The over-priced and over-hyped Papa Fritas are made from trimmings.
cacman wrote:
I liked them.
When I used to get em for $2-3/ea
NOW, I wonder if the wrapper really has a large percent of the flavor, wouldn't you think you may want to drop wrapper scraps into the filler bunch?
CamoRoon wrote:
I talked with Jon about this once, as I had a similar thought/question as to yours and his short answer was that you traditionally don't put wrapper leaf in the filler blend because it will burn very bitter.
$3 for floor trimmings, has the world gone mad?
bgz wrote:
And yet people wonder why companies go out of business.
I'm a long filler kinda guy. There's a machine made Cuban cigar that I enjoy because of it's cost and it's a decent cigar, but I like them handmade too.
Seems like "fillers", "Trimmings" and "sandwich" are code for "We can squeeze more money by sweeping up the floors". Not a fan.
I thought the Papas Fritas was a tasty cigar when you could get them at around $3..................,,,.. No more at that price.
KingoftheCove wrote:
Not big on short filler cigars but you are correct. Tasty smoke for under $3.
Bones33 wrote:
Yep.........the thing I remember about those that always surprised me was that 1 out of every 3 or 4 was, for some reason, exceptionally good. I once had a fiver where 3 of them were awesome.
Guess some scraps are better than others...
$26 for a 5'er today (on "sale") on CI BEFORE shipping? For a 4.5 x 44? Nope, can get quite bit better value for that price on other cigars elsewhere.
While we're at it, the whole Liga Privada line is good but overpriced. If I am going to spend $15-20 on a cigar, I am heading just south of the Keys....
