Comments on the 2013 Ccom Awards Sampler?

PAtoNH · January 2014

Aside from the merits of "Top Cigar" lists, this seems like a nice sampler, a good value and it covers a lot of territory. Comments?

Awards Sampler

Rain · January 2014

I bought one, good gars at a good price.

Lee.mcglynn · January 2014

Not a bad price but I strongly disagree with a few of them...IMO samplers are a waste once you know what you like...buy what you know is good and you can always trade and barter for what you want too try

Trident · January 2014

if you are looking to try a lot of new sticks its a great sampler. The price is very attractive also! wait, how come i haven't ordered this yet...oh yea, andy isnt at work until tomorrow.

Rain · January 2014

Lee.mcglynn:
Not a bad price but I strongly disagree with a few of them...IMO samplers are a waste once you know what you like...buy what you know is good and you can always trade and barter for what you want too try

Keeping in mind that I'm still at the "learning what I like" stage, wouldn't you still keep ordering samplers and 5ers to try new things?

Lee.mcglynn · January 2014

Rain:
Lee.mcglynn:
Not a bad price but I strongly disagree with a few of them...IMO samplers are a waste once you know what you like...buy what you know is good and you can always trade and barter for what you want too try
Keeping in mind that I'm still at the "learning what I like" stage, wouldn't you still keep ordering samplers and 5ers to try new things?

i always have a soft spot for fivers!! But some on the list IMO are things they are having trouble moving. Take for instance the ab family blend...IMO a sub par smoke others may like it but for a top something these shouldn't be close! Ccom has much better stuff in that range

brianetz1 · January 2014

Lee.mcglynn:
Rain:
Lee.mcglynn:
Not a bad price but I strongly disagree with a few of them...IMO samplers are a waste once you know what you like...buy what you know is good and you can always trade and barter for what you want too try
Keeping in mind that I'm still at the "learning what I like" stage, wouldn't you still keep ordering samplers and 5ers to try new things?
i always have a soft spot for fivers!! But some on the list IMO are things they are having trouble moving. Take for instance the ab family blend...IMO a sub par smoke others may like it but for a top something these shouldn't be close! Ccom has much better stuff in that range

Isn't that the give and take with samplers though? You get a padron 64 and a dc max for $4 per, but you have to pay $4 per for a macanudo and the ab family? Those cigars end up in troop packages or given to my mooch friends who don't know better, but I get the good stuff at a deep discount.

Lee.mcglynn · January 2014

brianetz1:
Lee.mcglynn:
Rain:
Lee.mcglynn:
Not a bad price but I strongly disagree with a few of them...IMO samplers are a waste once you know what you like...buy what you know is good and you can always trade and barter for what you want too try
Keeping in mind that I'm still at the "learning what I like" stage, wouldn't you still keep ordering samplers and 5ers to try new things?
i always have a soft spot for fivers!! But some on the list IMO are things they are having trouble moving. Take for instance the ab family blend...IMO a sub par smoke others may like it but for a top something these shouldn't be close! Ccom has much better stuff in that range
Isn't that the give and take with samplers though? You get a padron 64 and a dc max for $4 per, but you have to pay $4 per for a macanudo and the ab family? Those cigars end up in troop packages or given to my mooch friends who don't know better, but I get the good stuff at a deep discount.

it pretty much is but there were some great samplers that maybe only one wasn't up too par. I guess I don't think of it as money more or less as the space and well if you don't like most of them then it's more then $4 a stick

catfishbluezz · January 2014

Rain:
I bought one, good gars at a good price.

Was it biased? Could you taste the bias?

catfishbluezz · January 2014

PAtoNH:
Aside from the merits of "Top Cigar" lists, this seems like a nice sampler, a good value and it covers a lot of territory. Comments?

Awards Sampler

I always recommend the CCom awards samplers to new smokers. The 2011/12 ones were excellent as well. Ordering samplers is the way to get started brother.

SleevePlz · January 2014

catfishbluezz:
Rain:
I bought one, good gars at a good price.
Was it biased? Could you taste the bias?

Any "Best of" with a Sancho Panza is definitely biased in some way.

Rain · January 2014

SleevePlz:
catfishbluezz:
Rain:
I bought one, good gars at a good price.
Was it biased? Could you taste the bias?
Any "Best of" with a Sancho Panza is definitely biased in some way.

Do you even Sanco Panza bro? Do you?

SleevePlz · January 2014

Rain:
SleevePlz:
catfishbluezz:
Rain:
I bought one, good gars at a good price.
Was it biased? Could you taste the bias?
Any "Best of" with a Sancho Panza is definitely biased in some way.
Do you even Sanco Panza bro? Do you?

For the amount of time I have to commit to smoking cigars, I definitely do not Sancho Panza, bro.

