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Originally Posted by kenstogie
Wow the reviews are all over. Love it, hate it. I REALLY liked this cigar it was the first one to wow me in long while. It's all about flavor for me and that's where it hit the spot. I had t he Principe (Spelling?)
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For me, it totally had to do with the vitola.
Both dad and I agreed the Principe was a good tasting cigar.
We also both agree the Torpedo was the very best of the three we smoked.
We certainly were in agreement the Exclusive totally sucked.
I guess it boils down to first and foremost, a fair comparison of vitolas. You just can't assume they are all the same and just different sizes.
Next, it totally has to do with personal tastes. We all have different ones. I don't see this as Filet Mignon or Lobster where so many of the overall population just loves both. I think with this cigar, it will be a hit or a miss, depending on your taste preferences/perceptions and depending on your expectations.
For $2? Again, awesome tasting cigar (two of the three I tried that is).
Is it a Padron? Not even remotely close.
Is it deserving of such comparison. Absolutely not.
Is it worth trying? Absolutely. You be your own judge.
Is it something I am going to run out and stock up on? Nope.
Will I buy more in the future for an occasional kick and giggle? Yeah.
I am going for one of the two remaining vitolas later today. That will be number 4 and not really sure what that will be like as those two have bad, bad voids in them, unlike the Torpedo which had the best construction of all thus far. Dad is also going to have one so will share his thoughts as we both seem to be sharing the identical views thus far.
Just checked the Imperial again and the void is a mess, just below and bordering on the band. I can easily compress it to half the cigar.