OK I'll bite.

[SeanP]

I will second kingcohiba's choices of:

padron 6000 maduro
oliva serie o maduro
h upmann vintage cameroon

Actually burnt an H. Upmann vintage cammy tonight and it was great as usual. I will also add these to the try list:

Rocky Patel Edge Maduro
Rocky Patel Ocean Club
Partagas Black
Oliva V
Hoyo Excalibur 1066 Dark Knight
Hoyo de Monterrey Dark Sumatra
Onyx Reserve
White Owl Strawberry
Don Pepin Garcia My Father
Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic (black label)
5 Vegas Miami
Man O War
Carlos Torano Exodus 1959
Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon
La Aurora 1495

Some of these you might have to get a smaller vitola to get under $200 but most are well under and in the low $100's for a box if not less then $100.

This is not a personal dig on anyone, I just can't see someone turning their nose up at a cigar since it didn't come from a specific island. That's like saying I only drink Australian wine and all other wine sucks...missing out on sooooo much if you ask me. Check them out, give them a chance.

[kingcohiba]

i hear that sean p!

lots of those are under 100 usd! thats another plus to them. i really need to try those don pepins man.... ha intentado alguna vez usted un profesor universitario pepin puro Sr. coro? ?guerrero de puro ah fuerte!

[G-man]

IMHO ! One should sample a wide aray of NC so as to get a taste of what they find to suite them. Variety is the spice of life so I say try as many as U can and there are alot of great cigars for 6 and under Perdomo,RPs, Bahia,Padron 2000 maddy. the list is long and the value is their! Just my .02

[SeanP]

lots of those are under 100 usd! thats another plus to them. i really need to try those don pepins man.... ha intentado alguna vez usted un profesor universitario pepin puro Sr. coro? ?guerrero de puro ah fuerte!

Some are sub $100...if you know where to look! And if you haven't had a Pepin, you need a Pepin.

[kingcohiba]

yeah gss but that list is so long and full of duds. ive seen some pretty low grade ncs on here and smoking those kind of ncs really could steer people away from trying them ya know. i bet the number of nc brands outweigh the cc brands 100 to 1. like the georges reserve! i have never heard of them before rokkitsci sent me a couple of them. i thought it was just a joke! because his name is george! im going to give these a try tomorrow. been saving them. to be honest i thought he might have had these bands made and put them on just for fun. im not one to try too many new things. i kinda stick to what i know i like. i will try some new things though if i hear good things about them.

[kingcohiba]

Some are sub $100...if you know where to look! And if you haven't had a Pepin, you need a Pepin.

i know where to look! my favorite size of upmann vintage cameroon is 69 bucks a box of 25! pretty damn good cigar if ya ask me. ive got to try a pepin.....or one of those 5 packs ole jdawg is selling.

[whisky77]

I tried a couple of Rocky Patels which were given by one of the BOTL and they seemed like a decent smoke, although I have no idea how much it would be for a box.

[moosekelly]

I've had a few nice Rocky Patel's :- a 1990 Vintage Toro and an Autumn Collection Robusto.

[Lee Nub]

The few i brought back from the states are ageing well, and with the info here im already copiling a list of boxes to buy when imt there next August

[ChrisMClark]

Hey Dave, you nicked my next thread Will be reading this thread at great length when I have more time...and money! lmao

[daverave999]

At least I gave you credit.

[ChrisMClark]

And very kind it was

[Oscar Madison]

I'm a robusto smoker and here are some examples that you may enjoy trying:

Camacho Corojo

RyJ Reserva Real

Montecristo Platinum

Carlos Tora?o Signature

AVO Domaine #10

All 5 should fit your pricing criteria too. The AVO are @ $8 each and the rest are in the neighborhood of $5 (give or take).

[mb55317]

Check out Stogie Review for regular video reviews on NC - www.stogiereview.com

Also check out this post on Stogie Review which lists their best cigars of 2008; if you check out Walts list each entry has a link to the particular video review.

http://www.stogiereview.com/2009/11/06/ask-the-readers-what-would-you-include-on-your-top-10-cigars-of-2009-list/

Not all, but most of these cigars are available on either cigar.com or cigarplace.biz

[tupacboy]

dave got a box a coming!