Pissed myself reading this article.....

[The EVP]

I wonder if Kaizad was stanging over the guy as he wrote the article. I'm no fan of Bill's but I would think he would have enough smoking experience to avoid paying so much money for a sub-par cigar in prime packaging. Then again, he was a politician....

Maker of world's most expensive cigars says Bill Clinton a client.

 

[Senor Perfecto]

If he has ever smoked one, it was surely a gift. No way a good ol' boy from Arkansas wastes $1k on a smoke. $1k buys too much Jack for that!

 

[StogieNinja]

Elsewhere, someone referred to Hansotia as the PT Barnum of the cigar world. About the most accurate description ever.

Also, did Fox really describe the Gurkha Beauty as a $600 cigar?

 

[The EVP]

Yes, they did. I think a couple of cigars found their way into the reporter's pocket.

 

[Argus17]

What a joke. Someone needs to turn the former President onto CI. I heard you can get Gurkhas (or at least CI dog rockets with Gurkha labels) there for 99.8% off retail. (sarcasm)

 

[Ducttapegonewild]

Remember. That's our tax dollars paying for that.

Did I read that Gurkha issues 20,000 boxes of those? Isn't that at least twice the amount of a Pete Johnson LE that fetches $10 per stick?

 

[The EVP]

Yup....20,000 boxes. If Bill is paying $1000 a cigar, he's getting bent over considering Cigar.com has them for $399.95. So much for that three year waiting list.

 

[StogieNinja]

So much for that three year waiting list.

They meant CI has been waiting 3 years to sell a box...

 

[The EVP]

So much for that three year waiting list.

They meant CI has been waiting 3 years to sell a box...

:youarethe

 

[jritman77]

I liked one Gurkha, the cellar reserve, UT even I found them inconsistent. As far as Gurkha is concerned, most taste bad, and many have major quality control issues. Too much time on the packaging. No one should have to spend fifteen or twenty bucks on a stick to get a good one from a brand.

 

[mmchugh84]

I have a bunch of the "His Majesty's Reserve"...bout to fire one up now..... I use them to light my Roman candles

 

[sofc]

Yup....20,000 boxes. If Bill is paying $1000 a cigar, he's getting bent over considering Cigar.com has them for $399.95. So much for that three year waiting list.

That's the private reserve.

 

[sofc]

Yup....20,000 boxes. If Bill is paying $1000 a cigar, he's getting bent over considering Cigar.com has them for $399.95. So much for that three year waiting list.

That's the private reserve.

and NO, it doesn't matter which one it is.

 

[mmchugh84]

"People try to copy us a lot, but we have no competition," says Hansotia. "We tell everybody, please smoke a Cuban cigar. And then smoke our cigars. And once they've smoked a Cuban And then once they smoke a Gurkha, or they smoke a cigar from Dominican Republic, they realize what a difference in quality it is. It's a very unique smell. It's a very unique flavor. Completely different than anything you've ever smoked in your life. So if you ever have the pleasure of smoking one, you will understand the difference in taste of a normal cigar to an HMR."

I haven't smoked a Cuban or a HMR...in fact I don't know half as much about cigars as guys on this board ...but to make a statement like this you have to be an a$$ hole...IMHO

 

[Senor Perfecto]

So much for that three year waiting list.

They meant CI has been waiting 3 years to sell a box...

:applause:

 

[TonyRome]

😂😂😂 Somebody get me Bill's email address I got a few Ghurkas I'll let go for a 100 a piece if he buys 10 or more he can get them for 50 a stick!! Hell since he's an ex president 49.95 !!

 

[BenvolioMustDie]

Proof that if you stick a large enough price tag on something, people will buy it just because it's expensive.

I got stung by the whole Gurkha-CI thing when I first started smoking, they're just a bit crap.

 

[lakeside toker]

Maybe that is the type of cigar he had with Lewinsky and the price is worth the flashback to him. Hillary is not worth a $2 cigar.

 

[dharbolt]

"People try to copy us a lot, but we have no competition," says Hansotia. "We tell everybody, please smoke a Cuban cigar. And then smoke our cigars. And once they've smoked a Cuban And then once they smoke a Gurkha, or they smoke a cigar from Dominican Republic, they realize what a difference in quality it is. It's a very unique smell. It's a very unique flavor. Completely different than anything you've ever smoked in your life. So if you ever have the pleasure of smoking one, you will understand the difference in taste of a normal cigar to an HMR."

I haven't smoked a Cuban or a HMR...in fact I don't know half as much about cigars as guys on this board ...but to make a statement like this you have to be an a$$ hole...IMHO

Whaaaaaaat? that needs fixing

 

[Ducttapegonewild]

Maybe that is the type of cigar he had with Lewinsky and the price is worth the flashback to him. Hillary is not worth a $2 cigar.

Actually, that was the cigar in the whole Monica Lewinsky debacle. But it wasn't the actual cigar, apparently, he used a cigar tube. Reason i know this? It was a bar bet, thank god for the interwebs and smart phones...