The 2008 list is out...

[Harvard]

Casa Magna takes #1 with the Colorado Robusto, followed by:

Padron 1926 80th Maduro
Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro
La Aroma Edicion Especial No.5
Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario Double Robusto
RyJ Short Churchill
H. Upmann Sir Winston
Don Pepin Garcia Lancero (blue label)
La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante
Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto

for the top 10....


Thoughts?

 

[Moro]

Neh...Certainly not me list, but we could all forsee that.

 

[srduggins]

I loved the 1st Casa Magna I had. I like how they went for the bargain smoke for #1 rather than a heavy weight ($$$) HTF stick. I'm going to try the Corona to see how it compares right now.

 

[Mitch]

I agree with many on the list, but as said this isn't my list, I can't see how a few of those made it on there, and can't understand why a few are missing. I wounder if you flip through the last CA how many of the major advertisers didn't get a single stick in the top 25. Seems like some of the choices started with what is the best of certain brands.

 

[Mitch]

Full list FYI

1 Casa Magna
2 Padron 1926 80th Maduro
3 Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro
4 La Aroma Edicion Especial No.5
5 Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario Double Robusto
6 RyJ Short Churchill
7 H. Upmann Sir Winston
8 Don Pepin Garcia Lancero (blue label)
9 La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante
10 Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto
11 Juan Lopez #2
12 Olivia V Rob
13 Cabaiguan Guapo
14 La Aurora Barrel Aged Beli
15 RP Decade Torp
16 Black Pearl Morado Torp
17 Casa Torano Rob
18 Defiance by Xikar
19 San Cristobal La Fuerza (Double Rob)
20 Jose Seijas Rob
21 ErD Torp
22 Boli Beli Fino
23 HdM (Honduran) De Tradicion Toro Grande
24 Savanelli 05 Torp
25 AB Tempus Centuria

 

[Angry Bill]

lol.. CA is a little biased though. And not one Tat in the top 10! Hmmm

 

[Mitch]

To me the El Triunfador, La Ririqueza and Davidoff Millenium should have had a spot, I know tasts very, but the La Aurora Barrel Aged and Black Pearl make no sense to me. Anyone tried the Xikar cigar? never heard of it... Wounder if they advertise with CA?

Don't need to answer that I know the answer.

 

[Soundwave13]

Only 3 Pepin blended sticks in the top 25?

Blasphemy I tell you!

 

[dpricenator]

I was going to ask about the Xikar smoke as well. Of course I know they advertise heavily, but does anyone really come out with a top 25 on thier first try? Give me a break. That list is a pile of Sh!t. Of course there are some good smokes on there, but some of thier advertisers acctually put out good smokes.

 

[Angry Bill]

The defiance actually is a decent smoke, but top 25? lol. I'm with you Dave. But, that is why there are 1360 different brands of cigars. Different smokes for different follks!

 

[smokinghole]

I smoked a LA Barrel Aged and it was kind blech for me.

The Xikar smokes are made by J. Fuego I believe.

 

[Angry Bill]

I smoked a LA Barrel Aged and it was kind blech for me.

The Xikar smokes are made by J. Fuego I believe.

They are!

 

[Soundwave13]

I kinda liked the Defiance I had - but I don't see it as 'top 25'..
La Aurora Barrel-Aged is another one I don't get... Or the Black Pearl... Or the Savinelli...

 

[smokingIsh]

I picked up one last time I was at a b&m on a business trip. Not a bad smoke at all. It would not make my top 25 however. Different strokes for different folks though.

 

[vudu9]

Rating cigars while on Mescal and Peyote do NOT make for good times or good ratings.

 

[Wigwam_Motel]

lol.. CA is a little biased though. And not one Tat in the top 10! Hmmm

had this discussion with someone else lastnight, what a long session it was. CA is interesting.

 

[smokingIsh]

Rating cigars while on Mescal and Peyote do NOT make for good times or good ratings.

:rofl:

Aw hell!!!

Now I have to throw away all the ratings I have done so far. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[JDP]

I see it as a positive for us in the know. If the top 10 was full of our favorite cigars it would almost certainly make them harder to find and more expensive. It's already nearly impossible to get your hands on limited releases like the Frank and if you have 5 times as many people going after the same number of cigars it's gonna get ugly.

 

[dpricenator]

Rating cigars while on Mescal and Peyote do NOT make for good times or good ratings.

What's up Dion?eace:

 

[Soundwave13]

Yeah - I can't understand why Cruzado didn't make the list - other than it did come out late in the year...

But Damn - That & the (Palio) Esencia are killer!

ps - When's the ECCJ bomb drop??