Your opinion - Most overhyped cigar line? - Page 2

mahtofire14 · 10-13-2012, 05:33 PM

It would be Cohiba for me. Pricey and the flavor and burn of the cigar doesn't warrant paying that much for them.

10-13-2012, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sevans105

These guys. One trick pony. And not a very good trick. Huge marketing budget for one cigar though.

Looks like it would taste about as good as my dogs turd... Glad I never saw these in stores...

Ogre · 10-13-2012, 06:07 PM

Gurkha and RP

BHalbrooks · 10-13-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sevans105;

These guys. One trick pony. And not a very good trick. Huge marketing budget for one cigar though.

...No, just no.

My most opinion on the most over rated would be any NC Cohiba. They're good, but not nearly worth the price.

Also Ghurkas are obviously at the top of the list as well.

Fordman4ever · 10-13-2012, 06:24 PM

Ghurkas. fo sho

dvickery · 10-13-2012, 06:34 PM

behikes or bhk's or whatever...they may be a good cigar or they may be a bad cigar...i dont know never smoked one...but certainly the most (over)hyped cuban cigars in decades.

derrek

ninjavanish · 10-13-2012, 06:58 PM

"Let's all pick a cigar we don't like and trash talk it a little."

Seems like an awfully negative thread... I for one see several cigars listed above that I enjoy.

I don't have any problem with a company using creative marketing to increase sales. Everyone has different tastes, overhyped to you may be just what someone else enjoys.

Remember that not so long ago we were in the boom and brands and ad strategies were much more verbose or hyped-up than now... I mean, seriously, go back and look at some of the old cigar ads from the 90s, many of them would have you believe by simply smoking a cigar, you could just go ahead and climb out of your yacht and onto your private jet.

DaBear · 10-13-2012, 07:32 PM

CC: Cohiba, wasn't impressed with the Siglo (IV or V, cant remember) I tried, nowhere near the hype they get

NC: Between regular Opus(as I haven't had the pleasure of trying any of the rarer stuff) and, because while they can be great with proper age, I see no point in paying $15+ on a cigar I'm gonna have to sit on at least 3 years before it gets decent(I do smoke them fresh out of losing patience and to remind myself why they need the time); and Liga Privadas, while I love the No. 9s, the T52s are horrid, as are the FFPs(which I picked up one more to revisit, lets hope 3rd time is the charm), not to mention the sheer lack of availability of them. I understand if you want to keep the production small, but don't go giving every one and their mother an account and making them damn near impossible to be found.

maninblack · 10-13-2012, 07:42 PM

Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring.

kelmac07 · 10-13-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by maninblack

Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring.

This for me as well. Guess it all goes back to "smoke what you like, like what you smoke".

icehog3 · 10-13-2012, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by maninblack

Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring.

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

This for me as well.

A good cigar can be overhyped. Like ninja said, lots of cigars I have enjoyed taking a beating, but a cigar can be good, yet still be over-hyped.

Recently for me it has been the Tat mini-monsters. Much ado about nothing.

maninblack · 10-14-2012, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

A good cigar can be overhyped. Like ninja said, lots of cigars I have enjoyed taking a beating, but a cigar can be good, yet still be over-hyped.

Recently for me it has been the Tat mini-monsters. Much ado about nothing.

I agree Tom about the mini monsters. Just aren't doing anything for me. Very boring smokes.

68TriShield · 10-14-2012, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by PearlS4

Isn't there some 700 dollar Gurkha going around that reviews very poorly?

Yes,it's insulting to me.But I guess somebody buys them.
Has anyone here ever had or tasted one?

<crickets>

N2 GOLD · 10-14-2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

This for me as well. Guess it all goes back to "smoke what you like, like what you smoke".

AGREE, thank you Mac... To each his own...

pektel · 10-14-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by maninblack

Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring.

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

This for me as well. Guess it all goes back to "smoke what you like, like what you smoke".

Awesome. More for me.

But please, keep me updated on the latest tat release. I LOVE chasing those pj le's...

Disclaimer: I've been drinking.

10-15-2012, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by maninblack

Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring.

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

This for me as well. Guess it all goes back to "smoke what you like, like what you smoke".

You were saying Tom?

JohnRogers · 10-14-2012, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by maninblack

Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring.

Agreed they seem to be all hype. I probably had ten in the last three years and not got one yet. I'm not saying a good Cuban doesn't exist but I'm having doubts.

icehog3 · 10-14-2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnRogers

Agreed they seem to be all hype. I probably had ten in the last three years and not got one yet. I'm not saying a good Cuban doesn't exist but I'm having doubts.

10 whole Cubans? Oh, yeah, write them suckers off!

JohnRogers · 10-14-2012, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

10 whole Cubans? Oh, yeah, write them suckers off!

Well I did say "I'm not saying a good Cuban doesn't exist but I'm having doubts".

It is harder to get a Cuban than scoring a dime bag in the USA. So I can only go buy what I've experienced but with the all hype I would have thought I'd have a decent one by now. I'll keep trying to sample when I can.

Zanaspus · 10-14-2012, 07:35 PM

First, there is no overhyped Cuban apart from perhaps Cohibas. Remember, glowing reviews and hype are two different things.

Which leads me to Viajes and Illusiones. Viajes would be great if the blenders would learn that too much ligero is a bad thing. Illusiones just don't do it for me, but they're not as hyped as most.

10-13-2012, 05:33 PM	#1
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ninjavanish Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trust me, your humi isn't big enough. Posts: 507 Trading: (16)	Re: Your opinion - Most overhyped cigar line? "Let's all pick a cigar we don't like and trash talk it a little." Seems like an awfully negative thread... I for one see several cigars listed above that I enjoy. I don't have any problem with a company using creative marketing to increase sales. Everyone has different tastes, overhyped to you may be just what someone else enjoys. Remember that not so long ago we were in the boom and brands and ad strategies were much more verbose or hyped-up than now... I mean, seriously, go back and look at some of the old cigar ads from the 90s, many of them would have you believe by simply smoking a cigar, you could just go ahead and climb out of your yacht and onto your private jet.

10-13-2012, 07:32 PM	#8
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: Your opinion - Most overhyped cigar line? CC: Cohiba, wasn't impressed with the Siglo (IV or V, cant remember) I tried, nowhere near the hype they get NC: Between regular Opus(as I haven't had the pleasure of trying any of the rarer stuff) and, because while they can be great with proper age, I see no point in paying $15+ on a cigar I'm gonna have to sit on at least 3 years before it gets decent(I do smoke them fresh out of losing patience and to remind myself why they need the time); and Liga Privadas, while I love the No. 9s, the T52s are horrid, as are the FFPs(which I picked up one more to revisit, lets hope 3rd time is the charm), not to mention the sheer lack of availability of them. I understand if you want to keep the production small, but don't go giving every one and their mother an account and making them damn near impossible to be found.

10-13-2012, 07:42 PM	#9
maninblack Will smoke for food Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Kevin Location: Where the hoot owls f$ck the chickens Posts: 10,637 Trading: (80)	Re: Your opinion - Most overhyped cigar line? Any Cuban stick, IMHO. Boring. __________________ Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

10-14-2012, 07:35 PM	#20
Zanaspus Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Tony Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 492 Trading: (3)	Re: Your opinion - Most overhyped cigar line? First, there is no overhyped Cuban apart from perhaps Cohibas. Remember, glowing reviews and hype are two different things. Which leads me to Viajes and Illusiones. Viajes would be great if the blenders would learn that too much ligero is a bad thing. Illusiones just don't do it for me, but they're not as hyped as most. __________________ If you're gonna be a lamb, you might as well be a sheep.