Doctorossi Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Can anyone familiar tell me the story behind the blends of the modern handmade versions of the petit coronas that used to be machine made (Mille Fleurs, etc.)? In the marcas in which these cigars match existing handmade vitolas, are they now the same cigar? In other words, for example, is there a difference in flavor, strength, etc. between H. Upmann Petit Coronas and H. Upmann Regalias?
CanuckSARTech Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Don't quote me on this, but from what I can recollect in reading about this (in the Encyclopaedia and other sources), most cigars that changed from machine-made to hand-made have primarily have the blends remained the same. Same cigar, same tobaccos and quality, just different rolling techniques. Although, granted, some have switched from short-filler to long-filler, and that creates a bit of a difference. But that's what I can recollect about that. Others with more insight may pipe in on this.
Doctorossi Posted February 15, 2012 Author Posted February 15, 2012 Don't quote me on this, but from what I can recollect in reading about this (in the Encyclopaedia and other sources), most cigars that changed from machine-made to hand-made have primarily have the blends remained the same. Thanks! Of course, that begs the question of how similar the blends were between the handmades and the machine-mades, to begin with...
CanuckSARTech Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Well, for example, the R&J Romeo No. 2 tubos used to be machine made, and now they're hand made. Same blend now as when they were machine made. Again, not 100% on this.
rfenst Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 What about the differences between PC and Mille Fleurs, both of which are marevas? For example: RyJ PC v. MF; and Partagas PC v. MF? The price points are different by about 15-20%
CanuckSARTech Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 What about the differences between PC and Mille Fleurs, both of which are marevas? For example: RyJ PC v. MF; and Partagas PC v. MF? The price points are different by about 15-20% Those are apparently supposed to be completely different blends. Different blends in the same size format, thus different names. I haven't smoked enough of those mentioned to make a judgement call on the blends though. But I do gather, from sticks smoked, that stuff like the Mille Fleurs or the Romeo No. 2's, that comparing the machine-made sticks of a decade or so ago, compared to the hand-made stuff of relatively present, that the blends do seem to be about the same. Hard to fully and quantitively say though.
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