Popular cigars through the years.

Ashcan Bill · 08-15-2012, 07:59 AM

During the boom of the nineties, Fuente and Padron were two of the better brands. I can also recall smoking (NC) brands such as Rey Del Mundo and Hoyo de Monterey that weren't bad. The vilest I recall from that time was something with a red band that Nestor Plasencia produced. This was before the internet brought cigar shopping to your electronic fingertips, and buying cigars meant either a trip to the B&M or perusing a catalog.

And the Cohiba Esplendidos from that period (the real ones) were stronger than today's. A different profile if memory serves.

That's all I can recall from twenty years ago. Whatever else I smoked back then didn't leave any lasting impressions on my memory. And, I didn't smoke as many cigars then as I do today. At that point in time, cigs were still high on my hit parade.

08-15-2012, 07:59 AM	#21
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,903 Trading: (6)	Re: Popular cigars through the years. During the boom of the nineties, Fuente and Padron were two of the better brands. I can also recall smoking (NC) brands such as Rey Del Mundo and Hoyo de Monterey that weren't bad. The vilest I recall from that time was something with a red band that Nestor Plasencia produced. This was before the internet brought cigar shopping to your electronic fingertips, and buying cigars meant either a trip to the B&M or perusing a catalog. And the Cohiba Esplendidos from that period (the real ones) were stronger than today's. A different profile if memory serves. That's all I can recall from twenty years ago. Whatever else I smoked back then didn't leave any lasting impressions on my memory. And, I didn't smoke as many cigars then as I do today. At that point in time, cigs were still high on my hit parade.