I know some of you enjoy cigars - share!

[drewkaree]

If you get a little pyramid in the center after it starts to hollow out on you, that's another indicator that you're smoking too fast. A perfect squared-off ash is the best indicator that it's smoking well, and at a perfect pace. Depending on the rolling and the humidity, you may never achieve that with a stick you're smoking, but the next one from the same box smokes like a dream. Such is the curse, and pleasure, of a handmade cigar

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Newish to the cigar realm…. I picked up a few at Total Wine and started trying some flavors. I seem to lean towards medium body with a sweet side. Smoked a

Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee Blue (6 1/4 x 46)​

it was right up my alley and unfortunately $14 a log. Yikes…I’ve always had this bougie taste for things. . What else is out there that might compare to the flavor at a lower price point?

 

[F.M.]

Newish to the cigar realm…. I picked up a few at Total Wine and started trying some flavors. I seem to lean towards medium body with a sweet side. Smoked a

Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee Blue (6 1/4 x 46)​

it was right up my alley and unfortunately $14 a log. Yikes…I’ve always had this bougie taste for things. . What else is out there that might compare to the flavor at a lower price point?

I just discovered the Fat Bottom Betty. Medium bodied & sweet with just a little spice. And about $10-11/stick where I’m at.

 

[drewkaree]

Newish to the cigar realm…. I picked up a few at Total Wine and started trying some flavors. I seem to lean towards medium body with a sweet side. Smoked a

Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee Blue (6 1/4 x 46)​

it was right up my alley and unfortunately $14 a log. Yikes…I’ve always had this bougie taste for things. . What else is out there that might compare to the flavor at a lower price point?

Not only is that not a cheap date, it's expensive no matter where you buy it from. The mix of everything with that stick will make it quite difficult to find something comparable. You may be able to find something similar from a brand that @F.M. mentioned. Drew Estate makes those, and they're really one of the types of blenders that would flavor or use different methods to create something like that.

Links included for online purchase here: A few that I think you might appreciate would be the Liga Privada (although, just as expensive), the Factory Smokes Sun Grown (worth a shot at that price, and they should have fistfuls at Total Wine), the Undercrown Shade sounds very similar to your choice and should be easy to track down - the Total Wine near me has them, and the last suggestion I have is a Crowned Heads Mil Dias.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Not only is that not a cheap date, it's expensive no matter where you buy it from. The mix of everything with that stick will make it quite difficult to find something comparable. You may be able to find something similar from a brand that @F.M. mentioned. Drew Estate makes those, and they're really one of the types of blenders that would flavor or use different methods to create something like that.

Links included for online purchase here: A few that I think you might appreciate would be the Liga Privada (although, just as expensive), the Factory Smokes Sun Grown (worth a shot at that price, and they should have fistfuls at Total Wine), the Undercrown Shade sounds very similar to your choice and should be easy to track down - the Total Wine near me has them, and the last suggestion I have is a Crowned Heads Mil Dias.

I appreciate the list!

 

[drewkaree]

https://www.cigarbid.com/a/drew-estate-undercrown-maduro-gran-toro/5507518/

Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro, 200 10-packs available, so setting a minimum bid of $45, and a max bid of $50 should get you at least one 10-pack.

At $5/ea, that's a great price when compared to $8-10 for me, locally. Not sure how much for your local areas, but I doubt it's close to this price.

Darker, reasonably strong, if you haven't had many strong cigars, this might be a stick to try after a meal. The Maduro hits with darker flavors, coffee, dark chocolate, espresso type of stuff.

I have never had an Undercrown that wasn't a good stick, the differences will be in the wrapper (shade, Connecticut, Maduro) and the size. This one is a Gran Toro, but if you look, a 52-ring is often close to a Robusto for many sticks. The length is why I would consider this a Toro.

I'm in for a tenner, hope you guys enjoy, if you grab some!