Stogie1020
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:11:49 PM
What highly rated cigars do you think suck (and therefore I should avoid)?

Mine:
AB Prensado (96 rated) - Sucked
RP Decade (95 rated) - Sucked
Oliva Serie V Melanio (96 rated) - Sucked (I love the regular Vs)
Warchant71
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 5:58:37 PM
I agree that AB and RP can be hit or miss but I disagree with the Serie V. I've gone through about 2 boxes and every single one has been excellent. One of the most consistent cigars that I've had by far.
delta1
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:22:06 PM
EP Carillo Elencos (94 rated)...supposedly the same blend as the original that got the 94 back in 2010...the original Elenco Elites were outstanding...the latest iteration released a couple years ago are not the same...sucked

EP Carillo Encore (96 rated)...sucked

EP Carillo La Historia (95 rated)...sucked


see a pattern?
Sunoverbeach
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:34:57 PM
I like a Historia but haven't found too many other EPs I really crave.

Gonna naysay the Melanio opinion too.

Phooey on youse guys
delta1
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:44:15 PM
yah... agree with SOB that the Oliva Melanio is a good smoke...most Oliva's are good cigars, but I think that is the flagship...
Jakethesnake86
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 10:27:05 PM
The melanio is one of my favorites. Haven’t found many olives I dislike. I could go through any of my magazines and hate all over a ton of the highly rated sticks in the book.
LeeBot
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 10:44:16 PM
See, I would have said the Oliva Serie V Belicoso (95 rated). Number 3 cigar of the year in 2017!

Tastes like someone p!ssed on an oak log, stuffed it up a hogs @ss, burned the whole thing, then scraped up the charred pieces and rolled them in a tobacco leaf. Or at least that's the closest thing I have to compare it to. 😰
Sunoverbeach
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 10:51:55 PM
Never would've guessed Oliva would be this polarizing.

mjrburn ain't gonna like this type of talk at all 🤐
mjrburn
Thursday, August 26, 2021 9:10:00 AM
^ you callin' me a ho? [whip]
Sunoverbeach
Thursday, August 26, 2021 11:20:14 AM
I'd never call ya anything I didn't hear from you first :-"
delta1
Thursday, August 26, 2021 2:18:02 PM

See, I would have said the Oliva Serie V Belicoso (95 rated). Number 3 cigar of the year in 2017!

Tastes like someone p!ssed on an oak log, stuffed it up a hogs @ss, burned the whole thing, then scraped up the charred pieces and rolled them in a tobacco leaf. Or at least that's the closest thing I have to compare it to. 😰

LeeBot wrote:




so..........you're not a fan of the burned down barnyard flavor...
Stogie1020
Thursday, August 26, 2021 7:47:25 PM
Oh, I forgot... CAO Flathead (95 rated). I have a buddy who keeps trying to convince me they are great, but I have tried the V554 and V660 (and the Steelhorse, technically a different cigar altogether) and the Flathead is totally one-note for me. And that note is poop.
Sunoverbeach
Thursday, August 26, 2021 8:04:50 PM
I liked regular Flathead (think it was the Camshaft?), not to disagree with you at every turn, but the Steel Horse sucked bad IMO
danmdevries
Thursday, August 26, 2021 8:17:19 PM
I bought 3 fivers of those caos in different sizes. I dont remember which ones. Some were good some were not, within the same size line. Wouldn't rate any of them as high end, just a decent daily cigar.

The melanio is decent, and consistent. I wouldn't call it the cream of the crop but I've never had one I tossed early.

How any Rocky cigar makes the list is beyond me. Might as well put some pre cut Victor Sinclairs on the list too.
Stogie1020
Thursday, August 26, 2021 11:51:01 PM

I liked regular Flathead (think it was the Camshaft?), not to disagree with you at every turn, but the Steel Horse sucked bad IMO

Sunoverbeach wrote:


I may have confused the situation. What I meant to say was that I thought both the Flathead AND the Steelhorse sucked.

Good thing CAO didn't screw up the Brazilia...
stinger88
Friday, August 27, 2021 12:19:40 AM

Oh, I forgot... CAO Flathead (95 rated). I have a buddy who keeps trying to convince me they are great, but I have tried the V554 and V660 (and the Steelhorse, technically a different cigar altogether) and the Flathead is totally one-note for me. And that note is poop.

Stogie1020 wrote:


I agree. I don’t like them either.
Stogie1020
Friday, August 27, 2021 4:17:19 PM
Also, AR Quattro Nicaragua (96 rated). I mean, they are OK, but not COTY good.

A 93 rated Padron XXXX (among many others) is much better than the AR IMO.
Jakethesnake86
Friday, August 27, 2021 6:42:22 PM
I like the Quattro pretty well. I know I’m the minority but I don’t love the padron 1000 series. Never tried the expensive ones they offer. I will someday.

With that though I think there’s some tatuaje cigars that are way underrated.

I smoke cao Brazil though. And I like em once in a while. I bought more recently
borndead1
Friday, August 27, 2021 8:42:55 PM
Alec Bradley anything
Rocky Patel anything
EP Carillo anything
cashmoneydave
Saturday, August 28, 2021 7:03:54 PM
No mention of the Gurks yet ha ha
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