For some reason, back when I was starting to enjoy good cigars, a Criollo whipped my ass big time. Sweats, spins, white in the face.......I had to lie down and take deep, slow breaths for a while to keep from puking...!! I'm willing to write it off as my being a "nOoB" at the time, but it left me less than excited to every try another.... :laugh:
Funny, I had that exact same experience.