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Johnnyv33 Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Aug 9 2014, 12:52 AM EST
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This has been one of my go to sticks since it came out. The latest batch I have has me convinced this is not the cigar it once was. Has anyone else noticed this ?
spectresquad Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Aug 9 2014, 2:02 AM EST
Joined: 11-23-2005
Posts: 1,061
Sad, I hear this a lot. I wonder if the cigars have changed on purpose or just the year to year difference in the crops. Wine is like that. That is why people name the vintage.

I guess it pays to buy a bundle if you find something good.
tonygraz Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, Aug 9 2014, 8:22 AM EST
Joined: 08-11-2008
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It could be that the newer batch was fresh. Many cigars need a rest to make them better and it seems MOW may be in that group.
KingoftheCove Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, Aug 9 2014, 2:27 PM EST
Joined: 10-08-2011
Posts: 7,631
tonygraz wrote:
It could be that the newer batch was fresh. Many cigars need a rest to make them better and it seems MOW may be in that group.

+1
A lot of AJs stuff needs a nap.
Also, as noted, year to year variations, etc.
euodias Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Aug 9 2014, 3:04 PM EST
Joined: 10-16-2009
Posts: 1,468
You are always going to have variations in any kind of crop year to year. Cuban cigars are famous for this, with people going on about how boxes from a certain month and year are superior to others. You hear less of this with non-Cubans, in part because most don't have the decades long track record to compare against that most ccs do and in part I think because production methods for their cigars are more varied, with mixes of vintages and tobacco from different countries in the same cigar. That said, I still see it in cigars I've smoked a lot of. I thought my 2010 and 2012 tat brown labels where better than my 2011s.
rumraider Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Aug 9 2014, 3:30 PM EST
Joined: 08-05-2012
Posts: 727
Thought it was just me. Bought 2 boxes recently and they have a damp newspaper taste to them. They also go out very easy. Guess I'll follow the above advice and let them sit awhile.
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