We all have favorite cigars. But we also have our favorite profiles. I happen to like really earthy ,barnyard, chocolatey, coffee, rich, and smooth. So I tend to look for maduros/oscuros. I like a lot of different cigar profiles. But when it comes to spending money, I find myself tending to skip past those other profiles and head straight to maduros. It is money afterall...lol I would surmise that everyone of us would catch ourselves doing something similar with our respective profiles...But are there cigars out there that we feel are BETTER than their sister cigar with our favorite wrapper???
So here is a little exercise...
First: What is your flavor profile? Favorite Wrapper?
Next: What cigars out there are better than the counterpart that has your favorite wrapper? (Best if it is the same blend just different wrapper)
For example...I will go first...
Flavor Profile: smooth, rich, earth, dk. chocolate, coffee
Favorite Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro or maduro/oscuro in general
Out of "My" Comfort Zone:
- Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne > Champagne Noir
- AJ Fernandez Man O' War Puro Authentico > Puro Authentico Maduro
- Alec Bradley Tempus > Tempus Maduro
- Arturo Fuente Hemmingway > Hemmingway Maduro
- Curivari Seleccion Privada = Seleccion Privada Maduro ( I just can't give it a better rating...LOL...no matter how good it is...LOL)
- Oliva V Melanio > Melanio Maduro
- AJ Fernandez Flor de las Antillas > Flor de las Antillas Maduro
I know I will come up with more...But you get the idea...(actually it might be a decent idea for a pass...hmmm...it's a thought...go ahead and take that idea and run if you like...)
Let's see those lists!!!