[icehog3]

Originally Posted by TheRiddick

We're talking apples and oranges here, don't we. I was pointing out that when it comes to KNOWLEDGE and CIGAR WRITING no one on this board is even close to Suckling's level. Exclusive CC smoking or not, which has nothing to do with the discussion. And please point out to me how someone smoking CCs for just 5 years has any real perspective into Cuban cigars, something I did point out, when recent releases are nowhere near what Cuban cigars used to be (and what turned a good number of us away from Cuban smokes). Occasional older Cuban smoke here and there doesn't make for an "expert", sorry to be blunt. Suckling has a long and proven experience and knows what Cubans were like in times gone by, something that is really not known to 99% or more here.

Read my post again... where did I imply that anyone here is claiming to be an "expert". I will say thet word again for you...."expert". I certainly don't consider myself to be an "expert" om Cuban cigars, or any cigars for that matter. But I know what I like, and I don't have to have a historical perspective into the profile of pre-embargo Cuban cigars to know what I like, and certainly am entitled to write "I like this cigar" in my review if I choose. You are right about apples to oranges, you are doing the same thing yourself.