How many of Cigar Aficionado Top 25 of 2008 have you tried?

[Jetexas]

Only 6. I'm thinking Casa Manga must have really greased Marvin S to get that #1. If that's number one my taste buds are waaaaay off! I smell a rat...

 

[ucubed]

I've had 21 of the 25 on that list and the Casa Magna is by far the bottom of any list of mine

 

[podman28]

I have had 23 of the 25. Only the San Cristobal and Juan Lopez have escaped me.

 

[Danilo]

I don't know how that Casa Magna made it as #1.... but then again, I do not work for Afficionado, and am far from an expert....
IMO... there are much better cigars out there, cigars that bring more to the table, cigars that do more for me.
I've had a few Casa... I was not impressed. I'd much rather smoke a Peppin Blue or a My Father.
I did not watch the video posted (will tomorrow) and this is only my .02 cents (worth about 1 cent actually)

 

[Cigar Cowboy]

I have had 23 of the 25. Only the San Cristobal and Juan Lopez have escaped me.

Wow good for you. What would your #1 be from the list?

 

[TheCigarKid]

Wow good for you. What would your #1 be from the list?

Tim has smoked every cigar known to man from my understanding :rofl: :laugh:

 

[tandblov]

Again I love the Casa Magna

Here is a video to explain their decision:

Hey, to each his own. If you like it, then enjoy!

But, according to Mott, Savona, et al, better than the 80th? Better than the MK? Better than a RyJ Churchill, Cohiba Siglo VI? Really? I don't think so for a minute.

I have heard their explanation, back when the ratings first came out. I think it's BS and CYA for a few reasons. One, there are better cigars...they even admit that the 80th was better. But they decided to consider price and determine some completely new subjective standard by which to compare quality to price. OK. While it seems to me that price should have nothing to do with it, even then there are many better comparatively priced cigars out there (of course, that is to MY taste: totally subjective).

There is no such thing as an expert who can give you some objective truth when it comes to matters of taste. The whole IDEA of the top 25 is nothing more than a marketing tool.

Bottom line, smoke what you like, no matter what some self appointed "experts" tells you is good.

 

[jmatkins]

1. Casa Magna Colorado Robusto yes
2. Padron 1926 80th no
3. Litto Gomez Diez Chisel Puro yes
4. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5 yes
5. Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto yes
6. Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill yes
7. H. Upman Sir Winston no
8. Don Pepin Garcia Lancero yes
9. La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante no
10. Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto
11. Jaun Lopez Selección No. 2
12. Oliva Serie V Double Robusto
13. Cabaiguan Guapo
14. Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso
15. Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo
16. Black Pearl Morado Torpedo
17. Casa Toraño Maduro Robusto
18. Defiance by Xikar The Guardian
19. San Cristobal de La Habana La Fuerza
20. Mi Dominicana by José Seijas Robusto
21. El Rey del Mundo Flor de Llaneza
22. Bolivar Belicoso Fino
23. Hoyo de Tradición Toro Grande
24. Savinelli Special Selection 2005 Torpedo
25. Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria


should be 13 of them,

 

[Jughead]

It seems to me you get on their list by how much advertising you do with them, I have my own thoughts!

JH

 

[BrooksW]

Let's just say this....I think my 10 ten list on my site will be quite a bit different then theirs

~brooks

 

[Braveheart]

I have only had 6 of these. I have not tried the Casa Magna Colorado, but I have had the CMagna Oscuro ( Silver Label) which I really love. I didn't care much for the original CM which won last year.

 

[rick12string]

4 of the 25 here.

 

[SmokeProper]

1. Casa Magna Colorado Robusto
2. Padron 1926 80th
3. Litto Gomez Diez Chisel Puro
4. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5
5. Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto
6. Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill
7. H. Upman Sir Winston
8. Don Pepin Garcia Lancero
9. La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante
10. Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto
11. Jaun Lopez Selección No. 2
12. Oliva Serie V Double Robusto
13. Cabaiguan Guapo
14. Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso
15. Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo
16. Black Pearl Morado Torpedo
17. Casa Toraño Maduro Robusto
18. Defiance by Xikar The Guardian
19. San Cristobal de La Habana La Fuerza
20. Mi Dominicana by José Seijas Robusto
21. El Rey del Mundo Flor de Llaneza
22. Bolivar Belicoso Fino
23. Hoyo de Tradición Toro Grande
24. Savinelli Special Selection 2005 Torpedo
25. Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria

 

[Surfrod55]

I've only tried 3.

Oliva Serie V Double Robusto
Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo
Bolivar Belicoso Fino

 

[superman76]

Brooks,

Does this remind you at all of the American Photo Top ten list???

Let's just say this....I think my 10 ten list on my site will be quite a bit different then theirs

~brooks

 

[Fox]

Three

 

[Moro]

15. But a few won't make a 2nd booking at Moro's Humidor Inn.

 

[dartfrog]

4. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5:thumbsup:
12. Oliva Serie V Double Robusto:thumbsup:
13. Cabaiguan Guapo:thumbsup::thumbsup:
14. Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso:frownno:
15. Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo:frownno:

18. Defiance by Xikar The Guardian
*Now the HTC line. These are very nice!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Cigar Cowboy]

Hey, to each his own. If you like it, then enjoy!

But, according to Mott, Savona, et al, better than the 80th? Better than the MK? Better than a RyJ Churchill, Cohiba Siglo VI? Really? I don't think so for a minute.

I agree with that.

I put the sticks I tried in the following order. That Padron and the LG Chisel Puro are in a complete different class of cigar.

1. Padron 1926 80th
2. Litto Gomez Diez Chisel Puro
3. Casa Magna Colorado Robusto
4. La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante
5. Don Pepin Garcia Lancero
6. Oliva Serie V Double Robusto
7. Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo
8. Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria

Thats why they make different favors of ice cream...not everyone wants mint chip.

 

[Cigar Cowboy]

I have only had 6 of these. I have not tried the Casa Magna Colorado, but I have had the CMagna Oscuro ( Silver Label) which I really love. I didn't care much for the original CM which won last year.

Casa Magna Colorado was the cigar that won last year.