I have a friend who paid $85 for a single pre-embargo cigar. To this day he has no idea what he smoked, but swears it was the best cigar he has ever smoked. I believe that was the best cigar he has ever smoked because he drools when he speaks of that cigar.
When we hang out herfin' cigars, he only smokes one brand of cigar, he only trusts one brand, and he compares every cigar to that brand. I personally will not take his advice on cigars. I like full body cigars and he only likes mild. I like to try many different cigars, he only smokes that one brand. He has smoked longer than I, yet he cannot taste anything in his cigars, he only wants the nicotine, then lights up a cigarette after smoking a cigar.
I have not smoked a pre-embargo cigar. I have seen some but they look to be terribly constructed and not well kept. I was told recently about a place that sells them for $15 each, I am not sure if they are worth it, heck I do not know if they are real. Maybe it is the hype of age, yet worthless if not kept properly. I would guess that since they are legal that would add another sense of hype.
My tastes are far different from my friend's, they are different from yours. What it really comes down to, try for yourself and decide if they are worth it. Would I smoke one if given the chance? Of course, I will not turn down a cigar.
