I liked these when they first came out. I'm halfway through a toro 10 pack I bought recently and they're total crap. They contain about half the tobacco they should. They last about 35 minutes, where I usually take about an hour to smoke through a 6x50 to the nub. Probably a godsend because these dog rockets start harsh and stay there the whole way. Loose, loose, draw. Like sucking on a straw. So soft the entire length that they can be easily pressed flat. Burn in runs on one side because the roll is off kilter. These suck now at any price, but for the typical $37.50 price for a 10 pack, they are unconscionably bad.
Don Pepin should be ashamed to have his name associated with these dog rockets. Never again.
Makes me wonder if it's a conscious strategy by some of these brands to initially make a good quality product to suck people in, and then degrade the quality knowing some people will continue to buy it another couple of times based on initial reputation and thinking maybe they just got a bad batch before they finally write it off.
Just bought a 10 pack of AB Prensado's for $3.50 per and 10 pack of LeBijou 1922's at under $5. No more CI exclusive versions of name brand stuff that doesn't remotely live up to the name they're cashing in on.
