I couldn't begin to even count, much less describe all the disappointments ... not just with cigars, either ... it's true of restaurants, movies, cars and of most other things ... at the age of 10 or 11, knowing that I liked milk and that I liked butter, I just KNEW I'd like buttermilk ... BZZZZZZZZZTTTT!!! ... Wrong!!
Each of us at some time or another, falls victim to hype, our imaginations, or the opinions of others, whether paid reviewers or just plain folks ... bottom line fact is that anticipation is often greater than realization ...
But you know, it can work the other way around, too ... sometimes, when you expect it least, a wonderful gem will be discovered ... like the moral of the old fairy tale says, "you gotta kiss a lot of frogs to find a handsome prince" ... (but not BAD Frogs ...LOL)