Cuba Libre - A Good Daily Smoke? Yes or No? Worth buying 20?

BullSquatch

Huge fan of Flor de Oliva. Is Cuba Libre close, better or worse? Let me know your thoughts. Cheers!

Vision

It’s all preference and taste but I personally wouldn’t. Gran Habano I think is better for the same price

BullSquatch

Never heard of Gran Habano. I will check it out.

NorCalR1

Pysko 7 Maduro is a good budget smoke that pops up on the Daily Deal from time to time. @timb its been awhile since they’ve been up..

Amos_Umwhat

If you're into Oliva, check out the seconds when they're available. Great smoke for 2 - 3 bucks apiece. Another good budget stick is the Foundry Chillin' Moose. Surprisingly good for the price. Better than Cuba Libre or Gran Habano, to me. For the 1st couple years those GH Vintages were awesome, then, well, they weren't.

VegasFrank

Or get a box of Oliva mb3 from the h store for 60 bucks. Mold included for free

BullSquatch

any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Usaf06

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

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Vision

@Amos_Umwhat said:
If you're into Oliva, check out the seconds when they're available. Great smoke for 2 - 3 bucks apiece. Another good budget stick is the Foundry Chillin' Moose. Surprisingly good for the price. Better than Cuba Libre or Gran Habano, to me. For the 1st couple years those GH Vintages were awesome, then, well, they weren't.

GH went south? That sucks.

Oyam123

No

Patrickbrick

DPG Blue (original) can be found cheap all the time.

Patrickbrick

@BullSquatch said:
Never heard of Gran Habano. I will check it out.

I'm going to apologize to your tastebuds in advance if you do. I recommend trying everything and anything (cigar wise and within reason) just don't buy many and don't pay retail.

Vision

@Patrickbrick said:
DPG Blue (original) can be found cheap all the time.

PM me the link to find DPG at Cuba Libre Prices. $30-$40 bucks for 20 DPG now I’ll take that!

I guess I’m perplexed. Are we recommending budget cigars? I guess his original question of would a budget cigar compare to a budget cigar has thrown me way off. I would say those DPG are really good but get your hands on some Padron 2000s. You might even be able to scoop some up for around the same price....heck even less then those DPG Blue.... Who would have thought...... DPG and Padron 2000 budget sticks!

Patrickbrick

Have to watch for them, but I paid 3.50 or 4 each the last bundle I got. Also I guess "budget" cigar is relative, good luck on the endeavor.

BullSquatch

@Usaf06 said:

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Shìt

Why do you say that?

BullSquatch

@Patrickbrick said:

@BullSquatch said:
Never heard of Gran Habano. I will check it out.

I'm going to apologize to your tastebuds in advance if you do. I recommend trying everything and anything (cigar wise and within reason) just don't buy many and don't pay retail.

Damn. That bad, huh. Thanks for the info.

BullSquatch

@Vision said:

@Patrickbrick said:
DPG Blue (original) can be found cheap all the time.

PM me the link to find DPG at Cuba Libre Prices. $30-$40 bucks for 20 DPG now I’ll take that!

I guess I’m perplexed. Are we recommending budget cigars? I guess his original question of would a budget cigar compare to a budget cigar has thrown me way off. I would say those DPG are really good but get your hands on some Padron 2000s. You might even be able to scoop some up for around the same price....heck even less then those DPG Blue.... Who would have thought...... DPG and Padron 2000 budget sticks!

My brother, LOL. You got me laughing! Yes, the original conquest here is to find a daily smoke that doesn't break my wallet. Flor de Oliva is the best thing I have found so far for daily around that $3-4 range.

IndustMech

You might also try the La Paulina Nicaragua Oscuro

One of my favorite budget sticks

BullSquatch

@IndustMech said:
You might also try the La Paulina Nicaragua Oscuro

One of my favorite budget sticks

Never heard of it, will add it to my list for sure. Thanks for that!

BullSquatch

@Amos_Umwhat said:
If you're into Oliva, check out the seconds when they're available. Great smoke for 2 - 3 bucks apiece. Another good budget stick is the Foundry Chillin' Moose. Surprisingly good for the price. Better than Cuba Libre or Gran Habano, to me. For the 1st couple years those GH Vintages were awesome, then, well, they weren't.

have a link?

BullSquatch

@Usaf06 said:

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Shìt

Plus, the reviews are rather high for it as well. I might buy a single just to try.

Amos_Umwhat

@BullSquatch said:

@Amos_Umwhat said:
If you're into Oliva, check out the seconds when they're available. Great smoke for 2 - 3 bucks apiece. Another good budget stick is the Foundry Chillin' Moose. Surprisingly good for the price. Better than Cuba Libre or Gran Habano, to me. For the 1st couple years those GH Vintages were awesome, then, well, they weren't.

have a link?

