imangelo Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Someone was mentioning on the Padron thread how the 1926 80th anniversary is one of the few smokes that live up to the high price tag (they are around $35 a pop in the US, almost three times that here in Canada). What are a few expensive cigars that were actually worth the cash or, better yet, we're so good that it felt like you got a deal by the end? I predict some mentions for the Cohiba 1966.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzboypro Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I've had a few Padrons so far, personally they're all way to expensive. I still don't get what the hype is all about with Padron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiminBC Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 None. Let me say I do not buy aged stock. There are allot of great $10 - $20 cigars. Even under $10.00 cigars. So many that any time I fork out more money I am left with a feeling of why bother. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shlomo Posted July 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2014 The question all depends on how one would view $20. If its no big deal to shell out $20+ for a cigar regularly, then certainly there are plenty of cigars that are |worth" it. If, like me, $20 is relatively a lot of money to spend on something to burn for an hour, I have not yet found one that was completely "worth" it. Some great smoking experiences for sure, but almost none that could not be duplicated with a $5-12 cigar. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Years ago Lew Rothman of JR tobacco said"the difference between a $3 cigar and a $5 cigar is........$2........" He went on to explain that the very best leaf and rollers would only add a few cents to the cost of production. This was in the era of the 90's,and Padron or Fuente cigars were under 3.00 a stick. In the US....... Generally this is still true,if you want to figure out how much a cigar costs,remove local taxes,divide by two,that is wholesale. Then subtract two dollars,the rest is profit for the middleman. The factory is making a profit on the two dollar per cigar cost to produce,minus any fancy packaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I agree with Shlomo here. I sometimes worry when lighting a cigar >$20 as my expectations are higher and more likely than not I don't have a full box of them to test out. From time to time I will buy REs or special aged sticks that cost a bit more but I only save them for the special occasions life brings me- and if they are truly worth it... can't say yes or no. I've had the pleasure to smoke Dunhills, Davidoffs, GRs, REs, LEs, vintage/pre-embargo stock, and other very expensive sticks on occasion but at the end of the day those can bring much anxiety (cost, expectation, smoking variables) that I would prefer to spend my time enjoying the $5-15 cigars that with careful aging under my control become beautiful experiences that can't be compared because I don't see the alarming dollar signs in my head as I would with the ones that cost as much as my monthly phone bill... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I've had a few Padrons so far, personally they're all way to expensive. I still don't get what the hype is all about with Padron I am one who thinks that 20$ a stick Is,for me that Is,too much for what I smoke a day.Plus, I don't see ,WHY THE HYPE, over Padrons, I find that they are NOT that great anyway. Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maplepie Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 One of my quotes for life is 'smoke less; smoke better'. I hardly reach for Siglo IIs nowadays when I smoke only once or twice a week. (most of the time more than one cigar at a time) My average cost per cigar is around 15 USD. Sent by the Enigma on BlackBerry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAC Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Honestly none. But for a certain time and a certain place...sure why not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imangelo Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 I ask because I haven't smoked a cigar over $20 that I really felt was worth it. That's worth Cuba pricing or US pricing for NCs...I just paid $30 for a Partagas Serie P No 2 yesterday at a local B&M here in Toronto and that was a good deal. Even the Behike 52 I had in Cuba was great but not $22 great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac77 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 This is a tricky question as it depends upon a price point that can vary quite a bit depending upon where you buy it. A BHK 54 in Toronto for example will cost over $100 where as in Cuba it is around $30. Having said that, the best pricey cigar that I have had and definitely worth the cost was the Cohiba 1966. Based upon cuban prices. I would not even consider them as an option if I had to pay full Canadian Retail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulP Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Cohiba Millenium Piramide The Padron 80th maduro is a spectacular cigar, but only you can decide if it is worth the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogus Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I have paid that for a Behike to try and won't do that again either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlomo Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 One of my quotes for life is 'smoke less; smoke better'. I hardly reach for Siglo IIs nowadays when I smoke only once or twice a week. (most of the time more than one cigar at a time) My average cost per cigar is around 15 USD. Sent by the Enigma on BlackBerry. 15 per cigar average cost?!?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I suppose that price is never really a guarantee of quality. There are many things that might be considered overpriced - I can't imagine spending $100 a month to watch television, or to have a cell phone. The price of gasoline. Cigars can be uninspiringly consistent, or, lacking in any kind of predictablity. I willingly sometimes pay $20 and more for a bottle of wine - if a cigar provides a great experience, I've no problem with $20. My long winded way of saying I'd pay, but can't name names with a guarantee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I'm with Shomo. $20 is a lot for any cigar. To my taste, $12 is as high as I'd normally go in a NC. Pardon and Ashton VSG would be reliable spends for me. Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maplepie Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 15 per cigar average cost?!?! around there... i've gotten a loooooot of cheapsies here and there. it's starting to spike now, though. sharply! why? what's yours? Addendum. Some regionals command those prices. Many people talk very well of any UK REs (bar 1 or 2). Then if you're looking at the ED, they'll be double those 20 dollar prices. Humidor and book editions, forget about it!! And those have been all AWESOME. I would pay 35 dollars for that LGC Gloriosos, Edmundo Dante 54, and Bolivar Gran Belicoso any day of the week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 RA grandes ER españa, winnies, hu monarcas, mc 520 (now, not for the past year), cuaba EL 08 is well worth paying for in my world. That said im perfectly satisfied by jl nr 2, mag 46 and so on for most ocassions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanislaw Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Monte 520 Cohiba Piramide Extra La Flor de Cano Grandiosos as I managed to get a great deal on them here, I honestly didn't realize they were upwards of $20+ when smoking... it was only after, when I really enjoyed it, that I used the brainpower to determine individual cost... and I'm glad I did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactochris Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Padron 45 Maduro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb20four Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I used to think it was worth it because I only smoke 2-3 times a week but am slowly realizing that I give away up to 5 sticks at a time when we have family gatherings. I find that I can't smoke a Lusitania and give my guest a petit corona. I give away the same thing as I smoke and that's the main reason I can't age most of my sticks. Unless I buy it for a really special occasion I don't think it's worth it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subport Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 well have to agree it depends on where to buy in general I bought behike 52 in Hungary back in days to try it. costed ~ $65-70.yes it worth it. not because the cigar worth that amount of cash, but I obviously knew it before. not because the cigar was that great all from heaven experience. worth it just because I wanted to smoke it, could afford it, and bought it. never looked back. here in Iceland a low quality RyJ no2, no3 tubo cost approx $22-25. That is the starting point go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 As others have said, it depends how you define value. It is very subjective. It is not linear. People don't buy Ferraris because they consciously feel they are worth 5X more than a Corvette. They are a better car. They don't buy Elie Bleu humidors because they are 50X better than a cooler at storing cigars. You can spend 10K on a Rolex, and it is a less accurate timepiece than a $20 Timex. I've had many cigars that I'm glad I spent more than $20 on, as a special occasion smoke. A Siglo VI tubo, a Dunhill Cabinetta, a Padron 80th Anniversary, an Edmundo Dantes Conde 109. YOLO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maplepie Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 YOLO. gawdayum it, Kevin...... do agree with your message, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiquidGator Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I light my cigars with 20 dollar bills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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