House blends....

dave · 04-12-2012, 11:36 AM

None of the CI Legends are terrible. None are as good as mainlines from their blenders; and some need some down time to smooth out. But for what they are - $2 cigars from blenders in the business willing to put their names on them - they aren't bad. You won't mistkake any for an $8 cigar, but none will gag you or give you fits because of construction.

I usually have some Nestor (Maroon) buried in a time capsule - they're pretty good after 9-12 months nap. Folks who like Perdomo maduros usually have good things to say about the Reds. Purple (Graycliff) and Yello (Pepin) aren't too shabby. My girlfriend is a big fan of the (Drew-infused) Copper. I tend to steer clear of the white, blue, green and orange labels - but there are those that seem to like each.

As to the boutiques, in the purest sense of the word, I strongly second the LLanos dos Palma recommendation.

Blak Smyth · 04-12-2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dave

None of the CI Legends are terrible. None are as good as mainlines from their blenders; and some need some down time to smooth out. But for what they are - $2 cigars from blenders in the business willing to put their names on them - they aren't bad. You won't mistkake any for an $8 cigar, but none will gag you or give you fits because of construction.

I usually have some Nestor (Maroon) buried in a time capsule - they're pretty good after 9-12 months nap. Folks who like Perdomo maduros usually have good things to say about the Reds. Purple (Graycliff) and Yello (Pepin) aren't too shabby. My girlfriend is a big fan of the (Drew-infused) Copper. I tend to steer clear of the white, blue, green and orange labels - but there are those that seem to like each.

As to the boutiques, in the purest sense of the word, I strongly second the LLanos dos Palma recommendation.

Agreed, the Yellow are not bad! The Copper are infused, I stay clear of them but they did get me into cigars.

Whee · 04-12-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Agreed, the Yellow are not bad! The Copper are infused, I stay clear of them but they did get me into cigars.

Another

for the Yellow. They are good with a little time on them.

Wharf Rat · 04-12-2012, 06:27 PM

I like the Sol Cubano Cuban Cabinets that I think are an AJ house brand for CI

04-12-2012, 11:36 AM	#1
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: House blends.... None of the CI Legends are terrible. None are as good as mainlines from their blenders; and some need some down time to smooth out. But for what they are - $2 cigars from blenders in the business willing to put their names on them - they aren't bad. You won't mistkake any for an $8 cigar, but none will gag you or give you fits because of construction. I usually have some Nestor (Maroon) buried in a time capsule - they're pretty good after 9-12 months nap. Folks who like Perdomo maduros usually have good things to say about the Reds. Purple (Graycliff) and Yello (Pepin) aren't too shabby. My girlfriend is a big fan of the (Drew-infused) Copper. I tend to steer clear of the white, blue, green and orange labels - but there are those that seem to like each. As to the boutiques, in the purest sense of the word, I strongly second the LLanos dos Palma recommendation.

04-12-2012, 06:27 PM	#4
Wharf Rat I'll get up and fly away Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bob Location: Florence, SC Posts: 793 Trading: (7)	Re: House blends.... I like the Sol Cubano Cuban Cabinets that I think are an AJ house brand for CI