Cohiba Red Dot Churchill

[junglepete]

I just lit one up now. Burns and draws well.

I haven't been to the devil site (cigarbid) in years and made a small purchase there a few weeks ago. Okay fine, it wasn't small, but with tax and delivery each stick, all 205 of them, cost $2.38. There is not a single stick in the bunch that is not worth $2.38, in fact, most of them would cost 2-10 times more at any other sight any day of the week. This is not a plug for cbid, just a happy observation.

Needed a re-light...the burn is very straight, the taste starts out milder and woodsy and it's medium bodied so far.

So I un-expectedly scooped up 5 x 10pk of of the Cohiba Red Dot Churchill @$2.50 a stick. This same stick goes at CI for $495 per box of 25 or $19.80 each. This is a huge difference no doubt. One place is way overpriced for what you get, and the other, imo, underpriced a little. My question to my fellow herfers is: what is the skinny on this brand? Also, most other blends in the cohiba line can also be had in the $3 range with careful bidding.

Im still puffing on a medium bodied stick here and there is not much change to the taste profile so far, perhaps a little generic even, but I'm not disliking it.

I smoke three times a day everyday and my budget is limited to smoking $2-$4 cigars. I find that with frugal shopping, almost all sales or discounts only, there is plenty of cigars out there in that range that are pretty good: Ava Maria, Padilla, 5 Vegas, Diesel, Oliva, CAO, etc etc. Anyone else out there smoke "budget" type cigars?

So I cut this Churchill in half and I'm finishing it up. It's just reaching a medium plus body and remains smooth, still burns even, and notes of leather and earth wrap it up.

This one hour session cost me $1.25 and left me happy and satisfied. Was I wowed, not really, but after 25 years of puffing I rarely get wowed with cigars anymore, even with the $5-$20 sticks, which I do indulge in from time to time.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

[benchjockey]

I smoke twice a day, sometimes three, almost all budget sticks in the $3-$6 range.
5 Vegas, CAO, Man O' War, Ave Maria, La Herenia Cubana, Room 101 are some that keep me satisfied.

[ntanner]

Good start to the day it sounds like. I too am a budget shopper always looking for a good deal  even though I am only smoking 3 or 4 a week lately I still enjoy it more if it wasn't overpriced and even more when it was a good deal.
Happy Thanksgiving Pete.

[ElCid1986]

Cigar Bid is great with that , but for me gets dangerous. I will never pay msrp for any General Cigar Cohiba. With that said I have recently picked up Red, Blue and Nicaragua Cohiba lots for $3-$5 a stick there. Also Diesel,Torano and Ave Maria in the same range.

[BlackIrish]

Thanks for the review!  My circumstances don't allow me to smoke more than 2-3x per week.  I'm mostly smoking cigars in my collection these days.  The costs were sunk long ago so they seem to me like they're free.   

[BewareDaPenguin]

I remember when you could get Illision Rothschild bundles of 50 for around $2-$3ish a stick, I haven't looked in a while but that was always a great deal imo

[junglepete]

I remember those illusiones well. In fact, I still have a dozen or so aging nicely from a few years back.

[headfirst]

I have moved on from the budget sticks for the most part.  I only smoke once/week so I don't want everyday smokes anymore, but I still have some bought in the past that I think are a great value for the price:  some Esteban Carreras, Southern Draw Cedrus, All Saints.

And agreed, if you're patient and diligent to track pricing on what you want, you can get some great deals.  But I have to stay away from cbid or I'd be buying hundreds at a time and at a clip of once/week I'd never smoke them.

[cnyCigarGuy]

I think it must be a supply thing. When you charge that much for a box, the number of MSRP payers is relatively small. I bet they release them in large quantities periodically to clear stock and that's how you find them, or they throw in boxes when they sell more premium cigars in the line.

[junglepete]

MSRP was over $700 and the big sale price was $495 

[Beegerply]

I'm a budget smoker on the most part, I smoke at least 1 a day. But I also like smoking higher end at least once a week also. Just got back from being in the nation's capital for the Bronco's and Commander's, had a cigar and a cocktail for $72.00 i felt rich