Comments on: Stogie Tips: Fill ’er Up

By: Quick Smoke: Maroma Robusto

Quick Smoke: Maroma Robusto — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:02:28 +0000

[...] filler, it’s one of the lumpiest cigars I’ve ever held. For the first half inch or so, this “Cuban sandwich” was an OK mild cigar. But before the halfway point it had turned so sour it was unsmokable. [...]

By: George E.

George E. — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:54:38 +0000

LVG – Thanks for the tip. I've never tried Rosa Cuba but plan to now. A Google search turned up lots of sellers and low prices, even 5-pack offerings.

By: Las Vegas Guy

Las Vegas Guy — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:24:41 +0000

I have over 700 sticks among many humidors. Most are premium sticks by the names we all know and love (Pepin, Rocky Patel, CAO, you get the picture).

However, my "what the hell" cigar has been a Rosa Cuba for quite some time now. About $1.25 a stick (if that by the bundle). Yes… you have to smoke it just a little bit slower.

And yes… the wrappers are not consistent looking. Consistent tasting? Yes. But not consistent looking.

Having said that, this isn't a stick I smoke to look at. It is a stick I smoke while watching sports or a movie. Just a basic "to unwind" stick. And at the price… I'm happy.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:16:20 +0000

The Tatuaje P and Ashton Benchmade seem to be the consensus best in this category. I was recently surprised when given a La Vieja Habana Corojo to smoke blind. It was a very nice smoke. Didn't even realize it was a mixed filler cigar. Didn't taste anything like a corojo, but still it was a good smoke.

By: George E.

George E. — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:09:55 +0000

Anybody else out there have some short/mixed filler recommendations?

By: jake

jake — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:38:01 +0000

I have smoked a couple curly heads and I have to say, they were among my least favorite cigars. The draw felt weak, the flavor was almost totally absent, and harly any smoe was produced.

On the other hand, I absolutely love La Vieja Habanas, they are among my favorites.

By: dmjones

dmjones — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:00:45 +0000

You do have to be careful buying bargain cigars. Below the Curly-Heads, Fuente sells another stick whose name I can't remember. Locally, Curly-heads sell for about $2.25/stick and these others are about $1.50/stick. The manager at the local shop took a knife to the cheaper one in front of me and pulled out the binder–tobacco-colored paper. Just to dispel any doubt, he lit it up and it smelled like…burning paper. I couldn't understand why anyone would willingly subject themselves to that when they can avoid it by paying an extra $.75 per stick, but apparently some people just can't tell the difference.