I seem to be on a Fuente kick as of late.

[Smokin'Sims]

I've not been disappointed by anything I've had from LFD, Illusione or Tatuaje. Padrons are something I try to keep in stock constantly.

 

[vortex]

There are so may flavor profiles out there so it's great your curious to try something new..

You may want to give the Newbie Sampler a go!

Edit to add: I noticed from your profile that you didn't like the new "peppery" sticks. So some of the above suggestions MAY not be for you. But bear in mind one blender may have several different flavor profiles on offer. For instance, Pepin has the JJ line (Maduro and Natural) which is sweet and not "peppery", as his regular line has been described.

I can handle a little pepper, I had a DPG Blue Label that had some good spice to it and what I considered to be a pepper flavor of sorts, but I liked it. I recently had a Series JJ but it turned out to be a dud, tasted like moldy limes. A great BOTL sent me another plus some others, so I'll have to give that one another go. Actually, I might light the JJ up tonight and see how it does. About the newbie sampler, I've been on this board so long I wouldn't really feel right trying to get in on one.

Lot of votes for Tatuaje, I'll purchase something by them when I find a source for the 2000's.

I wasn't impressed with the JJ Nats but the JJ Maddies I liked. Yep, the Tat brown labels are great smokes. I also enjoy the 601 Green(Oscuro), Blue(Maduro), and Red(Habano) blends. All of the above are Pepin blends, BTW. Most should be stored at NO MORE than 65% to bring out the intended flavor. This is Pepin AND Pete Johnson who say this! So if you buy a Pepin at a B&M take it home and put it in a 65% humi for a week or so.

But the Newbie Sampler Forum is a fun way to try a variety of cigars for a good price and get to know a fellow cigar nut, too!