Which CC cigars from 23/24 are as good as any period in the last 25 years?

[El Presidente]

On 3/30/2025 at 3:00 AM, rascalmonkey said:

What's the consensus on the 2024 batch of SLR Regios? They're sitting on retailers' shelves longer than expected + anyone tried them yet?

Top tier but I haven't seen enough of the 2024 to put them in the mix. What I have seen are excellent. 

[svivo]

Sounds like we might need to get some vertical tasting programs set up! Haven’t managed to smoke anything new (23/24) yet but keen to see how the new RASS / CoRo stack up to some of my older stock. JLs are next up on my buying list so it’s comforting to hear the quality is still there. 

Also - has anyone tried the Monte 4s from this year? Had a friend go through a duty free store last week and from the photos they look great but have heard mixed reports on Montes in general lately. 

[Philski]

The year 2000 is a significant cut-off point.