Quality Differences from the sampler to box quantities...?

Hawk55

Initially I always bought the samplers or singles to get a "taste" of a stik before trying to go for a box purchase. Maybe it's just certain times, but I would be interested to know whether any of you notice a differnce between cigars bought in samplers or as singles vs. when you make a box purchase of the same brand and size cigar?

sightunseen

Hmm...I haven't started purchasing boxes yet because I'm taking my time sampling everything I can. I may need to buy one now, all in the name of science and research, of course.

mustluvcigars

Hawk55:

Initially I always bought the samplers or singles to get a "taste" of a stik before trying to go for a box purchase. Maybe it's just certain times, but I would be interested to know whether any of you notice a differnce between cigars bought in samplers or as singles vs. when you make a box purchase of the same brand and size cigar?

Yes, yes I do, quite often.. different wrappers, different bands, and sometimes different tobacco.

gmill880

jeff_connors

I always thought cigar.com just popped open a box and diveded the box into samplers. Are you saying that cigar compaines roll special cigars just for samplers??

mustluvcigars

stephen_hannibal

kaspera79

Matt Marvel

I've never noticed much of a difference. If I had to venture to guess, I would say there would be a difference, due to packaging. The cigars shipped in a box might retain a little cedary nuance. Again, I've never noticed any real difference though.

Hawk55

My boxes always seem to have a very different taste and aroma. Haven't had a real opportunity to remove several from the box and let them rest and say smoke one after about a week out of the box. another two to three weeks later. etc to see if that really makes a difference> For the sake of science I may attempt that.

phobicsquirrel

I've never really noticed...

gmill880

kaelaria

I have never seen a change. I've had sampler made by the manufacturers, samplers made by the reseller and samplers made from singles. All have matched each other including boxes (I've only done about a dozen different types of boxes so far). I see more of a change in sticks that have aged, be it on the retailer's shelf, in the sampler box waiting to be sold, or in my house.

cabinetmaker