As I smoked a lovely Cohiba XV 749 this afternoon, I go to thinking (something I try to do at least once a week). Why do the XVs cost less than the red dot Cohibas? You can pick up the XVs here and elsewhere for $5 to $7 a stick, while the Red Dots are more like $10 to $12. The XVs are IMHO much better (at least as good), so why hasn't the "ultra-premium" hype kicked in? I'm not wishing for it, just wondering what the X-perts here think.
And no, I'm not consciously trying to troll. So, if you want to flame me, let me at least break out another XV for you to light!