| 1. Author: borndead1 | Date: Wed, 5/22/2019, 10:54AM EST | |
I used to smoke the sh*t out of Indian Tabac cigars. Then the quality took a nosedive and I stopped buying them. Are the reboots any good? They were some of my favorite cigars at one point. |
| 2. Author: dstieger | Date: Wed, 5/22/2019, 11:15AM EST | |
No clue.
But, how bad is the marketing and lack of imagination in the industry when they can't even come up with a new name....and then reuse the name of a sucky cigar. I suppose it is possible that someone thought that there's a bunch of people like borndead who will buy these because they liked IT once upon a time....but they'd better be fn good....because if they think we're stupid enough to buy chitty cigars more than once just because we liked their ancestors.....hope they give us more credit than that. But they aren't likely to be very good...because IT was never more than a quality yard gar to most -- and no maker would retread a yard gar name onto a quality smoke.....too much baggage compared to a flashy new release |
| 3. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Wed, 5/22/2019, 11:17AM EST | |
I was just gonna say it's probably not going to be great.
dstieger's answer hits the nail on the head.... |
| 4. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Wed, 5/22/2019, 11:26AM EST | |
Is Rocky still making it?
Rhetorical guess |
| 5. Author: midmofan | Date: Wed, 5/22/2019, 11:26AM EST | |
dstieger wrote:No clue.
But, how bad is the marketing and lack of imagination in the industry when they can't even come up with a new name....and then reuse the name of a sucky cigar. I suppose it is possible that someone thought that there's a bunch of people like borndead who will buy these because they liked IT once upon a time....but they'd better be fn good....because if they think we're stupid enough to buy chitty cigars more than once just because we liked their ancestors.....hope they give us more credit than that. But they aren't likely to be very good...because IT was never more than a quality yard gar to most -- and no maker would retread a yard gar name onto a quality smoke.....too much baggage compared to a flashy new release Another motivation could be the FDA rules that are kindof on hold. Depending on how you interpret them, pre-rule "old" cigar does not have to go through as much testing as a "new" one. As near as I can tell from reading a lot of stuff, it really just boils down to the name slapped on the stick, not its blend. I do seem to recall something about the cigars actually being on the market so they may be wanting to keep a whole bunch of "grandfathered" cigar brands/names alive however they can. |
| 6. Author: dstieger | Date: Wed, 5/22/2019, 11:42AM EST | |
entirely possible.....but doesn't motivate me to buy any more than any other reason....nor would it make it any more likely to be decent
z, no clue about RP participation...then again, I don't believe he had anything to do with IT other than renting use of his name....and maybe a corner of one of his factories |
| 7. Author: Cereal City Cigar Smoker | Date: Thu, 5/23/2019, 3:25PM EST | |
There is a new ITC out that I refuse to try as noted above. There is also this one: "Indian Motorcycle cigars pay tribute to the famous motorcycle maker of the same name which was founded in 1901. Originally released during the 1990s cigar boom by Phil Zanghi and Rocky Patel under the Indian Tabac Cigar Co. imprint, these "ultra-premium cigars" are now distributed by Drew Estate and have made quite a comeback. Produced at Del Los Reyes/Debonaire House in the Dominican Republic, Indian Motorcycle cigars are attractive and expertly handcrafted with Dominican and other Central American tobaccos in four shapes and your choice of Ecuadorian Habano or Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrappers. Both blends are medium in body with the Habano issuing a creamy-smooth smoke highlighted by notes of caramel, nutmeg, sugar cane and a hint of coffee, while the equally smooth Maduro delivers notes of earth, leather and dark chocolate. Whichever size or wrapper you prefer, you're in for rich-tasting and complex cigar that hits the ground running on all cylinders; ........................"  |
