madurofan:

Duder2:

madurofan:

To me there just wasn't anything to this cigar. I mean it was a powerhouse but lacked any real flavor. I set it down with 2 inches to go. Its sad bc I was pretty excited about it.

Wow, I've had 6 of these or so now and they have all been awesome. One fell a bit flat for the first 1/2" or so, but the flavors got going after that. Have you tried more than one? I found it to start off meaty and peppery and get into a more sweet and coffee/chocolate kind of profile toward the end. These have been one that I consistently nub every time.

Nope just had one so far. I have another one resting, going to give it another month. I'm right here with Joe and Krieg. Its good and quality but just not spectacular. Its just another average cigar, IMO. That doesn't mean its average to you.

I hear ya, I hope my reply wasn't taken the wrong way, taste is very subjective. I also like a lot (definitely not all) of Gurkha's, so my opinion probably means nothing to all the Gurkha haters out there :^)

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Duder2:

madurofan:

Duder2:

madurofan:

To me there just wasn't anything to this cigar. I mean it was a powerhouse but lacked any real flavor. I set it down with 2 inches to go. Its sad bc I was pretty excited about it.

Wow, I've had 6 of these or so now and they have all been awesome. One fell a bit flat for the first 1/2" or so, but the flavors got going after that. Have you tried more than one? I found it to start off meaty and peppery and get into a more sweet and coffee/chocolate kind of profile toward the end. These have been one that I consistently nub every time.

Nope just had one so far. I have another one resting, going to give it another month. I'm right here with Joe and Krieg. Its good and quality but just not spectacular. Its just another average cigar, IMO. That doesn't mean its average to you.

I hear ya, I hope my reply wasn't taken the wrong way, taste is very subjective. I also like a lot (definitely not all) of Gurkha's, so my opinion probably means nothing to all the Gurkha haters out there :^)

No, I didn't take it the wrong way at all. I respect your opinion and enjoyed reading what flavors you pulled from it. It will give me a reference for the next time I smoke it.

As far as Gurkha goes, I imagine if I went through and tried all of them I'd find quite a few I liked but thats the problem to me. I enjoyed the Turk and remember enjoying the Park Avenue as a morning cigar. Its more the company and the pricing that irritate me and the fact that none of their cigars have made me go "Damn I see why this retails for $25".

Joe,
do you like the MoW Ruination? I hear the filler is the same but the wrapper is the difference. Just curious as to what your feelings are on this. I like the Diesel and even though it's one dimensional, I can appreciate that with this stick. It's powerful but not rancid or overbearing like some powerful sticks are. If it had a little more spice to it, it would be awesome. Wondering if the Ruination gets that spice

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I do like the Ruination...I don't know if that is true, but I didn't really see a lot of similarities from one to the other. Of course i'd have to smoke two pretty close together to be at all accurate.

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i don't remember where I read that but if it is indeed true, i need to smoke a ruination and the new MoW limited or whatever it's called

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I smoke them like crack...they've actually replaced crack in my rotation. - j0z3r

Are you talking about the MoW Limted Edition Salamon? If that's the one, then I'd say yes, you do need to try one, they are great. In my opinion it's the best of the Man o War line.

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The MoW Ruination definetly has quite a but more spice than the diesel.

I'm a big MoW fan and have been looking forward to trying these. I just recieved my order in the mail for the Limited edition and can't wait to smoke one.

j0z3r:

Are you talking about the MoW Limted Edition Salamon? If that's the one, then I'd say yes, you do need to try one, they are great. In my opinion it's the best of the Man o War line.

that's the one. I think this may be my first box purchase, even though I haven't tried one yet. How can you go wrong. The best qualities of really great sticks all rolled into one. It's like a Ferrari filled with gold and double D strippers

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dennisking:

j0z3r:

Are you talking about the MoW Limted Edition Salamon? If that's the one, then I'd say yes, you do need to try one, they are great. In my opinion it's the best of the Man o War line.

that's the one. I think this may be my first box purchase, even though I haven't tried one yet. How can you go wrong. The best qualities of really great sticks all rolled into one. It's like a Ferrari filled with gold and double D strippers

Wow, lol. Sounds like an awesome car!

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hell yeah it is, i love my gold plated ferrari with strippers in it

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Dennis. I absolutely love the MOW...so I ordered a box of ruinations thinking "hey it'll be better" without tasting one...right off the truck it was awful and I'm hoping that it was an anomaly, otherwise I have a box of ruinations to get rid of or let sit for awhile. Smoked great, tons of smoke, beautiful cigar but the taste was acrid and bitter and nothing like the regular MOW. I'm sure hoping it's just a one time deal. Get a 5 pack first. But the MOW is in my top 3 for sure.

I finally tried one of these tonight and it was great! I'm not sure if I like this one better the MoW or the Ruination but it is a toss up. I'll have to do a comparison sometime and see. I still think people should give it a shot if the like MoW.

24footjet:

Dennis. I absolutely love the MOW...so I ordered a box of ruinations thinking "hey it'll be better" without tasting one...right off the truck it was awful and I'm hoping that it was an anomaly, otherwise I have a box of ruinations to get rid of or let sit for awhile. Smoked great, tons of smoke, beautiful cigar but the taste was acrid and bitter and nothing like the regular MOW. I'm sure hoping it's just a one time deal. Get a 5 pack first. But the MOW is in my top 3 for sure.

I think you'll like em a lot better with some rest but if not, please lemme know and we can work a trade of some sort out!

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24footjet:

Dennis. I absolutely love the MOW...so I ordered a box of ruinations thinking "hey it'll be better" without tasting one...right off the truck it was awful and I'm hoping that it was an anomaly, otherwise I have a box of ruinations to get rid of or let sit for awhile. Smoked great, tons of smoke, beautiful cigar but the taste was acrid and bitter and nothing like the regular MOW. I'm sure hoping it's just a one time deal. Get a 5 pack first. But the MOW is in my top 3 for sure.

I think you'll like em a lot better with some rest but if not, please lemme know and we can work a trade of some sort out!

The Ruinations are awesome. If you decide to unload the rest of that box, I would trade for them. Only have 5 left in my box.

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