Your opinion: The best pound for pound Cuban cigars in the world today?

[El Presidente]

The best pound for pound Cuban cigars in the world today?

I get the above question asked regularly of me and I have my list which I will post later today. However I would like your list which you will need to keep to no more than three cigars.

Taking into account:

• Enjoyment
• Value/Price
• Consistency

For you.....which are your top 3 "pound of pound" Cuban cigars in the world today? If you have time, expand and let us know why.

[foursite12]

Using those criteria,

1. Por Larranaga Petit Coronas. High bang for the buck. Distinctive flavor profile, with early bite giving way to mellow caramel as they mature. Consistent high build quality.

2. Punch Punch. More cigar than most in a reasonable size and cost. I understand quality may not have been up there prior to 2014 but for me this is my go-to CG, along with RA Superiores (which are at a totally different price point).

3. Diplomaticos No. 2--but I haven't smoked enough to speak about consistency. So far, they appear to be an excellent price/performance cigar.

[luv2fly]

1 and 2 for me. Add Boli PC and a Party Short...

[kuma]

HDM DBL Corona

MOB AUG 14

PUNCH PUNCH

AUM / ABR SEPT 14

HDM EPIC #1

LUA OCT 14

Seems like 2014 was a very good year!

[GasGuy82]

Punch Punch

Partagas Shorts

Bolivar Belicosos Finos

[SCgarman]

1. RASS-simply my favorite

2. Upmann PC-love the profile(shortbread)

3. Monte 4- love the flavor(milk coffee/chocolate)

[sepp]

RASC

MC No 4

RASS

[FLB03TT]

Day in day out, no muss no fuss, steady Eddie, good to the last drop.

One caveat is hand picking, especially by Rob, help to insure the above qualities.

RASS, preferably 50 cab.

BRC

CORO, pricey, but worth it!

[ehdg]

BBF, Upmann Conni A n D4.

Close behind RASS from 50 cab n Upmann 2

[PuffDaddie]

1. Rass Punch-Punch and BBf..

[TheFullMontecristo]

I can only give you the best pound for pound Cuban cigars in my current inventory by weight class. These are the ones I am always thinking about smoking but don't always reach for as a regular go to.

Heavyweight - H. Upmann Sir Winston (Connie A runner up)

Middleweight - Bolivar Royal Corona

Featherweight - Trinidad Reyes

[NJP]

SLR A.

Shorts

RG Perlas.

[BBS]

Recent examples of the JL#2 have been pretty fantastic for such a reasonably priced cigar. Add BRC's, CoRo's, and recent Party Shorts to my list.

[Troels]

Shorts

Rascc

Pl montecarlos

[Shikar]

Monte Petit Edmundo

RyJ Obese Churchill

HdM Epi #1

Regards.

[MrGTO]

Enjoyment= Connie A/ Cohiba PE

Value/Price= just about any PC

Consistency= Party short/HUHC

[QuaiDorkay]

pound for pound

QDO corona

Rascc

Bpc

[CaptainQuintero]

I can't see past:

PLPC

Bolivar PC

Bolivar RC

I just can't honestly see anything else giving you the quality, consistently and price point more than those.

[Dimmers]

hmm .....

HdM Epi 1

PLPC

Hdm des dieux

great value, always consistent and enjoyable.

[joejack11]

Rj PC- great blend , price is great , consistent .

Dip2- when on .. Deep sweet spices ,! Creamy smoke , decently good consistent

Sc ep- deep rich sweet flavors . Price is bit high for the size format , consistency is quite good

[Carts]

Boli PCs

[JohnS]

1) Partagas Shorts

2) Ramon Allones Specially Selected

3) Bolivar Petit Coronas

[stogieluver]

Monte 4

PLMC

PLPC

Could exchange the RyJ Exh#4 POU JUN13 for any of these.

[perkinke]

I'd have to go with:

Partagas shorts

BBF

H. Upmann Royal Robusto

[topdiesel]

Boli Tubos No. 3

Boli Tubos No. 2

Boli Coronas Jr.

I have spent a lot of money and time looking for better. For my palate these are the ones. It was a tough decision though. I have had individual cigars that are better, but not consistently better. I have smoked hundreds of the combination of these and every time I light one up I think "If I don't have time or if anything is wrong I will just pitch it and get a different cigar" I have never tossed one of the above smokes. They are all varying intensities of the same flavor profile. Bolivar leather and a sort of dried apricot.