Smoke that caught you by surprise - in a good way

The man o war line. Especially the virtue. Mild cigar but very good. Bahia has also shocked me with how good their red and blue banded cigars are.

Of all things....a Gurkha Beauty. I've since bought several more and have enjoyed them. I feel a little dirty for even mentioning it.

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Bahia has also shocked me with how good their red and blue banded cigars are.

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Yes! Even the Bahia B Line was a seriously solid stick

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Of all things....a Gurkha Beauty. I've since bought several more and have enjoyed them. I feel a little dirty for even mentioning it.

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Gurkha gets me sometimes too. The Gurkha Factum is still a favorite of mine as is the Cellar Reserve. The Ghost (which everyone seems to LOVE) I was not a fan of.

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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.)

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For me, I had only had like 5 cigars before trying my first V. A couple RPs which everyone around my town was crazy about, but they were expensive and I didn't think they were that great like everyone raved. I had a G, which I didn't care for. I then tried the LP and was blown away. I heard the Oliva V was good, but I guess I wasn't really expecting anything for a $6 smoke after paying $10 for RP and $14 for LP that was surrounded by hype.

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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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Holy cow! That's it, I gotta try VS again. Three years ago, I swore I never would but I'm gonna have to. Particularly after reading your take on the Bahias (my favorite cheapies). Bohemian Revolution ya say? Oh man, I can't believe I'm doing this.

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Holy cow! That's it, I gotta try VS again. Three years ago, I swore I never would but I'm gonna have to. Particularly after reading your take on the Bahias (my favorite cheapies). Bohemian Revolution ya say? Oh man, I can't believe I'm doing this.

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Indeed! I also really enjoyed their 10th Anniversary and Triple Corojo.

Perdomo double aged connecticut shocked me. First out of his line I liked aside from the Silvio.

Ashton Symmetry!

@gordo1473 , awesome. Let me know if there is anything you'd like to swap. Just got a box of the brand new Punch Signature in Rothschild. Also have the 10th Anniversary Rare Corojo's