New Cigar Smoker - Budget suggestions

[Simon Bolivar]

Erm .... Google sheets? Anyone? Help me out here! Simon Bolivar you're a prolific note taker.

Indeed I do keep notes, I'd certainly recommend doing so, especially the first few yrs. Your tastes will change & grow as your experience widens. However, I just use spreadsheets, not really an app man, Can barely upload pics on my phone to taptalk for this site!

[Drewster]

I was going to order a notebook but a app seems like a much better idea, any recomendations??

Cigar Tasting Log book: Record keeping journal for cigar smoking | Keep cigar bands, notes of manufacturer, flavour, quality, taste and more | Professional red diary cover design https://amzn.eu/d/iRTRlL7

I have one of these works well but I guess anything would work

[BarryH]

The log book looks great, will get one ordered.

My wife has an interview today and is going to pop into Supreme Cigars in Warrington to pick me up a couple of Cigars, one for tonight and one for fathers day, so any suggestions? was thinking of trying a H.Upmann Majestic or Half Corona (my First Cuban) and another Brick House as I enjoyed the last one so much, any other suggestions up to £15?

[mcdee]

The log book looks great, will get one ordered.

My wife has an interview today and is going to pop into Supreme Cigars in Warrington to pick me up a couple of Cigars, one for tonight and one for fathers day, so any suggestions? was thinking of trying a H.Upmann Majestic or Half Corona (my First Cuban) and another Brick House as I enjoyed the last one so much, any other suggestions up to £15?

You usually can't go wrong with an Upmann so either of those are good choices. I had a look on their website (UK prices are pretty insane now) and the other that I'd highly recommend is the Ramon Allones Short Club Corona. It's a lovely smoke.

[Thebigsmoke]

You usually can't go wrong with an Upmann so either of those are good choices. I had a look on their website (UK prices are pretty insane now) and the other that I'd highly recommend is the Ramon Allones Short Club Corona. It's a lovely smoke.

Couldn't agree more with the suggestion of a RASCC. Such a good cigar, can last me up to an hour and has such wonderful flavours. Love them

[Shaun]

I'd probably look at getting a smaller order from GQtobacco. As UK prices go these guys tend to be the cheapest.

https://www.gqtobaccos.com/h-upmann-half-a-corona-short-cuban-havana-habanos-cigar/

[moppy]

I recently ordered some factory sticks from Tabacalera Aragon which were ridiculously cheap and supposedly long filler & handmade. Probably a little too basic/cheap for some of the enthusiasts here, but decent every day smokes for someone looking to start out 👍

THere are a few reviews out there on Reddit and YouTube.

[Very Old Man]

Hi,

New cigar smoker here, so looking for some suggestions of cheaper cigars to try to find what I like and build up a bit of knowledge, I feel the more expensive stuff would be wasted on me at the minute. Based in Wigan so have a few cigar shops around me in Preston/Warrington/Manchester & Liverpool. I'll just be buying 1 or 2 at a time at the moment as I dont have a humidor, so any budget humidor suggestions would also be appricated. I have a cheap cutter and lighter already.

thanks in advance

Why do you want to smoke cigars?
that's the first question you should ask.
Are you a cigarette smoker looking to quit?

[vanbobble]

If you travel then have a look in duty free

you can get boxes of 25 partagas mille fleurs or R&J mille fleurs for under 100 euros from a lot of airports

[vanbobble]

For Cuban singles from the uk you can’t go wrong with a punch petite coronations!! Lovely flavour