I agree completely, as well.
I think it's generational, Todd. The stuff that's out there right now that's getting suction just isn't anything special. I can't speak to JDrew stuff because all though I've gathered some up and been gifted some, I haven't really given them a go.
It seems it doesn't take much to get a big "Wow" out of people these days. I think it started around the time Diesels were pushed down the sh1tchute. They were cheap, and right in the same line with what guys are willing to pay $13-$15 a stick for now. A decent, one-dimensional cigar.
We have a lot of guys here right now that are new to cigars, or new to "the new and improved" cigars. Riding that wave of excitement is fun. Eventually they run into Padron and Fuente and Litto and cc's, and it's a quick transformation into searching for tried and true sticks that are multi-dimensional, fascinating, and worth the coin.
Until we see the beginning, it's real tough to get to the end. It seems everyone tires of the hypesticks eventually because they become boring. Everything is the same. Once a guy runs into a really, really good cigar, that tends to become his obsession. Or at least it became mine.
My nc hypesticks this year were Short Story Maduro and Oliva V #4, all of which are still sitting and waiting until they're ready to smoke. They'll be incredible come summer or Fall.
