Which Brands Are You Done With?

[heavyd]

In my short cigar life (2 months), I have already had it with Gurkha. No more for me. Also, I bought a 5-pack of Fonseca 5-50 and three of the five were plugged and four of the five had water spots on the wrappers. The water spots aren't a big deal, but it's a QC issue for me. There are just way too many great stogies out there to mess with those that don't measure up.

...or at least that's the way I see it at this early stage of stogihood

[lenguamor]

Every NC brand except LGC, La Aurora, Fuente, Padron and a few occasional others.

[PUFFNMO]

I'm adding Camacho to my list.

What do I like? Very simple. Most Fuente, most Ashton, Punch Vintage maduro.

[naamanf]

Originally Posted by Tenor CS

If I ever meet Jonathan Drew, I might just have to punch him in the face. I bet he's a nice guy, but his cigars suck. I just spent $50 on an Acid sampler tin. So far, I've tried 7 of the 14 sticks in it, and hated all of them.

If your like me you still have 7 more to hate. I agree that the Acids suck. I do like the Drew Estates Legend though.

Gurkha. Who takes a legendary cigar and turns it into a piece of garbage? I think instead of making 502 different types of Gurkha's they should just try to make one good one.

[GHC_Hambone]

I guess the only brand right now I would never buy is Gispert. I bought a 5 pack of the churchill maduros and the draw and burn were terrible and the taste wasn't that good either. A month or two ago I would have said Rocky Patel, but I had an OWR Corojo a while ago and it was very good.

[Bobb]

I am not a fan of C.A.O. There are a few of their smokes that I don't mind...but over all, I am not a fan. I also have to add Fuente to the list. I know I am probably in the minority on this one...but the only Fuentes I like are the anejo and the chateau sun growns (cuban beli being my fav)

p.s. sorry for the typos I am sure I have here...I am typing in the dark and I am not using FoxFire that has the fun spell check. (I suck at spelling)

[icehog3]

Gurkha
Carlos Torano
Rocky Patel

[EastBay]

Was done with Fuente back in late 90s (yeah, I know this is not a popular statement to make here). The only cigar I liked in their lineup was Cuban Corona, maybe a Short Storie as well. Never liked any Opus X (Opi?), no flavor delivery for the price, so far the most overpriced line I have tried, by far.

Done with CAO at this point, still have to burn through my remaining stock, but that's about it. Where I used to be a CAO whore in late 90s and early 00s, I just don't think they kept up the quality and flavor profiles that put them on the map in the first place. Poor QPR as well, although not as bad as Opus X.

[leasingthisspace]

I don't think right now I would write any cigars off I am still learning. I also am one of the people that believe in a 2nd or even a 3rd chance.

[doc8466]

With regards to Gurkha, how can anyone write off the entire brand when there are so many different blends/types/styles offered? There have to be at least 20 different sticks under that name. It seems to me that there's got to be something in the brand for every different taste.

Or is it a matter outside of the blends? Perhaps the marketing or the always 'limited super special' nature of some that is a turn off?

[jbock]

For me....

Rocky Patel (only like the Vintage 90)
Victor Sinclair (wanna kick him in the nuts for making that )
AVO

As for the Gurkha's, I am going to swing way on the other side of the aisle. Although I do not care for there attempts to jack up the price of their cigars through marketing and packaging, I have never smoked a Gurkha (under the price of $15.00) that did not impress me. I am too poor to afford anything greater than $15.00, so I cannot speak to the higher priced stuff they offer.

Jim

[MarbleApe]

Here goes:

Victor Sinclair
Cu-Avana
La Unica
Condega Connecticut
CAO
Old Henry
Juan Lopez (NC)

[TripleF]

SEND ALL RP'S TO ME




What am I done with?

[SIZE=4]Any CC's
Gran Habano
Oliveros
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[BirdDok]

Carlos Torano

[benjamin]

so far the only cigar i've had that i really did not enjoy was a La Gloria Cubana, but even that wasn't bad. but i have only been in this game for a few months. i haven't had anything that i really hated or anything. i'm not too fond of torpedos, though, as far as stick sizes go. but if you've got extra sticks you don't like you can always send them my way