Padrino Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 It's almost the end of another year. So which cigar has made it to the top and bottom of your list ? *My cigar of the year* - Quai D'Orsay Corona AGO 02 Honorable Mention - HDM 2003 EL and Cuaba Salomones Nov 05 *The Worst* - Vegueros Especiales #2 Jul 02 - absolutely vile/disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarros Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 My fav list: The best cigar of 2009 is Bolivar Fabulosos ER 2009 para Benelux OPA JUN 09 (picks) The worst - Montecristo Open Master (picks) Honorable mention - H.Upmann Magnum 48 EL 2009 MOA ABR 09 (picks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfoster Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Ok I'm going to be tarred and feathered for having NC's on my list but... Best: Illusione Epernay La Ferme (most complex cigar I've smoked to date... I wanted to break it open and eat it at one point) Runner up: my first RASS ever (no idea of the box code, got it in a trade). Not my first cuban, but my best so far. My first box purchase from the czar will be these, I'm quite sure. Worst: Nub Cameroon 460 (horrible bitter and angry little Rosemary's baby of a monstrosity) I don't have the luxury of a humidor full of cubans (yet). Next year I plan on fixing that situation with Rob and Lisa's help, heh... I've also only been smoking cigars for a couple of months. -- Gary F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawofboston Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 My best was an '08 Upmann Sir Winston. I can only imagine what these things will be like with some age on them. Worst was a Camacho double maduro torpedo or some such thing. The only mercy was the thing was a wind tunnel, which is normally bad but in this case meant they packed less dog-**** tobacco into the cigar, thereby slightly reducing the horrid taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BolivarSmoker Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Best: Edmundo Dantes El Conde 109 RE (original release) - been smoking about 10 years now and this cigar blew me away.... Honorable Mention: 1994 Punch Churchill SLB Worst: Montecristo Open Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CigarmanTim Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 1st place Party Lusitania '08 2nd Sir Winston H. Uppman '08 3rd Party Serie P 2 '08 Worst Bolivar Belicoso Finos '07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 For this list I'll stick to recent production.... Best- 08 Party Lusi. The most flavor of any post 95 Lusi I've smoked. Runner up- 09 Trini Robusto T. I didn't like Trinidads until smoking these. Worst- Cohiba Genios. Vile flavor. Doesn't taste like a Cohiba to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDigger Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Best: Partagas Lusitania (single) Second: H. Upmann Sir Winston (single) Most Surprising: Quai D'Orsay Coronas Claro (single) Best NC: Oliva Serie V Lancero Worst: Several NCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectform Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Best of the year: Cubatabaco 1492 Worst of the Year: Bolivar Short Bolivar RE AP (sorry mates but PCC buggered us with this cigar) Honorable Mention: Opus X Robusto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 been a lot of great cigars so have t have a think about it but the worst would have to be a monte petit edmundo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demiurgic Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Best - early 08 RASS 08- Monte 4 07 Bolivar RC (maybe I had a dud box) Best NC- Oliva V, Fuente Double Chateau, Cuban Crafters (cigar factory in Miami), Padron Maduro anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnofstrasse Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best: 06 Cohiba Piramide EL 2nd: 08 Juan Lopez Maximo RE Swiss 3rd: 06 Monte Robusto EL Worst: Oliva V Torpedo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jquest63 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Recent Production 1. VR Famoso 2. Cohiba Siglo IV Aged 1. JL Corona 2001 2. VR Don Alejandro 2002 Worst: I've been consistently disappointed by La Gloria MdOr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best: 07 Punch Royal Seleccion 11 Worst: CAO Brazilia Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleehb Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best: Juan Lopez Selection #2 Worst: Bolivar Royal Corona Best NC: Padron 80 years maduro Worst NC: El Baton Double Torpedo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best: Cohiba Gran Reserva from the Habanos festival rested 5 months. Honourable mentions: 08 Partagas Lusitania 07 Montecristo Especial 09 Upmann Magnum 48 Worst: Montecristo Open