Boutique Cigar List
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I’ve gone through several older threads… I’d like to hear from current active ‘in the know’ members on boutique brands (established/new/up and coming) list to try and where to get them.
Thanks
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Black label/Blk Wks
Dunbarton and Trust
Foundation
Tatuaje
Warped
Illusione
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Micallef
Caldwell
I have tried a lot of the different boutique brands but for me it’s hard to beat some of the main brands. It’s sure fun smoking different brands and making decisions.
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All the suggestions are great (clearing my throat...@ShawnOL...LOL) most I have heard of and most I have tried (loved caldwell original the king is dead) and definitely a few new ones to add to the list.
However, let me be a little bit more clear in my quest. I'm looking to you on this forum to list little known/newer company/limited small batch/unknown but newly found cigars that you enjoyed and may suggest to the group. For example, some obscure to me, and found by chance.... Montana Cigars, Wilderness, BAMF, The Drop...etc. Appreciate you!
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
An SB exclusive count? Hugo.
Fosforo still qualifies. Drop doesn't really as it's just a Warped offshoot. Look for store brands. Check out Beehive Cigars out of Salt Lake.
Luciano, Rockefeller, Ezra Zion (?), All saints, el septimo, Stallone
Wildfire is a new company I haven’t tried yet.
Astorian makes some decent blends
Big Sky is a lesser known one that’s gaining ground
Boutique as a colloquial term is overused in the cigar industry IMO. It’s mostly used to describe contracted cigars that someone slapped a name, hip band/box, or a “nice story” to. It’s moved away from truly small batches of specialty blends by the tobacco producers, and let’s face it, they (the farmers/producers) aren’t giving away their best stuff and competing against themselves unless it’s very profitable and then the price will reflect that (Ashton VSG for example). Frankly, I don’t put much stock in the boutique and small batch monikers anymore,
Even as I’m smoking this expensive Davidoff Escurio, which is very smooth and lacks any harshness, I can think of several other cigars that deliver a smooth experience, that actually have more flavor and cost substantially less. Granted, I have a lot of aged stock and smoked a boatload of cigars over the years, but price, limited availability or a clever story doesn’t always equate to the best value to dollar or equate to a automatic better experience. Just my $0.02.
Personally I still like the flavor of every one I've had, but their marketing tactics p*ss me off to the point I won't go out of my way to get them anymore.
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I can't say I never get sucked into the hype, but as CAcigarguy said, rare/small batch/limiteds/hard-to-get cigars don't insure against mediocrity any more than a $4 smoke that you can buy anytime. I like the idea of sourcing from small/fledgling companies or blenders to help them out, but there are no guarantees, never.
One thing I despise is the line "only 500 boxes produced" and it's something I want, so I jump, and then you see the same stick at 14 online sites and two months later most of those sites still have them.