Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:08 am
Oops only 1 t in Julieta
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:59 pm
Well, the Romeo was not too bad. Not as good as the Padron, but passable, so far, my second fave after Padron Anniversary 1964
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:01 pm
Try the CAO, try the CAO!!
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:32 am
I have a CAO but it is a Maduro, not anniversary. I will let you know, maybe later today. I need to either buy these online or find a top notch cigar store. It does say 1968 on the wrapper
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:56 am
Excuse me, 1998
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:44 am
Pity it's not 1968, Charly..... the vintage guitar market is all over the place, so dabbling in the vintage cigar market could be an interesting diversion. 
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:14 am
It turns out the CAO is anniversary, they just don't say it on the wrapper.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:38 pm
Ok, John, I tried the CAO. It is ok, but not up to the Padron for me.
So here's my scale so far:
Padron 1964 Anniversary - 10
Romeo Y Julieta - 7
Monte Cristo - 4
CAO anniversary - 5
Onyx Reserve - 5
I have ordered -
another Monte Cristo #2 - just in case
A Padron 1926 Anniversary
Perdomo Reserve Champagne
I have a Cuesta-Rey Vintage Centenario Belicoso No. 11
A Rocky Patel Vintage 1992
So here's my scale so far:
Padron 1964 Anniversary - 10
Romeo Y Julieta - 7
Monte Cristo - 4
CAO anniversary - 5
Onyx Reserve - 5
I have ordered -
another Monte Cristo #2 - just in case
A Padron 1926 Anniversary
Perdomo Reserve Champagne
I have a Cuesta-Rey Vintage Centenario Belicoso No. 11
A Rocky Patel Vintage 1992
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:57 pm
You like the fuller taste cigars there, Charly! Monte Cristo #4 was a good, nutty flavored cigar - but it was $11.60 in Alexandria, VA!
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:05 pm
My personal taste (cigar smoker since February, 1970) is the Monte Cristo. They are the most wonderful-smelling cigars on the planet, IMO, and of course the taste is superb.
I might have mentioned this, but ten years ago I bought a box of #4 Cubanos in Rio de Janeiro, for $110.00. They were fresh, genuine, and fabulous. Assuming that I'd struck the Mother Lode, I smoked them at the rate of about 2-3 a week. Next time I went back to Rio (a few months later), the cigar fad from the States had hit in Brasil and the same cigars were $12.00 US each. I brought back a half-dozen. Quality was down considerably.
Next time they were about $28-$30, where they've stayed ever since. Quality is spotty, and I no longer can afford them anyway at those prices.
Overrated, to my palate? Cohibas and Macanudos.
I might have mentioned this, but ten years ago I bought a box of #4 Cubanos in Rio de Janeiro, for $110.00. They were fresh, genuine, and fabulous. Assuming that I'd struck the Mother Lode, I smoked them at the rate of about 2-3 a week. Next time I went back to Rio (a few months later), the cigar fad from the States had hit in Brasil and the same cigars were $12.00 US each. I brought back a half-dozen. Quality was down considerably.
Next time they were about $28-$30, where they've stayed ever since. Quality is spotty, and I no longer can afford them anyway at those prices.
Overrated, to my palate? Cohibas and Macanudos.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:31 pm
Macanudos.......those are what you graduate to after Swishers. lol
Cigar smoker since 1987. I haven't smoked a cigar in over a year now.
Cigar smoker since 1987. I haven't smoked a cigar in over a year now.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:34 pm
Oh, Macanudos are great, so I beg to differ, IMO. Different palates though, different tastes.
I had a Cuban or two not long ago while traveling to Alaska. Not too impressed. Quite possibly I was expecting more. They were duty free, but still not inexpensive.
I had a Cuban or two not long ago while traveling to Alaska. Not too impressed. Quite possibly I was expecting more. They were duty free, but still not inexpensive.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:45 pm
Stan, if you like a mild cigar with a little flavor without clearing a room, try a creamy AVO.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:53 pm
Never tried one, Karl, but will give it a shot. I do prefer mild.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:41 pm
"Overrated, to my palate? Cohibas and Macanudos."
I concur - not impressed with either.
Creamy AVO - nice smoke. Stan, if you like mild, try the CAO Annicersary (also labeled Camaroon). Their Corillo has a tad more bite to it but still (for me) a nice smoke.
There was another milder smoke I tried recently, a woman's name, but I can't remember it. I still have a label at home, so I could find it if I'd remember to do it...
I concur - not impressed with either.
Creamy AVO - nice smoke. Stan, if you like mild, try the CAO Annicersary (also labeled Camaroon). Their Corillo has a tad more bite to it but still (for me) a nice smoke.
There was another milder smoke I tried recently, a woman's name, but I can't remember it. I still have a label at home, so I could find it if I'd remember to do it...