Macanudo Freshness Packs

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

They had these at a couple golf courses this year here. Looked like it worked fairly well for that purpose. Also saw fuentes in a similar pack but it was more like a single finger bag with a small boveda in it.

Heh, the Lars Tetens super-exclusive uber special packaging that he learned from a 1700 year old wise man living in a cave at the top of the Himalayas they he, Lars, himself scaled while only wearing a speedo armed only with a plastic spork from KFC, and fought off a hundred mongol warriors, ten elephants, six attack trained lions, and sonic the hedgehog, to reach.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by T.G

Heh, the Lars Tetens super-exclusive uber special packaging that he learned from a 1700 year old wise man living in a cave at the top of the Himalayas they he, Lars, himself scaled while only wearing a speedo armed only with a plastic spork from KFC, and fought off a hundred mongol warriors, ten elephants, six attack trained lions, and sonic the hedgehog, to reach.

Say what?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Say what?

Wait? You mean Lars was full of **** when he told that story?

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by T.G

Wait? You mean Lars was full of **** when he told that story?

I got your gorilla finger right here.

[BengalMan]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

They had these at a couple golf courses this year here. Looked like it worked fairly well for that purpose. Also saw fuentes in a similar pack but it was more like a single finger bag with a small boveda in it.

That would be CertiFresh display's that you saw. They sell to thousands of golf courses all across the country.


http://certifreshcigar.com/index.html
http://certifreshcigar.com/OurDisplays.html

[ninjavanish]

I can tell you firsthand there was a lot of thought and debate over this product before GCC released the freshness packs. Personally i didnt agree with the conclusion but on paper it actually makes a lot of sense.

There are approximately 2500 b&m retailers in the country that sell premium cigars? How many convenience stores, pharmacies, gas stations are there in the US? Hundred thousand? More? Even if they capture only 1% of that market General Cigar has increased their distribution points by an incredible amount. This required a solution to store and sell cigars without the need for a walk-in or display humidor. Hence freshness packs.

Impact damage... yes...

[Generalissimo]

I have not seen these Fresh packs, but they would not put me off buying a Macanudo. They used to be my favorite lunch time smoke when I worked in the city.

[RobR1205]

Clearly what a modern day da Vinci looks like:

[REALMCCOY]

I've seen these in a few convenience stores and have purchased ones that I enjoy every now and then, including Macanudo, Punch and Partagas. They tasted great, BECAUSE I enjoy those brands anyway. If I saw Viajes like this, I would snag some up, without any change of my opinion of them. I think it's a great idea for those brands to found in places where a humidor wouldn't be ideal, like convenience stores. I've probably purchased a box worth so far with no problems of damage or construction flaws. It is kinda of a gamble though buying them sight unseen, but I don't believe it's any more of a gamble than buying mass produced hand made cigars any other way.

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

Macanudo is really marketing to the golf crowd these days. They are a primary sponsor of the Big Break show and I've seen them noted as the sponsor of a few local charity golf tournaments. Never tried one of the freshness pack cigars but I'm not a fan of macanudos anyway. If it works, it's a good idea for supplying cigars to retail locations that don't want to have humidors or a big cigar selection. I think the intent is that people are going to smoke them right after buying them, so the bags are probably more for retailer storage and shelf life. That's my two cents anyway

[wiskerbiscuit]

i'm not big on Macanudo, but some of the worst ones i've ever had were in those metal tubes you see in gas stations, and travel plazas... you know, the ones with that cute transparent plastic "humidor" thingie.

like sucking s*** through a straw, may as well bought a handful of philly blunt's.

maybe the fresh pack will be a minor improvement

[Don Fernando]

General isn't the only company, I know of at least one other manufacturer who will launch fresh packs in the next year. And I think it is a great idea, it reaches out to a whole new crowd and make this industry grow and that helps us fighting the ridiculous smoke laws for example.