PapaDisco Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 bolivar royal corona. Struggled through half a box and some tubos. Nuthin' but a rancid kick in the teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sw15825 Posted September 12, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2014 I have had a box of 25 Juan Lopez # 2 in my humidor for the last five years. Smoked some fresh, not impressed. Waited two years,then four years, then five years. Sadly very little has changed. Of the 20 I've smoked only one impressed me. I tried to like them, I really did. Will probably gift the last five left in the box. Try the #1. Much less popular and alot better imho. There are others that agree. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdo2110 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 ERDM Choix Supreme. I've had less than ten, but that's because they have not worked for me EVERY time. I see descriptions of these (as far as flavor profile), and I think that they would be perfect for me... Nope, not once. One of these days I'd like to try one of Rob's PSP or HQ and see if that changes anything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikar Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 So about 10 years ago I got a box each of every Cohiba. From Siglo 1 to Sublime, and of some I have a couple of boxes of each size. Also some rare birds like the millennium ones. I have hated every single Cohiba I have ever smoked. Hated them. So every couple of months I pick a Cohiba and it's repeated. The good news is that I have boxes of aged Cohibas....that I can't stand smoking, but I will burn them. In my stubbornness I bought boxes of the Maduro 5s and Behike too.....I will likely hate them too. It is mind boggling how anyone can like these dog rockets. My kids may get a wonderful assortment of aged Cohibas. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandyt09 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Partagas 898 - from fresh to ones with 7 years on it, just nothing about it has said wow; mediocre at best. Anything from Cuaba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountMandolin Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I have had a box of 25 Juan Lopez # 2 in my humidor for the last five years. Smoked some fresh, not impressed. Waited two years,then four years, then five years. Sadly very little has changed. Of the 20 I've smoked only one impressed me. I tried to like them, I really did. Will probably gift the last five left in the box. I really disliked the first dozen or so Juan Lopez I ever smoked, and then at some point something clicked for me and now I really enjoy them. Sometimes only a JL will do, as a matter of fact. Very singular cigars, those JL. Big caveat though: I have to really be specifically in the mood for a JL; they aren't a regular smoke for me. (If you're short on friends and need someone to gift those to, btw... lol.) And this: Try the #1. Much less popular and alot better imho. There are others that agree. There's a lot to this. I don't necessarily think the JL1 is better, but it's definitely as good. It's different for sure. JL have a really unique wrapper, IMO, and the corona gorda lets it stand out. Funny thing is, they're usually pretty ugly things. It's like their defense mechanism: the wrappers all look vaguely sickly (and sometimes completely sickly), which keeps the price down for people like me. As to this thread: Partagás P2 is the first one that comes to mind. LGC Immensos. Never even had a Monte 2, so that too. And I know this isn't the topic, but "never had a less-than-stellar one": Partagás 8-9-8, Lusi, Cohiba Lancero. All very affordable too, how handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeafLover Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 RAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicko Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I struggle with Montecristo. I've had a range of objectively "good ones", great quality and construction etc the flavour profile just doesn't seem to click with me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potpest Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Think the only one is Monte 2. Tried it a few times and it was average at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Boli RC PLPC Cohiba Secretos ANYTHING PUNCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsan Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I've not had a great Monte 2 before. I've been gifted a number over the years which were suppose to be a stellar batch. I've gone through untold number of singles but none has ever given me that wow factor which seems to be associated with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 PSD4, P2, or Salomones.. after dozens of oppportunities these never worked for me. Not horrid cigars.. if I am gifted I will surely smoke and be thankful but these three lack the "great" qualities I look for in a cigar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Wow, what a thread! For me, Inmensos hit the gag reflex. OR even, and I got rid of my remaining '11 box(s) BRC... Strange for me as I LOVE Boli JL2 yep, they just don't do it for me, but the box I have will age and I will TRY dammit!! I love Hoyo, but the Epi2 isn't doing it for me at all either. It's all good tho, there's plenty that I love to no end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgucia Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 All those Bolivars in tubos 1,2 and 3. Smell good but never could get the flavours out of those. Trinidad Coloniales and Reyes. Grasssssssy. Magnum 46 and Punch Punch Tubos. After few years of trying just gave up on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potpest Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I love this thread, so many cigars mentioned which are some of the best cigars in my collection. Makes you wonder whether it's simply a difference in palates or whether you've just been unlucky with the examples you've smoked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maplepie Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 ANYTHING PUNCH Really David? Ninfas, SS, Churchill aged, Black P? Sent by the Enigma on BlackBerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiman911 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 i just can't stand the SLR as a brand but mostly the A. I tryed the fresh one's and aged but not my liking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophistic Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 RASS, RASCC...both very underwhelming, D4...always ok but never good/great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subport Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2 to start with. Tried several times, from several boxes with zero interest. Nothing I can say. And so many siblings of it with the same result. That marca is just not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Try the #1. Much less popular and alot better imho. There are others that agree. I disagree. The No.1 is less popular precisely because it lacks a real typicity; the true JL blend /taste can be found in the No.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 JL have a really unique wrapper, IMO, and the corona gorda lets it stand out. Funny thing is, they're usually pretty ugly things. It's like their defense mechanism: the wrappers all look vaguely sickly (and sometimes completely sickly), which keeps the price down for people like me. I'm sorry but this is just not true. I have smoked numerous boxes of JL1 and 2, and their wrapper had nothing "unique". Ranging from light/rosado colorado to colorado maduro, exactly like many other marcas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWC Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Monte #4, even after a couple of boxes. I like the #5 and the Esp. #2 but the #4 has always let me down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckucci Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 CUABA, never had one I liked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisco Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'm trying to like HdM Epi#2s but I've been underwhelmed each time I've tried one. The HdM Short Robusto has been a boring cigar for me too. The JL#2s I've tried have been lackluster at best and my box of SLR Regios have been a let down, as I really like the Serie A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyGunz Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 JL's, ERDM's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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