Eagle/Master/Junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephan Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best - RyJ Duke 2009 Worst - Punch Punch 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmith Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Clear winner was Cohiba Gran Reserva Honourable mention goes to the Sir Winnies and Upmann 46 both returning with great flavour Bottom of the pile, R & J Exhibition No 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunburyist Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best - RyJ Churchill NRG Oct 05.............fantastic. Can't believe I handed 4 of them out on a pissed up night out when I could have given away corona majors.... Honourable mention - Saint Luis Rey Pacificos 09. Really enjoyed this one. RyJ Duke and my regular BRCs and Unicos not far behind. Worst - difficult. Fortunately not had anything too bad this year. I even enjoyed the aromatic Backwoods I smoked at a summer bbq.. Probably a La Gloria Cubana Taino, which failed to deliver anything across the entire smoke. Bit of a waste of time really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 My smoking Cuban cigars have taken a beating until about 4 months ago... so may selection was small Best: '07 PLPC Runner ups: Hoyo des Dieux, BBF, '05 La Fuerza The Disappointment: Cohiba Siglo II (box date unknown) Worst: La Fuerza (If I had to guess it was an '08, made the '05 La Fuerza seem like gold) In the Non-Cuban catagory... Best: Tatuaje T110 Runner ups: My Father Le Bijou 1922 Petit Robusto, Cabaiguan Guapos The Disappointments: The Cain, FF Opus X Petit Lanceros Worse: Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Robusto (I had more than one this year, blech!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanceSchmerr Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best Cigar - Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Roi - I seriously thought it was a flavoured cigar. I did not know Cuban cigars could develop such a sweet awesome taste! Honourable Mention - Punch Black Prince - Very sad that these are extremely hard to find now Worst Cigar: Juan Lopez Corona - Just plain awful Dishonourable mention - RyJ Escudos LE 07 - Yecch!!!!! Best NC Cigar - Fuente Don Carlos Lancero (from Vegas' Casa Fuente) - finest NC Lancero I've ever had Worst NC Cigar - Ashton Maduro Churchill - No Comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellery Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Best: Upmann Mag 46 08 Worst: Tie between Partagas SD4 08 and Cuaba EL NC: Best: Not sure if its these are the best, but I've been smoking a ton of Oliva V's and Tat's Worst: Siglo not the Cohiba line, but the Altadis line...worst cigar ever, and to top it off, the blatantly steal Cohibas look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 It's almost the end of another year. So which cigar has made it to the top and bottom of your list ? *My cigar of the year* - Quai D'Orsay Corona AGO 02 Honorable Mention - HDM 2003 EL and Cuaba Salomones Nov 05 *The Worst* - Vegueros Especiales #2 Jul 02 - absolutely vile/disgusting. *REALLY!!??? I almost ordered a Vegueros #2! Whew! What a thing! You know I had a Vegueros years ago when they 1st came out. I wasn't impressed w/it then, and thought I'd give it another chance years later...guess I'm glad I didn't. I trust your judgement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Well I must say I've been quite enamored with the RA Celestiales Finos RR from this year. I've had a few that just blew me away - great strength, flavor and body with a really nice oily feel to the smoke. Love the shape and size as well. Ordered a second box after the I smoked my second one and just ordered 2 more - these are going to be phenomenal in a couple of years! One of my recent favorites with a bit of age has been the 03 Partagas 898V - shame I only picked up a tenner of those. Less desirable have been the plethora of tight sticks I seem to have accumulated - at least some do come around after a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksfull Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 CC Best: Montecristo Especial (AUG 97) - Simply amazing what 12 years will do for an already great cigar. Only one more left from the box... have to be careful not to get it salty from my tears. Worst: JLP Cremas (MAY 08) - Most were pretty mush OK for bargain basement TC, oops I mean pretty much OK, but a few were just gawdawful. NC Best (tie): Padilla "Habano" Torpedo (purchased '09) - Even better than its pricier Signature 1932 brethren at this young stage. Best (tie): Columbus Brevas (circa ~'03) - Tufer-a-dollar closeout that would make you swear somebody switched the band on a Monty #4. Worst: Cuba Libre Club Corona (purchased '09) - Bleeecccch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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