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cigarsmoka · 10-18-2004, 01:31 PM

Anyone else have some experience w/this mom and pop factory?? "The Cigar Factory" I had a coulple sticks a few years ago and thought they were pretty good...With the RTDA in New Orleans next year, I started thinking about that place again....

cubano67 · 10-18-2004, 01:50 PM

I don't get down there enough, but I really like the Tres Hermanos. Plus it's cool to hang out and watch the rollers work.

I found out about the RTDA show recently and I'm working on weaseling my way in somehow. You are going to have a ball. And feel free to email me if you need anything.

SkaterBugg · 10-18-2004, 02:02 PM

I've tried the Tres Hermanos, good cigar, med to full, leaning toward med.
Very good flavor, milder than I'm used to, burn was a bit uneven and needed touch ups, of course, I was smoking outside and the heat and high humidity of New Orleans can do a number on cigars (as it also did on me last August ... or maybe it was the hand grenades and hurricances?).

cubano67 · 10-18-2004, 02:03 PM

Hand grenades and Hurricanes? Ewwwwwww.

In August?

sevenmag · 10-18-2004, 02:30 PM

I like the Tres Hermanos and the Vieux Carre. Both are good smokes.

I hope the RTDA crowd will spend some money with them while their all in town. I'm planning on being there for a couple of days and working on weasling my way in as well.

caffeine man · 10-18-2004, 02:44 PM

I was gifted a dozen or so from my cousin's husband after his trip to New Orleans. I now know why he gave them to me - I do not like them.

therealmingus · 10-18-2004, 03:09 PM

Yes, as a matter of fact, I had a Tres Hermanos yesterday. I picked up a dozen torpedoes when I was in New Orleans this summer. These are pretty good cigars. Nice thick, spicy flavor. Medium to Full bodied, but not very strong. It has a very dark, oily Mexican Maduro wrapper with plenty of minerals. The better flavor comes out when you smoke it cooler, so try to take it out over an hour, rather than 40 minutes. I don't think they're worth the $10 singles price, but if you buy a 10-pack the price comes down to $6.70, which is fair. I had the robusto and the toro when I was there, and I had burn problems with both - mostly with the cigars going out. The torpedoes, however, are rolled quite well, and I haven't had a problem yet. I also had the Vieux Carre, which is milder and did not impress me.

jgbutler · 10-18-2004, 05:12 PM

I was gifted one of these from a fine local LA brother and I really enjoyed it. Good spicy flavor with loads of smoke. I would definately invest in some if I had the chance.

Rob G · 10-18-2004, 06:13 PM

I never smoked any of their cigars, but I visited their factory in March. It's a great place to go and have a fresh rolled cigar and a drink. The next time I go I am going to make sure I have one.

therealmingus · 10-18-2004, 08:07 PM

You can get them online at www.cigarfactoryneworleans.com. This is a cigar that I would reorder when my supply runs out.

10-18-2004, 01:31 PM	#1
cigarsmoka Starting Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 29	New Orleans Cigar Factory Anyone else have some experience w/this mom and pop factory?? "The Cigar Factory" I had a coulple sticks a few years ago and thought they were pretty good...With the RTDA in New Orleans next year, I started thinking about that place again....

10-18-2004, 01:50 PM	#2
cubano67 Herf Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Marys, Georgia Posts: 6,955	I don't get down there enough, but I really like the Tres Hermanos. Plus it's cool to hang out and watch the rollers work. I found out about the RTDA show recently and I'm working on weaseling my way in somehow. You are going to have a ball. And feel free to email me if you need anything. __________________ (_[X]__]_]_]_]]] ~ Ed ~ ----------------------------------- www.cumberlandcigar.com ----------------------------------- Support Your Local Tobacconist

10-18-2004, 02:03 PM	#4
cubano67 Herf Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Marys, Georgia Posts: 6,955	Hand grenades and Hurricanes? Ewwwwwww. In August? __________________ (_[X]__]_]_]_]]] ~ Ed ~ ----------------------------------- www.cumberlandcigar.com ----------------------------------- Support Your Local Tobacconist

10-18-2004, 05:12 PM	#8
jgbutler Herf Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weatherford, OK Posts: 6,102	I was gifted one of these from a fine local LA brother and I really enjoyed it. Good spicy flavor with loads of smoke. I would definately invest in some if I had the chance. __________________ "The most futile and disastrous day seems well spent when it is reviewed through the blue, fragrant smoke of a Havana cigar." - Evelyn Waugh

10-18-2004, 06:13 PM	#9
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,121	I never smoked any of their cigars, but I visited their factory in March. It's a great place to go and have a fresh rolled cigar and a drink. The next time I go I am going to make sure I have one. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

10-18-2004, 02:02 PM	#3
SkaterBugg Starting Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 19	I've tried the Tres Hermanos, good cigar, med to full, leaning toward med. Very good flavor, milder than I'm used to, burn was a bit uneven and needed touch ups, of course, I was smoking outside and the heat and high humidity of New Orleans can do a number on cigars (as it also did on me last August ... or maybe it was the hand grenades and hurricances?).

10-18-2004, 02:30 PM	#5
sevenmag Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Charleston, SC. USA Posts: 9,864	I like the Tres Hermanos and the Vieux Carre. Both are good smokes. I hope the RTDA crowd will spend some money with them while their all in town. I'm planning on being there for a couple of days and working on weasling my way in as well.

10-18-2004, 02:44 PM	#6
caffeine man Starting Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 97	I was gifted a dozen or so from my cousin's husband after his trip to New Orleans. I now know why he gave them to me - I do not like them.

10-18-2004, 03:09 PM	#7
therealmingus Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In the dark. Posts: 621	Yes, as a matter of fact, I had a Tres Hermanos yesterday. I picked up a dozen torpedoes when I was in New Orleans this summer. These are pretty good cigars. Nice thick, spicy flavor. Medium to Full bodied, but not very strong. It has a very dark, oily Mexican Maduro wrapper with plenty of minerals. The better flavor comes out when you smoke it cooler, so try to take it out over an hour, rather than 40 minutes. I don't think they're worth the $10 singles price, but if you buy a 10-pack the price comes down to $6.70, which is fair. I had the robusto and the toro when I was there, and I had burn problems with both - mostly with the cigars going out. The torpedoes, however, are rolled quite well, and I haven't had a problem yet. I also had the Vieux Carre, which is milder and did not impress me.

10-18-2004, 08:07 PM	#10
therealmingus Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In the dark. Posts: 621	You can get them online at www.cigarfactoryneworleans.com. This is a cigar that I would reorder when my supply runs out.