It's at the top of the page, "List of Brands". Go to Oliva Cigars, look for the 2nds. This time of year they're mostly gone, but watch for when they come in. You kind of have to decode the name, but you're getting "G's" , "O's", "V's", unbanded at budget prices. There will be some slight flaw, often I can't find it.

Just checked, they're all gone right now. There were still some a couple weeks ago. Usually seem to come in Sep/Oct.

genareddog

@BullSquatch said:

@Usaf06 said:

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Shìt

Why do you say that?

@BullSquatch , Nick is just a grumpy young man. But he does have some good advice.

BullSquatch

@Amos_Umwhat said:

@BullSquatch said:

@Amos_Umwhat said:
If you're into Oliva, check out the seconds when they're available. Great smoke for 2 - 3 bucks apiece. Another good budget stick is the Foundry Chillin' Moose. Surprisingly good for the price. Better than Cuba Libre or Gran Habano, to me. For the 1st couple years those GH Vintages were awesome, then, well, they weren't.

have a link?

It's at the top of the page, "List of Brands". Go to Oliva Cigars, look for the 2nds. This time of year they're mostly gone, but watch for when they come in. You kind of have to decode the name, but you're getting "G's" , "O's", "V's", unbanded at budget prices. There will be some slight flaw, often I can't find it.

Just checked, they're all gone right now. There were still some a couple weeks ago. Usually seem to come in Sep/Oct.

Thanks for the info. Adding them to my list!

BullSquatch

@genareddog said:

@BullSquatch said:

@Usaf06 said:

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Shìt

Why do you say that?

@BullSquatch , Nick is just a grumpy young man. But he does have some good advice.

LOL. Fair enough.

TNBigfoot68

Gan Habano's were once thought of as a good budget stick. In years gone by I have bought a few from B&M's on vacation. Not outstanding, but OK. One of our great forum members bought a bunch of them when he was starting out and immediately said these are bad. In a private message I was offered them if I wouldn't tell anyone where they came from. Of course I accepted, I thought I have smoked these before, they are not that bad. Well. let's just say, yes I smoke everyone, Yes I had to force my self to smoke the last 10. Never plan on smoking another one ever. Taste is not as good as I remembered, construction was awful. I would encourage checking out Cigarbid a great auction site by Ci/Ccom you can pick up great sticks at budget prices. Welcome to the madness of trying to find the perfect budget stick.

BullSquatch

@TNBigfoot68 said:
Gan Habano's were once thought of as a good budget stick. In years gone by I have bought a few from B&M's on vacation. Not outstanding, but OK. One of our great forum members bought a bunch of them when he was starting out and immediately said these are bad. In a private message I was offered them if I wouldn't tell anyone where they came from. Of course I accepted, I thought I have smoked these before, they are not that bad. Well. let's just say, yes I smoke everyone, Yes I had to force my self to smoke the last 10. Never plan on smoking another one ever. Taste is not as good as I remembered, construction was awful. I would encourage checking out Cigarbid a great auction site by Ci/Ccom you can pick up great sticks at budget prices. Welcome to the madness of trying to find the perfect budget stick.

Thanks for the response and insights on them. I honestly am fine with Flor de Oliva's as my daily. I just bought 20 yesterday from CI for $2.34 a stick including taxes and shipping. I like them a lot, but I am always searching to add more to that daily bucket. Cheers!

IndustMech

@Usaf06 said:

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Shìt

Nick just yawned

peter4jc

Like most threads, they go off track, which is fine.

I know, I know, everyone should smoke what they want, yada, yada, yada... but why are you smoking cigars? Why are you considering cheap/budget sticks? Honest questions... Is money an issue? Do you want to smoke three mediocre cigars in a day for $X or sit down and enjoy one nice stick for that same price? Are you new-ish and still trying to figure out what cigars you like?

Don't get me wrong, there are some very smokeable cigars around for cheap. But the vast, vast majority of cheap cigars are trash, and it seems (to me, at least, who has learned the hard way) that you can waste more money on trying to find a good cheap cigar than if you paid attention to sales and bought great cigars at a good price. I suppose it comes down to how much a person wants to spend per day/week/month and how many sticks they smoke in a day or week.

BullSquatch

@IndustMech said:

@Usaf06 said:

@BullSquatch said:
any opinions on Maria Mancini - Magic Mountain?

Shìt

Nick just yawned

or literally ****. LOL

rsherman24

Do we have a fastest to 50 award?