El Cheapo Smoke of the Day - 2024

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

If you're a fan of Carlos Torano - Casa Torano, read on.

Cigars International has Casa Torano on sale. 20 sticks/$49.99. Veterans get 10% discount every day, and free shipping.

https://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigarfu/casa-torano-robusto-cigar/2053371/#p-2053188

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

< $3 - La Palina Nicaragua Oscuro 6 x 50.

I bought a box of these in October, and I should have bought more.

Nicaraguan - Tabacalera Fernandez
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Oscuro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan

Medium stick with good construction, a nice draw, and a decent burn.

Puffy rating:

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.92 Victor Sinclair Primeros 6 x 50.

A very mild Dominican, in a Connecticut wrapper.

I've had good luck with these, and many others in the Victor Sinclair line. They all draw and burn well.
They're excellent budget smokes. Get 'em on sale - even better.

Puffy rating: 7/8

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$3.21 AJ Fernandez La Gran Llave Maduro 5 x 54 box pressed. About $7.50 everyday online.

Nicaraguan fillers, Habano binder, Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper.

Peppery up front, and then a nice smoke. Good draw. Even, slow burn.

Puffy rating: +

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

5 Vegas Classic Corona 5.5 x 44. Medium.
About $3 at your finer online retailers. A little more at the others.

Nicaraguan. Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers. Nicaraguan binder. Sumatra wrapper.

Decent smokes for the price.

Puffy rating: 3/4

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

If you're a fan of Carlos Torano - Casa Torano, read on.

Cigars International has Casa Torano on sale. 20 sticks/$49.99. Veterans get 10% discount every day, and free shipping.

https://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigarfu/casa-torano-robusto-cigar/2053371/#p-2053188

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Cigars International is having a 20% off sitewide discount.
These now come to 20 sticks/$40.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$1.60 La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado Toro. About $4, everyday.

A mellow/medium Nicaraguan with an Cameroon wrapper. Smooth.

This box has been @68% since November. Very good construction with an excellent draw...

Puffy rating: and three-fourths

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Victor Sinclair Fumas Lonsdale Maduro 6 x 42.

Box of 50 / $54.99 everyday online price. A little less for you coupon shoppers.

Dominican mixed filler stick that's actually pretty decent.

Puffy rating: .5

 

[xyz123]

Cigars International is having a 20% off sitewide discount.
These now come to 20 sticks/$40.

Another trick too, for their little free gift over x amount of dollars, I've found that if you get to the dollar amount and enter the code they give you, and take something out of your cart that drops you below their dollar amount for the freebie, they'll still send it.

It's not usually anything super fancy, but sometimes they do have some good ones.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Hesitant Pirate - Churchill.

SALE ! $1.21 ea, delivered.

A basic mellow Dominican budget stick in a Connecticut wrapper. An excellent stick for the moochers !
Average construction with a good draw and an even burn.

Puffy rating: 1/2

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

My El Cheapo stash was running low.

Queue Carlos Torano - Casa Torano - Robusto
$2.09 ea/delivered.




Next, some Vegas 5 Gold - Robusto @ $2.30






Vegas 5 Classic - Corona @ $2.50



And finally (getting a bit expensive here), a box of Victor Sinclair Vintage Select box pressed Torpedo @ $ 2.92.




Stay tuned.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Carlos Torano - Casa Torano 4.7 x 52 - from the last of the June '23 stash.

A mellow/medium stick from Honduras.

Dominican & Nicaraguan fillers with an Nicaraguan binder.
Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

Puffy rating:

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

$0.71 Double Happiness. These toros hail from the Philippines, and are available in the budget-friendly 50-cigar bundle.

Nicaraguan filler, Habano binder, Connecticut wrapper.

This latest batch (Nov '23) has a much improved wrapper from the previous batch. All of them have burned well and stayed lit.

Mellow+

Puffy rating: and 5/16ths

 

[Atakawow]

Smoking while smoking - Two of my most favorite activities:

 

[cohibasurfer]

Smoking while smoking - Two of my most favorite activities:
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White Russian?

 

[Atakawow]

White Russian?

Haha no, just iced coffee. I'm complying to the made-up social norms that you can't have fun before noon.

 

[jfields]

White Russian?

Hopefully, iced coffee, unless he likes getting started early. lol

 

[cohibasurfer]

Hopefully, iced coffee, unless he likes getting started early. lol

I didn't think you were one to judge.
"Hopefully" .... LOL.

 

[jfields]

I didn't think you were one to judge.
"Hopefully" .... LOL.

Nope! I'm more of a wake n bake guy.

 

[cohibasurfer]

Nope! I'm more of a wake n bake guy.

So... there's really no issue if a guy wanted to have a little sum sum in a glass in the morning then? Cuz it sounded like a " oh I never" response.
And I'm getting a complex from it.