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Old 04-11-2013, 06:51 AM   #21
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Default Re: Robusto "A" Reviews/Discussion

I used to smoke lots of the Chateau in the Conni & Maduro wrapper for lots of years. In my cigar experience, the SG version came out in "recent history" and is a fine addition. I must admit, I haven't had one of the original versions in quite a while.

As an aside, I used to pick up the Chateau, even as late as 1995, for $21 a box (have a catalogue that says so). I also used to enjoy immensely the AF Rothschild, especially at $24 for a box of 25, a nice Cameroon wrapper 4.5X50 stick.

Today, if you watch closely, you can find Chateaus for about $79 a box and the Rothschilds for about $95, both prices are over 3 times higher than what they were.

I also know that they do not taste like they used to. I smoked them for about 15 years and one box tasted just like another for many years. What changed? I am not sure. I do know that they had a couple storage facility fires, and that may have greatly affected things.

AF still makes some great smokes, even in their standard lines. Everybody gravitates to the Opus, Anejo, and Hemingway lines, but there other stuff is good too.
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