PAN Humidity question

[OLS]

Originally Posted by Col. Kurtz

The PAN was kinda harsh and in-your-face, is this normal?

You know, I loved them at one time, but that was in the beginning, when there was so much sticker shock that every one you bought was shelf aged. Once they got a little more popular and the stock moved at a good pace, that's the same impression I GOT. I stopped smoking them altogether. I find their base line to be SO DAMN GOOD that there is no reason IMO to ever smoke the anniversarios, and especially not the ones more expensive than that. Have you ever had the regular line panatelas? CRAZY GOOD. But alas, now all I smoke is Have-annas, so I don't get much Padron now, anyway, but I still plug them hard, because I think they are the best value in NC smoking, period!

[Col. Kurtz]

Originally Posted by OLS

... I find their base line to be SO DAMN GOOD that there is no reason IMO to ever smoke the anniversarios, and especially not the ones more expensive than that. Have you ever had the regular line panatelas? CRAZY GOOD.

Agreed,

I guess I was a little disappointed, particularly for the price.... The regular line (in small RG) is about the best thing going IMHO, (don't like the 2k, 3k etc.) and yes I won a box of the panatelas on C-Bid recently. I smoked one ROTT and it was a darned spicy tasty smoke. It was like a 1.5 hour licorice stick I can't wait to see what they are like once they assume RH.