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Old 01-10-2009, 02:31 PM   #1
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Hell, I'm a sucker!!!

I'd be in on a box split of the Robusto, Churchill or Belicoso. If anyone finds a box, of any of those, and is looking for a split. I'll take a fiver for sure.

I wouldn't mind getting in on this as well.
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Cuban cigar companies cannot pay Cigar Afflictionado for advertising. Therefore, the Casa Magna is the greatest cigar made.

When some say, "The Casa Magna is a great $4 smoke", remember....Cigar Afflictionado doesn't consider price in their rankings...they are saying the Casa Magna is the best current production cigar in the World right now at any price. Gimmie a break.
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When some say, "The Casa Magna is a great $4 smoke", remember....Cigar Afflictionado doesn't consider price in their rankings...they are saying the Casa Magna is the best current production cigar in the World right now at any price. Gimmie a break.
Sure they are. Cigar Afficianado did a double-blind, reverse hand job, "how much are you going to pay us?", asian massage parlor happy-ending survey. And its just the facts that Casa Magna was the best cigar produced in 2008, I am looking forward to where they end up ranking in history or in the "Cigars of the Decade" issue.
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I smoked a belicoso Casa Magna at my B&M about a month ago... eh! It was definitely good for the price (then), and would revisit it. My buddy at the B&M had similiar impressions as I did. Good, not great.

Of their top 10, (I have never had a Sir Winston), I would take the La Aroma de Cuba Ed Esp... can't find the new La Gloria, and to be honest the Padron 80th was a let down, even for a huge 1926 fan...
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When some say, "The Casa Magna is a great $4 smoke", remember....Cigar Afflictionado doesn't consider price in their rankings...they are saying the Casa Magna is the best current production cigar in the World right now at any price. Gimmie a break.
Actually that is not true for the top 25, here is part of Gordon Mott's explaination:

Casa Magna! I know you’re all surprised. We were too after our initial round of Top 25 tastings. And, then, that cigar just kept holding its spot among the top five cigars. In the end, the other factors—price, availability, intangibles—that we consider when making our final choice proved to be the tipping points in favor of the Casa Magna Colorado Robusto.
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Actually that is not true for the top 25, here is part of Gordon Mott's explaination:

Casa Magna! I know you’re all surprised. We were too after our initial round of Top 25 tastings. And, then, that cigar just kept holding its spot among the top five cigars. In the end, the other factors—price, availability, intangibles—that we consider when making our final choice proved to be the tipping points in favor of the Casa Magna Colorado Robusto.
I saw that in another thread, you are absolutely correct....see what I get for shooting off my big bazoo without seeing the newest issue!

For $5, I will still take a fresh Party Short, though.
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For $5, I will still take a fresh Party Short, though.
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I saw that in another thread, you are absolutely correct....see what I get for shooting off my big bazoo without seeing the newest issue!

For $5, I will still take a fresh Party Short, though.
I'm sure I would also, but don't knock it until you try it. squid, I kid
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I can go along with that logic also. However, CA does a lot more for cigar smokers then politicians, goody-two-shoe advocates and for that matter the majority of non-smokers put together. So I like to defend them from time to time.
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Actually that is not true for the top 25, here is part of Gordon Mott's explaination:

Casa Magna! I know you’re all surprised. We were too after our initial round of Top 25 tastings. And, then, that cigar just kept holding its spot among the top five cigars. In the end, the other factors—price, availability, intangibles—that we consider when making our final choice proved to be the tipping points in favor of the Casa Magna Colorado Robusto.
but yet he also said in his blog they didn't even know it was a $5 smoke, its all a stroke job by them, if price played a factor for #1 why not #2, 3, 4, and 5?
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but yet he also said in his blog they didn't even know it was a $5 smoke, its all a stroke job by them, if price played a factor for #1 why not #2, 3, 4, and 5?
You could be right. But in the end it gets down to smoking what you really enjoy. If a bunch of people try and like the cigars CA or any other publication puts out in front of the public then they provided a valuable service.
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You could be right. But in the end it gets down to smoking what you really enjoy. If a bunch of people try and like the cigars CA or any other publication puts out in front of the public then they provided a valuable service.
On the other hand (I gotta play Devil's Advocate here, John), if a bunch of people try and don't like the cigars that CA put in the top spots, then they have screwed us over!
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On the other hand (I gotta play Devil's Advocate here, John), if a bunch of people try and don't like the cigars that CA put in the top spots, then they have screwed us over!
I can go along with that logic also. However, CA does a lot more for cigar smokers then politicians, goody-two-shoe advocates and for that matter the majority of non-smokers put together. So I like to defend them from time to time.
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