will this ridiculousness not ever end...
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I was away for about 5 months, still perusing but just not buying and not active posting. I mainly left because of my disgust with the obscene RG trend being forced down our throats. But also because I was busy with my young son, but that aside I still have time for cigars and chat daily. I was pleased in the last few months to see MANY manufacturers are releasing more corona gordas, and many more lanceros and coronas. So we have some slight sway among manufacturers. I left for an island more agreeable to the standard cigar sizes, but that aside I was pleased lately things were bring offered for those if us who smoke regularly. I read this tonight from CA. Disgusting to say the least. I guess it's a business but who is smoking these regularly enough to be more powerful in determining decisions than those if us who smoke regularly?
And speaking of 7 by 70 inch cigars, General wasn't the only one offering up these colossi. Boutique Blends (the boutique arm of Habana Cuba Cigar Co.) debuted a Swag "S" 7 by 70 called The Bawse; E.P.C. Cigar has a 7 by 70 in their Inch line; and Asylum 13, which is made by Christian Eiroa's Tabacaleras Unidas, went so far as to roll a 6 inch by 80 ring cigar. I saw it. Aptly named the 80 x 6, the cigar is about as thick as the cardboard tube you find inside a roll of paper towels. Sometimes I don't recognize this industry.
I don't recognize the industry anymore either, but I'm a young guy only smoking for 6 years. But I know I'm choosing to shop elsewhere where this industry should be focusing on keeping keeping American cigar lovers buying here, not you know where. I'll still buy the regular sizes but when a brand releases a 7 by 70, I just blacklist it. Just my opinions.
And speaking of 7 by 70 inch cigars, General wasn't the only one offering up these colossi. Boutique Blends (the boutique arm of Habana Cuba Cigar Co.) debuted a Swag "S" 7 by 70 called The Bawse; E.P.C. Cigar has a 7 by 70 in their Inch line; and Asylum 13, which is made by Christian Eiroa's Tabacaleras Unidas, went so far as to roll a 6 inch by 80 ring cigar. I saw it. Aptly named the 80 x 6, the cigar is about as thick as the cardboard tube you find inside a roll of paper towels. Sometimes I don't recognize this industry.
I don't recognize the industry anymore either, but I'm a young guy only smoking for 6 years. But I know I'm choosing to shop elsewhere where this industry should be focusing on keeping keeping American cigar lovers buying here, not you know where. I'll still buy the regular sizes but when a brand releases a 7 by 70, I just blacklist it. Just my opinions.
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Why would you blacklist an entire manufacturer for one offering? That's crazier than an 7 x 70, or an 8 x 80 even, IMO.
Just don't buy them. If they aren't selling then the big RG craze will go away, but someone must be buying them because the cigar makers are all coming out with them.
this has been a topic on the various cigar webcasts more often than i know, and every time they have a cigar maker on there they explain that the 6x60 is the best selling vitola in their offering, even in the boutique side of things. So as long as that is selling better than the smaller RG then they are going to continue making them.
so instead of blacklisting a company buy a box of the smaller RG to make up for the 15+ dudes going to the golf course, the lake or working around the yard who just bought a 6x60 or 7x70 over the weekend because it is a 2+ hour smoke that doesn't burn hotter if you smoke it fast, the flavors are muted so it is better for the non regular smoker, it can be relight without really affecting the flavor if you get distracted, and in general they feel they are getting a deal because the big RG is only .99 more than a 5x48.
it is simple supply and demand. If the demand for the smaller RGs outweigh the large RG then it will swing back.
I'm not going to buy anything that large, but others should be able to if they want. The first thing I tell newer smokers when they ask for advice is: enjoy it. Its your hobby, find your own little ritual, find the cigars you enjoy smoking, do whatever works for you. If you dig a certain cigar or a certain way of smoking, don't let someone else tell you it isn't a good cigar or you're doing it wrong. Always keep an open mind and be willing to try new things, but ultimately this is something you are spending money and time on, it should be something you enjoy. That advice is true here, I believe. If what a person enjoys is a 70 RG cigar, then by all means, let them enjoy it.
For me I like a 50+ RG and even I think the 70 is over kill but am still looking forward to trying this Asylum
Totally agree, I just didn't do any home work on researching this cigar and paid $11 (thinking that was cheap for a barber pole) and Ccom has it for $8. I was really buying it thinking I was buying a $10+ cigar so I had something to spice up a trade one day
FireRob, don't change what you like just because the majority of the guys here like to smoke smaller ring gauge cigars. I still enjoy a 56 ring gauge cigar. 60 gets a little too big for me, but I'll still smoke them in certain situations. YOu will hear that the wrapper to binder ration is lower on smaller ring gauge cigars so you get more flavors, but honestly maybe you like the flavors that the binder and filler tobaccos bring at this point in your cigar smoking life. Personally i don't like lanceros. I hate the way they feel in my mouth, hate the fact that you have to pay attention to every single puff, have to make sure that you aren't smoking too fast, have to make sure that you aren't smoking too slow.
To me the bump in flavor isn't pronounced enough for me to taste it and a robusto works great for me.
so smoke what you like and like what you smoke. Your flavor profile is completely different than the next person.
just saw an article today that the Ogre is being released in smaller sizes. 5 x 50, 6 x 60 and a bigger one in 6 x 80
Personally, big and small, I like them all.
But sometimes a cigar is just better when it's effing huge.
But not always!