Sampler?

Originally Posted by Brad

Oliva Connie's are nice cigars, I agree with the recommendation, if you like Ashtons you will like the Oliva's as well.

As mentioned already, what are the other cigars in the sampler? I wouldn't worry about the cutter much, I'm sure it's a cheapie. If you're going to stick with this hobby, just get a Palio cutter. It will last you a lifetime, and save you from mangling a few cigars with a cheap, wobbly, cutter.

I don't care for Connecticut cigars, but Oliva Connecticut Reserve and Oliva 'O' Connecticut are very nice. Connecticuts are typically mild-bodied and milder-flavor, however Oliva Connecticuts are very flavorful. The profile is that of a mild-bodied cigar, but the actual volume of flavor resembles that of a medium-full cigar.

Also. I don't care for samplers any more.

It seems they throw in a few good cigars to catch your attention, and then throw in a bunch of mediocre cigars to fill up the samplers. The catch your attention with the nice cigars and then push their unwanted inventory you normally wouldn't buy.

CigarsInternational is well known for this. There was a time they had the GrayCliff 1666 and Padilla Obsidian in almost every sampler deal. Two reasons. One they had a high MSRP to jack up the value on the sampler. And two, the cigars weren't as good as they were "suppose" to be and they were found with a large overstock.