Negative Brand Bias?

tenbaseg · 01-22-2009, 09:20 AM

Does anyone have a mainstream brand that no matter what the next new blend is, you want nothing to do with it? I try to keep an open mind with trying new things, but there is one that I make exception to and I don't really have a good reason.

For me, it's CAO. I have had a few and they don't do it for me. I see the shiny boxes and the marketing but I just have no interest in even trying them.

Discuss...

P.S. My intentions are not to start a Gurhka bashing.

AD720 · 01-22-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tenbaseg

Does anyone have a mainstream brand that no matter what the next new blend is, you want nothing to do with it? I try to keep an open mind with trying new things, but there is one that I make exception to and I don't really have a good reason.

For me, it's CAO. I have had a few and they don't do it for me. I see the shiny boxes and the marketing but I just have no interest in even trying them.

Discuss...

P.S. My intentions are not to start a Gurhka bashing.

We'll see how long that lasts.

For what it's worth I've acutally liked almost all of the CAO's I've had.

I'll try just about any cigar once. It's a big world and I would hate to miss out on something just because.

ucla695 · 01-22-2009, 09:33 AM

RP for me. I enjoyed them years ago, but since my tastes have evolved, I can’t stomach the idea of smoking one. I tried a few years back and quickly tossed the cigar.

Lucky_Hippo · 01-22-2009, 09:33 AM

Victor Sinclair - I've tried several in the past and have yet to make it through a single stick.

acarr · 01-22-2009, 09:36 AM

Rocky Patel for me. I also had CAO on that list but for some odd reason, I tried the LX2 and I love the thing. However, I still haven't ventured into their other stuff.

I think the marketing of 100 different types of cigars is the real turn off.

stearns · 01-22-2009, 09:37 AM

rp. there are still a few that i have that i wanna try (ex. edge sumatra, heard so much good about them), but i wont smoke another vintage or owr, just dont do it for me

stearns

Padron42 · 01-22-2009, 09:43 AM

I'd have to go with RP and Gurkha. I used to like them both too, but similar to what ucla said, i really kind of get a sick feeling thinking of them, I don't really know why. I do still love the Edge though, so not all RP's...but all of them but the OWR's and Edge.

ActionAndy · 01-22-2009, 09:47 AM

A friend gave me an Eileen's Dream and I thought it was pretty decent (I don't mind that kind of thing) but the first thing that came to mind was CAO. There's just somethig about their label that makes me think it's an inferior product. I haven't actually heard anything bad about them I just have no attraction to the brand at all.

Silound · 01-22-2009, 09:51 AM

Gurkha, Rolando Reyes, Victor Sinclair, Perdomo, Macanudo, Drew Estates....

I'm sure I could compile a large list if I went down a list of manufacturers.

But with the exception of Macanudo, RR, and Gurkha, I would try something from the others again if I though it had promise.

Smokin Gator · 01-22-2009, 09:53 AM

Drew Estates for me.

01-22-2009, 09:54 AM

I personally like all of the RPs that I have had the pleasure of smoking. I have to admit that I like some more than others, but I haven't had one yet that would turn me off of the brand entirely. As for the CAOs, I have smoke a couple different ones, and they all seem to smell, smoke, and taste the same. Snkbyt just tossed me a CAO Soprano tonite, hopefully it will change my decreasing opinion of this brand after I smoke it down. One stoge i recently tried was the new and suppsedly up coming MR. B. After smoking it down a little half way I threw it away. I have no further use for them at all.

Thrak · 01-22-2009, 09:59 AM

Gurkah is the only one so far... every one I've had has burned horribly, or popped, cracked, etc..

Not a single good experience with at least a dozen different ones.

01-22-2009, 10:05 AM

For me it is any and all Rolando Reyes and Victor Sinclair.

01-22-2009, 10:06 AM

I forgot about Felipe Gregorio.

Footbag · 01-22-2009, 10:08 AM

For me it's Macanudo. Even their new line doesn't interest me. Boring Brand.

Ashcan Bill · 01-22-2009, 10:09 AM

I've never thought much of cigars made by Nestor Plasencia. This is a personal bias going back to the mid nineties, when I bought a number of his cigars and came to the conclusion they were both tasteless and poorly constructed. Granted, back then a vast number of the boutique cigars put out fell into this category, but I thought his were among the worse.

Whatever he's making today may or may not be better, but I have no desire to find out.

zmancbr · 01-22-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ucla695

RP for me. I enjoyed them years ago, but since my tastes have evolved, I can’t stomach the idea of smoking one. I tried a few years back and quickly tossed the cigar.

Ditto for me... except I never liked RP... and I swore after I smoked the last 1992 that I would never smoke another one... So I donated most of the RP I had to the troops and sold the last few stragglers... my humi is now a RP free zone.

01-22-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Footbag

For me it's Macanudo. Even their new line doesn't interest me. Boring Brand.

Forget boring, more like vomit inducing.

borndead1 · 01-22-2009, 10:19 AM

CAO, Fuente, Gurkha

I will TRY just about any cigar from any cigar maker. But there are certain brands I just won't shell out money for.

bobarian · 01-22-2009, 10:36 AM

No bias for me. I am willing to try just about any premium makers new blends. I may not buy smokes from George Rico, RP or K Hansotia, but I am always willing to give one a shot if recommended by a friend.

