bgz wrote:For me, it's the price I paid for it, and the type it is...
It's 4 bucks, it's a Maduro... for you it may be a high grade/world class cigar... for me, it's a golfing smoke ;)
Then again, the vast majority of the time that I smoke, is when I'm golfing... so there is that.
Very interesting. It's actually about a $12-14 cigar, and was from its 2016 introduction until now, and is only briefly available to us now at $4 two years later due to a chain of business events that led to a liquidation being performed. It tastes and performs like the $12-14 cigar it was created as, and still is.... we just lucked out for the moment!
As for maduro, I don't view it as superior or inferior to any other wrapper type. There are good and bad examples of all wrapper types, and of course the combination with the binder and fillers is hugely important.
So CCA to me is top-notch construction, draw and burn, complex flavors with lots of transitions, and great stick-to-stick consistency. It's one of the best sticks I've ever had in 20 years in the hobby. In other words, world-class, about as good as it gets.
What I actually paid for it is irrelevant, and what wrapper type is has (provided it's delicious and "works" great with the binder and filler) is irrelevant also.
It's interesting to hear others' views on how to classify cigars though!
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