Comments on: Budget Smoke: Villiger Export Natural

By: PHILIP NEATH

PHILIP NEATH — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:22:34 +0000

I`VE BEEN SMOKING THESE LITTLE CIGARS FOR AROUND YHE LAST THIRTY YEARS AND YES FOR THE PRICE THERE HARD TO BEAT.

By: James Carl

James Carl — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:47:25 +0000

I smoke $3-$5 cigars, but I lately I have been coming back to these. The price is right and I like them as much as the more expensive sticks.

By: Zefram Sayre

Zefram Sayre — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:56:23 +0000

The Export Maduro was in fact rated 9.0 (excellent) by Smoke Magazine. I am sorry but I have smoked all kinds of cigars for many years, many different Cubans on down and this is a great little cigar regardless of price. And when you consider the price it really blows the others away. Under a dollar, perhaps even 75 cent if you search, against several dollars or more for a comparable smoke. You can get them on the internet from several suppliers. Not many shops carry them and when they do the price goes up a lot.

By: Robert G

Robert G — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:58:49 +0000

I have smoked these and really enjoy them as a “working” cigar. The Maduros have an excellent taste, better then some “expensive” hand mades. My cigar shop does not carry them, so I mail order at JR Cigars. Enjoy!

By: Joe Bentley

Joe Bentley — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:45:22 +0000

Great review. I love the Villiger Export Maduro and highly recommend as a quick, flavorful cigar. While of course hardly the best cigar you’ll ever have by a huge margin, they probably do have the greatest dollar to enjoyment ratio of any cigar out there. If you can put aside the natural aversion most any fans of cigars have to budget, machine pressed cigars this a very nice smoke.

It also makes a great beginners cigar and as you said stores well without any real effort, making it a great cigar to stash at your office or such. In fact since happening upon them I’ve mostly stopped bothering with the trouble of transporting my nicer smokes when instead of bothering with travel humidors or cigar tubes I can just throw a few packs of Villigers in my bag.

And at 3.75 for a pack of five you can’t beat it. Are they the best cigar you’ll ever have? Hardly. Are they the best 75 cent cigar you’ll ever have? Almost certainly.

Odd note on the pack of Villager Maduros I have they have a sticker proclaiming them a 9.0 rating from Smoke Magazine.

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:13:01 +0000

I found out recently that my local cigar shop actually DOES carry these, despite the fact that the Villiger website makes it seem like they aren’t available in Canada. Just thought I’d leave that little update.

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By: Scott Blackford

Scott Blackford — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:22:27 +0000

I have smoked Exports occasionally over the last 10 years. Very affordable – but beyond that, they have a wonderful creaminess and excellent aroma. These burn rather quickly – but for pure cigar smoking pleasure they are truly a welcome companion. Great short smoke – presented very nicely as well.

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:55:33 +0000

Jesse, I figured, since they’re European, there’d be no way I couldn’t get them. But, from what I can see on their website, they’re available in the US but not Canada. I may be wrong, though. I’ll have to check with the guys at the cigar shop just to be sure.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:38:48 +0000

They are made in Europe so I’d be surprised if you can’t get your hands on them.