. He asked what he could do in return and I declined, but he insisted and since he usually was at the Northeast SxS I asked him to bring a good cigar. He did show that year and hunted me down with a fancy label cigar in an aluminum tube. Later when I wanted to enjoy the smoke it literally crumbled to dust when I opened the tube. A friend who was there commented that it must have come from an Egyptian pyramid. I didn't have the heart to tell the cigar man about it. Since then and after extensive tech help I ask gents who insist to buy me a soda or burger when they see me at an event. Right now there are a few with lots of burgers "on the book" as my Babci used to say. Rhetorical questions: how many burgers equal a prime rib dinner? Or to a side of beef?

Though I have to add that one friend redeemed his book to a bottle of good Bourbon at the last Northeast SxS. frank