asmith Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 Each year a bunch of cigars gets discontinued, let us not get into the debate on why this happens it just does. As a result we all feel that we loose one of our favourite cigars, be it the Trinidad Rob T or the Dip No4, don't even get me started about the Parti Connie No3! What if you had to make a decision on two cigars that had to be cut from the Habanos range what would you kill off???
canadianbeaver Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 L'esepscion Italia and the BHK 56. And then I would watch the black arm bands go on Art and Frank. I keed!
Skyfall Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Monte Opens (all of them) HDM - Petite Robusto (This is of course, after Guants and ***'s are gone)
BonVivant Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 How about the entire RyJ Line That is a good start ^^^^^^^^^ :-)
polarbear Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 What he said. I dunno, the short and wide Churchills are pretty decent
asmith Posted April 4, 2013 Author Posted April 4, 2013 No shortage of cut backs here. We will be down to two cigars left in the range.
mychetboy Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Machine made anything. Then discontinue discontinuing
LordAnubis Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I don't like the Vegas Robaina range. Granted ive only tried a few, and i'm not exactly an experienced cigar conniseur, but the "earthy" flavour profile is not my thing.
Blakes Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 don't even get me started about the Parti Connie No3! Had my first one of these 2 days ago!!! WOW what a smoke.... the mind boggles at what/who decided to get rid of these, EPIC FAIL Habanos!! As to what i'd delete from the Habanos books now.......hmmmm the people who made the decisions to delete all the great cigars that are no more...... oh, and the monte opens! I do think alot of the marca's are on life support atm and need REAL attention, while others are bursting at the seams with cigars that dont add anything new or different to the brand.
Trevor2118 Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Machine made anything. Then discontinue discontinuing Habanos don't make machine-made anymore.
dangolf18 Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 If I had to pick two, I'd say PSD4 and BRC. I kid I kid. I'd say cut the whole Cuaba line. My least favorite CC brand. I would say the Monte Open since everyone agrees they're awful, but I'm not going to make a judgment b/c I've never tried one.
Blakes Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Cuaba is a strange one for me.. I know most folk hate them but I've had a few really good cigars from the marca... a few salamones stick out.. the thing is more that not they are awful. I do actually like the idea of the figurado marca, and enjoy the shapes as a change.. I just think if Habanos would just "re-work" the flavour profile of the marca, a complete new blend and what not.. it could make a massive difference. Otherwise i think i agree on cutting the whole line its too hit and miss... usually a miss.
Wicky Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 This is getting tired. Stop cutting. Start bringing back! and back.
finecigar Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Monte opens BHK pricing Cuaba line Guantanamera line Many others...
zmancbr Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I don't like the Vegas Robaina range. Granted ive only tried a few, and i'm not exactly an experienced cigar conniseur, but the "earthy" flavour profile is not my thing. Oh man I LOVE me some VRs. I've been grabbing more VR stock this year especially since they cut the familiar and classicos and those were two of my favs. I'm working through '01 boxes of both that have great flavors that are rich and even chocolate bombs at times. Kinda like a Monte cross a SCdlH for flavors to me anyway. On a side note, has HSA decided what they will chop this year? I know the rumors were rampant with RASCC, 898s, etc. But I haven't actually seen a 2013 chop list become official. Last year we knew for sure in Jan and I figured if they were gonna chop some they would've said something by the time the festival was over. Back on topic, I'd cut some of the fatties from the lineup. Anything over a 52 RG would get axed and then I'd drop the JL line...I know gasp, but I really don't like anything JL. Prob my least favorite line from Cuba.
poorman Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 BHK pricing Agreed. I'm ok with a plain brown box, hint hint. .... and the BHK 56. Sacrilege
dangolf18 Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 There would be nothing wrong with BHK pricing if all BHK were like the early '10 release.
Puros Y Vino Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Montecristo: Monte Opens. Big mistake. Cuaba: The whole line. Not terrible, but very uninspiring. Romeo YJulieta: A good portion of the RyJ Line. Do justice to the original Churchill, keep the Short and Wide. Keep the Cazzies. Everything else? It could go. Maybe make the Dukes a regular production with the same blend as the LE. Cohiba: Panatellas & Exquisitos (why bother?) Ditch the whole Maduro line. It was a nice try. If axing Cuaba, produce a really nice Cohiba perfecto. Give the flagship marca a quintessential vitola. Somewhat along the size of the Distinguido with a more dramatic tapered head.
Smallclub Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 The Siglo series with the exception of the # VI. The Edmundo.
ksblazer Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Another vote for the Cuabas. The Salomones were OK, but the others I've tried never did anything for me. I also wouldn't loose any sleep if the Fonseca's were disco'd.
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