A thought

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Originally Posted by Mr.Erskine

This will probably show my naivety, but I had a thought, a question, actually, after reading a post that someone made about a cigar tasting "not as good" as it did years ago. In other words, if one smoked an Oliva V torpedo in 2006, and the 2011 issue was not as good.

Like wine, couldn't that be the case based on the tobacco crop of a particular year. Even though it's the same leaf from the same part of the plant, processed and rolled the same, and branded and banded the same, isn't it possible that there are variations in the outcome of the given cigars because of the weather, crop, or other variables? Or is the cigar industry a completely controlled system?

I'm not trying to be funny or stupid, even if the answer does seem obvious.

You hit the nail on the head.

There are PLENTY of variables. Weather, soil, sunlight, blending (actually creating the cigar), type of tobacco seed used, etc. can all change the flavor of the cigar. It is nearly impossible to get a 100% match from one crop to the next...but usually they can get very close.

However - there are cases of having the same band with a change to the mix in a big way. This especially occurs with one cigar company acquiring another and then tweaking the cigars...ex. General Cigars buying CAO. I can tell a HUGE difference in the La Traviata before vs. after the acquisition. The band, branding, advertising, etc. is entirely the same but with a very different blend.

Mind you - stuff isn't reblended ONLY when one company acquires another...but that is the most common I think.
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