Thanks
What's the point ? I'd rather smoke a tasty cigar that burns into a canoe, then a great costructed dog rocket.
abjd14 wrote:
Typically a cigar that burns crappy, whether tunneling, canoeing, plugged, etc, is not going to taste that great, even if it is a great tobacco.Construction is kind of important.
It's also true that you can roll a well constructed cigar out of crap tobacco...............it will burn great.........and taste like crap..............lots of those cigars around.
I'm going to take the plunge and buy some CC's. I hear a lot of comments that praise the taste but complain about draw burn or other construction issues. For my first try at Cubans I'm not looking to spend Cohiba prices. This is not about taste, strength or any issue other than draw and construction. I'll research flavor profiles and prices afterwards.
ovid wrote:
I'm a CC noop, having only tried Partagas, Bolivar, and some Montes.
Of those, the Bolis had the best construction, and the Montes the "worst" (a few were plugged)
You don't need to worry about construction problems if you're buying any Cubans from the past 4 or 5 years. Sure, you might get an occasional bum roll, but less frequent than most NC's today.
dstieger wrote:
+1 and ONLY BUY FROM A REPUTABLE STORE!!!
I never had any problems from HUpmann, RyJ or Partagas. The RyJ Short Churchill is a wonderful smoke. 🌫
Buckwheat wrote:
Ditto the RyJ
anyone even have enough experience to make that call?
do you guys see more problems when buying from an online vendor vs an official habana store?
gummy jones wrote:
I have not had any real construction problems. Cohiba is spendy for a first purchase. Buy two boxes of different cigars instead instead.
two words Bolivar RC
You might buy what many consider to be good 'fresh' lately....
Problem with starting out with Cubans is that it really is true that they will develop over years....it'd be great to find your sweet spot right off the bat and get some aging right away...but that doesn't usually happen. One of my first 'likes' was PSD4. So, I immediately bought a bunch of boxes to start aging. Seven to ten years later, they are better...but nowhere near my favorites now...I wish that I'd bought more HU's and RA's back then for aging, instead of a pile of PSD4's.
Just gotta try a few. If I thought your tastes were anything like mine, I'd say buy:
1 box of HUHC's (great young and I don't know anyone that doesn't like them)
1 box of something in a larger format: Monte2 Diplo2, Lusi...
1 box of rob/corona in big name - Boli/RyJ/RA
Go ahead and smoke through the HUHC's now...either split the other two boxes with trades, or work through them VERY slowly....no more than one every 3-4 months...and carefully note the evolution of the blend....
KingoftheCove wrote:
Ditto dat.
Small ring gauge are a problem. Someone I know got a box of Montecristo No.5 recently. SEVERAL were plugged.
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Agreed. I love me some Montecristo, Bolivar, Juan Lopez, HdM...
If you get the Montecristo Edmundo, you will not be disappointed.
Stinkdyr wrote:
A reputable vendor has a return policy.
1) Buy some robustos. its a simple size, not likely to have construction issues
2) Quality is a lot better than it used to be, I wouldn't worry too much
3) Store cubans at lower humidity. I like 62%. 70% is probably going to get you draw problems.
Good advice so far.
euodias wrote:
Excellent advice........thanks
