Game - Rate These From Best To Worst - Prize

[ZCigarGuy]

OK I went back to the Devils Own to buy some lighters and next thing you know I got into a mood to buy Singles. I'm going to have to install a program to block that site.! If my wife sees my Cigar Bill this month, i'm dead meat.

I bought 10 different Cigars blind. While I know or have tasted some of the brands, with the exception of the Inch, I've tried none of them.
So the game is to predict which will be the top 5 Cigars.

In two weeks I'll list the cigars in order of best to worst and it will be interesting to see who get's closest. Oh no Game wouldn't be worthwhile without a prize. So I'll send the winner 10 Varied Dog Rockets and 1 Edgar Hoil OSOK Desmadroso. They will arrive next week so let's make the End Date of the Game October 25th.

List of Cigars Bought In Chronological Order
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly
Pack of 5
$18.00 $18.00

Ave Maria Holy Grail
Single
$4.00 $4.00

CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Single
$3.00 $3.00

E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Single 2x
$3.00

Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
Single
$3.00

H. Upmann Legacy Toro
Single
$4.00

Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
Single
$4.50

La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
Single
$3.00

Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro
Single
$3.00

AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
Single
$4.00

Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto
Single
$5.00

 

[Boudie]

This could get brutal. Hope you have a thick skin. I've made this same mistake when I first joined and the results where not pretty, I'm still recovering. Please do not consider this an entry!

 

[irratebass]

La Perla Habana worse than Gurkhas........I said it, and not to hurt anyone's feelings, this is just MY opinion. Like Boudie said, gotta have thick skin. On that note though, like what you smoke, smoke what you like

 

[Bondo 440]

Top 5
Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
Ave Maria Holy Grail
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly
H. Upmann Legacy Toro
Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro

Bottom 5. Worst to Worster

E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto

Thanks for the contest !! And Good Luck !!
Look for our next Dog Rocket Pass for some true smoking adventure.

 

[Glassman]

The regular CAO black is good stuff for a lighter smoke.

Bondo is probably right on the rest of it.

This is not an entry.

 

[irratebass]

The regular CAO black is good stuff for a lighter smoke.

Bondo is probably right on the rest of it.

This is not an entry.

I believe @BenS loves those

 

[squaresoft]

granted ive not smoked all of these, but judging by what i know of other sticks in the lines i would go this:

Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly
Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Ave Maria Holy Grail

H. Upmann Legacy Toro
Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto

also just as an FYI, Belicoso is abbreviated as beli, not belly....unless theres a nica rustica called belly that i dont know about

 

[BenS]

Jake if you switch the torano and the black, I'm with you.
I do really enjoy the CAO. I've got a few boxes that are 4-8 years old that are pretty darn good for 3$ smokes. Reminds me of luminosa a lot.

 

[ZCigarGuy]

This could get brutal. Hope you have a thick skin. I've made this same mistake when I first joined and the results where not pretty, I'm still recovering. Please do not consider this an entry!

I am totally thick skinned. I think that this post will be fun!
Where taste is concerned there really is no right or wrong.
Hey and I get rid of some dog rockets. The OSOK though is a really amazing smoke. I hate giving that one up.

 

[Nacho Daddy]

best to worst.

AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Ave Maria Holy Grail
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
H. Upmann Legacy Toro
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly

I expect you will keep notes and assign a score to each.

 

[Juice]

Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly
Monti Media Noche
Alec Bradley Lineage
AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
CAO Black

 

[kit_luce]

Top 5 in no particular order
Ave
CAO
Montecristo
Cohiba
H Upmann

 

[ZCigarGuy]

best to worst.

AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Ave Maria Holy Grail
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
H. Upmann Legacy Toro
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly

I expect you will keep notes and assign a score to each.

I'm going to definitely take notes and score the Cigars.

 

[ZCigarGuy]

granted ive not smoked all of these, but judging by what i know of other sticks in the lines i would go this:

Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly


also just as an FYI, Belicoso is abbreviated as beli, not belly....unless theres a nica rustica called belly that i dont know about

Seems that they referr to it as the Belly at different sites like Cigar.com. Also I found this picture of a bundle with Belly on the printing.
https://www.famous-smoke.com/images/skupics/nrs/CI-NRS-BELLN-400.jpg

 

[multi-useless]

best to worst.

AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Ave Maria Holy Grail
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
H. Upmann Legacy Toro
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly

I expect you will keep notes and assign a score to each.

Finally, someone rates the AB near the top! Surprised the Torano is being picked so high though - I used to smoke a lot of Toranos, but the Cameroon never did anything for me... anyway, I'll play - best to worst:

Alec Bradley
Avo
Cohiba Dominican
Ave Maria
Monte
EPC
Nica Rustica
Upmann
Torano
CAO
La Perla

Thanks for the contest!

 

[fisherclive]

Top 5
AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
H. Upmann Legacy Toro
Cohiba Puro DominicanaRobusto

Bottom 5
Ave Maria Holy Grail
Torano 1916 CameroonRobusto
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro

 

[Master Shake]

Here's my order:
1st - AVO Classic No 3
10th (tie) - Drew Estate Nica Rustica
10th (tie) - Montecristo Media Noche
10th (tie) - H. Upmann Legacy
10th (tie) - Cohiba Puro Dominicana
10th (tie) - Ave Maria Holy Grail
10th (tie) - Torano 1916 Cameroon
10th (tie) - La Perla Habana White Pearl
10th (tie) - E.P. Carillo Inch
10th (tie) - Alec Bradley The Lineage

 

[jasonsbeer]

I'll play, but I haven't had most of those. So this is mostly just a guess from the randomizer. At one time, I was a fan of the CAO Blacks...before general cigar took over.

Alec Bradley The Lineage Toro
Drew Estate Nica Rustica Belly
Torano 1916 Cameroon Robusto
E.P. Carrillo INCH Natural #60
AVO Classic No. 3 Presidente
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier
Ave Maria Holy Grail
Montecristo Media Noche Churchill
H. Upmann Legacy Toro
La Perla Habana White Pearl Churchill Extra
Cohiba Puro Dominicana Robusto

 

[ZCigarGuy]

Hurray, my cigars arrived a day early.
Should I end the contest as of today and post my impressions as I go, or just remain silent to the end.?

I'm going to use the tape recorder on my phone to make my reviews (For Myself) so I don't forget or mix up the Cigars.

 

[Nacho Daddy]

wait till the end.
suspense, you know...….