JR Alternative Cigars?

[ncrobb]

I know some of you guys have to have tried or do smoke the JR Alternative Cigars. What are your thoughts and favorites?

[Ronv69]

No, but I have smoked some "alternative" cigarettes.

[ncrobb]

No, but I have smoked some "alternative" cigarettes.

Statute of Limitations. I gotcha.

[Mr Beardsley]

I've wondered about the "off brand" sticks too. There's a lot of sites out there selling house brand sticks (like zeal) that definitely come out of the regular factories. On top of that you can also hit cigarpage and find things like Oliva seconds relatively cheap and relatively often. As a matter of fact for cigar bargains in general I'd say just stick with cigarpage

[Ruffinogold]

Ive had a few JR alternatives . I think they are ok . I dont know if they really are similar in taste to what they are supposedly being an alternative to, nor if they are consistent over time . I know the sizes are pretty accurate

What Im sayin , I think , is that if you buy a Fuente Spanish Lonsdale alternative ... it may be the same size and maybe even a similar blend , though I dont think the alternatives mention an origin of blend .. but it wont taste like a Fuente

For a cheap mild cigar , I go with Casa Garcia Connecticut ... any of the sizes of those are good

[Silver]

To me, all the JR Alternatives taste the same. I've only had a few of the Cuban Alternatives, they're not even close.

[Kevin Keith]

I have had Cuban alternative to Cohiba Robustos and can recommend them

[pipedrum22]

When sites like cigarbid exist there’s no need to buy the alternatives. Just buy the ones you want at great prices.

[Mr Beardsley]

When sites like cigarbid exist there’s no need to buy the alternatives. Just buy the ones you want at great prices.

Cigarbid goes into cycles of stupidity where people pay over regular retail or just a tad under. I no longer recommend even bothering with it when cigarpage is solid on the daily and can be great on burner days

[rekamepip]

When sites like cigarbid exist there’s no need to buy the alternatives. Just buy the ones you want at great prices.

Cigarbid goes into cycles of stupidity where people pay over

The few items I’ve had on my watch list have been going way over what I would consider to be a good deal
But I’m cheap and wait and wait……..
Once in a while something falls through the cracks and ends up being a sleeper
If I win one item in a shipping period I look harder to find something else to toss in but tend to double check prices on the free fall and other sites to compare prices