B&M Pricing

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by pnoon

On a sample of one?

I'm not saying the Drac is good or bad. I've never had one. I just don't see the logic in drawing conclusions on a sample of a single stick.

You do make a good point, but I mean a ~$15 stick has to suck pretty damn badly for me to put it down half way. I might have actually tossed it quicker thinking about it. I just kept thinking why do people like these? Usually I try to tough it through, even to the point of sickness , just in case it goes somewhere. But there was NOTHING there. Air...musty leathery air.

That and I'm also basing my opinion on the general feedback of it being a lackluster "monster release" so I guess you can say I borrowed everyone else's opinion as well when making my conclusion. I can prove this by the fact that it is the least gouged Monster release (Franks are now widely accepted as $30-$35 sticks. Boris can still get $23-$25. Face/Wolfy and Drac are still stuck at release prices, maybe a bit more if you're desperate.)

So I guess my methods are probably a bit sketchy but I usually get the desired result despite my often poor ways of going at it. I probably should explain some of my posts a bit more thoroughly.

I do know when I taste a quality cigar, I can't guarantee it's for me or something I like but I can at least acknowledge why some people would. This was not it.

Originally Posted by pektel

while i understand what peter is saying, i'd have to draw a proverbial line in the sand when it comes to these highly coveted tat monsters. at the sheer exclusivity and supposed quality of those cigars, one should expect a similar experience out of each stick. is that the case? dunno. never smoked one either. but when i pick up something like a behike, i never get a 'bad stick'. and i don't expect to, based on production numbers and implied quality.
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That is also exactly the point, they are a HUGE hype machine, and I have to tip my hat to Pete when he thought up this scheme. How one could release half good and half so-so/bad sticks and generate so much insanity.....he needs to be working at a large marketing firm he could be making A LOT more doing that.

You sir have better luck then me. I was not impressed. At least now, I will admit there was something there....but maybe in 3-5 years. Right now I couldn't imagine having paid ~$65 or so for those 2 cigars. They weren't worth it.....yet. Now I keep hearing the 52's are better but I'll wait till I can get a 3 year old box to do further testing. I refuse to smoke another "fresh" Behike.

[pektel]

Originally Posted by Bill86

You sir have better luck then me. I was not impressed. At least now, I will admit there was something there....but maybe in 3-5 years. Right now I couldn't imagine having paid ~$65 or so for those 2 cigars. They weren't worth it.....yet. Now I keep hearing the 52's are better but I'll wait till I can get a 3 year old box to do further testing. I refuse to smoke another "fresh" Behike.

The only Behikes I've smoked have been early 2010's. Were they STELLAR? Nope. They were very good though. Not for the price they command either, but I've never had a BAD one that I would have to set down. I was just attributing the less than stellar experience to my goat palate. And diff'rent strokes. Most people seem to like the 52 the best, but I prefer the 54.