Dave
Padilla Lanceros, yum yum!!
While in my search for one of the fabled "holy grail" smokes, I ran across a certain passage from a reputable and acknowledged aficionado of cigars. This passage immediately ceased my search for the fabled cigars, which shall not be mentioned, nor shall the passage be cited, nor shall the botl be referenced to. If you know who the botl is, or know of the cigar, then you may well understand the story behind this atrocity. I will say one thing though, many have laid hands upon this particular cigar, and it is claimed to have been one of the best smokes ever made, even a waiting list for this cigar should it ever re-appear on the market is present.
This does not make the persons whom have bought these cigars bad people, however the ones producing this particular cigar are doing so at the injury of the person who originally commissioned these cigars. This is probably not the first, nor the last case of this type of scenario happening, I am sure there are many other cigars produced at the expense of someone else in this or a similar manner.
So what would the ethical disposition of you or I dictate the proposed actions if and when we come across the opportunity to acquire said fabled icon? Would you buy it knowing that even though it is one of the best smokes in the world knowing the history of it, and the damage of it's existence has done?
I am torn by two ends, I can't support the people continuing producing this cigar, and if and when I get the roller's name, I will gladly out him out, unless someone already knows who the roller is and would like to do me the favor. On the other hand, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, nothing more than a great smoke. I'm probably more moved by the former.
What's your opinion?
This does not make the persons whom have bought these cigars bad people, however the ones producing this particular cigar are doing so at the injury of the person who originally commissioned these cigars. This is probably not the first, nor the last case of this type of scenario happening, I am sure there are many other cigars produced at the expense of someone else in this or a similar manner.
So what would the ethical disposition of you or I dictate the proposed actions if and when we come across the opportunity to acquire said fabled icon? Would you buy it knowing that even though it is one of the best smokes in the world knowing the history of it, and the damage of it's existence has done?
I am torn by two ends, I can't support the people continuing producing this cigar, and if and when I get the roller's name, I will gladly out him out, unless someone already knows who the roller is and would like to do me the favor. On the other hand, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, nothing more than a great smoke. I'm probably more moved by the former.
What's your opinion?
Either you are being waaaay to ambiguous or we are all too obtuse. 
