shlomo Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I love how people are generalizing for an entire marca. Have you smoked multiple cigars of each vitola within a marca? Lets say a very small number....5....of each? If not, then what could you possibly be basing your judgement on? A single cigar that could have been affected by a bazillion factors? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxman Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I had 4 or 5 boxes of VR famosos from 08 that have been some of the best cigar I have smoked. Pure coffee and coco with a heavy nicotine kicker. The cigars almost looked like maduros. Have not found anything even half decent over the last 5 or 6 years. Never tried any of the other VR's outside some of the RE's which I love. The only brand I have tried and would not buy are Cuabas. Never been a fan would spend my money elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Famosos with the milk chocolate sheeny wrapper are my favs. Bart, you don't have any taste. Claus, we not cool no more lol. agreed regarding any ryj, boli and punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surucipe Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I am slowly going through a box of '12 BHK 52 but so far it hasn't done anything for me. The look fantastic and have great aroma at cold but once lit they seem to fall flat. Maybe they still need more age, or maybe it's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbone Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 About 5% of them Guess I look at it this way. I really can't tell what I'm smoking half of the time anyway. I mean take the boxes and bands away, throw them in a bit pile and I couldn't tell an Upmann from a HDM. Blind tasting contest case and point. I trust some of you do smoke enough to understand what they "get" or don't get. Not I though. I do know enough that I enjoy a good cuban cigar when the time permits, boy do I ever. More than once I've had a cigar from a box be garbage, just to have another and it's golden. But I do know that yeah, its about 1 out of 20 (either 20 from the same box or 20 from twenty boxes) are pitched cause they're bad. So I guess I don't get about 5% of the cigars I smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanislaw Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Diplomaticos.... to each his own but these are not for me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Partagas D4 & RASS. Never had a post 95 one that impressed me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knilas Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Cohiba..all hype, too inconsistent. RyJ.. smoked many, still haven't had one I enjoyed all the way through. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 RyJ - after 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I get them all in one way or another! Either I like it or I don't. If I don't I light up another until I'm satisfied! I can't say I have enough experience with all of the lines to comment further. I enjoy smoking cigars so much that just having the freedom and opportunity to sit back and light up is great for me. This is directed at 1legLance and the peso cigar he gifted me. Loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Bolivars, tried a few reg production vitolas and within the first third I wish I was smoking something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 SLR Regios.........never had a good one most Partagas..........bitter to me............really like the 898 and Salamones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWC Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I know it's not directly to the OP's point of "flavor failures" but I just don't get any large rg smokes. Prefer smaller, say 42 and under rg. Anything over 50 just doesn't work for me. I've stayed away from some highly recommended smokes just because of the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vatche03 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 PSD4s never wowed me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaw63 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 For me it's the Monte 2's - I just don't get the hype. Same here. Give me a Partagas P2 anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigby Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I find this question interesting… It really shows the differences in"taste" I have tried to "love" VR but, it always falls flat to me… my taste buds, however if you love 'em, then that is great. I love Bolivar, Ramon Allones, and Juan Lopez. However not everyone agrees with my "taste" … maybe it is in my ass, but I prefer to think that it is very refined and that others should concur… :-) This is what makes the Havana cigar the best in the world… there is always something for everyone and their taste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I find this question interesting… It really shows the differences in"taste" I have tried to "love" VR but, it always falls flat to me… my taste buds, however if you love 'em, then that is great. I love Bolivar, Ramon Allones, and Juan Lopez. However not everyone agrees with my "taste" … maybe it is in my ass, but I prefer to think that it is very refined and that others should concur… :-) This is what makes the Havana cigar the best in the world… there is always something for everyone and their taste... This interests me, I've been hearing alot lately the lack of love for VR, you never really used to hear this. Personally , I've never had a VR I didn't like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigby Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 This interests me, I've been hearing alot lately the lack of love for VR, you never really used to hear this. Personally , I've never had a VR I didn't like. I have found that certain 1/3 of various VR's have been very good… only to have them "fall apart" on the second or last 1/3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 This interests me, I've been hearing alot lately the lack of love for VR, you never really used to hear this. Personally , I've never had a VR I didn't like. It's a strange brand for me, in paper and according to reviews, it should right up my street but every vitola within the marca tastes the same to me and the taste is just flat, not bad, but just flat, lifeless. Even cigars I don't like it's because I don't like the flavours/they don't agree with me. But VR just gives me nothing, it's like a blind spot :s I wish I liked them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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