Hey Cigar Experts - Need some advice

nolaegghead

A buddy of mine is coming into town tomorrow for a week and he's tasked with supplying the sticks for a bachelor's party.  He thought he'd buy them while he's down here thinking NOLA is a port city closer to the source than his home town of Minneapolis.  I'm not sure that's the case since we have modern transportation, but it'll give him a quest while in town.

So my question is:  any recommendations for good sticks to buy?  He's gotta buy a lot of them and he's just a regular guy, not super rich, so good value would be appreciated.  And maybe something that they don't sell up there would be cool because that's where the party is. 

I hope @hapster and @henapple will have some good advice  (does PBR make cigars?)....

grege345

Diesel shorty. My personal favorite. Although you can't go wrong with a rocky Patel Connecticut. It's a little more mild and not badly priced

CGW1

Any Fuente is a great choice along with Carlos Torano, kistoff is somewhat new also a great stick...if your not avid cigar smokers you may want milder sticks. Macanudo, Hoya De Montaray,baccarat are good selections. Just my 2 cents

hapster

Get a box of Casa Magna Colorados. The Toritos are a good size for general use at 4-3/4 x 60.

Highly rated and reasonable at 5 to 6 per stick. You should be able to find boxes of 27 for around $140. Nice and mild, great flavor, cigar of the year in 2008. Not outrageously price and way better than cheaper dog rockets.

If it was me; I go this way...

henapple

Nub Habano or Connecticut are good at around $6 per stick... Most shops will mix a box and still get a discount.

hapster

+1 on the NUB Habanos... 'Nother can't miss stick

Black_Badger

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Stories were always my favorite, and you can often find them for a reasonable price. If you have some guys that don't normally like cigars maybe grab a couple Kahlua cigars from Drew Estates. They're great to chew and a decent easy smoke on top of that. Should be very affordable. 

Foghorn

Swisher Sweets. Goes perfect with Henapple's PBR.

henapple

Budget... Pack of Marlboro

Skiddymarker

NUB are great, IMO the Casa Magna Colorados are a touch milder than the NUBs - both good, I'd follow Hap's lead on this one. 

nolaegghead

Thanks all. I forwarded the url to this thread to my buddy, and warned him the forum is filled with lovable miscreants, but with lots of life experience.  He's not a smoker so this info should help him out tremendously.  Standing on the shoulders of giants (miscreants), etc.  Thanks again.

hapster

Have him check out cigarplace.com or cigar biz.com... Might be the same site. Great prices, and fantastic customer service. Always have great experiences buying my sticks from them.

hapster

And @nolaegghead... For someone from the Crescent City to give me the title of miscreant... (Welling up with tears) Thank you.

nolaegghead

@hapster - awwwwww shucks, now I'm welling up.....  

I've only gotten arrested once during mardi gras (for getting thrown out of a bar drunk at 4 AM) ...but I hold the title proudly.

mgoblue0484

Padron aniversary series, 1964 and I agree with Grege345, Rocky Patel Connecticut. Any Rocky is good!

TUTTLE871

Rocky Patel Edge, pretty reasonably priced. That's my go to cigar for parties off my friends.
Half of them wouldn't appreciate a Funte or a Padron.
Just a thought.

henapple

Oliva G or O Serie... Nice smoke. Get a mix of strengths.

Iceman5705

You could go with an Arturo Fuente Curly Head.

http://www.thompsoncigar.com/product/ARTURO-FUENTE-CURLY-HEAD-DELUXE-NATURAL-LONSDALE/74341.uts?parentCategoryId=9833&categoryId=9871&subCategoryId=9109

It's a tasty treat but won't kill the budget.  Pretty mild, most know the name.  The link I provided has them at about $2.60 per cigar.

Ice

 

 

tamu2009

My personal favorite is the Flor De Las Antillas by My Fathers Cigar. It's medium for beginners or people who for dont like full cigars, it burns cool and even and it's a great cigar. You can usually find them for less than $7 a stick and you can get them cheaper than that online. I got a box from sjcigars.com out of Philly and they were a pleasure to deal with. Even through in a small sample pack.

They were rated #1 in 2012 by cigar aficionado and I can see why after the first 4 of my box. And after a month in the 'dor, they only get better.

chays99

I second the Flor De Las Antillas.  This is a great stick.

Ozzie_Isaac

Check out the "show me your stick thread"

paqman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Check out the "show me your stick thread"

I don't think that he gets along with @pgprescott anymore... :(

pgprescott

paqman said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Check out the "show me your stick thread"

I don't think that he gets along with @pgprescott anymore... :(

Awwwww???

Ozzie_Isaac

paqman said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Check out the "show me your stick thread"

I don't think that he gets along with @pgprescott anymore... :(

I did detect some animosity.  I like both Pete and Carey.  Its like when your kids fight.

pgprescott

Ozzie_Isaac said:

paqman said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Check out the "show me your stick thread"

I don't think that he gets along with @pgprescott anymore... :(

I did detect some animosity.  I like both Pete and Carey.  Its like when your kids fight.

He can give it good. Take it, not as much. He gets butt hurt despite his assertions to the contrary 

lkapigian

henapple said:

Budget... Pack of Marlboro

OR Drew Estate 

nolaegghead

I'm a multifaceted troll.  Most people don't want to find out what that means, but let's just say I can dish it out where it hurts.

pgprescott

nolaegghead said:

I'm a multifaceted troll.  Most people don't want to find out what that means, but let's just say I can dish it out where it hurts.

That's a very interesting gyration in order to convince??? Yourself?

nolaegghead

What do they say when they score a goal in Germany? 

Tor

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JohnInCarolina

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nolaegghead

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