Thread: Any interest in Cigarillos?

Started to try a few of these. So far haven't tried anything "high end" if there even is such a thing.

Favorite so far would be White Owls.

Any one have some suggestions for a good quality cigarillo if I am just not in the mood to smoke a whole cigar?

I always just think of cigarillos as gas station cigars...what you might smoke if nothing (I mean nothing) else is available.

If it's your thing however, maybe try Cohiba or Al Capone.

Originally Posted by mschrob

Started to try a few of these. So far haven't tried anything "high end" if there even is such a thing.

Favorite so far would be White Owls.

Any one have some suggestions for a good quality cigarillo if I am just not in the mood to smoke a whole cigar?

Not certain what you refer to with "high end" cigarillos but I would suggest Cuban cigarillos.

There are a few Cuban "cigarillos" but don't except the artificial and sweet flavors you find with convenience store cigarillos, these are real Cuban tobacco leaves.

- Cohiba Club
- Cohiba Mini
- Montecristo Puritos
- Montecristo Mini
- Partagas Chicos
- Partaga Mini
- Partagas Club
- Romeo y Julieta Puritos
- Romeo y Julieta Club
- Romeo y Julieta Mini

Originally Posted by JimF355

I always just think of cigarillos as gas station cigars...what you might smoke if nothing (I mean nothing) else is available.

If it's your thing however, maybe try Cohiba or Al Capone.

Because "Al Capone" is not a "gas station cigar"?

Not sure how you put Cohiba and Al Capone in the same sentence; assuming you refer to the real Cuban Cohiba.

Dear Robusto,

I am speaking from my experience which, albeit limited, seems greater than the OP's.

Said experience entailing the smoking of Al Capone and Cohiba cigarillos.

Sorry to have insulted the Cohiba name by using it in the same sentence as Al Capone, but Cohiba has earned this treatment by whoring itself out to the likes of various pharmacies and gas stations throughout our great country...offering stale and discounted cigarillos to the masses.

I won't get hung-up on their branding pitfalls, but I will maintain that when it comes to cigarillos, they are unrightly in a class by themselves for the wrong reason...simply because they're small and quick smokes.

They should be held to the same standards...alteast that's what I gathered over a lunch with Nish Patel and Carlos Fuente last year.

I was asking because i wanted to get away from the flavored and sweet tasting gas station smokes.

thanks for the advice.

I used to buy davidoff's. I enjoyed them on the golf course when i didnt want to smoke a full cigar.

Go to the cigar shop and get the minis in the tins by the brands. They are nice when you want a spurt of flavor and dont want a whole cigar or don't want to spend the time. I like the cohiba ones and the rocky Patel vintage 1990.

Originally Posted by mschrob

I was asking because i wanted to get away from the flavored and sweet tasting gas station smokes.

thanks for the advice.

If you wanna get away from those I suggest trying an A. Fuente mini. Im not sure of the exact name but Ive had a few from my local shop and theyre a good short smoke. The maduros are especially good but Im a huge fan of maduros.

Cohiba for me

Originally Posted by EurosDoItBest

If you wanna get away from those I suggest trying an A. Fuente mini. Im not sure of the exact name but Ive had a few from my local shop and theyre a good short smoke. The maduros are especially good but Im a huge fan of maduros.

The name of the one you are talking about is the short story.

Good quick smokes that I like are the tins someone mentioned before cohiba has a wide variety, Padron has a sungrown and a maduro I believe, and Rocky Patel also has some tins. They can be picked up for like 13-20$ depending on the brand and how many are in the tin normally 6-12 cigars and a way better smoke than a swisher