Ever had a bad box?

[Col. Kurtz]

The worst box I ever had was still worth the trouble.

[Commander Quan]

I had a 5x3 of PSD4s in which every one of the cigars was bad. Every one of them canoed horribly, and generally tasted like cheap cigars. They were smoked over a 2 year period, and never got any better.

[omowasu]

I like Padrons, but I have had some that were of poor quality. The main culprit was underfillng (which some manufacturers advertise as "easy draw" ) which will cause the cigar to burn hot and taste bad. Its a no-win situation and usually results in a discarded stick.

Then again I dont buy Padrons by the box, but if I had a bad box at Padrons price, Id want it to be made right.

[shilala]

I've had lots of bad boxes, mostly sick, rock hard, or crazy tight cc tent pegs. They iron out in time. I don't ever remember getting any loose cc's, offhand.
I've had loose nc's, quite a few. If they're soggy or loose, I just slow down. That's a real simple fix. What totally sucks is when they're tight on one side and loose on the other and never stop running. Or when they're tight outside and loose inside and tunnel.
If I had to name the one defective that truly bums me out, it's a tunneling cigar. There's no fixing it and they taste awful.
Slow your roll, Scotty. That should solve your problem.
Good Luck!!!

[shark]

Originally Posted by shilala

I've had lots of bad boxes, mostly sick, rock hard, or crazy tight cc tent pegs. They iron out in time. I don't ever remember getting any loose cc's, offhand.
I've had loose nc's, quite a few. If they're soggy or loose, I just slow down. That's a real simple fix. What totally sucks is when they're tight on one side and loose on the other and never stop running. Or when they're tight outside and loose inside and tunnel.
If I had to name the one defective that truly bums me out, it's a tunneling cigar. There's no fixing it and they taste awful.
Slow your roll, Scotty. That should solve your problem.
Good Luck!!!

Same here. I had a box of Saint Luis Rey's where maybe three out of the whole box were smokeable. The rest were plugged. I don't mean a tight draw, but no air through them at all.

[icehog3]

I've had a couple different Ramon Allones boxes with very loose draws. They burn a bit hot and fast, but I would much prefer that to a box where the cigars were very tight.

[Sadden]

I agree , if a cigar is burning like that , at least you can slow down and let it cool off naturally.

[Lockspur]

I took them to the B&M and we smoked 4 of them. Only 1 of those smoked ok. The 3 were very loose and tasted empty. They swapped out the unsmoked sticks for credit. So I'm pleased. But still perplexed at how Padron's can have such varying quality like that.

[Lockspur]

Originally Posted by Sadden

I agree , if a cigar is burning like that , at least you can slow down and let it cool off naturally.

I don't have a habit of smoking fast. I've been very careful to pace myself.

[DivineRight]

First true bad box of cigars, where every single cigar so far (16 out of 25) have either been plugged or/and so harsh tasting that I have considered throwing the rest out. It was a box of Bolivar Petite Coronas (2011) purchased from the LCDH on 63rd in Varadero.

I knew I should of stuck with the true and tested cabinets of 50's instead of the dress box!