I love cigars also. Bassballer, you're right. It can get mighty expensive, especially if you get into the boutique/rarer cigars
. I'm another one that buys some sticks at local shops, but will buy boxes online. NY state's taxes and surcharges make it ridiculous to buy much at the local shops
. The other drawback to shops is that very few local shops are as big as some of the online stores.
As far as online shops go, CI is good. Famous Smoke Shop is comparable. Both offer a huge assortment of samplers so you can try different brands and blends for short money. Famous also has a bunch of brands and sizes offered as 5 packs (which is nice because you can get 5 cigars to make sure you really like them before investing in a box). Holt's Cigars and Jack Schwartz have mostly higher end established brands. If you really get into boutique brands, the site to go to is New Havana Cigars. They carry the latest hottest brands
.
I smoke a whole bunch of stuff across the spectrum. Favorites are Monte Cristo (Cuban), Partagas (Cuban), Arturo Fuente Anejos, Padron Anniversarios, La Flor Dominicana Air Benders, and Illusione (both the regular and Epernay lines).
Hybrid Mode
