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Supposedly it's gonna be better. We'll see.
Supposedly it's gonna be better. We'll see.
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Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
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Which is why I have to wonder what they are doing differently.
Other than AJ will have his stamp on it.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
So no, it wasn't genuine Meerapfel cameroon.
But, they are going to justify a higher price for genuine cameroon, when a lot of makers are using it and their price points are considerably less.
I will try them, but I seriously doubt I will make it a habit of buying them, since they are talking that the price point will be about $9-11 and they will be using the cameroon as a filler and a Ecuadorian habano 2000 wrapper and as a box press.
That does not really appeal to me.
For my money, the New World Cameroon will be a much better cigar for almost half the cost.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
$10 per cigar. Seriously?
So let's see.
AJ New World Cameroon $6
Don Carlos #4 $8.50
La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet $9.00
So with all these great cameroon cigars available at less, why would anyone spend $10 per cigar for a revamp of a marginally good budget cigar?
There is no question, I will have to buy a couple to try them, but even a diehard cameroon fiend like myself, I can't ever see this one being part of my rotation.
Maybe if they come on sale or something, but at that price point, that's a hell no.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
I smoked the robusto. The first inch or so was a mouth numbing pepper bomb that reminds me of a neanderthal or a Toro size le bijou. I was completely shocked and although I like getting punched in the face oh, it was a little off-putting since it was a Cameroon.
After that, it mellowed it out a bunch, but still have the full body of a Nicaraguan cigar. I don't know if it was made in Nicaragua or not or if it uses Nicaraguan fillers, but that thing was full. I started getting a little of Cameroon taste but I felt like it was a still a little overpowered. it could have been that my mouth was still recovering from that first inch. Not sure on that one.
Sometime just before the final third, The Cameroon came alive. I mean really alive. It was much more of the rich Cameroon flavor. I don't know if it was slightly more pungent or gamey, or maybe it was just more potent or concentrated. But this part of the cigar really pissed me off because this is what I wanted throughout the entire thing. It's cool to have transitions, and I love red and black pepper and cedar notes as much as anyone ever has. However, I wanted this to be something different. The last half-hour was what I wanted and expected.
I don't know what causes that huge pepper bomb at the beginning of a lot of cigars. I heard a lot of half-baked theories like they're using the tips of the leaves or this and that, and I don't know what is bullshit or otherwise, but this had that pepper kick. Maybe a little resting time would help it?
I think I'll give my other ones a nap and revisit them in a year. Maybe this thing is just a little young. If they could capture that last part in the entire cigar, it's a total winner. If they can't, it's a decent cigar.
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It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
If they were going to go this route, I'd have rather seen a Criollo or even maybe a Connecticut wrapper on it to let the filler take over. Very odd choices...