Most disappointing stick?

[Bigtotoro]

Let me preface this by saying that I am sure this has been done ad nauseum. I do not feel like searching, I am in a bad mood.

I just spent 85 minutes with a God of Fire 2006 Don Carlos Double Robusto. I checked email. I reflected on the entertaining Texas Tech-UH game. I plotted my fantasy NFL team for tomorrow. I made a shopping list. At no point did I actually ENJOY the very expensive burning tobacco in my hand. It was not bad so much as completely uninteresting. I enjoy a mellow smooth cigar, but this was like inhaling nothing. Those that say that $ should not be indicative of experience are wrong. If this is a $5 stick, I stop smoking at about 15 minutes and launch it over the fence at my neighbor's yipping dog. But as it was a $20+ stick, I smoked that flavorless thing to the nub. Not the worst cigar I've ever had, I once described the experience of smoking an Acid Kuba Kuba as akin to having a cow crap in my mouth. It was not actively bad, but completely nothing.

Who else has been totally let down?

[Snake Hips]

Wow, I'm sorry. I've heard the same about this cigar before. The biggest dissapointment for me so far was a 2001 Partagas Lusitania. No taste whatsoever. Not even any body. Put it down a short while in for something else.

[eyesack]

Well, IDK if you read my little HdM Excalibur experience, Patrick, but that thing sucked. Tasted like donkey-balls. However, I'd have to say the cigar that really disappointed me tho MOST was the CAO L'Anniversaire Cameroon. It was not a good Cameroon flavor... For the price I paid for it, I could've gotten 2 8-5-8's and had much better a time. I'm sorry to hear about your experience, especially since that is one hefty bank-breaking stick.

[Cigary]

I feel your pain in that how many of us have paid top dollar for a premium cigar only to have it disappoint us. Mine was the Diamond Crown Maximus that I had about 2 months ago that I had tucked away for 4 years. This was my second try for this cigar only because it is touted as a great cigar. Each one tasted like rolled up paper towels and I wish that I had the money back I paid for these "pigs in a blanket" but that is what happens sometimes.

Originally Posted by eyesack

Well, IDK if you read my little HdM Excalibur experience, Patrick, but that thing sucked. Tasted like donkey-balls. However, I'd have to say the cigar that really disappointed me tho MOST was the CAO L'Anniversaire Cameroon. It was not a good Cameroon flavor... For the price I paid for it, I could've gotten 2 8-5-8's and had much better a time. I'm sorry to hear about your experience, especially since that is one hefty bank-breaking stick.

LOL, donkey balls. I won't even ask you how you would know as I have used this term myself and I haven't even gotten close to knowing what the real ones taste like.

[commonsenseman]

I had the same experience with the 2006 Don Carlos, very lame cigar.

[guy g]

For me it was Montecristo. Ive tried a couple of different ones and purchased from different BMs. Four sticks overall and the draw in each was way too tight for my enjoyment. The single onetimer that was a dissappointment was an Ashton. It split from the biginning. Have not had one do that before or since, but for that period of time it was very frustrating. BTW I really enjoyed the flavor of both the Monty and the Ashton.

[pitbulljimmy]

Mine was a Trinidad that I got in a sampler I bought online. Tasted like hay. I'll never ever buy a NC Trinidad so long as I live because it was so bad! I only smoked about an inch of the thing it was so disappointing!

[Herf N Turf]

Mine was an AF Hemingway Signature natural. Absolutely nasty. So bad, it turned me off to the nats altogether.

So sorry about the DC GoF, Patrick! I just smoked a Carlito tubo from the same year and it couldn't have been better. Based on the advice of my GoF maven (CMA ) I'm sticking to Carlito on these.

[c2000]

Just had one yesterday,,,a Ghurka Warlord,, huge cigar tried to enjoy it with friends on the patio,, it cracked, split, had a poor draw and died on me several times and this cigar was definitely not over humidified.. Tell you what,,, I used to be a Ghurka lover but after having this and a few Beasts and Titans I am not impressed by their top o the line cigars..

Jerry in Minnesota.

[zeavran1]

Mine was the RP Decade. It wasn't even close to the worst cigar I've ever had but because of the ratings and what other people had to say about them I was really looking forward to a great cigar. It just didn't taste that great to me. I could have chosen a dozen cigars that would have been better. I have a couple more that I am letting rest until next year to see what happens.

[msullivan]

What about really expensive sticks with faulty construction? A friend of mine went with me to our local B&M and picked up a $20 Kristoff sick, when he took the cedar off of the body, he saw that a good 2 inch portion of the wrapper was simply not there. I would've expected higher quality control at that price.

[MrMayorga]

Originally Posted by c2000

Just had one yesterday,,,a Ghurka Warlord,, huge cigar tried to enjoy it with friends on the patio,, it cracked, split, had a poor draw and died on me several times and this cigar was definitely not over humidified.. Tell you what,,, I used to be a Ghurka lover but after having this and a few Beasts and Titans I am not impressed by their top o the line cigars..

Jerry in Minnesota.

I agree with you 100%, I have yet to smoke a Ghurka that I liked!

[dj1340]

Originally Posted by MrMayorga

I agree with you 100%, I have yet to smoke a Ghurka that I liked!

+1 on the Ghurkas, I bought a sampler and have yet to find one I like. I usually don't even finish them.

[ungarsfragile]

Originally Posted by Bigtotoro

I once described the experience of smoking an Acid Kuba Kuba as akin to having a cow crap in my mouth.

A cow who's been on a strict diet of sweet tea and sugar cane!

That's the most accurate description of an Acid Kuba Kuba I've ever read.

[Jimbo57]

I was going to mention the two, and only two, Perdomo's I've tried. But I won't since I just trashed a Graycliff 1666 that was thoroughly disappointing. Talk about leaving a certain taste behind after it's long gone! I love the regular red label Graycliff and should have stopped with that one.