There are cigars for just about every price range and situation. The cheapest of cigars aren't necessarily the worst but they probably aren't going to provide as enjoyable experience as more expensive smokes. Higher priced
cigars tend to also receive high ratings because more time and care is usually put into the process of making them. In addition, the best of smokes earn their place of distinction because the people who craft them only use certain types of tobacco, leaf that comes from certain varieties of seed, and are often fanatic about quality control.
Brands like Ashton and
Davidoff come to mind when aficionados talk about such high-rated, high quality cigars. Nevertheless, there is at least one brand of cigar that makes use of the same types of leaf as those top-shelf smokes yet offers its cigars for a substantially lower price. The company in question is known as "
Gispert" and it's hard to find smokes that provide more bang for your buck than their high quality offerings. These excellent cigars use Honduran tobacco for a robust, bold experience and their quality will make you wonder how they can sell them at such lower prices than other brands.
Find these excellent, discount smokes and all of your cigar needs at Thompson Cigars today.
It sounds like something from the future but electronic cigarettes have actually been with us
for several decades. Far from being virtual in nature, electronic cigarettes are metal devices that usually look like a regular cigarette but lack the smoke and tar. When you take a puff on an electronic cigarette, you breathe in nothing more than water vapor and a bit of nicotine. The people who smoke them are:
- People who want to quit smoking cigarettes: These clever little devices help you quit smoking regular cigarettes by providing that much needed dose of nicotine.
- Folks who want to smoke in non-smoking areas: The smokeless nature of electronic cigarettes means that you can use them in just about any non-smoking area. There may be places that insist on refusing to let you use them but they are in the minority and simply in the wrong because it is not against the law to smoke electronic cigarettes in most non-smoking areas.
- People who enjoy smoking without the smoke: Although this seems counter-intuitive, a lot of people who are hooked on cigarettes actually don't like the smoke. While aficionados who partake in a classic Casa Magna or quality Gispert Cigars do so to enjoy the smoke, people who smoke cigarettes are usually lighting up because they want the nicotine.
Find electronic cigarettes, humidor solution, and all of your cigar needs at Thompson Cigars today.
galv4146 from Rescue, Ca reviewed the GISPERT CHURCHILL CONNECTICUT
I consider these an excellent smoke and would smoke them more often if they weren't a bit pricey for my budget. Needless to say I order them on rare and special occasions.
Bottomline: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Rating: 
Pros: BURNS EVENLY, Easy To Light, Good Draw, Great Flavor, Well Constructed
Best Uses: Events, Gifts, Special Occasions
One of the old, old Cuban brands before 1950, Gispert was always among the top five most highly rated Cuban brands. Though never widely distributed outside the island nation, still it enjoyed a significant market share among the pantheon of the best of the country’s great smokes. In the chaos of the embargo, however, and in the hands of new owners, Gispert languished, almost to the point of being discontinued altogether.
At long last, and quite overdue for those who remember the brand’s heyday, Altadis has decided to resurrect Gispert to its former glory. Employing the great Cuban-seed tobaccos grown in Honduras and Nicaragua with Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper, Gispert in its new resurrection today, is a cut above its original blend. For the few surviving old timers who remember fondly the original pre-Castro Gispert, the new incarnation promises to bring back the nostalgia of by-gone days. Why even the retro presentation of the box hearkens back to the olden times. As one considers the return of Gispert to former glory, it’s enough to make one positively misty-eyed.
HHH Smoker from Grand Rapids, MI reviewed the GISPERT LONSDALE CONNECTICUT
I'm always on the lookout for exceptional inexpensive cigars to smoke on the golf course, saving my expensive favorites for an easy chair and a glass of port. The Gispert Lonsdale is one of the finest [$] cigars you'll ever find. Consistent construction, roll, and draw. Flavor is mild and, though sometimes inconsistent, worth every penny of the bargain price.
Bottomline: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Rating: 
Pros: Easy To Light, Good Draw, Undamaged Wrapper, Well Constructed Cons: Inconsistent Flavor
Best Uses: Events, Everyday, Gifts
Describe Yourself: Cigar Aficionado
One of the old, old Cuban brands before 1950, Gispert was always among the top five most highly rated Cuban brands. Though never widely distributed outside the island nation, still it enjoyed a significant market share among the pantheon of the best of the country’s great smokes. In the chaos of the embargo, however, and in the hands of new owners, Gispert languished, almost to the point of being discontinued altogether.
