Help with choice

[kiwicrusaders]

I am hoping one of you kind souls can offer some guidance.

I am going to be buying myself a box of cigars and would like your opinion. My favourite size is Robusta and Hermosos No.4. I dont really have the size in my desktop to be buying mutiple boxes and store for years on end. So typically its lifespan is only going to be 1-2 years.

I am looking to choose between the following: -

- Bolivar Royal Corona

- Partagas D4

- San Luis Rey Regios

I want something that has consistant quality of construction and has good flavour. One of the best cigars I have had to date has been a Vegas Robaina Famosos. I have tried a Partagas once before and was quite impressed as well, but am interested how these all compare.

Thanks a stack for any advice.

[Montaigut]

Hi KiwiCrusaders,

If you are definitely restricted by your humidor size I would go for the Partagas. Great smoke, nary a dissapointing moment. But of course that is MY opinion.

My best (and impartial) advice is to get a bigger humidor: so little time so many cigars!

By the way, you could have done a lot worse than the Crusaders mate. Imagine being born in _______ !.

[Erm310mce]

Hi Mate,

My advice would be to grab a robusto split sampler box from Czar. It has 5 of the best robustos made.

Those are 3 great choices you have but very different.

Its a great way to figure out what you like.

Good luck!

[cigcars]

*Everybody likes the three robustos you've listed. Not being a robusto person, myself, there are really only 2 that I've had that I was truly impressed with, the one being probably nearly impossible to get ahold of - the Bolivar Centenary, and the one you did mention and that was the Vegas Robaina Famosos. After that, I'd choose the Saint Luis Rey Regios. My humble opine

[Colt45]

I agree with going the sampler route, and with making sure there are some VR Famosos included

(though I do feel the VR takes a few years to come around)

[CBL]

I was gonna say Partagas D4, they're smoking great the past years and I have a box from april '10 that were smoking fine around september straight of the truck (I'm letting them rest a little now)

BUT! The sampler box is an even better way to go! I have a big humidor that's filled with full boxes and that I can't get to daily (it's at my parents' house) and a small one with 3 boxes and a handful of singles that's at my apartment and I can tell you this, I'm starting to get sick of those 3 boxes when I'm smoking on a daily basis. You really need some variety in your smoking selection.

[LeafLover]

Definitely the sampler split.

Get all of the samplers. Rob is a genius, or whosever brainchild this was.

[jacksfull]

Not to throw a wrench in the works, but the best Robustos I've had in a long while are some RyJ Short Churchills in tubos from Jun 08. I wouldn't leave those out of the mix.

Note that a recent thread here revealed several FoH-ers seemingly in agreement that the tubos are the way to go with the RyJ SC. At least add a 3-pack and see if you agree.

[adic88]

Hi Mate,

My advice would be to grab a robusto split sampler box from Czar. It has 5 of the best robustos made.

Those are 3 great choices you have but very different.

Its a great way to figure out what you like.

Good luck!

+1 if you don't know exactly what to take, this is the best bet!