Nosotros is Dead

[jayro75]

I find this quote from Dion very interesting.

I sent all Nosotros cigars back to Drew Estate because they weren’t up to my standards. What Drew Estate does with them, I could care less.

 

[strife]

First day back in the Miami office in roughly 45 days. And for the drive home, I'm lighten up an Illusione EPERNAY. Damn fine stick, and still one of my very favorites, period.

Best,
JD

Yeah, I've been burning these regularly lately. Hope I don't get sick of them.

 

[MU Mike]

Too late. My hopes are up. Now whats the scoop?

http://thecigarfeed.com/?p=3781

 

[tobii3]

I sent all Nosotros cigars back to Drew Estate because they weren’t up to my standards

They will be offered in bundles (I believe of 20), unbanded and sold at roughly half the price ($4-$5.)

So $80 - $100 for a second?

PASS!!!!!!!!

 

[strife]

Dion tweeted the following:
"I sent all Nosotros cigars back to Drew Estate because they weren’t up to my standards. What Drew Estate does with them, I could care less."

Wow, very un-Dion like IMHO.

 

[strife]

So $80 - $100 for a second?

PASS!!!!!!!!

I believe Dion was referring to the entire line not being up to his standards, but I could be wrong.

 

[tobii3]

any imperfect cigars are pulled aside, classified as seconds and get packaged as XXXX cigars.

The imperfections are usually very slight, such as a veiny or discolored wrapper. Most of the time the imperfections are so slight that only a trained eye would notice.

Since no cigar factory intentionally produces seconds, the supply on some sizes is limited.

Walks like a duck...

As you can imagine, for a perfectionist like __________ not all the cigars make the grade. A large number are pulled from production due to cosmetic blemishes on the wrapper. These cigars are held back and reserved for ________ to be sold as Seconds. .

Talks like a duck...

They will be offered in bundles (I believe of 20), unbanded

yeah, it's a duck.

Any further clarification needed on what a cigar "second" is?:nodlaugh:

 

[straydog]

Drew could call them Zombies-the living dead.

 

[hdroadglide]

Walks like a duck...



Talks like a duck...



yeah, it's a duck.

Any further clarification needed on what a cigar "second" is?:nodlaugh:

 

[thegoldenmackid]

While I don't want to speak for anyone, some of Dion's frustration has to be a combination of the product itself and the delays in the Drew Estate factory. One person says that the cigars didn't burn right, but who knows.

Props to Dion for laying down the law. Seconds or not, this won't be the first time the first batch doesn't taste like the second batch.

 

[SmokeProper]

Lol bob

 

[itsme_timd]

FWIW I got an IPCPR sample from last year on the Nosotros, it was excellent. I've had a small handful of the production cigars and have not been impressed.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

FWIW I got an IPCPR sample from last year on the Nosotros, it was excellent. I've had a small handful of the production cigars and have not been impressed.

That's not cool. Great seeing you this weekend, wish I could have stayed longer, sleep was catching up w/ me.

 

[itsme_timd]

That's not cool. Great seeing you this weekend, wish I could have stayed longer, sleep was catching up w/ me.

Yeah, I hear you guys were tearing it up Friday night... we'll have to do it again. Good to see you, too.

 

[WhiteWolfIndulgence]

Had one. Wasn't for me. But yes, it should be interesting to see what comes next

 

[njstone]

While I don't want to speak for anyone, some of Dion's frustration has to be a combination of the product itself and the delays in the Drew Estate factory. One person says that the cigars didn't burn right, but who knows.

Props to Dion for laying down the law. Seconds or not, this won't be the first time the first batch doesn't taste like the second batch.

Before all this was official, JD had already been commenting on how the cigar was never what he wanted it to be either (hence the delays).

So I don't think it was one's fault or another, as much as a vision that just couldn't be realized within the pricing boundaries that exist.

As for the bundles of the Nosotros that didn't get banded/boxed by the time they called it quits ... those are certainly not what I'd call "seconds." But whatever you want to call them, $4-$5/stick for is a great deal for some cigars. There were certain Tatuajes that sold for half price a while back ... some for ever $6/stick, also unbanded and bundled. I'd give a right arm for a bundle of those now!

So yea, count me in for a bundle of the coronas

 

[Thunder.Gerbil]

Before all this was official, JD had already been commenting on how the cigar was never what he wanted it to be either (hence the delays).

Ding. Ding. Ding.

Don't be blaming Jon yo.

Not all is as it appears. I'm very sorry Dion is leaving it open to speculation that it might have been all due to something Jon did. It's not.

 

[Vegan702]

My only comment is I've had the unbanded and they far exceed the Nosotros that was sold in the stores in every aspect. I swore off Nosotros when they first came out, but after smoking the ones we brought back from Nica, they totally changed my mind in regards to that stick. It's a shame they stopped production as what they have turned into is a great stick when compared to the 1st shipment.

 

[podman28]

My only comment is I've had the unbanded and they far exceed the Nosotros that was sold in the stores in every aspect. I swore off Nosotros when they first came out, but after smoking the ones we brought back from Nica, they totally changed my mind in regards to that stick. It's a shame they stopped production as what they have turned into is a great stick when compared to the 1st shipment.

I agree with that. I have been smoking the Nica sticks and really enjoy them. Now if JD would send a few of those bundles buy way of the Leaf we would be talking.:help:

 

[Craig Mac]

Before all this was official, JD had already been commenting on how the cigar was never what he wanted it to be either (hence the delays).

So I don't think it was one's fault or another, as much as a vision that just couldn't be realized within the pricing boundaries that exist.

As for the bundles of the Nosotros that didn't get banded/boxed by the time they called it quits ... those are certainly not what I'd call "seconds." But whatever you want to call them, $4-$5/stick for is a great deal for some cigars. There were certain Tatuajes that sold for half price a while back ... some for ever $6/stick, also unbanded and bundled. I'd give a right arm for a bundle of those now!

So yea, count me in for a bundle of the coronas

See line one of Nate's signature. Every now and again bundles come out more than worth the price!