I am botderline AJ fan boy. I will at least give anything he touches a shot, but at the same time I can admit a bad cigar too. I think the Enclave line is a good cigar and sounds like to me you may have just got a bad one. I think the standard Enclave line is slightly better but that is me. If you see a deal it would be worth a try in my opinion. I really enjoy reading your thoughts on cigars, keep it up. Good or bad, its all helpful. I am not a fan of only posting about the good ones.