Quote Originally Posted by Xavier View Post
All I know is, there are some brands that will put out a line of cigars under the name "x" and it will be a great smoke one year. Then the next year, that same brand and that same line may not be as good. That's because they do not own their own fields.

Yes, there's more to the process than just growing the tobacco and/or purchasing it. You have to age it, roll it, and process the whole thing. There are tons of aspects in the whole business, but one of those is an inconsistency as a result of getting different tobacco from different places, as opposed to brands that own their own fields and have their own ways of doing things, like Davidoff (and family), Garcia & Garcia, and Artuo Fuente.
Better listen up ash, you're gettin' schooled on growin' tobaccy!

Xavier,

How the hell do you come up with this stuff. You've said since yesterday that you've only smoked 30 or so cigars. How do you even know what you're saying about smoke "x" to be true?

Could it be possible that some companies use a better quality tobacco for the OR, and then switch some something lesser once they know people like it?

Could it be possible that certain lines get bought out by another retailer and the blend gets fucked with?

Listen, better than trying to have the last word in every thread, why don't you try taking hefty's advice and read through the boards, learn, smoke some cigars, listen, chime in occasionally. In other words, stop trying to be johnny tuffnuts who's going to take on this whole board. Trust me, you're not going to win.

Will