good story!
i had a similar experience on our my honeymoon. i overpaid for some cubans from la casa del habano in playa del carmen. she had a san cristobel and liked it a lot, but couldn't finish it. so, we got her some quinteros that were pretty small and mild and she had 10 during the trip. she doesn't really like anything NC, with very few exceptions. shouldn't have gotten her started on cubans