Forgotten Cigars

[04EDGE40]

I was poking around all the Memorial Day deals online while at work and in all the browsing I came across a cigar brand that I don't see get nearly as much love as I feel like it used to very recently. Curivari. Maybe it is just me but it seems like a year or two ago there was a lot of love for them here and at poof but I can't remember the last time I saw someone post up a pic of one in the "what did you smoke today" thread. I'm really tempted to get a few and see if they have gone to hell or just been forgotten. I guess when the NC industry seems to be largely driven by "What's New?!" Good cigars fall away just based on sheer volume of brands.

What are some other brands that you guys haven't seen in a while or used to love but haven't had in a long time?

Thank you for reminding me about Curivari, I need to go grab some now...

I started smoking Black Label when they first came out, even went to a cigar event they were at. Their stuff was really good and in my mind
even better than some of the well known names, I bought a few boxes. After they got going and became bigger, all I had was issues with
about every stick they made. No draw to wrappers blowing up. Haven't touched one since although I really liked what they were doing.

Viaje seems to have fallen off the radar, they were doing some really good stuff and I still have some sticks from about 5 years ago.
The Satori line was one I really liked.

Just had a Last Rites the other night and it was crazy how plugged it was. An absolutely amazing cigar, but the draw was quite literally making my mouth feel fatigued.

[Nature]

Just had a Last Rites the other night and it was crazy how plugged it was. An absolutely amazing cigar, but the draw was quite literally making my mouth feel fatigued.

I just thought it was the cigar being fairly fresh from my B&M. I had the same problem with a Last Rites recently.

[DogRockets]

Just had a Last Rites the other night and it was crazy how plugged it was. An absolutely amazing cigar, but the draw was quite literally making my mouth feel fatigued.

@lvfcrook1503 @Demuths1770 @Horseshoe are you surprised Collin had yet another plugged cigar?

You can't listen to what @04EDGE40 says about anything. He must store his cigars outside, in the bushes or something because he's always whining about this cigar being plugged or that cigar not burning right. Not sure he has ever smoked a cigar he has stored and it has been "well made".

[allusred]

@lvfcrook1503 @Demuths1770 @Horseshoe are you surprised Collin had yet another plugged cigar?

You can't listen to what @04EDGE40 says about anything. He must store his cigars outside, in the bushes or something because he's always whining about this cigar being plugged or that cigar not burning right. Not sure he has ever smoked a cigar he has stored and it has been "well made".

How could he ever smoke a "well made" cigar, When Sir Dog Rockets who can smoke a well made cigar, understood that His Excellency defines thus decrees: "Only a Gurkha shall be considered to be well Made." And His Excellency has every last one of the Gurkhas ever made.
Don't be deceived by advertised sales of Gurkhas.....those are all counterfeit, mere Opus , etc.

[Demuths1770]

@lvfcrook1503 @Demuths1770 @Horseshoe are you surprised Collin had yet another plugged cigar?

You can't listen to what @04EDGE40 says about anything. He must store his cigars outside, in the bushes or something because he's always whining about this cigar being plugged or that cigar not burning right. Not sure he has ever smoked a cigar he has stored and it has been "well made".

its so bad when he complains about them being plugged its like is he dry begging for another cigar. i swear the way the man complains he could get free stuff from a rep complaining about the issues lmfa

[lvfcrook1503]

I started smoking Black Label when they first came out, even went to a cigar event they were at. Their stuff was really good and in my mind
even better than some of the well known names, I bought a few boxes. After they got going and became bigger, all I had was issues with
about every stick they made. No draw to wrappers blowing up. Haven't touched one since although I really liked what they were doing.

Viaje seems to have fallen off the radar, they were doing some really good stuff and I still have some sticks from about 5 years ago.
The Satori line was one I really liked.

I think one of the biggest issues with Viaje and BLTC is that prices kept going up because "they're all small batch releases" but they've yet to really hit one out of the park and justify the cost. Zombie was solid and Morphine Lancero was good, but they've yet to produce that stick that is both Unique and extremely good! Caldwell falls into this category as well. Long live the king and king is dead are ok. However, they started into these "Limited" Lost and Found releases and started bumping all their prices and for the most part, they all suck! People love to pay for hype but at some point your product is going to have to live up to that hype. If it doesn't, you're not going to make it.

The other thing is variety. If you really want to be big in this industry you have to have something for everyone. That's why DE and Tat got so big. That's why My Father is still doing well. While I've never had a bad stick from BLTC, everything tastes similar IMO, so unless that particular taste is your favorite, you find other smokes. Same with Viaje. Everything I've had from them has been really heavy on that Charred Wood Flavor, which for me just doesn't do it. At an average of $12+ per stick I just avoid them now.

[allusred]

All righty now @jhedrick83 I'll give you that I did not post up a pic in the "what did you smoke today" thread, but I did just post that I smoked a Curivari Nice Ash 5th anniversary stick in the thread and I did post up a pic of the 3 boxes I bought that day in the "what did you buy lately" thread - a week ago........ and I grabbed and lit up a Gloria de Leon tonight before I read your post hashtag: keeping the brand alive in Western New York lol

But I get you - not seeing alot of love for the brand out there lately myself.
One that I notice, on a much smaller scale, is Black Label Trading Co Those seemed to be posting everywhere back in the poof days and I was even listing on MAW requests as I couldn't find them around me.
Viaje seems to have taken a big hit as well.

Don't know about the Black Label Trading Co cigars, but having smoked my first Viaje Oro Fuerza, courtesy of Merovius can say I think that is one helluva fine smoke. If you haven't had the pleasure of smoking one, you're missing a real good one that should not be missed.

[Cardinal]

I still smoke a Curivari occasionally and I'm never unhappy about it, but you're right Jesse, they seem to have fallen off the radar a little around here at least.

Viaje is another good one. They've got a couple issues for me though. It seems as though everything they put out is a limited edition or seasonal release, and I wonder if people are getting fatigued by the constant chasing. Some of their labels are just atrocious (Farmer Bill and Stuffed Turkey, anyone?), and many of their "regular" labels look too alike to me. Even if I'm not a Viaje expert, I shouldn't have to work so hard to find out what I'm looking at or smoking. The sad part is most of their cigars have been good, and a couple have been borderline great.

[WNYTONY]

I still smoke a Curivari occasionally and I'm never unhappy about it, but you're right Jesse, they seem to have fallen off the radar a little around here at least.

Viaje is another good one. They've got a couple issues for me though. It seems as though everything they put out is a limited edition or seasonal release, and I wonder if people are getting fatigued by the constant chasing. Some of their labels are just atrocious (Farmer Bill and Stuffed Turkey, anyone?), and many of their "regular" labels look too alike to me. Even if I'm not a Viaje expert, I shouldn't have to work so hard to find out what I'm looking at or smoking. The sad part is most of their cigars have been good, and a couple have been borderline great.

That's what I was thinking - they seem to be focusing on the seasonal or special releases and those still seem to get some action but the regular line not so much

[BlueDevil07]

I haven't seen a Ron Mexico in quite some time. Poor fella.