I have smoked a tremendous number of different cigars over the years as part of my daily routine. Many are new cigars that others wish for me to sample and assess, and honestly most are ho-hum smokes. Every once in awhile though, I come across a cigar that I find to be real joy to smoke and I add it my rotation along with my old time favorites. Below are three cigars that I consider worthwhile - some are new, while others are time tested veterans. I can not promise you will like them all, but I regard each as fine cigar well worth your sampling. I offer them as smokable suggestions.

La Luna Maduro Fuerte Tornâdo

Ashton Cabinet VSG Sorcerer

Flor de Copan Robusto

La Luna Maduro Fuerte Tornâdo

Rarely will I recommend a cigar from a small boutique manufacturer that has yet to be officially released, but I am so impressed with the La Luna Maduro Fuerte Tornâdo that I am genuinely anxious to talk about it. This oily dark 5 x 52 cuadrado pressed robusto is very aptly named because it truly is a force of nature! Its dank and earthy flavor rushes over the palate like a fully leaded demitasse of char roasted Turkish coffee. Notes of pepper and sweet spice add to the complex character of this very full-bodied blend. In its youth, it packs a serious punch that leaves me dizzy and delighted, and I have the expectation that this cigar should mature beautifully for years to come. One caveat though, this vitola is absolutely not for the novice as it is far too much of a cigar for the inexperienced smoker. It is due to be released December of this year, and I am anxious to buy a couple of boxes for myself - I am hopeful the production cigars are of the caliber of the samples. If so, the La Luna MF Tornâdo will be a "must have" cigar for hardcore aficionados who crave an uninhibited powerful smoke.

Ashton Cabinet VSG Sorcerer

Being someone who had pretty much dismissed the Ashton line of cigars as good, but too light for my personal tastebuds I must admit this new offering caught me by surprise. The Ashton Cabinet VSG Sorcerer comes wrapped in a beautiful hand-selected sun grown Ecuadorian wrapper that is silky to the touch. The prelight bouquet is tantalizing and the construction is exceptional. This is a masterful blend that is intricate and rich with so many different intertwined flavors that it is difficult to distinguish the individual notes. The smoke is heavy and dense against the palate. While the box insert claims this cigar has the "kick of a mule" I find it to be a medium to full body cigar that is incredibly smooth - a wonderfully sublime balance of strength and flavor. This is a world class cigar and certainly on the best yet blended by Carlito Fuente. The Ashton Cabinet VSG Sorceror is well deserving of space in any connoisseur's humidor.

Flor de Copan Robusto

The Flor de Copan Robusto is like one of those sleeper movies that you seldom hear about, but once you see it you ask yourself, "How come no one ever told me about this great flick?" Well let me be the first to tell of this forgotten cigar... It is a well made 5 x 50 parejo blended from Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. It has a great burn, smooth draw, rich aroma, and the smoke is dense and rich with just the right amount of bite. This robusto is a good solid Honduran cigar which will satisfy most smokers who prefer heavier bodied sticks. And you get all this for less than $3.50 each. This is one of the best cigars that Consolidated has made in recent history, yet they seem to be allowing it to languish by not promoting it to the public or tobacconists very well. They spend zillions trying to advertise so-so cigars, yet here they have a great new cigar for a rapidly growing segment of the market and they don't even seem to be giving it a fighting chance. Well I will promote it: If you are a looking for a good solid heavy cigar at a fair price I highly recommend you give the Flor de Copan Robusto a try.