Hoyo De Monterrey – Hoyo de Tradicion Epicure

Originally Posted by GHC_Hambone

Hmm, shame you got a bad one. The Hoyo de Tradicion is one of my favorite smokes. Haven't had once recently so I dont know if the quality has gone down. I sure hope not.

Me too. I'm hoping maybe the store just had a bad box. It's possible. But, the heavy ammonia signals fermenting leaves which leaves me thinking these smokes were still young, which would make it Hoyo's screw up.

I'm thinking, since they got such rave reviews last year in CA and other pubs, its very possible they sold out of the batch that was made up of those good sticks. Then had to go to a different harvest to make next years version. Which is common. What is NOT common, is to choose such young leaves. (If they are indeed young.)