Its not even about the name for me, its the Padron like price tag for a crap cigar.
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Rush a windbag? I don't believe it! :-)
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agreed
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That’s what I thought. :-)

The list is a joke. The only cigars on it that I agree with are the AF and Padrons. I hope he received money instead of cigars to promote the rest. :-)
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I dont listen to Rush often, but I honestly cant listen to him for longer then ten minutes without getting angry. My impression on him is that he says one thing and does another. I am also liberal / independant in bent, in case anyone is wondering.
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yea growing up in jersey i learned that in 7th grade! :-)
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You? :-)A liberal/independant? :-)Naaaaah! Give me one example of you being independent.:-):-):-) (I just joking in case you can't read though my joking.)

Actually I'm a independent conservative so I must be just the opposite of you. Except that I used to listen to Rush just to see how many of his points I could disagree with. I found in the past that what Rush spouted was just a far from the truth as many in the staunchly mainstream media (read liberal). And as someone who dealt with the "media" on a daily basis from 1975 until 1993, trust me when I say the media lost most of its objectivity somewhere along the way. A lot of local reporters earned the promotions by reporting either their opinion of the facts or the opinions that they believed the bosses wanted to hear.

Most people also don't connect with the fact that Rush is NOT a part of the news media. He is a talk show host. He's an entertainer. He is not bound by anything to say anything but what he wants to say.

And that includes what he says about cigars. Take his comments as what they truly are - a paid commercial endorsement.
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The media is not bound by anything that they say. They have an agenda and talking points that they stick with (truth or not).
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That's how I open them up to smoke them. It is kind of a unique deal.
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This whole thing started on his "open-line Friday" show quite a few months ago. Rush took a call from a caller who asked him what would be a good list of starter sticks for someone who wants to start smoking cigars. Rush went over a number of cigars, but was trying to stay with "mild" cigars which is what many of these sticks on the list are:

Interestingly enough, this isn't the complete list! I noticed that the "edited list doesn't include the La Gloria Cubana, Padron 1926 and 1964, Partagas Black Label and Spanish Rosado, Punch Gran Puro and Punch Corojo, Romeo Y Julieta Reserva Real and Habana Reserve, and the Rocky Patel lineup especially the EDGE .

:-)
I'm sure that Finck's contacted Rush to put a sampler together, and he took them up on it. But in context, I think it's unfair to edit out the good sticks and only put in what you want. Everyone's tastes are different - especially someone who is just starting out. Would you recommend a Camacho Triple Maduro to a brand new cigar smoker?

I never ordered the "Rush sampler", but I did order a sampler from Finck's. The "Charles the Great" is okay - nothing special, but I do like their Lamb's Club blend. The problem is that most of the Finck brands are cut tobacco or a mixture of cut and long tobacco, which I don't care for. Finck's is also pretty pricey on their stuff, compared to other online vendors.

OK, I'm off my soapbox now and going back to enjoying my Tierra del Sol. :-)


:-):-):-)
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Ditto
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