Whats your favorite Robusto?

[SuperChuck]

I just called CI... They're changing the name on the site:

Reo by Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa, and to a lesser degree Rocky Patel

[Baron Porthos]

Bigpoppa,

Everyone here knows I am slow at best but you just said both the vibe and REO are made by Rocky. Right?

And I have no clue how blending works. How does a blend come about with two primary and a smaller degree participant.
Thank you in advance.

[superman78]

I just called CI... They're changing the name on the site:

Reo by Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa, and to a lesser degree Rocky Patel

LMAO,thanks for updating them

[bigpoppapuff]

blending a cigar is about finding what goes with what in the filler...the proper binder..and what wrapper......after they decide what tobaccos will go into the MAKING of the cigar...they make the cigar.....
...in this case,eddie,eric and rocky probably sat around and tested various blends...when they hit on what they wanted...that finished the blending process.......

rocky has a section of nestor plasencia's factory...in that section of the factory,the cigars are made...rolled,bunched,and boxed.....

blending a cigar is the process of combining the various tobacco's that will go into the making of the cigar.....

clear??...i hope so....

[bigpoppapuff]

as an addition to my prior post,as to why rocky would be a lesser participant......the brands,reo and vibe are owned by eddie and erik.....rocky has his own brands to worry about......the final decision as to what the owners want should be from the owners....

[kevin7]

Ask bigpoppapuff any cigar question you want and he will answer it. Don't get your panties in a wad cause a lot of the old dudes who have been smoking and on cigar boards have answered the same questions fiftyeleven times . I can be a nice guy or an arrogant prick who won't tell you shit .

You can alawys look up a cigar mfgrs site and call them,I did and spoke at lenght with Eddie Ortega. He is just a guy who makes cigars and knows a lot about it too.

K7

[SuperChuck]

Aw, crap.

I called CI AGAIN and asked them to change the label AGAIN...

I suggested:

Reo by Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa, and to a lesser degree Rocky Patel but made in Nestor Plasencia's factory

Bad news, they didn't like the idea.
They've decided to go with the rollers names on the brand.

As a result, the new product will be advertised as

Reo by Pedro
Reo by Manny
etc.

[basil]

Aw, crap.

I called CI AGAIN and asked them to change the label AGAIN...

I suggested:

Reo by Eddie Ortega, Erik Espinosa, and to a lesser degree Rocky Patel but made in Nestor Plasencia's factory

Bad news, they didn't like the idea.
They've decided to go with the rollers names on the brand.

As a result, the new product will be advertised as

Reo by Pedro
Reo by Manny
etc.

That ain't right either g'dammit. It's et al., NOT etc.! Call 'em back! latin illiterates. sheesh.

Seriously, BPP, what you know about cigars and the industry stands alone as reliable and informative. Personally, I appreciate you bringing it to the board. It works better as knowledge than it does oneupmanship.

Thanks for the opin Jonesy - I'll keep an eye out for this one.