viaje???

Hippi3Slay3r · 11-25-2014, 01:00 AM

I just recently found a local B&M that carries a full selection of viaje cigars I've only ever had 1 or 2 in the past so I don't have a very good idea of their range in general. My question is what if any viaje should I be on the look out for? I'll add that I have no specific "go to" profile that I look for in a smoke I like a wide range. Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

-Kyle

Weelok · 11-25-2014, 01:21 AM

I enjoy the 50/50 line, the Oro, and Platinos generally the best. The Criollo wrapped are my personal likes but most are very good in general. The ones I don't like due to them being fuller then I enjoy are the C4, TnT, and Skull or ? Blends but those are very popular with full body smokers. My two cents.

Hippi3Slay3r · 11-25-2014, 02:58 AM

Any input on the friends and family blend or the holiday 2012 the owner was pushing those two the most.

pektel · 11-25-2014, 04:17 AM

I've really liked the Holiday blend. Can't recall if I've smoked the 2012 before, but I haven't met a holiday blend I didn't like.

If they have any, be on the lookout for the skull and bones mystery release. First Release was better than the second. Really unique flavors now that there's some time on them. One of the few NC's that the retro hale doesn't try to kill me with pepper.

kelmac07 · 11-25-2014, 06:51 AM

The Holiday Blend is the best of the bunch IMHO (in my top three sticks, ever). Also, anything in the Exclusivo line is mighty tasty.

dave · 11-25-2014, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Hippi3Slay3r

I just recently found a local B&M that carries a full selection of viaje cigars I've only ever had 1 or 2 in the past so I don't have a very good idea of their range in general. My question is what if any viaje should I be on the look out for? I'll add that I have no specific "go to" profile that I look for in a smoke I like a wide range. Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

-Kyle

Must be a warehouse. I thought I knew a lot about Viaje --- recently someone was selling a Viaje sampler with about 20 different cigars -- I recognized one of them.

I thought the 2012 Holiday Blend was awful. '10's are pretty good. '11's were so-so. '12's taste bad and burn worse.

Good Viajes tend to sell. The word gets out. The others get 'pushed' by tobacconists.

dave · 11-25-2014, 08:58 AM

Some of my favorites:
Candy Cane
Honey and Hand Grenades
Skull and Bones WMD esp '11 and '12
White Label Project Stuffed Turkey Dark Meat (one of very few SA wrapped cigars I like)
5th Anniversary
Summerfests
Super Lance
TNT

Those are ones I'd almost certainly buy if I came across them in a store. There's lots that I haven't tried that I'd be willing to try one or two of. Few are awful...but there's an awful lot that aren't worth their premium price tags.

CigarSquid · 12-03-2014, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dave

Some of my favorites:
Candy Cane
Honey and Hand Grenades
Skull and Bones WMD esp '11 and '12
White Label Project Stuffed Turkey Dark Meat (one of very few SA wrapped cigars I like)
5th Anniversary
Summerfests
Super Lance
TNT

Those are ones I'd almost certainly buy if I came across them in a store. There's lots that I haven't tried that I'd be willing to try one or two of. Few are awful...but there's an awful lot that aren't worth their premium price tags.

Great list.

Big Maduro · 12-04-2014, 11:17 PM

All I've had are the Skull and Bones line. Good solid smokes.

11-25-2014, 01:00 AM	#1
Hippi3Slay3r ಥ_ಥ Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Kyle Location: Appleton WI Posts: 615 Trading: (22)	viaje??? I just recently found a local B&M that carries a full selection of viaje cigars I've only ever had 1 or 2 in the past so I don't have a very good idea of their range in general. My question is what if any viaje should I be on the look out for? I'll add that I have no specific "go to" profile that I look for in a smoke I like a wide range. Thanks for any suggestions in advance. -Kyle __________________ "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." -Benjamin franklin.

11-25-2014, 01:21 AM	#2
Weelok I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,107 Trading: (21)	Re: viaje??? I enjoy the 50/50 line, the Oro, and Platinos generally the best. The Criollo wrapped are my personal likes but most are very good in general. The ones I don't like due to them being fuller then I enjoy are the C4, TnT, and Skull or ? Blends but those are very popular with full body smokers. My two cents.

11-25-2014, 02:58 AM	#3
Hippi3Slay3r ಥ_ಥ Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Kyle Location: Appleton WI Posts: 615 Trading: (22)	Re: viaje??? Any input on the friends and family blend or the holiday 2012 the owner was pushing those two the most. __________________ "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." -Benjamin franklin.

11-25-2014, 04:17 AM	#4
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: viaje??? I've really liked the Holiday blend. Can't recall if I've smoked the 2012 before, but I haven't met a holiday blend I didn't like. If they have any, be on the lookout for the skull and bones mystery release. First Release was better than the second. Really unique flavors now that there's some time on them. One of the few NC's that the retro hale doesn't try to kill me with pepper. __________________ The problem is not the problem. The problem is your ATTITUDE about the problem.

11-25-2014, 06:51 AM	#5
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: viaje??? The Holiday Blend is the best of the bunch IMHO (in my top three sticks, ever). Also, anything in the Exclusivo line is mighty tasty. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

11-25-2014, 08:58 AM	#7
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: viaje??? Some of my favorites: Candy Cane Honey and Hand Grenades Skull and Bones WMD esp '11 and '12 White Label Project Stuffed Turkey Dark Meat (one of very few SA wrapped cigars I like) 5th Anniversary Summerfests Super Lance TNT Those are ones I'd almost certainly buy if I came across them in a store. There's lots that I haven't tried that I'd be willing to try one or two of. Few are awful...but there's an awful lot that aren't worth their premium price tags. __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson

12-04-2014, 11:17 PM	#9
Big Maduro Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Ohio Posts: 479 Trading: (14)	Re: viaje??? All I've had are the Skull and Bones line. Good solid smokes.