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As always there's a few sketchy selections, but overall it's the most believable in recent memory.
The top selection of the Pepin Le Bijou 1922 is not a bad choice, I've had a few that were pretty good. But I found them not to be very consistent and the wrappers seem a bit fragile, I've had more than a few split on me. Good stick though, especially the torpedo mentioned here.
The RASS at #2 is not surprising....when they're "on". And that is always the concern. They have been way better lately from the one's I've smoked from '14, & '15.
Of course #3 & #7 stand out in the top 10. A CAO cigar on this list has got to be a first. The RP Edge at #7 is crazy if you ask me. While not an offensive smoke (think great bundle cigar), definitely not a top 100...let alone a top 10. I'd like to hear from someone that has smoked the CAO Flathead 660 and what your thoughts are.
The Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso is an interesting selection at #4. While the DC #2 was a basic for me for many years after the CC bust of '98-'99...I've found them very inconsistent the last few years. By that I mean, they just don't taste the same as they used to...as is the case with their Hemingway line as well, another of my ex-old favorites.
The Padron Family Reserve 50 Years (5x54) at #5 is another interesting choice. I guess based on my high expectations of this cigar, I didn't think it lived up to it's billing in either the Natural or Maduro wrapper. But not much from Padron has done that for me the last few years, especially their expensive sticks. Now the cigar out of the $5,300.00 Padron 50th Anniversary Humidor (6 1/2x50), that's another story. I've had people tell me it was the best cigar they've ever smoked...and that's coming from serious cigar smokers. But at $70.00 a stick, all that smoked it said "it wasn't THAT good!"
At #6...the Illusione Ultra Op. No. 9....I love this cigar! But then again, most of Dion's cigars are in my wheelhouse blend-wise.
At #9, The Bolivar BF has been my Monti #2 replacement since the early 90s...when they were smoke-able that is. When they are on, these could be my 'stranded on a desert island' cigar.
At #11, the Hammer & Sickle, the few of this brand I've smoked were absolute dog rockets...but they weren't this particular cigar. Impressions on this one would be appreciated.
At #14...I gotta get my hands on a few of these to sample. I have a love/hate relationship with Trinidad. They're either sour & bitter as hell when you first get them (then storing them to see if they come around) or they are dead nuts on target and taste great. There seems to be no in between to me. But at $17.00+ a stick for a 4 3/8 x 54....that's friggin nuts.
At #18, a BAT (General Cigar) offering. Can't say I've bought a Dunhill in the last 15 years or more. Also, at #20, another cigar by a mass producer in Plasencia (Altadis). Anyone smoke either of these two? Thoughts?
At #21, the Nat Sherman, I've smoked a handful of these and they weren't bad. But that's it, not bad, but not memorable either. Top 25?...
. This stick to me is what we would smoke as an every day cigar, one you'd light up, smoke for 20-30 minutes and put down without feeling guilty that you didn't finish the whole thing.
A NUB cigar in the Top 25 of all cigars made on Earth...LMFAO!
What do you guys think of the list and what are your impressions of the cigars on the list that you have smoked?
As always there's a few sketchy selections, but overall it's the most believable in recent memory.
The top selection of the Pepin Le Bijou 1922 is not a bad choice, I've had a few that were pretty good. But I found them not to be very consistent and the wrappers seem a bit fragile, I've had more than a few split on me. Good stick though, especially the torpedo mentioned here.
The RASS at #2 is not surprising....when they're "on". And that is always the concern. They have been way better lately from the one's I've smoked from '14, & '15.
Of course #3 & #7 stand out in the top 10. A CAO cigar on this list has got to be a first. The RP Edge at #7 is crazy if you ask me. While not an offensive smoke (think great bundle cigar), definitely not a top 100...let alone a top 10. I'd like to hear from someone that has smoked the CAO Flathead 660 and what your thoughts are.
The Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso is an interesting selection at #4. While the DC #2 was a basic for me for many years after the CC bust of '98-'99...I've found them very inconsistent the last few years. By that I mean, they just don't taste the same as they used to...as is the case with their Hemingway line as well, another of my ex-old favorites.
The Padron Family Reserve 50 Years (5x54) at #5 is another interesting choice. I guess based on my high expectations of this cigar, I didn't think it lived up to it's billing in either the Natural or Maduro wrapper. But not much from Padron has done that for me the last few years, especially their expensive sticks. Now the cigar out of the $5,300.00 Padron 50th Anniversary Humidor (6 1/2x50), that's another story. I've had people tell me it was the best cigar they've ever smoked...and that's coming from serious cigar smokers. But at $70.00 a stick, all that smoked it said "it wasn't THAT good!"
At #6...the Illusione Ultra Op. No. 9....I love this cigar! But then again, most of Dion's cigars are in my wheelhouse blend-wise.
At #9, The Bolivar BF has been my Monti #2 replacement since the early 90s...when they were smoke-able that is. When they are on, these could be my 'stranded on a desert island' cigar.
At #11, the Hammer & Sickle, the few of this brand I've smoked were absolute dog rockets...but they weren't this particular cigar. Impressions on this one would be appreciated.
At #14...I gotta get my hands on a few of these to sample. I have a love/hate relationship with Trinidad. They're either sour & bitter as hell when you first get them (then storing them to see if they come around) or they are dead nuts on target and taste great. There seems to be no in between to me. But at $17.00+ a stick for a 4 3/8 x 54....that's friggin nuts.
At #18, a BAT (General Cigar) offering. Can't say I've bought a Dunhill in the last 15 years or more. Also, at #20, another cigar by a mass producer in Plasencia (Altadis). Anyone smoke either of these two? Thoughts?
At #21, the Nat Sherman, I've smoked a handful of these and they weren't bad. But that's it, not bad, but not memorable either. Top 25?...
. This stick to me is what we would smoke as an every day cigar, one you'd light up, smoke for 20-30 minutes and put down without feeling guilty that you didn't finish the whole thing.A NUB cigar in the Top 25 of all cigars made on Earth...LMFAO!
What do you guys think of the list and what are your impressions of the cigars on the list that you have smoked?
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