Cigar Aficianado Top 10 for 2018....

[BigAsh]

.....let the games begin!!

Montecristo Nicaragua Series Robusto
Rank: 10
Rating: 93
Price: $11.75
Made By: Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 5 inches by 54 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua

Alec Bradley Black Market Estelí Torpedo
Rank: 9
Rating: 93
Price: $8.75
Made By: Plasencia Cigars S.A.
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 6 1/2 inches by 52 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua, Honduras
Wrapper: Nicaragua

Oliva Serie V Melanio Churchill
Rank: 8
Rating: 93
Price: $14.00
Made By: Tabacalera Oliva S.A.
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 7 inches by 50 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador

[Tio Gato]

Thanks Keith. It's always interesting to see what they pick.

[BigAsh]

JFR Lunatic Habano Short Robusto
Rank: 7
Rating: 93
Price: $5.98
Made By: Aganorsa Leaf
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 4 3/4" by 52 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art
Rank: 6
Rating: 94
Price: $9.65
Made By: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
Factory Location: Dom. Rep.
Dimensions: 4 7/8" by 60 ring gauge
Filler: Dom. Rep.
Binder: Dom. Rep.
Wrapper: Cameroon

H. Upmann Sir Winston
Rank: 5
Rating: 94
Price: £32.91
Made By: Habanos S.A.
Factory Location: Cuba
Dimensions: 7" by 47 ring gauge
Filler: Cuba
Binder: Cuba
Wrapper: Cuba

[icehog3]

Curious what box code they smoked for #5. I've had recent Sir Winnies from 8lug Mark and 4Wheel Ray and they were pretty stellar.

[gomeitsmybday]

Oooh I just stocked a 5er of the JFR Lunatic Habano in the humi...it’s the chiquito though I believe, not sure if that’s the same thing...all these brand specific vitola names make my head spin sometimes...
Good for Aganorsa though!

[BigAsh]

Padrón Family Reserve No. 44 (Natural)
Rank: 4
Rating: 95
Price: $32.10
Made By: Tabacos Cubanica S.A.
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 6" by 52 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua

The Wise Man Maduro Robusto
Rank: 3
Rating: 95
Price: $10.50
Made By: Aganorsa Leaf
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 5 1/2" by 50 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Mexico

My Father La Opulencia Toro
Rank: 2
Rating: 95
Price: $11.80
Made By: My Father Cigars S.A.
Factory Location: Nicaragua
Dimensions: 6" by 54 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Mexico

[icehog3]

So far I've had three of the top 9, though only 2 of them this year.

Please don't let #1 be a Rocky or a Ghurka.

[Beagleone]

Originally Posted by icehog3

So far I've had three of the top 9, though only 2 of them this year.

Please don't let #1 be a Rocky or a Ghurka.

Probably not, but who knows. Rocky does spend a lot of ad money with CA.

I am pretty sure it won't be Fuente, My Father, or Padron; they've all made an appearance on the Top 10 list so far. Tat maybe, if they stay with the NC theme. If Cuban, I wonder if they would go for the Cohiba Talisman?

[The camaro show]

I’ve never had any of these

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by The camaro show

I’ve never had any of these

Now you have a list of some to try when you order your next shipment.

[markem]

Originally Posted by The camaro show

I’ve never had any of these

[Beagleone]

Well this is an interesting pick for No. 1.

E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic
Rank: 1
Rating: 96
Price: $11.50
Made By: Tabacalera La Alianza S.A.
Factory Location: Dom. Rep.
Dimensions: 5 3/8" by 52 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua

[BigAsh]

Nicaragua for the win! All but No. 5/Cuba and No. 6/DR were Nicaragua sticks....who knew

2018
E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic
Rank: 1
Rating: 96
Price: $11.50
Made By: Tabacalera La Alianza S.A.
Factory Location: Dom. Rep.
Dimensions: 5 3/8" by 52 ring gauge
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua

[The camaro show]

That my father looks especially good

[The camaro show]

I’m not fishing Mark I’m not that kind of guy. I buy my own sticks just because someone makes a comment like that doesn’t always mean there fishing.

[icehog3]

Well, Mark might be pointing out how it looks to others who don't know you, Chayse.

[BigAsh]

Easy on the newbie boys......If it makes you feel any better Chayse, I haven't tried many on this list too!!

Here's the whole "Top 25" list....2 more cubans made it!!..QdO 54 at #11 and a Sig VI at #19!

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top2...m_medium=email

[gomeitsmybday]

Yeah, I can see how that could be misinterpreted, haha...
One newbie trying to help another, I happen to know that there is an online retailer that offers more than a couple of the cigars on that list in a 5 pack deal (buy more save more thing)
To the older members, is it okay to mention that company in this thread to recommend to Chayse? I can’t remember if we are specially not supposed to do that...

[markem]

Originally Posted by gomeitsmybday

Yeah, I can see how that could be misinterpreted, haha...
One newbie trying to help another, I happen to know that there is an online retailer that offers more than a couple of the cigars on that list in a 5 pack deal (buy more save more thing)
To the older members, is it okay to mention that company in this thread to recommend to Chayse? I can’t remember if we are specially not supposed to do that...

It is fine to talk about specific vendors of non-Cuban cigars

[gomeitsmybday]

Oh excellent, thank you for that Mark!
Okay yeah, I was referring to Thompson Cigar, I’ll paste the link at the bottom of this post. Now, I can’t gaurantee that all the the exact specific vitolas match up Chayse, but they definitely have some of the same blends! Definitely a good place to start if you want to be able to choose a nice variety.

https://m.thompsoncigar.com/thumbnai...1/pc/11624.uts