jd1 --- you should see the box I just got ... nasty!
I'm serious, before I send them off to Padron, I had to try one more of the 6K maduro I just got ... and it's one really mishapen, lumpy and rustic looking cigar. It has these hard 'nodules' on it, and almost looked like it wants to be a 'box-pressed' cigar in places.
I fired it up ... and it is almost to harsh and brash to smoke. After a few draws on it, I had to put it down ... it just tasted bitter and nasty.
I wonder what happened with these ... the first box was one of the most perfect belicoso I've seen in a long time, and the taste was sublime!
Oh well ... s**t happens, I guess ...