Cigar Aficionado Top 25 and a pretty cool thread jack.

[CigarStone]

Might as well try and win this for a buck huh?

Win Three Boxes Of Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars | Cigar Aficionado

One lucky winner will receive three boxes of cigars from our list, and not just any boxes—all three will be from our 10 best cigars. | Cigar Aficionado

www.cigaraficionado.com

EDIT: Link change... thanks Dan.

$1 for three boxes of Cigar Aficionado top rated cigars?

You get what you pay for

 

[CigarStone]

That’s one of my favorite cigar things…. To find a cigar that’s awesome and cheap.
I remember way back when… Mayorga Coffee partnered with JR Cigar and had these Maduro Robustos that were about $1.50 a cigar. Surprisingly good for such a cheap cigar. Remember burning through a few boxes of those back in the day.

Remember when we used to discuss ad nauseam which Consuegra to buy?

 

[CigarStone]

That's why I didn't want to get involved with the CP ratings thing Chad and Dan got going. I have a box of those San Cristobal Clasicos, and they are nice smokes for the money - I bought them because they were mentioned here in one of the older "everyday smokes" thread and they were pretty inexpensive. They might be around #19 on my list, but I don't have near the bench to call up that CA does. If they are deemed #19 in a worldwide, year-long list, then it just shows how cratered my palate must be.

I read the CA synopsis and it mentions being made by Ashton. Normally I'd think aha! Ashton surely drops a coin in the CA kitty, but then I don't see any other Ashtons on the list.

Jeff, Dan @CgarDan is a pretty sharp dude and if he is buying average $12 cigars I would assume these cigars are going to be pretty enjoyable.

 

[thinde]

If there’s still space I’ll join up.

 

[CigSid]

@CgarDan , I’m still in, but after looking through the list I want to say how unimpressed I am with most of them (NCs).

If you add the no 1 cigar of the year... I'm in

 

[CgarDan]

If you add the no 1 cigar of the year... I'm in

Will you rate the rest if I throw one of those in

 

[CgarDan]

We got 15 to do the ratings blind ( no knowledge of what you are smoking ) Did I miss anyone ?

1) @CigarStone
2) @Pugman1943
3) @CBoukal
4) @cabaiguan juan
5) @lherzolite
6) @Gavin
7) @JoeMO
8) @SKYDIVNEKD
9) @Nate1977
10) @H. Vachon
11) @drunkfish3
12) @cohibasurfer
13) @Le Primauguet
14) @Smokemorestressless
15) @thinde

I will start a new thread either today or tomorrow with everything outlined.

Would love to still get 1 or 2 more to do the rating with the knowledge of what they are smoking

 

[JoeMO]

Would love to still get 1 or 2 more to do the rating with the knowledge of what they are smoking

I'd be fine either way if you need a volunteer or guinea pig

 

[Pugman1943]

We got 15 to do the ratings blind ( no knowledge of what you are smoking ) Did I miss anyone ?

1) @CigarStone
2) @Pugman1943
3) @CBoukal
4) @cabaiguan juan
5) @lherzolite
6) @Gavin
7) @JoeMO
8) @SKYDIVNEKD
9) @Nate1977
10) @H. Vachon
11) @drunkfish3
12) @cohibasurfer
13) @Le Primauguet
14) @Smokemorestressless
15) @thinde

I will start a new thread either today or tomorrow with everything outlined.

Would love to still get 1 or 2 more to do the rating with the knowledge of what they are smoking

Dan, are you TIRED of typing yet?

 

[ChuckJr]

Jeff, Dan @CgarDan is a pretty sharp dude and if he is buying average $12 cigars I would assume these cigars are going to be pretty enjoyable.

Yeah, I don't that at all - just that I'd be a poor choice to subjectively evaluate them.

 

[ChuckJr]

Chuck, please tell me you know that Ashton is owned by Fuente, they got the coins. And personally, I don't like Ashton, but do Fuente ( certain ones ).

Yeah, my comment was suppose to allude to Ashton's advertising capability and how I would have expected that budget to get them somewhere North of #19.

 

[Gavin]

Chuck, please tell me you know that Ashton is owned by Fuente, they got the coins. And personally, I don't like Ashton, but do Fuente ( certain ones ).

I believe that Ashton cigars is owned by the Levin family who owns Holt’s Cigars. They do contract with the Fuentes to make their cigars for them.

 

[cohibasurfer]

We got 15 to do the ratings blind ( no knowledge of what you are smoking ) Did I miss anyone ?

1) @CigarStone
2) @Pugman1943
3) @CBoukal
4) @cabaiguan juan
5) @lherzolite
6) @Gavin
7) @JoeMO
8) @SKYDIVNEKD
9) @Nate1977
10) @H. Vachon
11) @drunkfish3
12) @cohibasurfer
13) @Le Primauguet
14) @Smokemorestressless
15) @thinde

I will start a new thread either today or tomorrow with everything outlined.

Would love to still get 1 or 2 more to do the rating with the knowledge of what they are smoking

Well if this group ain't a bunch of floggin' mollies.

 

[Pugman1943]

I believe that Ashton cigars is owned by the Levin family who owns Holt’s Cigars. They do contract with the Fuentes to make their cigars for them.

I stand corrected, but pugs don't stand well.