Life is too damned short to smoke crappy cigars washed down with crappy booze.

You only live once. Splurge on yourself.

Seriously.

DrMaddVibe wrote:

I have tried all of the aforementioned cigars. The only one I agree with you about is Padron. Over the years I have become convinced (although some will argue with me on this point) that you cannot buy a bad Padron. Unfortunately, they are too pricey for me to smoke on a regular basis. If I had the bucks, I would do just that. I understand that Rocky Patel smokes them on a regular basis instead of those POS he sells.

QMPASH wrote:

first, let me say that #2 is Truth.

also, for very reasonable money, the regular X000 line, especially the maddies IMHO, are tremendous values and maybe the most consistent smokes of all.

the 2000, the londres, and a few others are practically cheap. Padron controls every phase from seed to distribution and though I smoke very rarely now, I do not recall ever feeling like something had changed from this lineup.

Now if the profile is not agreeable to your tastes, that's a different story.

frankj1 wrote:

Love well aged Padrons from that Delicias($4)in the natural and maduro wrapper all the way up through the Anniverary series.Padron does do a few things right.......consistency is one of them.That being said from top to bottom they are one dimensional.Probably the best one dimensional cigars ever made.

Whistlebritches wrote:

my bad omitting the Delicias, probably bought more boxes of those than any other cigar.

frankj1 wrote:

Me too........I think I have a box of maddies buried somewhere.Given time they are worth double the price of admission.

Whistlebritches wrote:

Yea the black pearl was one example.

Sven used to argue its kosher to buy a brand, change from quality tobacco to a turd and slap the old label on it. He especially thought it was ok if it was once a 90 rated cigar to continue to advertise it as such even though it's a totally different product. It's the only industry I know where that's acceptable.

Fill an empty bottle of chimay with natty light and advertise it as an international medal winning Belgian style ale.

teedubbya wrote:

I keep trying to tell 8track that. It's true... you got a humi full of cigars you're saving for a special occasion, and BAM! You get hit by a bus, and your friends end up smoking them.

Wait... nevermind, Russ. Keep smokin' the cheap ones!! 😰

MACS wrote: