El Cheapo Smoke of the Day - 2023

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Another stick from an Olivia 40 count sampler pack.
Medium box pressed Churchill from Nicaragua. Habano binder and Cameroon wrapper.
Everyday online price $7. About $2.50 for you cost conscious shoppers.

Nice, even smoke.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

It's Wednesday, and I just walked a mile.

Now it's coffee and a $2.58 stogie.

 

[cohibasurfer]

Another stick from an Olivia 40 count sampler pack.
Medium box pressed Churchill from Nicaragua. Habano binder and Cameroon wrapper.
Everyday online price $7. About $2.50 for you cost conscious shoppers.

Nice, even smoke.

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I enjoy these Cameroon wrap too.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Graycliff gordo 6 x 60 in the red & gold band. $2.47 ea/delivered (sampler pack)

Mellow/medium stick that smoked well.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Victor Sinclair Connecticut Yankee - 6 x 60
$1.87 ea./delivered.

A medium Dominican with Dominican & Nicaraguan fillers - and an Habano Connecticut wrapper.

It's too early to tell, as I smoked this one right off the truck - as I was getting them situated in their humidor. Still, a decent smoke with good construction. Not too shabby.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

EDIT: I didn't realize that this one was the "Connecticut Reserve" The band looks very close to the Olivia "O"

Olivia Connecticut Reserve. Nicaraguan, with a Connecticut wrapper.
$7 Everyday online price, but the frugal shopper can easily get these for <$4. This batch was <$2.50.

The literature says that it's a medium+, but I think it tends a bit toward the mellow scale. Mellow.
This one has been @68% for about five weeks. Well constructed stick, and burned exceptionally well.

A nice, smooth smoke - especially at this price point.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

6 x 60 Graycliff G2.

These are $4 or $5 everyday online price.
Certainly <$3/ea with a sale.

Nicaraguan
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut

Mellow+ stick that stays lit and burns evenly.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Punch Classic Pita 6.1 x 50
Honduran med/full.
About $6. These were <$3

Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra

Well constructed stick and it behaved itself.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Olivia Master Blend 3 (MB3) in a full strength, box pressed 5 x 50.

Nicaraguan, with a sun grown Connecticut broadleaf wrapper.

<$2.50/delivered (40 cigar Olivia sampler)

Certainly, it smoked waay above this price point.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Old Havana Stogie in the handy Churchill size.

Mellow Dominican, with a Connecticut wrapper.
About $1.20.

I found this one in the glove box of the truck. Let's see how it smokes.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Cult Original Toro Grande 6 x 60.

Medium Nicaraguan with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper.

These are about $4. Puffy price $2.45, as part of a 42 cigar sampler.
Cigar Page has these on sale right now.

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

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

These are six or eight bucks at your favorite online cigar emporium.

Puffy price $2.45/delivered, as part of a 42 cigar sampler.

Nicaraguan, with a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

The literature says "medium" but this one was mellow - and smooooth.

Great construction. Perfect burn.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo - 6 x 60
$1.87 ea./delivered (sampler pack).
Typical online price $3.50.

A medium/full Dominican with a Corojo wrapper.

Good construction that burned well and stayed lit. Nice draw. Overall, a very decent smoke.

 

[SoTX-Leo]

Olivia O. Nicaraguan, with a sun grown Habano wrapper.
$7 Everyday online price, but the frugal shopper can easily get these for <$4. This batch was <$2.50.

The literature says that it's a medium+, but I think it tends a bit toward the mellow scale.
This one has been @68% for about five weeks. Well constructed stick, and burned exceptionally well.

A nice, smooth smoke - especially at this price point.

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Where do you guys get such prices... B&M... hunting on bidding sites? Curious minds (and ones just retired) wanna know

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Where do you guys get such prices... B&M... hunting on bidding sites? Curious minds (and ones just retired) wanna know

Ya gotta be cheap. And coupon hunt. And subscribe to several online cigar retailers. And be patient. I haven't used the bidding sites.

 

[dawgie]

Where do you guys get such prices... B&M... hunting on bidding sites? Curious minds (and ones just retired) wanna know

If you sign up for the Cigar Page email list, they will send you 10 emails a day with something else that’s on sale. But you have been warned, I am not kidding about the frequency of their emails…

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

If you sign up for the Cigar Page email list, they will send you 10 emails a day with something else that’s on sale. But you have been warned, I am not kidding about the frequency of their emails…

Hahahahahaha - they're not the only one like that. I just scan the subject lines. More than "70% off" usually gets my attention.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Here's a 5 Vegas Gold to go with my morning coffee. This one is from a 10 combo pack that usually goes for about $35.

These were $1.87 ea/delivered.

Honduran, with Honduran & Nicaraguan fillers and an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.

These have been in the humidor @68% for about two weeks.
Good construction and well behaved cigar. Nice mellow smoke.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Padilla Series '68 in 6 x 60.
Honduran with a Corojo wrapper.

The construction seemed pretty tight, but it had a good draw and ended up a smoooth mellow smoke - that burned well all the way to the end.

About five bucks online. Puffy price $2.45, as part of a 42 cigar sampler.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Gurkha Chairman's Select. Churchill Perfecto in 7 x 54.
Medium Dominican with an Criollo '98 wrapper.

Smooth. Excellent construction and a perfect burn.
Smoked waaaay above the Puffy $2.58 price point.