Negative Brand Bias?

I tend to avoid Toranos like the plague. Absolutely horrible, every one of them. I can count the number of Gurkahs I have had on one hand and did not care for them at all, so I really cant slag them that badly. but please can we toss Torano under the bus?

[Agent11br]

Originally Posted by Killjoy

I tend to avoid Toranos like the plague. Absolutely horrible, every one of them.

x2

that and R&J's...

I'm surprised to see so many CAO's but it's understandable, I've never been a huge fan but have only had a few.

I honestly thought this was going to be a Drew Estate bash fest...

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Avalon
Nub

[JJG]

I can't stand CAO's futuristic bands/logos and as a result I'm negatively biased towards everything they put out.

lets see, what else..

this guy just looks like he's saying "my cigars are really shitty"

Anything Rolando Reyes makes (Puros Indios, Aliados, Cienfuego, etc) is pure

[JJG]

Originally Posted by butterB

Anything Rolando Reyes makes (Puros Indios, Aliados, Cienfuego, etc) is pure

oh jesus, I smoked a puros indios once and it was so bad I still remember the taste; like grass or hay. yuck

Originally Posted by JJG

oh jesus, I smoked a puros indios once and it was so bad I still remember the taste; like grass or hay. yuck

I'd rather smoke grass

[renton20]

Like many other I do have some brands that I try to stay away from in general. General and Altadis are two big ones but I, like many of you, stay away from CAO and RP as well. I do have an open mind though. I recently tried the RP renaissance and was reminded of why I don't like rocky. On the other hand I was impressed with both the Lx2 and the reverse rolled America perfecto that I had recently. Fuente is another company that has just never impressed me. IMHO opus and anejo are overrated because of Fuente's excellent marketing and nothing else has ever just fit my preferred profile.

Originally Posted by butterB

Anything Rolando Reyes makes (Puros Indios, Aliados, Cienfuego, etc) is pure

^^^^^ I'm with him, STAY AWAY^^^^^^^

Originally Posted by JJG

I can't stand CAO's futuristic bands/logos and as a result I'm negatively biased towards everything they put out.

lets see, what else..

this guy just looks like he's saying "my cigars are really shitty"

But my hand rolled other stuff is grand!

[neoflex]

I'll throw in another Nub. Every stick I tried smoking from them was terrible and none ever made it past the 1 inch mark before being tossed. I could have struggled and stuck with them until the end but life is too short. This really baffles me because they are made by Oliva which I have yet to ever smoke any other Oliva that I thought was even remotely bad. I have been gifted a few Victor Sinclairs and I honestly am afraid to smoke them from the constant negative reviews I see about them. Every time I see them in the humi I keep thinking Cremosa. One day I will try them. I do agree that Rocky has some issues. I wish he would keep his stuff consistent. I have said it time and time again, focus on keeping your main and top lines consistent and quit concentrating on introducing a new blend every two weeks. ( Gasp! I am afraid that Pepin may be headed down this road )
CAO also suffers from changing their blends unexpectedly and yes they are a marketing machine but they do have a handful of enjoyable lines like the Brazilia and Italia that are hits with a good percentage of cigar smokers although I would rather see them focus more on the product instead of the crazy ways to market them and also concentrate on keeping things a little more consistent. Perfect example, the original release MX2 compared to the current blend. Two different animals.