vinnydisilvio

i can see what both wayne and the rev are saying.

to wayne's point, even if something is great, who cares if you have no access to it? from wayne's point of view it seems like "great" has some degree of attainability to it.

however, to the rev's point, i definitely hear the thing about the Padron 80th. a friend of mine sent me 2 Fuente 75th Birthday cigars a year ago. the Fuentes apparently blend a special cigar every year for Carlito Fuente's birthday. these are cigars that are not necessarily made to be sold at retailers and they are very limited runs that they only send to some of their friends. i saved my 2 for a special occasion and when i smoked one and gave the other to a friend, we both agreed it was the best cigar we've ever smoked. i'll never have one again, because they'll never make another 75th, but it'll still be a great experience and possibly one that no other cigar will beat.

what made it great? an amazing group of flavors that basically remained the same throughout but the draw and burn were impeccable and made for an incredibly smooth smoke. sorry if i'm being redundant here, just thought i'd weigh in on what i thought wayne and the rev were saying.

out of the 2 i had, though, i took the one with an approximate 1.5 inch crack on the wrapper at the foot, i accidentally dropped it while lighting (causing the wrapper at the head to start unravelling) and it was still the greatest ever. maybe that goes to what you were saying, scott.