"Hey Keith…it’s not so much for me that I can’t get some of the limited things. It is simply they were not that good…to me….and quite a bit of the Pepin stuff is…again to me. The Drac and Boris was very expensive…and I really feel my effort in getting those smokes was a HUGE waste of my time. I don’t expect Pete or anyone else for that matter to make knock me over smokes every time out. When you happen to live, or be stuck, or whatever, in a smaller market, it does get tedious as a consumer and a lover of good cigars when all you get to do is read about a new release. Having given this two cents, I can honestly write here that my fav and the best Tat I have had is the Verocu East Coast edition. I know a B&M that has quite a few cabs still in inventory, and it is a cigar worth every bit of 10 bucks!"
I don't get this comment... he says he doesn't like alot of what Pepin does... but he invested a bunch of time seeking out the drac and boris. They were very expensive, but they were only $2-3 more than the Verocu East Coast, which he loved. If he paid more than $12 or $13, that isn't the fault of the manufacturer and he could very easily pitch what was left of his boxes and get back every dime that he spent.
These things happen when you buy a smoke that you have never tried... I don't understand people getting all sour grapes when it doesn't live up to their expectations.
He does seem really beat down, but like he said, the biggest goofs of his career were all in Q4 of last year. Hopefully this year will go well and all this stress will be a distant memory. I could understand being discouraged by all this crap, but hopefully he doesn't lose motivation. At the same time, it looks like he could stand to slow down on some projects for a bit and take better care of himself.
I'm looking forward to the connecticut broadleaf maduro showing up in more places. The reserva corona gorda would be another big hit for him.