At long last, and quite overdue for those who remember the brand’s heyday, Altadis has decided to resurrect Gispert to its former glory. Employing the great Cuban-seed tobaccos grown in Honduras and Nicaragua with Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper, Gispert in its new resurrection today, is a cut above its original blend. For the few surviving old timers who remember fondly the original pre-Castro Gispert, the new incarnation promises to bring back the nostalgia of by-gone days. Why even the retro presentation of the box hearkens back to the olden times. As one considers the return of Gispert to former glory, it’s enough to make one positively misty-eyed.
Perry the fat boy from Beaumont Texas reviewed the GISPERT LONSDALE CONNECTICUT
I love the taste. Just hard to find in my area of Texas.
Bottomline: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Rating:
Pros: Easy To Light, Good Draw, Great Flavor, Undamaged Wrapper, Well Constructed
Best Uses: Events, Everyday, Gifts, Special Occasions
Describe Yourself: Aspiring Aficionado, Cigar Aficionado, Special Occasion Smoker
One of the old, old Cuban brands before 1950, Gispert was always among the top five most highly rated Cuban brands. Though never widely distributed outside the island nation, still it enjoyed a significant market share among the pantheon of the best of the country’s great smokes. In the chaos of the embargo, however, and in the hands of new owners, Gispert languished, almost to the point of being discontinued altogether.
At long last, and quite overdue for those who remember the brand’s heyday, Altadis has decided to resurrect Gispert to its former glory. Employing the great Cuban-seed tobaccos grown in Honduras and Nicaragua with Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper, Gispert in its new resurrection today, is a cut above its original blend. For the few surviving old timers who remember fondly the original pre-Castro Gispert, the new incarnation promises to bring back the nostalgia of by-gone days. Why even the retro presentation of the box hearkens back to the olden times. As one considers the return of Gispert to former glory, it’s enough to make one positively misty-eyed.
Gispert cigars tend to fly under the radar, but don't make the mistake of passing them over the next time you're shopping for smokes. These
Honduran cigars are great everyday smokes for anyone who prefers a
mild-to-medium bodied cigar.
This was a huge cigar brand in Cuba prior to Castro's revolution, and the version available to buy online at
Thompson Cigar is more than a credit to that name. The
Gispert Churchill Connecticut, for example, is a smooth smoke that if anything, is superior to the original Cuban blend. And the
Gispert Robusto Maduro is both a fantastic smoke and an incredible value, with a bold taste and quality craftsmanship that is ordinarily only found in cigars that cost at least twice as much. In fact, all the Gispert Maduros are excellent. Obviously they all come with the Thompson guarantee, but even further, if you somehow try these and aren't satisfied, you can write mean things about me in the comments here and I'll calmly take the heat. But I won't have to, because these cigars are that good.
Most of us have a favorite selection of cigars that we keep nearby for the usual times we want to enjoy a smoke. For me, right now the Gispert Cigars are in heavy rotation in the cigar humidor -- the combination of quality and price fits both my taste and my budget.
But there's also that cigar that's too precious to smoke every day, but is more of a reward cigar for many of us. When something extraordinary happens, or when we do something worth celebrating, it's time to crack open that extra-special bottle and break out the really good cigars.
One great option for that is an Arturo Fuente Opus X. You could make a very strong argument that these are the best cigars on the planet. When you go to Vegas, these are the cigars that the whales are smoking as they're dropping big stacks of chips on every hand of poker. But at Thompson Cigar, you can buy a five-pack for the price many would pay for a single smoke after a great night at the tables, which makes this a deal worthy of lighting up one of these babies in celebration.
For a sport that has more gadgets and gimmicks designed to improve your game than anything else on the planet (just watch the commercials on The Golf Channel and you'll see what I mean), one of the most basic swing aids are quality
cigars. At least, that's what I've found in my golf experience.
A cigar is a relaxant for me. Golf, contrary to its billing, is not. I tend to get angry and frustrated when I play poorly, particularly from the tee or on the green, and that tends to make me play worse. When I’m angry at myself, I’m not hitting a nice, easy swing – I’m trying to hit it as hard as I can and as far as I can, which means people in adjacent fairways are in grave danger.
Gispert Cigars on the golf course tend to calm me down, and therefore helps mitigate the tension. Of course, I always try to have an extra cigar or two on hand in my
Andre Garcia 3 Finger Smooth Black Leather Case, in case I get so mad at myself that I bite one in half accidently. Yes, that has happened to me. No, I'm not proud of it. But that kind of tension is why I need my cigar on the golf course in the first place.
