Your Best Cigar of 2013?

[dtrott]

1)VR Unico... A flavor bomb!Always impressed by this torpedo.2)RASS.....Consistently delivers!

[Troels]

Cant really make my mind up between these 3:

2012 rg perla, 2012 rascc and a 2003 des dieux.

Had several of each and not all had been great, but on one ocassion the stars was alligned with these. Had a fair number of cigars this year, and most more expensive than these, but they didnt reach same level

[ramon_cojones]

^same here, have had outstanding perlas and new rascc that i almost put on my list

[Stogieninja]

Best cigar I had this year was a gifted Monte Gran Reserva. Oh my word.

[pbibby]

For me it was the Behike 52 from Mar 11. So good. Easily the best cigar I've evert had.

[Stanislaw]

Standard production for me would be the hoyo de Monterrey epicure no. 2 that was the first box I received from czars

"New" cigar would be a tie between ERDM Anniversario and the monte 520 (both huge ring gauges, go figure

Best aged cigar of the year for me was a 1998 partagas serie D no4

And marca of the year for me would have to go to Por Larranaga

It's been a good year for cigars for me....

[mgravito]

Standard production with a 2013 box date is probably a PLPC.

Best cigar I smoked all year was probably a Cohiba Esplendidos from 08.

[Phillys]

Hamlet Robusto with a little age on it, followed distantly by a Monte 2, one in the box was just brilliant, the rest were very good, but that one cigar...

[puromaniac]

Wow. Lots of beautiful sticks to try from these experiences.

For me it was an 08 Esplendido sitting around a campfire after a spectacular day of dry fly fishing. Until the next day at least when I broke out a 1966 I had been hoarding.

[Cisco]

2012 RASS...I literally said "Wow, so this is what all the fuss is about." I purchased a box that night.

[CUBANO]

RA Superiores

[ckmiv]

Curiously it was a Federal Cigar My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda. Apparently these were special blends sold only through four B&M retailers here in the states. Went from a pepper bomb to to raspberry and citrus in the second third to a nice sweet cream finish. Really surprised me.

[ramon_cojones]

Surprised about superiores, I've had a few and none were excellent. Have not had any 13s.

[Jah]

La Escepcion Selectos Finos

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[sw15825]

You all might laugh! But Monte 2. May 12, Upman factory. 95 pointer in my book. I have most of box left, should have bougt 5 boxes. Runners up summer 12 RASS and SLR A code unknown, was gifted.

So I was right afterall! LOL

[CaptainQuintero]

Summer seems so long ago I had to go fetch my notes:

2013

#1 2000 H.Upmann #1 99/100

#2 1998 Punch Monarca 97/100

#3 1969 RyJ Romeo No1 95/100

#4 Italy RE Por Larranaga Small Robusto 94/100

Really impressed with the Italy Small Robusto, excellent cigar.

[Bartolomeo]

Off the top of my head....

Made in 2013 I enjoyed:

-Alfredo Martinez Robusto custom

-Monsdale custom

-SLR Regios

-Quai Corona

-HDM Petit Robusto

Smoked in 2013 I enjoyed:

-OR Behike

-98 Punch Monarch Tubo

-12 POU CoRo

-09 RyJ Duke EL

-Portman Anniversary

-LGC/ERDM Tainos

-98 JL Patricia

-LGC Cuba RE

Smoked in 2013 w/ potential to be real good in time IMHO:

-ERDM Anniv RE

-VR Anniv RE

-Monte 520 EL

-Cohiba 1966 EL

-LFDC RE from Asia/UK

-13 SLR Serie A

-Conde 54 RE

Duds from 2013 that I will revisit down the road but didnt care for:

-13 Choix, RASS, Monte Double Edmundo, Shorts, PLPC, JL #2

Bart

[celtmick1984]

Best Smoked in 2013: a 2001 CLE ABR CoLa that was puff to puff complex, showed the right amount of strength, sweetness, balance, elegance, and the finish went on for minutes. All in all, nearly two hours of bliss. Enjoyed while catching up with an old law school buddy at a Cuban themed restaurant. I doubt the experience can be beat, but I'm intent upon trying.

Also had some great young cigars: BRCs, PSE2s, CoEspys, Behike54, Siglo IV, Siglo VI. New Years's resolution is to get a job that will allow me to buy/smoke more.

[bamadoc77]

VR farmie and a Hamlet Salamone...it's a tie.

[BigE514]

I retract my last two candidates because the montecristo no2 I had tonight just blew anything I had this year out of the water! I didn't want to put it down! Even the ashes smell good!

[BigE514]

I think it's a May 13 box I can't wait to see what the rest of the box is like as they age

[BonVivant]

Authentic Monsdale rolled by Enrique Mons