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Old 08-29-2014, 05:26 AM   #1
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Nica Rustica ??

good or not. I am not really a DE fan but I saw these got a 98 rating at famous - I am skeptical 98 is about as high I have seen any cigar rated there

I wonder how they have done in blind reviews which is the only reviews I trust
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Old 08-29-2014, 06:29 AM   #2
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pretty good but a 98? not sure about that.

DE does some good stuff these days. But 98 good? Nah.
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Old 08-30-2014, 03:34 AM   #3
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My Uncle that lives with us and me just finished a bundle. Yes, a cigar that costs 150.00 for 20 smokes comes in a bundle.

Good? HELL yeah. Probably one of the best new smokes I had in a long time. Perfect draw, PLENTY of rich, thick smoke. I ain't gonna tell you I taste nuts and cinnamon and dirty socks in the finish, because I cant taste that shit, I either like it or I don't. And I like them.

NOW, my Uncle bought them, because he knows I wont spend that much on ANY cigar. My money, are they worth 150.00 a bundle? Nah. Are they worth getting a fiver to try? Sure, knock yourself out.
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good or not. I am not really a DE fan but I saw these got a 98 rating at famous - I am skeptical 98 is about as high I have seen any cigar rated there

I wonder how they have done in blind reviews which is the only reviews I trust
I shake my head at anyone who puts stock in number ratings of cigars, food, wine, etc. That number is only meaningful to the person assigning the value, at that time. In addition, there will always be variation between one sample and the next - so the same reviewer will likely have a different impression at a later date.

The only review that's valid for me is my own.
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Old 08-31-2014, 11:53 AM   #5
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I likes em. Bundles of 25, 135$. I have yet to pay full price, I have found a few coupons, gift cards, the recent PICNIC code etc, etc, to pick up a decent supply.

Kind of like a cheap T-52
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the ratings are based on only ten reviewers. You essentially had ten people rate them at pretty much 100. Nobody gave them even a remotely bad rating. That's a really worrisome fact when I read things like that. It says "fanboy."
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I purchased a sampler that had 2 Nica Rusticas in it. The NC were ok. I would not go out and buy them again.

Buy a fiver and try them for yourself.
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the ratings are based on only ten reviewers. You essentially had ten people rate them at pretty much 100. Nobody gave them even a remotely bad rating. That's a really worrisome fact when I read things like that. It says "fanboy."
I think sometimes reviewers feel the pressure to like what they are reviewing...
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I think sometimes reviewers feel the pressure to like what they are reviewing...
Agreed. There is sometimes such internal pressure to grab a twelve pack of old milwaukee on the way out of the store because it's the beer that made milwaukee famous and it has to be awfully damned good.
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I agree.

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