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Fantasy Cigar Shopping Spree Concept
We wanted to do an exercise where we took a set budget for a year and do a shopping spree of the cigars that were released in 2016. To come up with the budget number, we created a poll and posted it on our site and various cigar forums that we are members of. We then took an average of all of the responses. The result was a budget of $2,331.
For those that are interested in additional numbers, there were a total of 141 budget submissions. They ranged from $250 to $18,000. The median budget was $1,500.
Goals
- See what actual purchasing would look like based on an average smokers budget with a realistic smoking frequency.
- Give readers/viewers a resource to reference if they are looking for buying ideas based on last years full cigar release list.
Rules
- Only cigars that were released in the calendar year of 2016 are eligible.
- For cost, we use MSRP in U.S. Dollars.
- No Cuban cigars.
- Get as close as possible (slightly below/over) to the budget number.
- Number of cigars needs to fit at least a years worth of smoking (use 100 as a minimum), more if the budget can support it.
To see the list for Jiunn and Aaron, click here
Will “Cigar-Coop” Cooper – Cigar-Coop
| Cigar | |||
| 1502 XO Toro | $17.75 | 1 | $17.75 |
| Baracoa The Voyage Toro | $9.00 | 2 | $18.00 |
| Black Label Trading Co. Bishops Blend Robusto | $9.50 | 4 | $38.00 |
| Black Works Studio Killer Bee Green Hornet Robusto | $9.50 | 2 | $19.00 |
| Bombay Tobak Gaaja | $15.50 | 3 | $46.50 |
| Caldwell Eastern Standard Dos Firmas Piramide | $11.00 | 2 | $22.00 |
| Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf TABSA Connecticut Toro | $7.20 | 34 | $244.80 |
| Crux du Connoisseur No. 2 | $8.99 | 19 | $170.81 |
| Crux Guild Toro Extra Marblehead BP | $9.95 | 5 | $49.75 |
| Cubariqueño Protocol Lancero | $10.99 | 2 | $21.98 |
| Davidoff Chefs Edition | $30.00 | 3 | $90.00 |
| Davidoff Golf Scorecard Edition 2016 | $24.00 | 1 | $24.00 |
| Davidoff Nicaragua Box-Pressed Toro | $17.20 | 3 | $51.60 |
| Davidoff Royal Robusto | $80.00 | 1 | $80.00 |
| Davidoff Yamasá Piramides | $23.00 | 3 | $69.00 |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Ancho Largo | $9.45 | 25 | $236.25 |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Short Churchill | $10.45 | 5 | $52.25 |
| Espinosa Crema No. 5 | $8.90 | 5 | $44.50 |
| Espinosa Wasabi | $8.50 | 5 | $42.50 |
| Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Grand Toro | $18.00 | 2 | $36.00 |
| Fonseca Nicaragua Petite Corona | $4.95 | 44 | $217.80 |
| H. Upmann Ingot TheBANKER Private Holding | $9.25 | 1 | $9.25 |
| JRE Aladino Elegante | $8.00 | 19 | $152.00 |
| La Galera Habano El Lector | $7.00 | 5 | $35.00 |
| LH Maduro Lancero | $9.50 | 3 | $28.50 |
| MBombay Vintage Reserve Lancero 1973 | $13.50 | 2 | $27.00 |
| MLB Cigar Ventures Imperia Islero Pita | $8.95 | 1 | $8.95 |
| MoyaRuiz Pickle Juice | $7.69 | 10 | $76.90 |
| Nomad Martial Law | $12.00 | 2 | $24.00 |
| Quesada Reserva Privada Oscuro Toro | $13.95 | 2 | $27.90 |
| Regius Exclusivo U.S.A. Oscuro Especial Robusto | $8.95 | 5 | $44.75 |
| RoMa Craft Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 | $8.33 | 24 | $199.92 |
| Saga Short Tales: Tales of High Priming | $8.49 | 12 | $101.88 |
| Totals: | 257 | $2,328.54 |
Eric “Master Sensei” Guttormson – Cigar Dojo
| Cigar | |||
| AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Short Churchill | $8.25 | 20 | $165.00 |
| AJ Fernandez Last Call | $5.00 | 40 | $200.00 |
| AVO Syncro Fogata Short Torpedo | $8.90 | 10 | $89.00 |
| Caldwell Eastern Standard Dos Firmas Corona | $9.60 | 20 | $192.00 |
| Camacho Powerband Robusto | $11.00 | 10 | $110.00 |
| Cubariqueño Protocol Probable Cause Churchill | $9.89 | 10 | $98.90 |
| Davidoff Yamasa Petit Churchill | $12.90 | 12 | $154.80 |
| Espinosa Crema No. 4 | $8.25 | 10 | $82.50 |
| Foundation The Tabernacle Corona | $9.00 | 20 | $180.00 |
| Illusione Haut 10 | $15.95 | 5 | $79.75 |
| Moya Ruiz Civil Disobedience | $6.00 | 10 | $60.00 |
| Particulares Belvederas | $8.75 | 5 | $43.75 |
| Quesada Oktoberfest Kurz | $7.25 | 10 | $72.50 |
| Room101 Big Payback Connecticut Chavala | $5.50 | 30 | $165.00 |
| Sensei's Sensational Sarsaparilla II | $8.90 | 20 | $178.00 |
| Southern Draw Firethorn Pome Lancero | $8.99 | 10 | $89.90 |
| Tatuaje K222 | $14.00 | 5 | $70.00 |
