fu*king fed up with viaje (nothing more than a rant on my part)

[BrooksW]

[quote author=tksamtec link=topic=12450.msg74954#msg74954 date=1344425666]
Finally, Viaje got a bad review...

[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-roman-candle/]http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-roman-candle/[/url]

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Really?

[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-summerfest-2011-churchill-2/]http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-summerfest-2011-churchill-2/[/url]
[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-wlp-stuffed-turkey/]http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-wlp-stuffed-turkey/[/url]
[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/viaje-skull-and-bones-box-pressed-2011/]http://www.halfwheel.com/viaje-skull-and-bones-box-pressed-2011/[/url]

As with all brands, some are better than others, but lately Viaje seems to be putting out cigars that are, for the most part, just average as opposed to downright awful...there has not been a really great release for a while, IMHO...

[mbflash80]

Hey Brooks...am I loosing my mind or did a lot of the scores for cigars get lowered once the site ported over to Halfwheel?  I could have sworn that Tat Fed Rosado and Reserva were scored at 94/95 and now they are at 90/91?  also Barclay Rex went from a 96 to a 93?  What was the reason for these changes?

[mc808]

[quote author=ned link=topic=12450.msg65511#msg65511 date=1326513001]
at least pete comes up with and executes original ideas. he doesn't, well at least i have never seen, rip off others peoples ideas...
and he has plenty of regular production smokes....
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Like the new L'Atelier and Surrogate lines?

[BrooksW]

[quote author=mbflash80 link=topic=12450.msg74970#msg74970 date=1344454192]
Hey Brooks...am I loosing my mind or did a lot of the scores for cigars get lowered once the site ported over to Halfwheel?  I could have sworn that Tat Fed Rosado and Reserva were scored at 94/95 and now they are at 90/91?  also Barclay Rex went from a 96 to a 93?  What was the reason for these changes?
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halfwheel uses a different scoring system, so we made everything match when we shifted all the reviews from the two different sites over.

[BigPars]

[quote author=BrooksW link=topic=12450.msg74978#msg74978 date=1344461720]
halfwheel uses a different scoring system, so we made everything match when we shifted all the reviews from the two different sites over.
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Thanks for clearing that up, I was kind of always wondering about that too.

[Blak Smyth]

[quote author=ned link=topic=12450.msg65511#msg65511 date=1326513001]
at least pete comes up with and executes original ideas. he doesn't, well at least i have never seen, rip off others peoples ideas...
and he has plenty of regular production smokes....
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Really? Tatuaje has clearly stolen many concepts and designs from the Cuban market.

[njstone]

I hate to disagree with you, brother. But imvvvho, the 2012 Late Harvest is fantastic. The Exclusivo Lancero and Super Shots are fantastic as well, but those came out a while ago now.  I'm also a big fan of the S&B with some age.

But by and large, I've been disappointed with most of thier releases.


[quote author=BrooksW link=topic=12450.msg74963#msg74963 date=1344441080]
Really?

[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-summerfest-2011-churchill-2/]http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-summerfest-2011-churchill-2/[/url]
[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-wlp-stuffed-turkey/]http://www.halfwheel.com/review-viaje-wlp-stuffed-turkey/[/url]
[url=http://www.halfwheel.com/viaje-skull-and-bones-box-pressed-2011/]http://www.halfwheel.com/viaje-skull-and-bones-box-pressed-2011/[/url]

As with all brands, some are better than others, but lately Viaje seems to be putting out cigars that are, for the most part, just average as opposed to downright awful...there has not been a really great release for a while, IMHO...

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