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  • MartelMartel Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,423
    Good looking box, too. Since I'm a snake, I might want to consider, but this is nowhere near my budget except for maybe one cigar, if I can even find it. Great review. As always.
  • beatnicbeatnic Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,133
    Beautiful looking stick.
  • jeep edsonjeep edson Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 826
    another great review. can i also sit in your hammock and share a smoke with you. you are always welcome to sit on my dock and enjoy a smoke if your ever in the tampa area.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,349
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    Thanks for your nice comments Eric.
    Martel:
    Good looking box, too. Since I'm a snake, I might want to consider, but this is nowhere near my budget except for maybe one cigar, if I can even find it. Great review. As always.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    Hi Jeep, of course you are welcome. I will share my best Cuban collection with you. I will also let you know when I am in Tampa next. Usually, I go to Miami, thanks!
    jeep edson:
    another great review. can i also sit in your hammock and share a smoke with you. you are always welcome to sit on my dock and enjoy a smoke if your ever in the tampa area.
  • BigshizzaBigshizza Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 10,949
    Have you tried the Maduro? If so, how do they compare? Thanks Rip
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
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  • TridentTrident Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,005
  • RainRain Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 8,761
    Thanks Rip. I've yet to smoke an Viaje, but I do indeed feel like people either love them or hate them.
  • blurrblurr Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 962
    Sounds like that's the amount of time it needs. I'm guessing they dont have stocks of aged tobacco, if you believe their small scale production mentality. That's fine I agree in some ways, just not adding a high price tag to the cigar. Oh well great review sir.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    Hi Jim, sorry I didn't smoke the Maduro. If you do then please let me know how it is since I like this blend. Thanks!
    Bigshizza:
    Have you tried the Maduro? If so, how do they compare? Thanks Rip
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    Hi Jared, I believe Viaje is still remembered and respected by its fame of Oro Reserva # 5(the number 2 cigar of 2010). However, after that they came up with many blends but I keep missing the balanced and complexity. Well, many cigar makers use the small batch jab but a good cigar is always a good consistent cigar. A large scale regular production cigar can also be excellent- example many Padron cigar Cuban Cohiba Siglo VI. If Viaje keep producing $10+ full bodied and bold cigar under small batch marketing without consistency and quality then sooner or later many customer will start questioning about their cigars. It is just the matter of time. Many people already start questioning about tatuaje. Usually, I am careful with small batch, Limited Edition, Regional Edition hype. A good cigar maker always sticks with a core line so they can control the quality with consistency.
    blurr:
    Sounds like that's the amount of time it needs. I'm guessing they dont have stocks of aged tobacco, if you believe their small scale production mentality. That's fine I agree in some ways, just not adding a high price tag to the cigar. Oh well great review sir.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
  • RainRain Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 8,761
    4.3 X 48? YES PLEASE!!!!Rip, how hard are these to get ahold of (IE, just HOW rare are they)?Thank you for another quality review.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    Thanks Rain. I think they are still available. It was a slow sell in 2009 and 2010 then suddenly smokers started paying attention to it. Please contact Dustin he has good connection. I do not buy Cuban on-line so I have no idea. I bought this box in Cuba.
    Rain:
    4.3 X 48? YES PLEASE!!!!Rip, how hard are these to get ahold off?Thank you for another quality review.
  • catfishbluezzcatfishbluezz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,993
    Havent had this yet, had on resting that was in a box that got bit by blue mold. Guess I need a box lol
  • blurrblurr Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 962
    Your reviews tend to rave on Cuban smokes. Is there a bad Cuban you could review for us. Just so we can get a not lopsided Cuban promoter viewpoint. I know that's what you like rip, but give me a bad Cuban review. Not quintero, something bad.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    LOL...I only review what I smoke. I do not buy any cigar for review. That is the reason you will not see me reviewing Cuban Romep y Julieta tubos, Quintero, Troya, Gunateramera, Belinda and some others. It takes some effort to collect Cuban cigars so I am very selective. In fact, there are few non-Cuban cigars I reviewed are bad. My motto is life is too short and I try not to smoke bad cigar( in my standard). However, at the same time I respect others choice and you will hardly see me criticizing others choice. I remain silence. Finally, my review is my personal opinion and I do it for fun. I have preference and others have their own- that what make this hobby so interesting. However at the end- there is good, moderate and bad cigars. The choice is individual.
