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Old 11-20-2017, 07:37 AM   #1
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Top Cigars of 2017

We are approaching December, Thanksgiving is this week, and so many publications and entities will be sharing their lists of ten best or best _____________ of 2017.

So, let's get ourselves thinking in this way, too, since we will be voting on this.

I propose:
Best cigars of 2017. Tell us the very best thing you smoked this year. Like 2016, we may have a top ten, and then a second ten as many of us had more than one, and there were so many worthy choices.

Best NEW cigars of 2017 There may be some crossover between this last and the Best Cigar of 2017 list. It would be something that was released in calendar 2017.

Any others? "Best" manufacturer/tabaquero?
"Best" retailer?

All of these should generate some spirited discussion, I hope!
All of these and whatever others some of you suggest could make for a nice series of articles for the magazine side over then next two months, along with Jeff's "Vitola of the Month Reviews contest"

Let's have posts and suggestions in this thread, then we can set up the poll question threads after that.
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Old 11-20-2017, 08:22 AM   #2
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Three for your consideration:

Black Label Trading Co - Morphine
Dunbarton (Steve Saka) - Todos las Dias
Southern Draw - Jacob's Ladder
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Old 11-20-2017, 08:33 AM   #3
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Which category?

Hey, how about Best Bargain Cigar or do we do our CW thing, like so many of us do. That's what I do, I factor flavor and qualities in my assessment along with price (if I know the price,) at least to a certain extent.

Best Bargain cigar for me would be the Easy Eddie's Stogies from J*R.
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Old 11-20-2017, 09:02 AM   #4
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Well, let's see.....

Best Smoke of the Year: No doubt for me, it's the La Flor Dominicana - Chapter One. It has it all, a velvet like wrapper, stellar construction, wonderful pre-light aroma and a Twangin great taste, with great flavor variety and a perfect burn. Each were 2+ hours of smoking heaven. I had 3 in CA, before I left, the last one at The Smoking Desire shop and lounge, in Corona CA. It is of course a limited release, but worth looking for. In a CA B&M, it beats the hell out of $24 dollars.

Best New Cigar of 2017: I only considered regular production introductions, not LE's. Otherwise I would have the same answer, since the Chapter One is a new release. But, strangely enough My Favorite "New" cigar is...............also from La Flor Dominicana, The Suave` ( Most properly, the name must be pronounced in the Spanish dialect ) Sw-Ahh-Veh, it also helps if you move your head from side to side when you lay it out there. This is a Dark wrapped beauty, with a consistently great flavor and excellent manners. The one's I had were in the Churchill format and smoked cool and slooow. I was shocked at the quality for the money. They came in at just over $11 dollars, again that was CA prices. I had never even heard of the Suave`, before I saw it on the shelf. It pays to try new things.

I had many good and a few Great Cigars in the past year, from many different makers. It's interesting, yet completely co-incidental that these two were both LFD products. It's funny how that works sometimes.

Add on, Best Bargain Smoke: 5 Vegas - Triple AAA cigars. This is a one size only in Gran Robusto. They have great flavor, construction and I've never had a bad one. There are not very many cigars that I can honestly say that about, no matter what the price point. These range in price from $6 to $7 dollars, singles price. When I don't want drama, just a great med to full smoke, the Triple A fills the bill.



Good luck Sir Tommy!


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Old 11-20-2017, 09:34 AM   #5
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Tommy, the TLD and the JL are both new releases, but they would also vie for best of the year.

I kind of think it would not be fair to add any of the Havanas I smoked this year because they all have so much age on them.
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El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo.

El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison
El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno
El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso
El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo

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Old 11-20-2017, 10:59 AM   #6
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These are my standouts

Black Works Studio Killer Bee Petit Corona
Black Works Studio Killer Bee Green Hornet
Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero
Warped Flor del Valle Skyflower
Cornelius and Anthony Senor Esugars Corona Gorda
Cornelius and Anthony Aerial Corona Gorda
Chogui Heartbreaker
Guardian of the Farm Apollo
Foundation The Wise Man Maduro Corona Gorda
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Old 11-20-2017, 11:19 AM   #7
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So far we have a good slate forming:

Best Cigars of 2017:
Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero (2)
Black Works Studio Killer Bee Green Hornet
Black Works Studio Killer Bee Petit Corona
Black Label Trading Company Last Rites Petite Lancero
Chogui Heartbreaker
Cornelius and Anthony Aerial Corona Gorda
Cornelius and Anthony Senor Esugars Corona Gorda
Crowned Heads Four Kicks Maduro
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (Steve Saka) - Todos las Dias
La Flor Dominicana - Chapter One
Foundation - The Tabernacle
Foundation The Wise Man Maduro Corona Gorda
GTO Painkiller
Guardian of the Farm Apollo
Mombacho Cosecha 2013
Pappy Van Winkle
RomaCraft Cromagnon Anthropology (2)
Southern Draw - Jacob's Ladder
Southern Draw Rose of Sharon
Warped Flor del Valle Skyflower


Best New Cigar 2017
A.J. Fernandez Last Call
A.J. Fernandez New World
A.J. Fernandez/H. Upmann
A.J. Fernandez/Montecristo
Black Label Trading Company Last Rites Petite Lancero
Black Label Trading Company Morphine
Blanco Nine Torpedo
Caldwell/Room 101 Hit and Run
Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged
Chogui Heartbreaker
Cornelius and Anthony Aerial Corona Gorda
Cornelius and Anthony Señor Esugars Corona Gorda
Crowned Heads Four Kicks Maduro
Drew Estate - Pappy Van Winkle
Drew Estate Undercrown Sungrown Gran Toro
Dunbarton (Steve Saka) - Todos las Dias
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust - Umbagog
La Flor Dominicana, The Suave
Foundation Cigar Co. Highclere Castle Robusto
Foundation Cigar Co. The Wise Man Maduro Corona Gorda
Mombacho Cosecha 2013
Southern Draw - Jacob's Ladder
Warped La Colmena Black Honey




Best Bargain Cigar 2017:
5 Vegas AAA
Easy Eddie's Stogies

PLEASE!!! Keep the suggestions coming,
y'all. I would like us to sort of be out front on this. Thanks B. Jeff, and Andy.
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Old 11-20-2017, 02:09 PM   #8
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Tommy, I believe these all came out this year, if it matters:
Cornelius and Anthony Senor Esugars Corona Gorda
Cornelius and Anthony Aerial Corona Gorda
Chogui Heartbreaker
Foundation The Wise Man Maduro Corona Gorda
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (Steve Saka) - Todos las Dias
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Old 12-05-2017, 10:30 PM   #9
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The ones that I have smoked feel pretty "last year" as many of the ones I tried this year are from the cw 2016 best of...but my top three are probably aj Fernandez new world; Blanco Nine Torpedo; and possibly aj Fernandez Last Call. My first last call was amazing, but the others were good but not transcendent.
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Another new blend worth mention is the Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged.
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El gato, el gato, el gato no es bueno.
El Jefe es cantante,
El Jefe es muy famoso
El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo.

El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison
El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno
El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso
El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo

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