| Warped Maestro Del Tiempo 5205 | $9.00 | 20 | $180.00 |
| Warped Maestro Del Tiempo 6102R | $10.50 | 10 | $105.00 |
| Totals: | 277 | $2,316.10 |
John “Cigar Surgeon” Reiner – Cigar Federation
| Cigar | |||
| Baracoa The Voyage Robusto | $8.50 | 20 | $170.00 |
| CAO Consigliere Associate | $7.00 | 20 | $140.00 |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Short Churchill | $10.45 | 14 | $146.30 |
| Foundation Charter Oak CT Broadleaf Lonsdale | $5.30 | 20 | $106.00 |
| Gran Habano Corojo #5 Corona | $6.60 | 20 | $132.00 |
| Hoyo La Amistad Rothschild | $6.49 | 20 | $129.80 |
| Illusione Ultra Op. No. 3 | $8.35 | 48 | $400.80 |
| Joya Black Toro | $7.95 | 20 | $159.00 |
| Nestor Miranada Collection Corojo Robusto | $7.50 | 20 | $150.00 |
| Nomad SA-17 Coronita | $8.50 | 21 | $178.50 |
| Quesada Keg 2016 Lonsdale | $5.95 | 21 | $124.95 |
| Southern Draw Quickdraw Broadleaf Petite Corona | $5.40 | 20 | $108.00 |
| Southern Draw QuickDraw Connecticut Short Panatela | $6.00 | 20 | $120.00 |
| Warped Maestro del Tiempo 5205 | $9.00 | 25 | $225.00 |
| Totals: | 309 | $2,290.35 | |
Jonathan David – Toasted Foot
| Cigar | |||
| AJ Fernandez Last Call | $5.00 | 10 | $50.00 |
| Balmoral Añejo XO Lancero FT | $12.95 | 1 | $12.95 |
| Black Label Trading Co. Santa Muerte Corona Gorda | $8.50 | 4 | $34.00 |
| Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express Corona | $9.00 | 2 | $18.00 |
| Cordoba & Morales Finca Santa Fe | $20.00 | 2 | $40.00 |
| Cornelius & Anthony Cornelius Corona Gorda | $12.00 | 15 | $180.00 |
| Cornelius & Anthony Daddy Mac Corona Gorda | $8.50 | 5 | $42.50 |
| Cornelius & Anthony Venganza Robusto | $9.00 | 10 | $90.00 |
| Crowned Heads Angel's Anvil TAA 2016 | $10.50 | 3 | $31.50 |
| Crowned Heads Las Calaveras EL 2016 LC46 | $9.25 | 5 | $46.25 |
| Cubariqueño Protocol Lancero | $10.99 | 2 | $21.98 |
| Davidoff Limited Edition 2016 Year of the Monkey | $34.00 | 1 | $34.00 |
| Davidoff Yamasa Toro | $22.70 | 6 | $136.20 |
| Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Fino Largo | $8.95 | 2 | $17.90 |
| Espinosa Alpha Dawg Short Churchill | $8.75 | 4 | $35.00 |
| Foundation The Tabernacle Churchill | $11.50 | 20 | $230.00 |
| Fratello Oro Toro | $8.75 | 4 | $35.00 |
| Fuente Fuente OpusX 20 Years Celebration Father & Son | $20.00 | 2 | $40.00 |
| Fuente Fuente OpusX 20 Years Celebration Power of a Dream | $20.00 | 2 | $40.00 |
| Guaimaro Torpedo | $8.75 | 4 | $35.00 |
| Hoyo La Amistad Toro | $7.79 | 3 | $23.37 |
| Illusione H-Town Lancero | $9.95 | 16 | $159.20 |
| JRE Aladino Toro | $10.00 | 4 | $40.00 |
| La Flor Dominicana 48th TAA 2016 | $9.40 | 6 | $56.40 |
| La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull | $15.00 | 2 | $30.00 |
| La Palina Mr. Sam Lancero | $12.00 | 5 | $60.00 |
| Nat Sherman Schrader MMXIII | $14.00 | 2 | $28.00 |
| Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90 Maduro | $19.50 | 2 | $39.00 |
| Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90 Natural | $19.50 | 1 | $19.50 |
| RoMa Craft Neanderthal OM H-Town Lancero | $10.00 | 10 | $100.00 |
| Sensei's Sensational Sarsaparilla II | $8.90 | 10 | $89.00 |
| Serino Royale Maduro XX Sublime | $10.50 | 4 | $42.00 |
| Southern Draw Kudzu Code Duello Perfecto | $11.00 | 6 | $65.97 |
| Southern Draw QuickDraw Connecticut Short Panatela | $6.00 | 4 | $24.00 |
| Ted's Cigars Trump 2016 Commemorative Cigar | $8.67 | 3 | $26.01 |
| The Oscar Toro | $10.95 | 4 | $43.80 |
| Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua Toro | $9.00 | 20 | $180.00 |
| Viaje Full Moon 2016 Collector's Edition | $10.42 | 4 | $41.68 |
| Viaje Holiday Blend Candy Cane Edición Limitada 2016 | $12.00 | 2 | $24.00 |
| Warped Maestro del Tiempo 5205 | $9.00 | 4 | $36.00 |
| Warped Maestro del Tiempo 6102R | $10.50 | 3 | $31.50 |
| Totals: | 219 | $2,329.71 |
Feedback
Let us know your thoughts on our 2016 discussion and the participants shopping lists. We’ll work with all of the guys to answer any questions you may have.
Editorial: Cigar Media 2016 Recap and Fantasy Cigar Shopping Spree
3 comments
Join the conversationWylaff - January 16, 2017
Awesome concept. I would love to see you’re choices in here as well.
Aaron Loomis - January 16, 2017
We posted ours last week. You can find them here: https://developingpalates.com/editorials/editorial-2016-fantasy-cigar-shopping-spree/
JIUNN W LIU - January 17, 2017
pay attention Wayne! gosh