jeebling wrote:.......the AB brand isn’t popular around these here parts. .....
I may be wrong, but I think the biggest dig against AB as well as RP is the ridiculous number of labels/brands they have. Not by deduction (I haven't smoked all 4000 labels), but rather induction, it seems illogical to believe the vast majority wouldn't just be generic blends upon which sales rely on the brand. So not so much that they can't make a few decent cigars, more so that they have a whole lot of generic also-rans. Conclusion: Why bother?
And sure, the conclusion draws off a little bit of attitude.