What has suprised you lately (good or bad)?

[ryan9000]

I am just listing a couple of recent suprises. I find it interesting to read about suprises, Cheap cigars that ending up being pretty good and vice versa.

Positive Suprise
I just smoked the Gurkha Sherpa. I bought this as a single from CI. I read a review about peanuts and greatness. I must say it is not bad at all. And the peanut comment was actually true. It is light and easy to smoke. Kind of a smokey peanut with little bit of sweetness on the end that is pleasing. The deal is pretty amazing too. You can get (20 toros 6 X 50) for 40. Just don't expect anything more than mild.

Negative Suprise
I came across a C Monte Cristo #2. I paid 20 bucks for it. It was a good cigar, but I would have just as well smoked a $12 Gurkha. I mean it was a great cigar but I just expected a creamy Gurkha or something more unbelievable for such a famed cigar, it did not come close to the same fame Romeo y Julieta. Maybe I am crazy. :riflefire

 

[kyleb]

I agree, you must be crazy

Positive - LHO #2, what a great cigar.
Negative - Partagas 150 a few weeks ago

 

[ryan9000]

I agree, you must be crazy

Positive - LHO #2, what a great cigar.
Negative - Partagas 150 a few weeks ago

estoy sí loco

 

[jwintosh]

positive - cuesta rey! absolutely fantastic smoke (thanks Chuck!!)
negative - monte el 06... good, but not great!

 

[Electric Sheep]

I smoked about 2" of a Gurkha Sherpa once--then let it die in the ash tray. I'd think I'da done better by just smoking the ashtray.

:smokingbo

 

[tubaman]

Positive: Tat Black (I know!!!) I knew it was good, but I didn't think it would be THAT good.

Negative: Rocky Patel decade. What a terrible smoke!

 

[daniyal]

Positive: HdM Regalos LE 2007 - if you read my review you know I fell in love with this stick after a bad bad start.

Negative: Davidoff Special "R" - this was the first non-Cuban I smoked and absolutely hated it even though I'd read some great reviews for Davidoff cigars. It was extremely one dimensional and boring I might as well have rolled up my money and lit it.

 

[retzev]

The 5 Vegas Gold pleasantly surprised me. It was given to me by a friend, I'd never heard of it. He told me how inexpensive it was, and that coupled with the kinda hokey looking band, I figured it was a polished turd. But hey, I'm broke lately, I'll smoke it if I got it :smokingbo and damned if it wasn't a pretty good smoke!

On the other hand, I haven't tasted a NC RyJ that impressed me. I'm still pretty noobish, I've only had a couple, maybe I just lucked onto a couple bad ones in a row :dunno:

 

[Soundwave13]

Positive - Spanish Galleon Corojo (atlantic): If I was blind tasting, I might have actually thought this was a Tatuaje brown label. This is incredibly good! Especially when you can get a 5er for $18.

Negative - CAO black maduro - put it out after first 1/3.
(Worst cigar of the yr goes to a plugged & exploding monte #2, most of em I've really enjoyed though..)

 

[bballbaby]

Positives: CI Legends Yellow label Pepin. Not that i exepcted anything less, but for the price they are fantastic, and his other stuff is getting so expensive with his new found fame and all.

Padilla 1932 Lancero - Sure it got a great rating, adn no it's not a chepa cigar, but i had my first a week or so ago and it was fantastic! Lived up to my expectations and then some.

DPG Blue Preferidos - These things are super tastey!!! Ranks right up there in terms of being a flavor bomb as teh Illsuione MK and the Tat Angeles.

Negatives: I had a maduro once i really didnt care for.

 

[dpricenator]

++++ 5 Vegas "A" -- good maduro easy on the wallet
++++ CAO Black (not maduro)

---- Partagas 150 not that it was terrible, just not amazing.

 

[Dave]

+ Top Shelf Signature Select (green-DPG) - Was gifted to me - I'd never heard of it and judging by the look of the band, I expected a yard gar -- parked the mower in the middle of the yard and had to go sit down and enjoy this one. Wow.

- Man O' War - Maybe just my tastebuds the night I tried it, but I smoked over 3 inches waiting for flavor before I tossed it.

-dave

 

[sarnone]

The first two Camacho Triple Maddies were outstanding, the next three were nowhere near as flavorful. I thought it might be my palette, but three? Give me a break! I only drink ice water or coffee with my cigars. For all the hype and the big price tag, you would expect consistency.

I'm a big gurkha fan and they just haven't let me down. Not a fan of the Sherpa though.

 

[Daviso27]

+ RP R4 Maduro...got a free bundle with a box purchase...I thought it was a typical RP very well balanced, perfect burn, nice white ash...Pleasantly surprised!

- Tatuaje Havana Hermoso....The cigar bar had to replace it twice before I got one that actually pulled...Then it was more of a let down than fruit stripe gum....

"um.......aww"

 

[Halon]

Haven't tried too much new stuff recently. Apparently the Cruzados are fantastic, as are the new Augusto Reyes maduros.

As for negatives, it's been a horrible week for me. Here's what I've tried that I have been just absolutely disappointed with:

-2005 God of Fire Double Robusto by Don Carlos. I've had a couple of these before and they were fantastic! Must have been a bad stick, but at $20+ I don't want to have to deal with bad sticks!

-Davidoff Winston Churchill. This smoke was so earthy it tasted like mildew. Very well-constructed cigar, just not what I was hoping for. Great stick if you like very earty cigars.

-2008 Camacho Liberty. This was a much milder smoke than I was expecting. That and I just plain don't like the shape of these things! They're very awkward-looking. Worth another shot, tho, since I've only had one of them. I like to try everything at least 4 or 5 times, just to be sure. It took me about 6 tries with the CAO Italia before I started liking it.


TYLER

 

[Proud Bear]

+: Padron 1926. I know that it does not need to be said, but every damn time I smoke these things I go to another dimension. Just beyond amazing and worth repeating over and over and over and over.

-: Rocky Patel Edge. I'm gonna get jumped for it, but I just can't stand these things. It's funny how subjective cigars really are- the PR on these is very high.

Bear

 

[Halon]

I had some cigars today that were pleasantly surprising!
Reyes Family Classic and Premier lines, along with the Cienfuegos line.


TYLER

 

[DocLogic77]

Positive: Cohiba Piramide EL-2006...I couldn't believe Cohiba could make a powerhouse like this. It is now in my top 2 favorite smokes.

Negative: Partagas Churchill Deluxe-1999 (i believe) Absolutely disgusting. I have never smoked a CC that tasted that bad.

 

[AnejoMofo]

Positive Omar Ortez Originals- solid smoke for a decent price.

Negative RP Decade- what the hell happened with that one? It's anything but his best cigar!

 

[uncelnino]

Positive: Perdomo Patriarch, Casa Magna
Negative: La Riqueza, for a Tatuaje fan like myself, I was incredibly disappointed with this stick.