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[Mike5537]

I'm going away to tuscany in september for a weeks relaxation in a private villa (check me out!) I want a pack of 5 cigars to take with me to enjoy by the pool in the evenings. Being quite new I'm trying various different cigars to find some I like and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good deals or have any recommendations.

Ive just ordered a Montecristo No.4 as the 5 packs seem good value for money, looking forward to its arrival and hope I get a nice evening this weekend to fire it up!

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[JOAO LA PEZ]

Monty petit Edmundo is a nice smoke.

[molecularstudent]

Monty petit Edmundo is a nice smoke.

+1 for the Petit Edmundo. I think you hit the nail on the head with the No.4s......

[Andy W]

Trinidad Reyes are a nice little smoke, full of flavour.

[Mike5537]

I'm struggling to get a bearing on how strong flavored a cigar is. On a scale of 1-10 where would the No.4 land 10 being strongest? That way I can have a point of reference as to wether I would prefer them stronger of lighter when it arrives. Cheers

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[molecularstudent]

I'm struggling to get a bearing on how strong flavored a cigar is. On a scale of 1-10 where would the No.4 land 10 being strongest? That way I can have a point of reference as to wether I would prefer them stronger of lighter when it arrives. Cheers

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There are many knowledgeable people on here who can probably provide a much more accurate answer to your question. I guess it depends on what scale we talk, if we just talk about Cuban cigars, I'd say 5-6. If we include all cigars then some Italian cigars are apparently pretty mind blowing. For the cubans, if you'd like to try a stronger cigar I'd go for Partagas Series D No. 4. But you should drink a full sugar coke or something with it the first time because a nicotine overload is not very pleasant.
As for flavour, they all have subtle differences, the Montecristos are always described as woody in flavour, and the no.4 is no different. I find Juan Lopez cigars to have the most enjoyable flavour, but I don't find them 'strong' cigars.

I guess its important to realise that strength and flavour are normally two different things
I hope this helped. I'm relatively new to cigars, compared to others on here, and it took some time before i could really start to pull apart the different flavours etc. You've got to train your palette and have many different cigars to notice the differences
Best of luck...

[James811]

Id go for the following...
1. Ramon Allones Small Club Corona
2. HdM Epicure No.2
3. Bolivar Petit Corona or Bolivar Royal corona

These would be the first 3 cigars I would buy if I started again as they give a wide range of flavour profiles, strengths (none are too strong) and different sizes

[Styler]

Firstly I love Tuscany, if you're in a town called Cortona I highly recommend a restaurant called Preludio. Anyway...

I'm not a huge Monty fan so they wouldn't get my vote. They sell by the bucketload though so it's probably just me failing to appreciate them! They have such a high production rate that finding good ones can be hit and miss.

If I was in the market for a 5 pack for under ?50 I'd probably buy the Reyes. Meduim bodied, fairly consistent espresso/cocoa flavours but smaller than the M4s.

http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/trinidad-reyes-cigars-p-344.html

Now if it were me, I'd spend a little more and buy the two packs below, 3 Upmann Mag 46s and 3 Punch PCs. I had a couple of 46s in southern France a few weeks back and for some reason I really felt they worked in the warm, humid evenings. Mine delivered fantastic fruity/woody flavours with a hint of chocolate. The Punch PCs are a great little smoke, quite nutty, and because they are tubed you can slip one in your pocket when heading out for lunch without the fear of crushing it.

http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/upmann-magnum-cigars-p-127.html

http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/punch-petit-coronations-tubed-cigars-p-4626.html

Of course if you want to be brave you look into buying all singles and get some real variety but the problem with that is inconsistency, you can't judge a partucular cigar on just one example as it could be a dud. Just my 2 cents!

Edit: Sorry, just read that you did order the Montys. Hope you enjoy them and your holiday!

[molecularstudent]

Id go for the following...
1. Ramon Allones Small Club Corona
2. HdM Epicure No.2
3. Bolivar Petit Corona or Bolivar Royal corona

These would be the first 3 cigars I would buy if I started again as they give a wide range of flavour profiles, strengths (none are too strong) and different sizes

+1. Very good selection!

[Mike5537]

I've ordered one monty as a tester, I can probably afford one more to test then make a decision between the two. So ill put all your suggestions in a hat and pick one at random and hope for a bit of luck in finding one I like! :thumbup:

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[batesy123]

u wont go far wrong with the monty 4. There a regular in my humi