Rain · January 2014

Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.

SleevePlz · January 2014

Rain:
Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.

Have you had a Dirty Sancho????

brianetz1 · January 2014

Rain:
Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.

Guess I need to send you one to try.....

Puff_Dougie · January 2014

brianetz1:
Rain:
Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.
Guess I need to send you one to try.....

I've got one I could send too. Maybe we should organize a Sancho bomb for Randy! LOL

brianetz1 · January 2014

Puff_Dougie:
brianetz1:
Rain:
Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.
Guess I need to send you one to try.....
I've got one I could send too. Maybe we should organize a Sancho bomb for Randy! LOL

That would just be cruel

Rain · January 2014

That's fine, because I have some Zodians and Victor Sinclair. Just sayin.

Puff_Dougie · January 2014

Rain:
That's fine, because I have some Zodians and Victor Sinclair. Just sayin.

Check... and mate!

Martel · January 2014

Puff_Dougie:
Rain:
That's fine, because I have some Zodians and Victor Sinclair. Just sayin.
Check... and mate!

Where's my Augusto Reyes to add in? Let me dig around.

Martel · January 2014

But to speak to the sampler; there's lots I'd try but enough I don't want I considered calling and seeing if I could modify this and get a half sampler or something. Still thinking about it.

Lee.mcglynn · January 2014

Rain:
That's fine, because I have some Zodians and Victor Sinclair. Just sayin.

speaking if turds someone tried too give Me a raji the other day lmao he really didn't know any better! I told him keep it for yourself I have plenty of sticks

scarlin · January 2014

Rain:
Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.

UPPER CLASS YARD GAR <- I may be stealing this term..

Lee.mcglynn · January 2014

Martel:
But to speak to the sampler; there's lots I'd try but enough I don't want I considered calling and seeing if I could modify this and get a half sampler or something. Still thinking about it.

I'm going with no...I'm sure the ones you don't want others don't as well...this is a way of getting rid of them

PAtoNH · January 2014

catfishbluezz:
PAtoNH:
Aside from the merits of "Top Cigar" lists, this seems like a nice sampler, a good value and it covers a lot of territory. Comments?

Awards Sampler
I always recommend the CCom awards samplers to new smokers. The 2011/12 ones were excellent as well. Ordering samplers is the way to get started brother.

There are so many new options… as a guy who "cut his teeth" in the Lew Rothman/JR days, there is much to discover. In the last 6 months I've tried more new smokes than in the previous 20 years. It's eye opening.

kuzi16 · January 2014

catfishbluezz:
Rain:
I bought one, good gars at a good price.
Was it biased? Could you taste the bias?

dude....
what is the point of this post?
arfe you trying to start something?

are you looking for something?

did HW piss you off that much?

or did I?

i assure you that i dont think you are biased. you could at least LOOK at the PM i sent you.

Darktower007 · January 2014

PAtoNH:
Aside from the merits of "Top Cigar" lists, this seems like a nice sampler, a good value and it covers a lot of territory. Comments?

Awards Sampler

Looks like an awesome sampler. The 601 La bombs is awesome as well as the D crown. I've burned most of them..if they had some more maduros in the mix of already have em on the way.

Bigshizza · January 2014

SleevePlz:
Rain:
Don't bro me, bro.I've never had a Sancho...haha, that's funny to type. Anyways, they seemed like an upper class yard gar to me, at least from what I read.
Have you had a Dirty Sancho????

That there is some funny Shizz from Shafty, nicely done!!!

Vulchor · January 2014

Good sampler I guess, but also a great way to sell some cigars we see all the time....see: Bueso, Park Ave, AJ's stuff, Son of Anarchy...but I guess it is a business. Some very good sticks there as well, and a good price. It was said as ia joke I think, but I do think this is a list biased list in favor of "good business", but if we get a good deal in the process----all is well.

jgibv · January 2014

Trident:
if you are looking to try a lot of new sticks its a great sampler. The price is very attractive also! wait, how come i haven't ordered this yet...oh yea, andy isnt at work until tomorrow.

Vulchor:
Good sampler I guess, but also a great way to sell some cigars we see all the time....see: Bueso, Park Ave, AJ's stuff, Son of Anarchy...but I guess it is a business. Some very good sticks there as well, and a good price. It was said as ia joke I think, but I do think this is a list biased list in favor of "good business", but if we get a good deal in the process----all is well.

I agree with these guys ^^^^^

If you haven't tried (m)any of those, great way to get a variety of new smokes and it works out to under $4/each.

Aside from the "best value" category (which you can find those brands for under $3/each if you look around) .... I think $4 for the rest of the cigars ranges from "fair price" to "hell-of-a steal".

I've only had 2 of the cigars in this "sampler" --- hope to pick it up sometime in the future.