01-22-2009, 09:20 AM	#1
tenbaseg Saying no to daily deals! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Garrett Location: Masshole Nation Posts: 1,094 Trading: (40)	Negative Brand Bias? Does anyone have a mainstream brand that no matter what the next new blend is, you want nothing to do with it? I try to keep an open mind with trying new things, but there is one that I make exception to and I don't really have a good reason. For me, it's CAO. I have had a few and they don't do it for me. I see the shiny boxes and the marketing but I just have no interest in even trying them. Discuss... P.S. My intentions are not to start a Gurhka bashing.

01-22-2009, 09:33 AM	#3
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? RP for me. I enjoyed them years ago, but since my tastes have evolved, I can’t stomach the idea of smoking one. I tried a few years back and quickly tossed the cigar.

01-22-2009, 09:33 AM	#4
Lucky_Hippo A Cigar = 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gary Location: Kansas Posts: 494 Trading: (2)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? Victor Sinclair - I've tried several in the past and have yet to make it through a single stick. __________________ Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips. -J.Candy

01-22-2009, 09:36 AM	#5
acarr Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,307 Trading: (34)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? Rocky Patel for me. I also had CAO on that list but for some odd reason, I tried the LX2 and I love the thing. However, I still haven't ventured into their other stuff. I think the marketing of 100 different types of cigars is the real turn off.

01-22-2009, 09:37 AM	#6
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,347 Trading: (50)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? rp. there are still a few that i have that i wanna try (ex. edge sumatra, heard so much good about them), but i wont smoke another vintage or owr, just dont do it for me stearns __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

01-22-2009, 09:43 AM	#7
Padron42 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 104 Trading: (8)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? I'd have to go with RP and Gurkha. I used to like them both too, but similar to what ucla said, i really kind of get a sick feeling thinking of them, I don't really know why. I do still love the Edge though, so not all RP's...but all of them but the OWR's and Edge.

01-22-2009, 09:47 AM	#8
ActionAndy Dayman, Master of Karate Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andy Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 671 Trading: (7)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? A friend gave me an Eileen's Dream and I thought it was pretty decent (I don't mind that kind of thing) but the first thing that came to mind was CAO. There's just somethig about their label that makes me think it's an inferior product. I haven't actually heard anything bad about them I just have no attraction to the brand at all.

01-22-2009, 09:51 AM	#9
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? Gurkha, Rolando Reyes, Victor Sinclair, Perdomo, Macanudo, Drew Estates.... I'm sure I could compile a large list if I went down a list of manufacturers. But with the exception of Macanudo, RR, and Gurkha, I would try something from the others again if I though it had promise. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!

01-22-2009, 09:53 AM	#10
Smokin Gator Just plain insane! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 6,237 Trading: (106)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? Drew Estates for me. __________________ Check out the Cigar Asylum Newbie Sampler Trade

01-22-2009, 09:54 AM	#11
Greasy001 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Negative Brand Bias? I personally like all of the RPs that I have had the pleasure of smoking. I have to admit that I like some more than others, but I haven't had one yet that would turn me off of the brand entirely. As for the CAOs, I have smoke a couple different ones, and they all seem to smell, smoke, and taste the same. Snkbyt just tossed me a CAO Soprano tonite, hopefully it will change my decreasing opinion of this brand after I smoke it down. One stoge i recently tried was the new and suppsedly up coming MR. B. After smoking it down a little half way I threw it away. I have no further use for them at all.

01-22-2009, 09:59 AM	#12
Thrak .. the man from Nantucket Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 558 Trading: (2)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? Gurkah is the only one so far... every one I've had has burned horribly, or popped, cracked, etc.. Not a single good experience with at least a dozen different ones.

01-22-2009, 10:05 AM	#13
silentjon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Negative Brand Bias? For me it is any and all Rolando Reyes and Victor Sinclair.

01-22-2009, 10:06 AM	#14
silentjon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Negative Brand Bias? I forgot about Felipe Gregorio.

01-22-2009, 10:08 AM	#15
Footbag I Need My Space Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: NEPA Posts: 1,216 Trading: (7)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? For me it's Macanudo. Even their new line doesn't interest me. Boring Brand.

01-22-2009, 10:09 AM	#16
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,890 Trading: (6)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? I've never thought much of cigars made by Nestor Plasencia. This is a personal bias going back to the mid nineties, when I bought a number of his cigars and came to the conclusion they were both tasteless and poorly constructed. Granted, back then a vast number of the boutique cigars put out fell into this category, but I thought his were among the worse. Whatever he's making today may or may not be better, but I have no desire to find out.

01-22-2009, 10:19 AM	#19
borndead1 Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 1,321 Trading: (7)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? CAO, Fuente, Gurkha I will TRY just about any cigar from any cigar maker. But there are certain brands I just won't shell out money for.

01-22-2009, 10:36 AM	#20
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Negative Brand Bias? No bias for me. I am willing to try just about any premium makers new blends. I may not buy smokes from George Rico, RP or K Hansotia, but I am always willing to give one a shot if recommended by a friend.