who can buy them,who can afford them?

[mazolaman]

We have a quite expensive hobby.

I got an email from a regular supplier,Jaime,who is stocking the Behike range.

With the behike 52 going for $605 for 10,my simple question is,how many of us can afford this or would consider buying Behikes?

[dcse]

I hope this is not the same Jaime referred to in another thread?

http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/inde...howtopic=101855

Anyway, you should find the Behikes at more affordable prices with other retailers.

[bob25]

We have a quite expensive hobby.

I got an email from a regular supplier,Jaime,who is stocking the Behike range.

With the behike 52 going for $605 for 10,my simple question is,how many of us can afford this or would consider buying Behikes?

Where are you getting this prices???

They are outrages.

A box of BHK 52 (Box of 10) is $332 approximately.

[cigarros]

Because it's England prices I think. I voted for buy'em and smoke.

[OZCUBAN]

Because I can probably not afford them i would say buy and smoke ,but if money was not, my out look may change.

But my question is do you get the best bang for your buck

[mazolaman]

I hope this is not the same Jaime referred to in another thread?

http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/inde...howtopic=101855

Anyway, you should find the Behikes at more affordable prices with other retailers.

I have responded to that thread,as I have only had good experiences from that retailer,and as far as I know,the author has not actually used that retailer.

As for prices,I cannot see many retailers selling these online.You all may be correct,it may be over the top pricing,probably as this retailer is one of the few,that I can see,who actually is online selling them,so they are probably up to a bit of profiteering.

The rest of their stock is competitively priced.

I should add,I was in a London cigar merchant the other day,and the cohiba 54 were a staggering £41 EACH......

[arnehd]

Since I can get two great cigars for the price of the cheapest cohiba I tend to stay away from cohiba, as I will with the behike. Shure reading descriptions from the grande reserva make my mouth water, but I'll leave it at reading and let others have the experience for me.

Even though I might be missing out on something, I'd rather buy more good cigars and see them developing into something great, than have one great cigar for lots of money. And maybe in thirty years (should I live that long) I can enjoy a fantastic experience with a cigar which I aged myself.

Please keep on writing reviews about the behike.

[reg]

if anything, maybe a single one day to save for a special ocassion

[cigaraholic]

Yes I can afford them but I'm not considering buying any right now.

I'll wait till the thrill dies down.

Jaime is offering a sample Behike with $200-$400 purchase so there's hope.

This isn't a one time cigar, when the shelves get full the prices will fall..........

[cigcars]

Since I can get two great cigars for the price of the cheapest cohiba I tend to stay away from cohiba, as I will with the behike. Shure reading descriptions from the grande reserva make my mouth water, but I'll leave it at reading and let others have the experience for me.

Even though I might be missing out on something, I'd rather buy more good cigars and see them developing into something great, than have one great cigar for lots of money. And maybe in thirty years (should I live that long) I can enjoy a fantastic experience with a cigar which I aged myself.

Please keep on writing reviews about the behike.

*You have a very good point. I consulted with a fellow havanaphile expert's opinion and he said pretty much the same thing you did about these extremely high priced boutique cigars. He said you can have just as great an experience with a plain ole' Cohiba Siglo VI for around $30 than with a $140 Gran Reserva. I think it's just the excitement and curiousity of the new and terribly expensive smokes that grab most of us. I HAVE purchased the Behike and Cohiba Gran Reserva only when they were offered in conjunction with other specials. That way I wouldn't feel like such a "sucker" both in price and in realizing, "Hmm...? This didn't knock my socks off or cause me to wake up in 'drug high heaven'. It was a very good smoke, very high quality. But apart from that - really close to ordinary." Sorry!

[perfectform]

I will not be buyuing them, as I'm much more anxious for the PL Dalia regional release, so I'll save my nickels for those.

[cgarner]

I'd rather buy a 25 box of Sir Winstons.

[LeafLover]

I'll try one, after I buy 10 more boxes of 10 other CC's that I already know I love that I can age or 10 more boxes of CC's that I know would be just as good.

[Aficionado]

I voted for buy not box,only stick or sampler and smoke.

[Habanakane21]

I'd rather buy a 25 box of Sir Winstons.

I so agree with that!!!

[MontrealRon]

Even those of us on a relatively tight budget (myself included) could afford a few,

if we really want them badly enough. The question is, what are we willing to give up?

I spend my spare cash on wine and cigars.

