El Cheapo Smoke of the Day - 2024

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Drew Estates Tabak Especial Cafecita Dulce 4 x 32.

"a rich tobacco core layered with savory espresso notes and a touch of milk chocolate, all perfectly balanced by a sweet, velvety aftertaste"

I could do without that "sweet" part.

Still, a pretty decent little stick. Nice aroma.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.58 Gurkha Status from April '23.
A mellow Dominican with an Connecticut wrapper.

C.I. has these in stock right now for $9-ish/ea,
Wait for a big sale. These are great for $2.58.

Puffy rating:

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.94 Victor Sinclair Legacy Double Maduro. Dominican.

"A Natural Broadleaf Connecticut Maduro wrapper plus a sweet Maduro binder equals Double Maduro smoking excellence. Mellow, smooth but extremely rich and robust."

I didn't notice the "double" maduro. In fact, it barely seemed "maduro". Not a bad stick though.

Medium.

Puffy rating: 2/3rds

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.94 Victor Sinclair Series 55 Corojo.

Not too shabby. Not as full strength as they say.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2,58 Oliva Serie G Cameroon. Nicaraguan - Habano binder - African Cameroon wrapper.

You can usually catch these on sale for <$4, and <$3 if you're patient. $7 everyday online.

Medium.

Puffy rating: +

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

5 Vegas Gold. Typically $4 everyday online, but catch a sale for <$2.50.

Honduran/Nicaraguan fillers - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

Mellow+ smoke with a faint bit of spice, and a decent tobacco flavor.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2 Victor Sinclair Primeros.

Mellow Dominican, with Dominican long leaf fillers and a Connecticut wrapper.

It's usually cheaper to get these in a "pack", but they had nice boxes on super sale for less.
C.I. has these on sale right now box 20/$65 ($3.25 ea before additional discounts).

All of these Victor Sinclair sticks have had good construction and burned well.



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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

"Dutch Masters Palma cigars feature an all-tobacco leaf wrapper filled with top quality Caribbean Basin Cuban seed tobaccos. Made right here in the USA". Actually, Puerto Rico. I don't know why they don't just say Puerto Rico.

A box of 55 of these 5 3/5 x 42 sticks is $65 everyday online.

A mild machine-made cigar with cut fillers and a natural tobacco leaf wrapper.

The nice thing about this type of cigar is that they aren't picky about humidity and they will almost always have a good draw and a good burn line. A decent early day smoke, or if you just want a mild, easy smoke.

A solid 3.5 on the Puffy smokeability scale.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I got the yards mowed n trimmed and the sun is shining with blue skies.

I know that this looks like a selection from a Chinese menu, but it's actually a $0.71 Filipino stick, paired with some premium bourbon.

Does it ever get any better than this ?

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

<$3 Padilla Series '68 original in 6 x 60. $4-ish everyday online. Cigar Page has them at 20bx/$65 for you Robusto smokers. A bit more for the larger sticks.

https://www.cigarpage.com/padilla-series-68-original.html

"A Honduran-grown, Corojo-seed wrapper surrounds a bold mix of all-Honduran long-filler tobacco........notes of coffee bean, leather, and cocoa with a hint of citrus on the finish"

Nice, tasty cigar. This is my second bunch of these, and they've all been well behaved.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.94 Victor Sinclair Series 55 Sungrown - in the handy Churchill size.

"Handcrafted with a premium blend of long fillers from five different countries of origin, and aged for five years."

A pretty decent stick, but it's a bit stronger than I usually smoke.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.58 Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc - May '23.

Mellow+ Nicaraguan filler - Habano binder - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

A nice, smooth stick.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

A nice Victor Sinclair Fumas. Under a buck.
Paired with something that resembles coffee.

 

[whopper]

A nice Victor Sinclair Fumas. Under a buck.
Paired with something that resembles coffee.

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That’s one ugly cigar.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.87 Victor Sinclair Vintage Select, in the big-fat size. About $3-ish at your finer online outlets.

Medium Dominican, with Dominican long leaf fillers and an Brazilian Maduro wrapper.

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$2.09 Carlos Torano - Casa Torano 4.7 x 52.

Honduran - Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers - Nicaraguan binder - Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

C.I.'s price this morning is $6 ea + shipping/tax - but wait for one of their crazy sales. These are really good sticks under three bucks. They always smoke well.

Mellow/Medium

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[PuffTheMagicDragon]

It was a busy day. We replaced a couple of windows early, then pulled the third member out of a big truck for a Monday drop off at the shop.

You know that we put the wife to work, while I had a nice Victor Sinclair Primeros 6x60.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

About 200 miles of back roads today, in nice sunshine and blue skies - and then a nice cigar.

$2.45 Cult Original Toro Grande 6 x 60 from September 2023. These are $5 everyday online.

Medium Nicaraguan with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.

Nice construction and a decent smoke. Good, even burn.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$0.71 Double Happiness premium cigars - imported all the way from the Philippines.

"Great tasting golden Connecticut wrapped short-filler cigar that’s perfect with your morning coffee or yardwork. Sold in super economical 50 count bundles".

Mellow.

 

[JoeMO]

La Finca - great stick for $1.50 range.