So what do you think about Edicion Limitada Cigars?

[zacca]

8 hours ago, Dadof3 said:

Hate is a strong word. My criticism has been that I am skeptical there is anything objectively superior to the EL to justify the higher price. If you like them that’s great. The couple I have had were very good albeit they were not aged all that much. I have two resting now that are maybe going on 10 years. But given what we understand about Cuban tobacco processing, I am not sure these are even as special as the Cohiba tobacco which has that extra fermentation. I don’t doubt the wrappers are cleaner and smoother and maybe they let some of the leaves age a bit longer but the fermentation for all the Cuban tobacco is the same other than Cohiba from what has been reported. Still, like other limited edition products the scarcity has a value for those interested and certainly for collectors. I guess the shame is that they are never to be repeated. I’d suggest the best sellers should be made regular productions.  

I don’t think it’s so much as the quality or age of the tobacco - that’s the Reserva and Gran Reserva lines. It’s more so the blends and different formats leading to different flavors. 

[joeypots]

  ELs were a new program when I started with Cuban cigars. I knew nothing about storage, age, and RH back then. I bought boxes and waited for the magic to happen, like it did for a lot of the regular production cigars that were available, many with a few years on them for ordinary prices. There were a few that were very good and I kept them and smoked them, MC Sublimes come to mind.

  Eventually I traded my ELs away, when I had a better sense of what I liked, and replaced them with regular production cigars, especially Cohiba. Now I read that ELs have hit their stride at preposterous ages and I don't regret not having any in the stash. Back in the day I couldn't afford to wait ten years for a cigar to come around and now I don't have the time to wait that long. +, the ELs used to be in 25s and were not sold at a big markup. I smoked a Mag 46 from '20 a few days ago that knocked it out of the park. It was a perfect GTFOOT, five stars and buying that box wasn't akin to going to a casino and putting my $$ on red.

[Dadof3]

15 hours ago, zacca said:

I don’t think it’s so much as the quality or age of the tobacco - that’s the Reserva and Gran Reserva lines. It’s more so the blends and different formats leading to different flavors. 

That's fair and what I'd expect. Whether the markup is worth it is up to the individual purchaser.