Solid Go To Core Lines

[atllogix]

So I was thinking about this recently in light of the barrage of limiteds, limited core lines, rare, and htfs, and new core lines popping up.
I wanted to get a list of folks go to core lines or regular production extension of a core line that have been around for a little while, lets say at least 2 years. Nothing hard to find thats a core line such as No. 9 and T52, something you can find everyday almost anywhere. And lets leave out CCs out since you really can't stroll in to your BnM and expect to walk out with a cc purchase, but yes they are regular production core lines.

So I'll start it off
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
Crowned Heads Four Kicks
Surrogates Tramp Stamp
Tatuaje Havana VI

 

[StogieNinja]

Crowned Heads Four Kicks
DPG Blue Generosos
My Father Cedros Deluxe Eminentes
Quesada Espana (used to be HTF but not anymore it seems)
Tatuaje Brown Label Noellas
RoMa Craft Intemperance

There are more, but those are the ones that stick out at the moment to me. Some of my favorite regular releases are pretty new (Matilde, Caldwell LLTK, Warped everything). Pretty much all of my regular core-line, regular-release favorites are CCs.

 

[javelin377]

Crowned Heads Jericho Hill
Oliva serie V
Fuente Short Story

All great and easy to obtain

 

[SailorAg]

Esteban Careras 187

 

[multi-useless]

Call me boring, but for a long time I really enjoyed a lot of General Cigar / Altadis brands like NC Punch, Hoyo, and Partagas. I've broadened my horizons quite a bit since I first started, but they were always good solid reliable smokes for me. And the old NC H Upmann was fantastic...

Outside of that:

Oliva G and O
Padilla 1932 (others are great too, but the 1932 seems to be more common / less expensive)
Undercrown
My Father
Diesel Unholy Cocktail (the first in the Diesel line, still arguably the best)
and ditto to the DPG Blue, Tat Havana VI, and CH Four Kicks - all solid choices.

 

[atllogix]

Quesada Espana (used to be HTF but not anymore it seems)

Totally agreed, I was thinking about this one but decided it might not belong on the list. But you're right, they have become a lot easier to come by.

 

[ChefBoyRG54]

oliva v melanio
padron

both are defaults when out and about and have to go to tiny smoke shops due to no BM around. They typically have one of these.

 

[jerseyjetset]

Four Kicks
Jericho Hill
Château Fuente (I like the Sun Grown)
DPG Blue
Nat Sherman Host series (I like the Hobart)
Tat Havana
Undercrown

There are so many that are good right now.

 

[Catawbamatt]

Tatuaje Brown Label
My Father
Padron Thousand series

 

[HIM*]

Some of my favorites and always easy to find.....


Crowned Heads Headley Grange
Tat Black
Tat Fausto
LAT 46 SS
JDN 1970
JDN Celebración
Kristoff Ligero Maduro
Any Padron maduro
La Palina Classic
La Palina El Diario

 

[danmdevries]

All I buy are regular production/core lines.
Most of which were already mentioned.
I'll toss in Diamond Crown No 5.

 

[broadleaf]

Tatuaje Havana VI
CAO CX2
La Riqueza
Crowned Heada Jericho Hill
Viva Republica Guerilla Warfare

 

[W.B.]

A. Fuente Magnum R
Herrera Esteli
Illusione Original Document
My Father Le Bijou

 

[Stew]

3 Of my favorites...
L'Altelier
Fuente Magnum R
Padron

 

[Sheepdog1394]

Headley Grange
La Palina Mr Sam
Herrera Esteli (non cracking wrapper version)
Tatuaje Tattoo
Undercrown

There's others that I've wanted to leave love but these have always been great

 

[daleo8803]

Any of crowned heads reg
Don pepin blue
Oliva O mad
Tattoo

 

[StogieNinja]

Herrera Esteli (non cracking wrapper version)

I totally forgot about the HE, these really are great sticks, especially the smaller vitolas.

 

[Craig Mac]

Tatuaje Brown Label
Diamond Crown Maximus
Diamond Crown Julius Ceasar
Padron 1964
La Palina El Diario
Oliva Series V
My Father
San Cristobal

 

[Hoshneer]

Most of my favorites have been mentioned.
Padron for sure
Tatuaje
Diesel and most AJ for me
Pepin Blue are my jam
Ortega I think is pretty solid as well

 

[EO80]

I am going to have to ditto on these...
Undercrown
Tat brown label
AF short story

And I will add the JDN dark corojo