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Astral cigars- Any good?

bilder

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Cbid has a special on Astral cigars this week.



Just wondering if they are worth it. 23 bucks for a bundle of perfectos.



Here is the link.



Shall I pull the trigger?
 
The Tag -something or another - Valley are acutally pretty good. I have had one of these perfectos and I remeber burn problems but decent flavor.
 
23 bucks, give it a shot. If you dont like em, its only 23 dollars, if you love them, congratulations.
 
Quit being reasonable guys. I want some conflicting opinions to make it hard for me. :sign:



Placed a bid for some. Review to follow in a few weeks.....
 
I like the Talanga Valley Selection (I think this is to what nfulton was referring). The others I've had have not been good.

That's just my opinion, however. Somebody must like them...maybe you will?
 
They suck. Don't waste your money.
Would you provide a reason why you think they suck? Saying that you don't like something without stating why does not help those who are interested.

Was it poorly rolled? Was it too loose or too tight? Did it taste bad? Did it burn poorly? How about some constructive help here?

The only Astral that I have tried was the Cameroon. I have not tried any of the other Astral lines. US Tobacco made the Astral, Don Tomas and Helix cigar lines. But General Cigars acquired them in the summer of 2004. I had high hopes for the Astral Cameroon because I love the Don Tomas Cameroon.

Thinking I was going to be real happy with my purchase, I bought a box of the Astral Cameroon 7 x 48 Favoritos shortly after the Astral Cameroon line was released. I was VERY disappointed with the Astral Cameroon.

However, because General Cigar acquired those lines, they are now being made under the control of Estelo Padron. Rumor has it that the first Astral Cameroon samples made under Estelos' control have been much better than the original Cameroon line.

I would think that the other Astral lines will improve as well.

And LB you are correct. It is the Talanga Valley Selection.
 
They suck. Don't waste your money.
Would you provide a reason why you think they suck? Saying that you don't like something without stating why does not help those who are interested.

Was it poorly rolled? Was it too loose or too tight? Did it taste bad? Did it burn poorly? How about some constructive help here?

The only Astral that I have tried was the Cameroon. I have not tried any of the other Astral lines. US Tobacco made the Astral, Don Tomas and Helix cigar lines. But General Cigars acquired them in the summer of 2004. I had high hopes for the Astral Cameroon because I love the Don Tomas Cameroon.

Thinking I was going to be real happy with my purchase, I bought a box of the Astral Cameroon 7 x 48 Favoritos shortly after the Astral Cameroon line was released. I was VERY disappointed with the Astral Cameroon.

However, because General Cigar acquired those lines, they are now being made under the control of Estelo Padron. Rumor has it that the first Astral Cameroon samples made under Estelos' control have been much better than the original Cameroon line.

I would think that the other Astral lines will improve as well.

And LB you are correct. It is the Talanga Valley Selection.
No, I'm not going to provide a reason, in my opinion THEY SUCK.

No need for you to be an offensive ass, the orignal poster asked about a cerain Astral cigar and if he should "pull the trigger" and I suggested that he should not.

A so-called "expert" like you can pontificate all you want on draw, burn, construction, taste, and which company owns what (which means absolutely NOTHING :rolleyes: ) but these cigars still "suck" so I stand by my original statement which was "Don't waste your money."
 
They suck. Don't waste your money.

I agree... they suck, don't bother.

As to why I think they suck, it's because I've smoked far too many of them gifted by a local friend of mine. I think fall into the "toasted monkey feces" pie slice on the Dog Rocket Tasting Wheel (DRTW):



...but that's just my opinion. I also think broccoli tastes like ass, and other people like it so....
 
They suck. Don't waste your money.
Would you provide a reason why you think they suck? Saying that you don't like something without stating why does not help those who are interested.

Was it poorly rolled? Was it too loose or too tight? Did it taste bad? Did it burn poorly? How about some constructive help here?

The only Astral that I have tried was the Cameroon. I have not tried any of the other Astral lines. US Tobacco made the Astral, Don Tomas and Helix cigar lines. But General Cigars acquired them in the summer of 2004. I had high hopes for the Astral Cameroon because I love the Don Tomas Cameroon.

Thinking I was going to be real happy with my purchase, I bought a box of the Astral Cameroon 7 x 48 Favoritos shortly after the Astral Cameroon line was released. I was VERY disappointed with the Astral Cameroon.

However, because General Cigar acquired those lines, they are now being made under the control of Estelo Padron. Rumor has it that the first Astral Cameroon samples made under Estelos' control have been much better than the original Cameroon line.

I would think that the other Astral lines will improve as well.

And LB you are correct. It is the Talanga Valley Selection.
No, I'm not going to provide a reason, in my opinion THEY SUCK.

No need for you to be an offensive ass, the orignal poster asked about a cerain Astral cigar and if he should "pull the trigger" and I suggested that he should not.

A so-called "expert" like you can pontificate all you want on draw, burn, construction, taste, and which company owns what (which means absolutely NOTHING :rolleyes: ) but these cigars still "suck" so I stand by my original statement which was "Don't waste your money."

I so agree with CC on this!! :thumbs: :laugh:
 
Mmmmm....Dark Toejam Tempura
 
If I had any you could have them for free.
 
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No, I'm not going to provide a reason, in my opinion THEY SUCK.

No need for you to be an offensive ass, the orignal poster asked about a cerain Astral cigar and if he should "pull the trigger" and I suggested that he should not.

