Originally Posted by SvilleKid
PLEASE, be aware that cigar tastes vary widely from person to person, and that one, two or three people that HATE a cigar (and it's entire line) does NOT mean you will dislike it. There are people on here that will readily tell you that they prefer sticks spicy or really strong, and that nothing else registers on their taste buds. The really smart guys like this will also tell you that this is their tastes only, and should NOT be taken to mean that you won't like something different. DO NOT let brand "haters" sway you from trying a cigar and deciding for yourself! If I went with what the nay-nay birds say, I'd have missed dozens of good smokes in my past, and dozens of good deals!
Take a chance on a fiver or a box, especially if they are very well priced, and judge for yourself! If you don't like them, send them to the troops. As can be seen in the posts after the one I'm quoting, there are several people that gave these a chance, and found them okay. There are guys in the cigar world that only like what they like, and anything else is automatically "bad", and NOT to be smoked. NEVER let those people sway you from trying a stick for yourself!!
BTW, for what it's worth, I have smoked a dozen or more Partagas of different sizes and composition. To date, I've NEVER had one plugged!!!. While some did not have flavor profiles I enjoyed, several did, and several were enjoyable, but not my cup of tea. Again, DO NOT be swayed by mine, or any other opinions. Your OWN tastes are important here! Unless you know for sure that your tastes are the same as stranger giving a biased review, decide for yourself!! (remember, everyone has a biased opinion about their own taste. That's the nature of opinions!)
A good research tool is to go to other posts of people giving their opinion about cigars. See if they like or pan cigars you've had already. This might give you a clue as to how their tastes might stack up against yours. Of course, you might find that some of the reviewers have many, many more cigars that they hate than they (apparently) enjoy.
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