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