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Old 01-06-2012, 09:03 AM   #1
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:04 AM   #2
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Wow didn't see an AB coming!
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:08 AM   #3
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:09 AM   #4
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Default Re: And the #1 cigar on Cigar Aficionado 2011 list...

....and of course, advertising dollars spent had no influence whatsoever on what went on the list.

Uh-hm.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:13 AM   #5
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Wow!!! I wonder if Alan sold his $24,000 watch to pay for the spot???
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:16 AM   #6
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Old 01-06-2012, 11:23 AM   #7
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:25 AM   #8
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Better than a Casa Magna, I suppose.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:28 AM   #9
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Default Re: And the #1 cigar on Cigar Aficionado 2011 list...

Hmmm, I also didn't see this coming, but I haven't had a bad AB yet, so I am pretty happy.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:33 AM   #10
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I've never even heard of that cigar.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:43 AM   #11
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Default Re: And the #1 cigar on Cigar Aficionado 2011 list...

I believe I have one resting, not a Churchill though.
I guess I will try it but I have a strong feeling it will not be a #1 rank cigar.
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Old 01-06-2012, 10:19 AM   #12
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I believe I have one resting, not a Churchill though.
I guess I will try it but I have a strong feeling it will not be a #1 rank cigar.
Have a draw tool nearby when you do, every Prensado I've had has had just too much of a tight draw to bother me while smoking. They have good flavor, but don't draw worth crap IMO.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:44 AM   #13
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Don't get me wrong...the Alec Bradley Prensado is a good stick. But #1 of 2011?? No way in hell.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:48 AM   #14
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Me and a couple friends are a bit taken a back by the pick. It was leaked yesterday so it's been a hot topic with us. I was never impressed by the Prensado line but good for them I guess. I could probably rattle off an easy10-15 sticks off the top of my head that I think would be more fitting for the spot but than again I never put any weight into CA's scores or rankings. More or less just makes a good conversation piece.
What's even more surprising is the fact that none of the top 10 was a stick released in 2011.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:52 AM   #15
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Don't get me wrong...the Alec Bradley Prensado is a good stick. But #1 of 2011?? No way in hell.
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I would love to find the idiot that would take a Prensado over a FR 85th.

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Don't get me wrong...the Alec Bradley Prensado is a good stick. But #1 of 2011?? No way in hell.
I have to agree. No way its a #1!!!
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Old 01-06-2012, 10:13 AM   #17
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I would love to find the idiot that would take a Prensado over a FR 85th.

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I have to agree. No way its a #1!!!
I would agree with all of these statements...

I would go so far to say that the cigar he released this year, the Black Market, is a better than a Prensado Churchill.
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Old 01-06-2012, 03:10 PM   #18
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I like the Presnsado the best of all the AB lines. The last one I smoked didn't scream "I'm No. 1!" at me, however. Congrats to Alec Bradley.

To next years contestants: get your pocketbooks ready! Or if you're Padron, just make another awesome cigar.
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I would go so far to say that the cigar he released this year, the Black Market, is a better than a Prensado Churchill.
The Prensado is by far my favorite of the AB cigars (most of which I'm not entirely fond of at all) and it is a good cigar, but I wouldn't say it's anywhere even close to #1. The Black Market I was surprised by and thought was a really nice cigar, but I still like the Prensado better.
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Old 01-06-2012, 09:47 AM   #19
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I've never had an Alec Bradley of any sort and I'm doubtful I ever will. Nothing against them at all, but nothing's pulling me toward them, either.
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I refuse to believe 99% of the reviews I read. Money is involved there is no way they are honest

The reviews here are a different story.
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