Good Cigar suggestions...

[beowulf67]

Another cigar smoker. Yeaah!!!
Ghurka G3 Toro Maduro 6x52 is my current brand. I get them from Jr. Cigars. They are the Jr. Alternatives and run about $33 for 20. The only difference between the Jr.s and the real thing is the $ I get to keep in MY pocket. Rocky Patel The Edge, or LaGloria Cubana Serie R #5 Maduro. Jr, Thompson, and Cigar King all have 5 packs you can buy and sample. I guess I'm still looking for that one cigar that will suit me. Sorta like kilts!!!
Nulty

I love the JR alternatives to the cuban brands.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Whether sitting around the Club in my trews (MacMillan hunting-- modern colours), or enjoying a post prandial snifter whilst wearing my hand stitched kilt (MacMillan ancient-- modern colours) at the White Heather Ball {all of which is a shameless attempt to drag this thread back to some semblance of an off-topic topic} I do enjoy a good cigar, usually a top drawer Don Guillermo from the Dominican Republic. Note that I said enjoy, not smoke. I believe that a gentleman doesn't smoke a cigar, he savors it, in much the same way that he savors a decent scotch or a fine armagnac. It should be savored the same way a gentleman savors sliding behind the wheel of his Rolls-Royce every time he takes it out for a drive. In short, lighting up a cigar should be something one does with a sense of occasion, not merely to satisfy a craving for the addictive qualities of nicotine.

No, a good cigar is above cravings, just as surely as white socks are the mark of a rube (especially when twinned with brown shoes and a blue suit). Indeed, Mr. Kipling (a Freemason, story teller, and well-dressed judge of the human condition) summed it up best when he penned these immortal lines, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke".

As I stand here, swathed in tartan and puffing a cheroot, I couldn't agree more.

[The Wizard of BC]

My hands down favorite is----

Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas Number III

Size: 6 3/4" X 43 ring
Strength: Full Bodied Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Cameroon Shape: Straight 10-year old Cameroon wrapper, Dominican and Nicaraguan Ometepe filler, Honduran binder.super-premium cigar!


This is the Lonsdale size with the green band. Only 600 boxes of these are made each year making this one of the rarest cigars in the world.
I don't care if it's rare, I just like the things. I have only one left from a box of 20 I stumbled on about 10 years ago. I search everywhere I go to find another box.

[Bryan]

My favorite is the Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic. With a Cameroon wrapper, what more could you want? A latest favorite of mine is San Cristobal, a fairly new cigar made by Ashton (of which I am definitely NOT a fan), it's a great medium to full-bodied maduro.

[hallmarktex]

I will second ( or third) the recommendation for JR alternatives. I like their take on the Cuban Cohibas. Very nice.
If you want a good name brand then the Joya de Nicaragua 1970 series is very good. I don't like most Dominican cigars because they just taste like smoke (no flavor) but I will make exceptions for the Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente and the La Gloria Cubanas. Churchill size all.

[Bryan]

...Joya de Nicaragua 1970...

That Antaño is a fantastic cigar! And very full bodied. Another of my favorites.

[12stones]

Oooh, finally a topic I know about. Some of my favorite ones recently are the EO 601 maduro and habano. They're good medium bodied smokes. I definitely second the Padrons, but if you're not a regular smoker, they'll seem more full-bodied than medium. Always a great cigar though. Ashtons are great too.

The Arganese are a recent addition to the cigar world and have received a very favorable welcome. The owner's a good guy and really takes pride in what he's doing.

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[Joe Forsyth]

I'm a cigar smoker, they are without a doubt, my biggest passion. I've been smoking fine cigars for about 16 years now, keep a humidor stocked at home, and regularly participate in a Canadian forum dedicated to Cuban cigars. I usually have one a day after work, and two on weekends. I must admit that I am not the biggest fan of many non-Cuban brands, though there are a few out there that I don't mind. The Padron 1926 Anniversario are good, CAO Brasillia, Olivia series G are all worth a try IMHO. For me though, there is no substitute for a fine Cuban cigar paired with a nice glass of Scotch.
What I really believe though, is no matter what you smoke, or even if you smoke at all, an hour a day spent relaxing, unwinding, and doing something you enjoy whether it be reading, smoking, having a wee drink, or whatever, is an hour well spent.

[CDNSushi]

I'm just trying to remember what I have in my humidor right now... A real assortment, to be sure -- but among my all-time favorites: Partagas Serie D #4 (Robusto), and the Romeo y Julieta Coronitas Cedro. They are a wonderful smoke. Plus, the added bonus to a cedar wrapped cigar is being able to use the cedar wrapper to light your stogie -- as it lasts longer than a match and it doesn't mar the flavor with sulfur from the match head.

At the moment, I'm up to my elbows in Guantanamera Cristales however. Now before people start throwing chairs at me, let me explain. They are machine-rolled, but they are cheap, quick to smoke (fairly loose pack and short filler) and very mild. I like to keep them around as many of my friends have always wanted to try a cigar but don't know where to begin. This is a good beginner's cigar, IMO and it makes friends feel like a million bucks when I just give them a free, Cuban cigar with no strings attached. I know that many reviewers have reviewed this one quite harshly (a bit too harshly, IMO) but it has its place.

[Slag]

La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero (DL-700.) They are my favorite cigar, and my daily smoke. The Padron 1926 is indeed a tasty cigar, but I actually prefer the 1964.