A so-called "expert" like you can pontificate all you want on draw, burn, construction, taste, and which company owns what (which means absolutely NOTHING :rolleyes: ) but these cigars still "suck" so I stand by my original statement which was "Don't waste your money."
First, I never claimed to be an expert about anything. That is your interpretation. However, contrary to what you apparently believe, burn, draw, construction, taste and who makes a cigar all come into play when judging a cigar.

FACT - Some people will not smoke a cigar if it is made by a particular company due to some characteristic of the cigars that that company makes.

Second, it is not out of line to ask someone why they don't like a particular cigar when their response is nothing but a simple, "It Sucks!" "It sucks" provides no constructive help to anyone who is enquiring about a cigar. But then you routinely offer nothing constructive.

Third, taking your response at face value, I would expect more from someone who is supposedly an adult. This response is the same that I often hear from elementary school children when I pick up my kids after getting home from work. "It sucks!" lacks imagination.

Fourth, if you were offended by my simple request, I suggest that you toughen up your exterior. You have the sensitivity of a little girl, which is quite the opposite of the egotistical, and pompus-ass mentality that you demonstrate on a daily basis. You obviously don't like to have your precious little ego bruised, which apparently bruises very easily as is evident by your little temper tantrum at my simple request.

Like it or not, this is not your personal bulletin board. It is not your own little sandbox. It is not your ball that you can take away from others when you don't get your way. Others are allowed to use it too. Unfortunately some others like yourself are unable to refrain from acting like children when they get behind a keyboard, often illustrating that they have little or no class.

Haven't you heard that tobacco products are for adults? Maybe you and other members of your harem should find a bulletin board that is more appropriate for your age. Or at the very least one more appropriate for the age you act.

And the beautiful thing about it is that you'll read this post.

And you'll fume about it and probably have another temper tantrum. And I'll just sit back and laugh, knowing that that's exactly what will happen.

Then I'll sit back and laugh even more because I don't have the ego that you do. I don't feel the need to come back here to see what you've written in response to my reply. It is so easy to ignore posts by certain people.

I could not care less about you, or what you think. It is easy to do that with people who are narrow-minded and self-absorbed. You have shown that you are not worthy of any courtesy, and you are certainly not worthy of any respect.
 
I only smoked two of them within the first six months of getting started in cigars. I decided then that they were not worth it. THEY SUCK!
 
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No, I'm not going to provide a reason, in my opinion THEY SUCK.

No need for you to be an offensive ass, the orignal poster asked about a cerain Astral cigar and if he should "pull the trigger" and I suggested that he should not.

A so-called "expert" like you can pontificate all you want on draw, burn, construction, taste, and which company owns what (which means absolutely NOTHING :rolleyes: ) but these cigars still "suck" so I stand by my original statement which was "Don't waste your money."
First, I never claimed to be an expert about anything. That is your interpretation. However, contrary to what you apparently believe, burn, draw, construction, taste and who makes a cigar all come into play when judging a cigar.

FACT - Some people will not smoke a cigar if it is made by a particular company due to some characteristic of the cigars that that company makes.

Second, it is not out of line to ask someone why they don't like a particular cigar when their response is nothing but a simple, "It Sucks!" "It sucks" provides no constructive help to anyone who is enquiring about a cigar. But then you routinely offer nothing constructive.

Third, taking your response at face value, I would expect more from someone who is supposedly an adult. This response is the same that I often hear from elementary school children when I pick up my kids after getting home from work. "It sucks!" lacks imagination.

Fourth, if you were offended by my simple request, I suggest that you toughen up your exterior. You have the sensitivity of a little girl, which is quite the opposite of the egotistical, and pompus-ass mentality that you demonstrate on a daily basis. You obviously don't like to have your precious little ego bruised, which apparently bruises very easily as is evident by your little temper tantrum at my simple request.

Like it or not, this is not your personal bulletin board. It is not your own little sandbox. It is not your ball that you can take away from others when you don't get your way. Others are allowed to use it too. Unfortunately some others like yourself are unable to refrain from acting like children when they get behind a keyboard, often illustrating that they have little or no class.

Haven't you heard that tobacco products are for adults? Maybe you and other members of your harem should find a bulletin board that is more appropriate for your age. Or at the very least one more appropriate for the age you act.

And the beautiful thing about it is that you'll read this post.

And you'll fume about it and probably have another temper tantrum. And I'll just sit back and laugh, knowing that that's exactly what will happen.

Then I'll sit back and laugh even more because I don't have the ego that you do. I don't feel the need to come back here to see what you've written in response to my reply. It is so easy to ignore posts by certain people.

I could not care less about you, or what you think. It is easy to do that with people who are narrow-minded and self-absorbed. You have shown that you are not worthy of any courtesy, and you are certainly not worthy of any respect.

Talk about a "temper tantrum" :laugh: Your display here is certainlly a "temper tantrum" which is par for the course for you being the loud-mouthed blowhard that you are. :thumbs:

You are pretty much nothing more than a worthless piece of shit reject from CigarWeakly so how about you just mosey on back to where you came from eh junior?
 
Yeesh, tough crowd. My two cents is everyone has different taste's. What may be a dog rocket to one person can be a nice smoke for someone else. I think more detail on what you think of the cigar might help more than freaking out on each other. Geez...
 
Yeesh, tough crowd. My two cents is everyone has different taste's. What may be a dog rocket to one person can be a nice smoke for someone else. I think more detail on what you think of the cigar might help more than freaking out on each other. Geez...

I agree, everyone has different tastes; what may be gold for one person may be lead for another.

But Astral cigars suck. :)

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