CMontoya79
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Your thoughts gentleman? I haven't had one in a while, but do recall enjoying them greatly.
Brickhouse said:I'm surprised....but not for reasons of whether or not the Monte #2 deserves it.
I think the Monte #2 is a great cigar that is certainly worthy of being number 1. I could certainly argue some other choices, but I have no problem seeing it as number 1.
My surprise is that CA actually put a Cuban cigar as number 1. I subscribe to CA, but I know what I'm getting.....and very money/sponsor influenced publication that is less and less about cigars every year. To me, it's very obvious that the top 25 as a whole has a lot to do with money/sponsorship and not as much to do with actual taste/quality.
I find that Cuban cigars are essentially ignored because their subscriber base does not have easy access to them. Therefore they play to their audience and keep things out of Cuba for the most part. I realize they toss in some Cuban flavor from time to time, but it isn't addressed nearly as much as it should be in a magazine titled Cigar Aficionado.
So in short....good for the Monte #2, it is deserving.......and good for CA, allowing it to happen.
Brickhouse said:
but I know what I'm getting.....and very money/sponsor influenced publication that is less and less about cigars every year. To me, it's very obvious that the top 25 as a whole has a lot to do with money/sponsorship and not as much to do with actual taste/quality.
Brickhouse said:I'm surprised....but not for reasons of whether or not the Monte #2 deserves it.
I think the Monte #2 is a great cigar that is certainly worthy of being number 1. I could certainly argue some other choices, but I have no problem seeing it as number 1.
My surprise is that CA actually put a Cuban cigar as number 1. I subscribe to CA, but I know what I'm getting.....and very money/sponsor influenced publication that is less and less about cigars every year. To me, it's very obvious that the top 25 as a whole has a lot to do with money/sponsorship and not as much to do with actual taste/quality.
I find that Cuban cigars are essentially ignored because their subscriber base does not have easy access to them. Therefore they play to their audience and keep things out of Cuba for the most part. I realize they toss in some Cuban flavor from time to time, but it isn't addressed nearly as much as it should be in a magazine titled Cigar Aficionado.
So in short....good for the Monte #2, it is deserving.......and good for CA, allowing it to happen.
Sunward said:Very enjoyable cigar. Wish I still had a full box, they would be from 2006.
whylieineedacigar said:
Very enjoyable cigar. Wish I still had a full box, they would be from 2006.
Yea, the one they rated was from this year april 2013 so it would be nice to try to get a box of those, age them and smoke them in 2023!