The worst cigars

[PeeJay]

I'll have to go back through my notebooks and list the worst cigars I've ditched, it might save some of you a few bob

[Emaresee]

worst was an utterly plugged monte pet edmundo.... gave me a stinker of a headache.... unplgged and open they are delightful mind you...

[thedame007]

It's hard to comment on this thread without any bias, as obviously my opinion is just that - my experiences based on the smokes i've had - one man's junk another man's treasure...

BUT in the interests of being extreme I have to say i would gladly eradicate the entire RyJ line* - vapid, flavourless, dross...

(*Except the Churchill...man that stick is tasty!)

Too far...

[K444HEP]

Inca red robusto. Really terrible cigars, people raving over them so I tried 1, its lost on me.

Mine too was one of the Inca range, though I think it was the tubed one, the name escapes me now. Impossibly tight draw, decent enough flavours from the little I got, but the whole puffing until my cheeks hurt ruined it for me.

[PeeJay]

Some to avoid

So having perused the notebooks here are a few NCs I have learned to avoid

Ventura Project 805 - Peppery, boring and binned before the first ash fell
Macanudo Gold Hampton Court - cigarette like
Cohiba Red Dot - bitter and unpleasant
Viaje torpedo - cigarette like
Blend 17 petit corona - just boring
Maria Mancini Classic Perfecto - cigarette again
Alonso Menendez - got bitter at halfway
Petrus Sublime panatella - mouthful of pepper
Man of War Ruination - meh
Azul robusto - harsh and peppery
Diesel lancero - harsh mineral flavour
Caldwell Eastern Standard - too peppery
Leccia White - harsh and peppery
Leon Jimenes corona - harsh and peppery
La Aurora Escogidos - just boring, no flavour
Colon Especiales - nasty little cigar that tasted of tar
Partagas 1845 Black Label - bland leathery taste
Bolivar Corrida corona - disgusting harsh smoke
Macanudo Maduro Diplomat - nasty earthy flavour with a hint of beetroot

Obviously these are my personal observations that I wrote down after smoking them or ditching them. You may like peppery cigars or even a hint of beetroot!

[Emaresee]

So having perused the notebooks here are a few NCs I have learned to avoid

Ventura Project 805 - Peppery, boring and binned before the first ash fell
Macanudo Gold Hampton Court - cigarette like
Cohiba Red Dot - bitter and unpleasant
Viaje torpedo - cigarette like
Blend 17 petit corona - just boring
Maria Mancini Classic Perfecto - cigarette again
Alonso Menendez - got bitter at halfway
Petrus Sublime panatella - mouthful of pepper
Man of War Ruination - meh
Azul robusto - harsh and peppery
Diesel lancero - harsh mineral flavour
Caldwell Eastern Standard - too peppery
Leccia White - harsh and peppery
Leon Jimenes corona - harsh and peppery
La Aurora Escogidos - just boring, no flavour
Colon Especiales - nasty little cigar that tasted of tar
Partagas 1845 Black Label - bland leathery taste
Bolivar Corrida corona - disgusting harsh smoke
Macanudo Maduro Diplomat - nasty earthy flavour with a hint of beetroot

Obviously these are my personal observations that I wrote down after smoking them or ditching them. You may like peppery cigars or even a hint of beetroot!

Generous insights [MENTION=13402615]PeeJay[/MENTION] thank you

[TJCoro]

NC Jungle!

So having perused the notebooks here are a few NCs I have learned to avoid

Ventura Project 805 - Peppery, boring and binned before the first ash fell
Macanudo Gold Hampton Court - cigarette like...

...Macanudo Maduro Diplomat - nasty earthy flavour with a hint of beetroot

Obviously these are my personal observations that I wrote down after smoking them or ditching them. You may like peppery cigars or even a hint of beetroot!

Thanks to your copious notes, muchacho, you have assembled quite an extensive list of NCs to avoid.

Navigating the NC jungle looking for that diamond in the rough can be a tall task, to be sure, but the good ones are out there. It just that there are so darn many NCs on the market it can be a chore getting past the bad to get to the good. But worth the effort, IMO. And with a list like PJ's, it's become a much easier chore, indeed.



Now, senor PJ....how about a list of those NC you found to be enjoyable?

Bag Boy

[PeeJay]

Thanks to your copious notes, muchacho, you have assembled quite an extensive list of NCs to avoid.

Navigating the NC jungle looking for that diamond in the rough can be a tall task, to be sure, but the good ones are out there. It just that there are so darn many NCs on the market it can be a chore getting past the bad to get to the good. But worth the effort, IMO. And with a list like PJ's, it's become a much easier chore, indeed.



Now, senor PJ....how about a list of those NC you found to be enjoyable?

Bag Boy

That would be a thread of its own BB, there have been so many

[moteyi]

Colon Especiales - nasty little cigar that tasted of tar

I'm not surprised that one was nasty with a name like Colon!

[ha_banos]

who's going to crosscheck PJ's list with the Cigar Officionado's top smokes? Eh?

[7kingsguy]

Ive had some underfermented dutch cigars which still looked green. Tasted like vomit. Left them in a cupboard for a year and they changed colour. Actually tasted ok in the end. They are the only stick that has ever made me feel physically sick. They were called willem II

[Simon Bolivar]

I'm not surprised that one was nasty with a name like Colon!

Yeah, I'd have thought you would have anticipated that disaster by following your gut instinct PJ.

[PeeJay]

Yeah, I'd have thought you would have anticipated that disaster by following your gut instinct PJ.

Very good Simon but of course you know its Christopher Columbus' name in Spanish