Well it appears that I have had that experience! Wednesday, I smoked an E.P. Carrillo Core Plus maduro, it took more than 1.5 hours to complete it and it is the best cigar I have ever smoked. It was given to me by @acc05R1, last August and has been in my cooler all this time. It was toothy and oily and it was amazing, and I have been thinking about it since, so much that I bought a fiver. I am hoping that they will be just as good. I remember being afraid of all dark cigars back then, but have had some really good dark cigars, which removed the fear. The Oliva Serie V Maduro was one, and I now have a box of them. The Tabernacle is another really good dark cigar. The Headly Grange is another dark cigar I have had. The Core Plus has been the most memorable. Thanks Aaron for a great smoke!
In search of the perfect cigar
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Older EPC cigars are really good. I smoked the same one you did and I was very surprised with how much I enjoyed it.
I was amazed at how good the Inch was. I'm not sure if the low expectations I had going in made it seem better than it was, but it was really good.
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I also ride so I hear ya ...
Everybody's tastes are diff, and there might be no perfect cigar, and some that I thought were pretty close were expensive to me (over $10 each).
With that being said, I think these lower cost smokes are very good and in my regular rotation:
Oliva Series V belicoso ($3.71 box price)
CAO La Traviata radianta maduro ($3.63 box price)
My Father Le Bijou petite robusto ($4.26 box price)
Everybody's tastes are diff, and there might be no perfect cigar, and some that I thought were pretty close were expensive to me (over $10 each).
With that being said, I think these lower cost smokes are very good and in my regular rotation:
Oliva Series V belicoso ($3.71 box price)
CAO La Traviata radianta maduro ($3.63 box price)
My Father Le Bijou petite robusto ($4.26 box price)
An Update in the search: A few months ago I went to Houston for the Texas Cigar Festival. While in Houston, I talked my buddy into visiting El Cubano cigar shop in League City, TX. We smoked a Domican tabaco cigar. El Cubano rolls their own cigars, with several different blends, we choose the Dominican cigar with Maduro wrapper. We had an excellent experience with this stick. Because I was involved with the cigar buying ban contest, I had to wait to purchase any more sticks. After the buying ban, I called the store and placed an order of 3 of each stick in Habano and Maduro wrappers, and told them to add a surprise stick to complete 25 sticks. I have been smoking one to two per week and have been so impressed with each one. I plan to keep these in stock, this has been the closest thing to perfect cigars, each one is consistent in flavor, taste and burn. I understand that this may not suit your taste, but I am so happy that it has mine. I only smoke one to three a week, and I find each one satisfies MY taste. The sticks last from 90 minutes to two hours, so it is something that has to be planned.
I hope that you can also find "that" stick for you. I will continue to smoke others, but this is my go to stick for sure!
I hope that you can also find "that" stick for you. I will continue to smoke others, but this is my go to stick for sure!
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@NOGILLS2 I think the perfect cigar does not exist. I have had some that are very close, but in all honesty - it isnt about the perfect cigar at all - its about the perfect experience/memory
The best cigars I have ever had were enhanced by the people I enjoyed it with - the beverage I had paired with it - the conversation(s) with those people - where we were at the time - what time of day it was. In my opinion, there are perfect experiences with a cigar - no perfect cigar in & of itself
The best cigars I have ever had were enhanced by the people I enjoyed it with - the beverage I had paired with it - the conversation(s) with those people - where we were at the time - what time of day it was. In my opinion, there are perfect experiences with a cigar - no perfect cigar in & of itself
