Smoke that caught you by surprise - in a good way

recent padron 2000. They were one of the first cigars I loved in the late 90's and every few years or so for the last decade or so, I revisited them, in hopes that they have attained that former glory, but have been summarily disappointed.

Fast forward to a few months ago when I was at the B&M I most frequent and decided to grab a 2000 natural. Smoked it a couple of days later and loved it. It had the sweetness and rich earthiness, along with some of the creaminess I remember. I don't think I'll ever again experience the flavor they had back in the day when it was a smaller production run.

When I first tried a Diesel HC I thought "pretty good. After a year of downtime, WOW! Same for the Unlimiteds.

La perla habana black pearl Rojo
Diesel
Shark ( I was not expecting it to live up to the hype, much less surpass it)
Tatuaje Miami noellas. (My first tat and until than, I had not been blown away by anything)

Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo

Some of the cigars on this thread are routinely gushed about. Not sure how they'd surprise anyone. Some others, I'm surprised there's someone out there that smoked and enjoyed them; some of the worst cigars I've tried.

For me, the Black Ops Maduro surprised me. Goofy "super-cool" band art and name, combined with a 2 dollar price tag, from that pillar of quality that is Hansotia? What could possibly go wrong? But I found it to be a nice medium bodied stick with good burn and classic maduro flavors. I only smoked through a 5-pack but I'd go back for more.

(Just reread my post and I sound like a judgemetal prick. Sorry. Probably just cranky this morning.)

5 Vegas 2014 Annv (comes in a glass tube)
Villager La Capitana

Room 101 Big Payback, KFC are a couple that were better than I expected.

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Originally Posted by Usafvet509

My first E.P. Carrillo, Short Run '13. Been looking for Joya Red, @gordo1473 . I really like the Antano 1970

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Might have to send you one then!

Pretty much every Victor Sinclair I try. I know, I know the consensus on them is that they are dog rockets ( I can hear the boos and hisses already), but I like them! Bohemian Revolution is still one of my favorite Saturday morning smokes.

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Originally Posted by herman

Packed some LP 9s and one of these Vs I picked up for half the price just before vacation.
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Oliva V (Double Robusto) for me as well. I'd heard a lot of mixed opinions about them, but I loved it. Oddly enough, I've smoked them in many different sizes and it's only the double robusto that really hits the mark for me.