your top 25 cigars of 2009

[Doc]

We have a thread basically having fun with CA's upcoming top 25 cigars due out in January. So if you guys were the judges what would be on your top 25 of the year list? I am to much a newbie to honestly answer this myself so I will learn from you guys for a while. :cbig:

 

[Alwayslit]

I don't know about 25. My top 5 new cigars for the year are as follows:
1) Tat Noella Reserva
2) Tat Regios Reserva
3) Drew Estate Liga Privada T52
4) 08 RASS
5) 08 Partagas Lusitania

 

[BigFoot]

yeah ill go with my top 5 with my fav being first.

1. Tat Reserva Maddy SW(duh)
2. Tat Noella Reserva
3. DPG 1979
4. Tat Boris
5. My Father Lancero

 

[ctaylor]

Ok I will try a top 25. I found that CA's list helped me a lot when I started smoking. I used it to develop my palate and find quality sticks. I had NO idea what I liked and found myself spending lots of money on sticks that weren't very good. By using there ratings I could spend money knowing that there was higher chance I would enjoy the cigar, rather than blindly picking cigars out. With there ratings I could find brands, and eventually blenders I enjoy. I don't always agree with CA or CI, but it is nice as a newer smoker to have a reference to compare against.
1. Padron 45th Family Reserve
2. La Flor Dominicana Salomon
3. Cohiba Gran Reserva
4. My Father
5. Partagas Salomon
6. Tatuaje Boris
7. Padron 1964 Anniversary A
8. Opus X
9. Ashton Virgin Sun Grown
10. Aurora Puro Vintage 2003
11. Padron Serie 1926 80th Maduro
12. Cubao No 1
13. Partagas Series D No. 5 Edicion Limitada 2008
14. Padilla Miami
15. Padron 64 Anniversary 64 Torp
16. Montecristo No 2
17. Liga Privada t52
18. Cohiba Esplendido
19. Tatuaje 110
20. Padron 1926 No.2
21. Saint Luis Rey Churchill
22. Alec Bradley Tempus Magistri Maduro
23. Hoyo de Tradicion
24. Rocky Patel Decade 46
25. Diamond Crown Maximus
This is what I think CA's list will look like. IMO most of these sticks will be in their top 25. The top 5 I listed will be the same cigars in their top 5. The order will vary a lot i'm sure, but I feel that it will have most of these cigars.
I'm sure I missed some stuff that there is no doubt that it will be on the list.

Contenders
- Tatuaje Noella Reserva
- Bolivar Legendarios
- Don Pepin Garcia Preferidos
- Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona
- Defiance by Xikar the Sentry
- C.A.O. Lx2
- Aurora 100 Años
- 601 Box Press Maduro

 

[gibbleguts]

Ok I will try a top 25. I found that CA's list helped me a lot when I started smoking. I used it to develop my palate and find quality sticks. I had NO idea what I liked and found myself spending lots of money on sticks that weren't very good. By using there ratings I could spend money knowing that there was higher chance I would enjoy the cigar, rather than blindly picking cigars out. With there ratings I could find brands, and eventually blenders I enjoy. I don't always agree with CA or CI, but it is nice as a newer smoker to have a reference to compare against.
1. Padron 45th Family Reserve
2. La Flor Dominicana Salomon
3. Cohiba Gran Reserva
4. My Father
5. Partagas Salomon
6. Tatuaje Boris
7. Padron 1964 Anniversary A
8. Opus X
9. Ashton Virgin Sun Grown
10. Aurora Puro Vintage 2003
11. Padron Serie 1926 80th Maduro
12. Cubao No 1
13. Partagas Series D No. 5 Edicion Limitada 2008
14. Padilla Miami
15. Padron 64 Anniversary 64 Torp
16. Montecristo No 2
17. Liga Privada t52
18. Cohiba Esplendido
19. Tatuaje 110
20. Padron 1926 No.2
21. Saint Luis Rey Churchill
22. Alec Bradley Tempus Magistri Maduro
23. Hoyo de Tradicion
24. Rocky Patel Decade 46
25. Diamond Crown Maximus
This is what I think CA's list will look like. IMO most of these sticks will be in their top 25. The top 5 I listed will be the same cigars in their top 5. The order will vary a lot i'm sure, but I feel that it will have most of these cigars.
I'm sure I missed some stuff that there is no doubt that it will be on the list.

Contenders
- Tatuaje Noella Reserva
- Bolivar Legendarios
- Don Pepin Garcia Preferidos
- Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona
- Defiance by Xikar the Sentry
- C.A.O. Lx2
- Aurora 100 Años
- 601 Box Press Maduro

Wow I think you are giving them way too much credit
I think your list is all great cigars which means I really doubt more then 5 of them will make their list.

 

[BrooksW]

The La Traviata will be in the top 5, I am thinking...

~brooks

 

[whodeeni]

When i was in Vegas back in October, the Davidoff store in the Palazzo sold them for $8.90, everything else in there started at $25.00 and up... I bought a couple thinking i was stealing them.... Only to come home and find out that it's a $6.00 stick!

(Gotta Love Vegas!) :chat:

The La Traviata will be in the top 5, I am thinking...

~brooks

 

[Jfire]

Not necessarily new release but if they were good from any year.
#1 Tat Sw Maddie
#2 H Up Sir Winnie CC 08
#3 Sancho P Beli (02) CC
#4 Cohiba 5 Maddy Genios
#6 Dc Max Stanfords 90th
#7 Tat Noella Res
#8 Tat Frank
#9 Tat Noella Res OR
#10 Tat T110
#11 Cohiba Robo 07
#12 Cohiba Lancero 07
#13 Padron 80th Maddie
#14 Padron 40th
#15 Trinidad Colonial 07
#16 Trinidad Reyes 08
#17 Punch Corona Minor Tubos
#18 Tat EL T. OR
#19 FFOX Fuente Fuente 08
#20 Illusione 68
#21 Cab Guapo
#22 La Ricky #5 50 ct cab
#23 Pam 64 principe
More to come and the list will prob change around some in the next few days.

 

[ctaylor]

Wow I think you are giving them way too much credit
I think your list is all great cigars which means I really doubt more then 5 of them will make their list.

:rofl: Could be very true. Most of those were ranked pretty high by CA so who knows.