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Old 11-01-2009, 08:23 AM   #7
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Default Re: La Aroma de Cuba Pepin Blend finally out

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Originally Posted by tobii3 View Post
Being an absolute fan of the Original (Johnny can tell you from Iraq), I wasn't terribly excited when the EE came out. I tried it, but it didn't hook me like the original - now, I'm not knocking it, it just didn't "get" me like the LADC's I had burned through.

Now....It has been "reblended" with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.

What exactly is left in the "blend" that made it an LADC??

Anyone remember the hissy fit I had in chat??

Now they market it as ""INCREDIBLE NEW BLEND! SAME LOW PRICES!!""....Same Low prices as WHAT??

New "2009" Blend - $118 - $135 a box

Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full
Wrapper: USA/Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan


Edicion Especial Blend - $135 - $198

Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full
Wrapper: Cuban-Seed Ecuadorian
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan

Anyone here remember what the LADC used to be??

LADC - $89 - $115

Remember this one? The one given a 93 in the snobby magazine??

It was a HONDURAN stick.

Country of Origin: Honduras
Strength: Medium to Full
Wrapper: Honduran
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran/Nicaraguan

WTF??????????????

Okay....rant mode off....need better meds.....
I can see why they raised the prices on the 'new blend' by Pepin, but why the price hike on the Edicion Especial? Did they suddenly get that much better? Oh well...
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