What was your Biggest Letdown

[frodo]

Opus X. It was good but it wasn't $27 good. It was $10-12 good.

Here's a few things...

1) Not everyone will like Opus X.
2) They need significant nap time (like 3-4yrs) to get the best from them or so I've heard.
3) I've found significant flavour differences in the RG - a Power Ranger tastes different from a Petit Lancero and the DC tastes different from either. Same thing with the Anejos.

[izkeh]

Here's a few things...

1) Not everyone will like Opus X.
2) They need significant nap time (like 3-4yrs) to get the best from them or so I've heard.
3) I've found significant flavour differences in the RG - a Power Ranger tastes different from a Petit Lancero and the DC tastes different from either. Same thing with the Anejos.

No offense meant here but...
1. NO cigar will appease EVERY person on the planet
2. If I'm paying upwards of $30 for a SINGLE cigar there is a level of expectation that comes with that. Waiting 3-4 years to smoke it is absurd.
3. I certainly wasn't wowed enough to spend ANOTHER $25-$30 on the same line

Conversely, I've had a PAM64 that was out of sight that I smoked a couple days after getting a 5-pack. It was half the price and 10X the cigar, IMO. And that's what this is really all about: Opinions.

[frodo]

If I'm paying upwards of $30 for a SINGLE cigar there is a level of expectation that comes with that. Waiting 3-4 years to smoke it is absurd.

I must confess I think this point is eminently reasonable (as are your others).

I think I've just got used to thinking this is a norm for full-bodied cigars. Padron and LP both make sure they put out stuff ready to smoke so it can be done.