    blurr:
    Your reviews tend to rave on Cuban smokes. Is there a bad Cuban you could review for us. Just so we can get a not lopsided Cuban promoter viewpoint. I know that's what you like rip, but give me a bad Cuban review. Not quintero, something bad.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    One more thing, this a reason I never score cigar rather than write up my smoking feeling. I believe I only scored twice and both were 98- Nicaraguan Padron Millennium and Cohiba Siglo VI.
    rzaman:
    LOL...I only review what I smoke. I do not buy any cigar for review. That is the reason you will not see me reviewing Cuban Romep y Julieta tubos, Quintero, Troya, Gunateramera, Belinda and some others. It takes some effort to collect Cuban cigars so I am very selective. In fact, there are few non-Cuban cigars I reviewed are bad. My motto is life is too short and I try not to smoke bad cigar( in my standard). However, at the same time I respect others choice and you will hardly see me criticizing others choice. I remain silence. Finally, my review is my personal opinion and I do it for fun. I have preference and others have their own- that what make this hobby so interesting. However at the end- there is good, moderate and bad cigars. The choice is individual.
    blurr:
    Your reviews tend to rave on Cuban smokes. Is there a bad Cuban you could review for us. Just so we can get a not lopsided Cuban promoter viewpoint. I know that's what you like rip, but give me a bad Cuban review. Not quintero, something bad.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    You mean the entire box got blue mold? Man you need to check the entire humidor.
    catfishbluezz:
    Havent had this yet, had on resting that was in a box that got bit by blue mold. Guess I need a box lol
  • catfishbluezzcatfishbluezz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,993
    blurr:
    Your reviews tend to rave on Cuban smokes. Is there a bad Cuban you could review for us. Just so we can get a not lopsided Cuban promoter viewpoint. I know that's what you like rip, but give me a bad Cuban review. Not quintero, something bad.
    i haven't had many bad Cubans really. I've had some that had construction issues, too young, or I didn't like the profile. But I've yet to have one that I'd call a bad smoke, while I've had plenty of bad smokes from other regions.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
    Dustin, you hit the nails on the head. I try to be little more diplomatic. I try not to argue about the issue. It requires some time and smoking experience to understand the differences.
    catfishbluezz:
    blurr:
    Your reviews tend to rave on Cuban smokes. Is there a bad Cuban you could review for us. Just so we can get a not lopsided Cuban promoter viewpoint. I know that's what you like rip, but give me a bad Cuban review. Not quintero, something bad.
    i haven't had many bad Cubans really. I've had some that had construction issues, too young, or I didn't like the profile. But I've yet to have one that I'd call a bad smoke, while I've had plenty of bad smokes from other regions.
  • catfishbluezzcatfishbluezz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,993
  • catfishbluezzcatfishbluezz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,993
    rzaman:
    Dustin, you hit the nails on the head. I try to be little more diplomatic. I try not to argue about the issue. It requires some time and smoking experience to understand the differences.
    catfishbluezz:
    blurr:
    Your reviews tend to rave on Cuban smokes. Is there a bad Cuban you could review for us. Just so we can get a not lopsided Cuban promoter viewpoint. I know that's what you like rip, but give me a bad Cuban review. Not quintero, something bad.
    i haven't had many bad Cubans really. I've had some that had construction issues, too young, or I didn't like the profile. But I've yet to have one that I'd call a bad smoke, while I've had plenty of bad smokes from other regions.
    i even like some of the short filler stuff. Even though they burn funky, they still have a decent finish.
  • rzamanrzaman Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,604
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