Why don't NC cigar makers put dates on boxes?

[Brooks W]

Not just dates, I wish they would publish the blends for each cigar as well...Wouldn't it be cool to know what the Wrapper, Binder, and filler was, and have it stamped on the bottom of the box?

~brooks

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Not just dates, I wish they would publish the blends for each cigar as well...Wouldn't it be cool to know what the Wrapper, Binder, and filler was, and have it stamped on the bottom of the box?

~brooks

I agree, I think it would be pretty awesome. Dates, blends, all that stuff. Good way to remember what boxes you like.....

[bobarian]

If they did, then you would know how long they have been sitting in the warehouse!

Seriously, based on all the claims of "aged tobacco" what date would they stamp on the box? The date of rolling, the date of boxing, the date they left the factory?

As for stating the blend, that's kind of like putting the ingredients on a menu. There are some secrets best left alone. Most state the wrapper type and that is more than 50% of a cigars flavor.

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by bobarian

As for stating the blend, that's kind of like putting the ingredients on a menu. There are some secrets best left alone. Most state the wrapper type and that is more than 50% of a cigars flavor.

Well, not even close, imo...I want to know where the tobacco comes from, so that If I like the flavors, I can pick up more of that specific tobacco...

~brooks

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Well, not even close, imo...I want to know where the tobacco comes from, so that If I like the flavors, I can pick up more of that specific tobacco...

~brooks

Maybe they should print the farmers name and how he grows the tobacco so you can just grow your own? Blender's secrets are just that secret. Only a fool would give you the exact blend of his cigars. I think Coca Cola should print the recipe on the can and the Colonel should list his 13 herbs and spices so I can make his chicken at home too.

[LasciviousXXX]

Originally Posted by bobarian

the Colonel should list his 13 herbs and spices so I can make his chicken at home too.

"He puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass!"






lol

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

"He puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass!"






lol

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Well, not even close, imo...I want to know where the tobacco comes from, so that If I like the flavors, I can pick up more of that specific tobacco...

~brooks

Most cigars do say where the tobaccos come from. Only generic[ish] brands/cigars, I've found, are hard to trace the contents of. Advertising often makes a pretty specific description of the contents, i.e., for example (out of my arse), "Dominican fillers complemented by Nicaraguan ligeros from the Jalapa Valley are rounded by a Mexican binder and finished with a sun-grown Connecticut Habano wrapper." In the non-Cuban world, just knowing the country of origin is enough to make a reasonable assessment of the cigar's flavors; Nicaraguan manufacturers in recent years have, mostly as marketing, began expounding on the valleys and regions their tobaccos come from ("The famous growing region of Esteli...") I don't know many brands that don't make their sources known in some form in some place.