If I chose to, I could drink a bottle of First Growth Bordeaux every few months

- and nothing else - or I could drink good to excellent wine every day.

Same with cigars; either a Behike every few weeks,

or a good to excellent cigar (or two!) every day.

My choice is to avoid the overpriced and overhyped,

designed for those whose pockets are deeper than their understanding.

I have nothing against the Behike concept, though the ring gagues turn me off.

I hope HSA makes tons of money on them,

though I can't help but wonder if they were designed for the same crowd

that mixes Pepsi with their Petrus.

I rarely even buy regular Cohibas, only the very occasional 3 or 5 pack,

as I find they don't offer value for money.

It's rare that I smoke one without some dissapointment,

as good as they (sometimes) can be.

For me, the thrill is in opening a bottle bought ten or fifteen years ago, for a song,

and half forgotten in the back of the celler,

that has become amazingly good, beyond any expectation.

Same when I light up one of my '98 Punch Punch, bought fresh in Cuba for $110/box,

and every one tastes better than the one before.

[Onsto]

I'm with Ron on this one. I could afford to buy them, but what am I willing to give up for them? Can't even imagine fitting the 56 in my mouth, but interested to try a single or a couple of the 52s. May change my mind if its a truly reality altering experience, but somehow I doubt these things will replace the 3-5 cigars I can normally smoke in a week with 1 Behike!

[rallones]

Each smoker makes buying decisions using their own criteria. To suggest that anyone who buys BHKs or CGRs is being bamboozled and suckered by hype is its own form of snobbery.

A Siglo VI may be "just as good" as a CGR to some palates just as a glass of Turning Leaf Cabernet may be as satisfying as a glass of Petrus.

[Colt45]

If I chose to, I could drink a bottle of First Growth Bordeaux every few months

- and nothing else - or I could drink good to excellent wine every day.

Same with cigars; either a Behike every few weeks,

or a good to excellent cigar (or two!) every day.

I have nothing against the Behike concept, though the ring gagues turn me off.

In my opinion, there's quite a difference. Anymore with a first growth, you are all but guaranteed the quality of the product - one bottle, or five cases.

Unfortunately, I just don't think you can yet say the same for any Habanos offering, regardless of band, packaging, or price. And that's no knock - it's

just my own opinion, based own my own simple, narrow, experience.

With regards to the concept and sizes, all I'll say is that I find the sizes ridiculous.

[gmoney]

I have responded to that thread,as I have only had good experiences from that retailer,and as far as I know,the author has not actually used that retailer.

As for prices,I cannot see many retailers selling these online.You all may be correct,it may be over the top pricing,probably as this retailer is one of the few,that I can see,who actually is online selling them,so they are probably up to a bit of profiteering.

The rest of their stock is competitively priced.

I should add,I was in a London cigar merchant the other day,and the cohiba 54 were a staggering £41 EACH......

Correct...I have not yet bought from this retail as of yet...... but I have been told they deal in grey market which is not necessarily fake. The intent of my orginal post was to hear what others thought......

[TripaLarga]

They are much more expensive for me to buy than from particularly incredible aged cabs of hoyo DC's at my local cigar shop - so I'll prob not bother buying even one to sample. The thing with great cigars is that these extra expensive kinds that crop up, often from Cohiba, can never be any better than the best of any other great cigar that you have discovered. In this case, I strongly doubt that any of the Cohiba Behike line are even as good as those particular cabs of HdM DCs, so why bother spending from a third to over twice the amount on a hyped new release?

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they are very good, I'm not knocking the quality, but that's just too much for me to spend. Here in the UK, at least, the 52 is [lowest prices available online per single] £28 and the 56 is £42. A little more at the shop of course. You can buy Hoyo and Punch DC's, well aged from the late 90's, for £20 and they are not only a longer smoke but the ones I have had were spell bindingly good. Those are just current good examples, but there is always something new appearing in stock.

[samb]

WAY too much for me.

[sloth]

if I could go to a local and buy one, the big one, for around $50 I would probably do it just to try one... but it isn't possible ATM... I thought about getting one of those samplers, but decided not to.

If a certain vendor decided to allow a certain customer a chance to buy a single with another purchase some time down the road... ahem... i would consider it...

[android]

Box on the way.

[Smooth]

I could buy them, but, in all reality probably cant afford the individual cost per smoke... What are they 3 or so X the cost of a siglo VI?

Im sure they're great, but are they worth the premium in terms of smoking experience to me right now? Probably not at the moment...