Even though we are two months away from being finished with the year, it is getting around that time of year where we sit back and reflect on the cigars we have smoked. Here at Stogie Review, our Top 10 Lists are created from cigars that we have reviewed throughout the year.
In this case, I’d love to know what cigars our readers thought were the best of the best. These cigars don’t have to have been released this year, but I would like it if you had smoked one this year. While that five year old something or other that you smoked back in the summer of 69′ may have been the best cigar ever, I’d like to know about current stuff.
Jerry, Brian, and I will be posting our top 10 lists closer to the end of the year (probably between Christmas and New Years). In the meantime, after you leave your own list in the comment section below, take a look at last years lists.
2009 was a pretty interesting year for me and my cigar tasting profile but there were a handful of sticks that I thought should be in the running,
-Cabiguan Ecuadorian Guapo
-Re-blended Nestor Miranda’s by Pepin
-La Riqueza “entire line”
-Cain Mduro: although harsh for some I had fun with it
– Nub Maduro
-My Father line by Pepin
– Boris by Pete Johnson
I know I’m pretty biased
In no order
Illusion ephernay
Cubao #4
Padilla Dominus
601 green trunco
el triunfaor
My father
Cabaiguan guapos
la riqueza
liga privada 9
HC (defiance) colorado robusto
brick house
In no particular order:
Tatuaje Brown Label Unicos
Ramon Allones Specially Selected ’07
Illusione Epernay
Illusione Holy Lance
Bolivar Royal Corona ’06
Partagas Black
Oliva V Lancero
Cubao Lancero
Montecristo No. 2
Tatuaje Drac
1. Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva. (It really is that good).
2. H.Upmann Sir Winston from June 02
3. Cohiba Esplendidos
4. 2008 – Montecristo Sublimes
5. Bolivar Coronas Gigantes from 06
6. Cohiba Siglo III from 06
7. Bolivar Coronas Extra from a 04 cab
8. Partagas Serie P No.2 from 2008
9. 2006 – Cohiba Piramides Limited Edition
10. Bolivar Belicosos Finos from a 08 cab.
Thanks.
Tatuaje T110
Illusione Epernay
Bolivar Gold Medal (08)
Tatuaje Noella Reserva
Illusione ~2~
#1 God Of Fire By Don Carlos
#2 My Father
#3 Vijae Platino
#4 El Centurion
#5 Padron 1926
#6 Ashotn VSG
#7 Cohiba Black
#8 Kristoff Maduro
#9 Rocky Patel 1961
#10 Edge Maduro
Tabak Especial
CAO Gold Maduro
Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve
Drew Estates Natural Dirt
Drew Estates Natural Irish Hops
Ashton VSG Tres Mystic
(In no order)
Tat Black robusto
LFD Axe
Illusione Eparnay
Viaje 50/50
7-20-4
Bolivar gm
Trinidad Coloniales
Tat Noella Reserva
My Father Le Bijou
Avo Companero
Honorable mention:
Boris
LFD DL Lancero (Cameroon)
Camacho 101
Winston Churchills
Magnum 50
JFR Maduro
Cabaiguan Maduro 46
Tat SW Maduro
Cubao Maduro
I’ll be a little different and start at 10 and work my way to el numero uno.
10. Quorum – Yes this little cheapy made the list. I’m sure being in the humy for a good 9 months to a year was key. But the burn, draw, and flavor out of this cheapy blew me away…and I think I paid $1.80 for it. I found myself craving another after I had to put this morsel down before I singed a knuckle.
9. La Aroma de Cuba
8. Arturo Fuente Hemingway
7.Padilla Series ’68
6. Gurkha Vintage Shaggy Foot
5. Man O’ War Ruination
4. 5 Vegas Relic
3. Rocky Patel Sungrown
2. Tatuaje Havana VI – I’m predicting this stick or another Tatuaje to be named cigar of the year by Cigar Aficionado. You heard it here first folks. This would have been my top pick on this top ten list up until just a week ago when I smoked, what would have been my #2 pick. However I went to my local pub on Halloween and brought my then #2 pick with me that had been sitting in my humi for almost a year and it blew me away. I could only imagine how the Tatuaje are going to smoke after a year of aging.
And jdoo’s #1 cigar of 2009……..I’m sure you are at the edge of your seat by now
1. Liga Privada #9. Thank you Thank you, Johnathan Drew and Steve Saka for creating this blissful work of art. America and the rest of the world owe you a much adoration, you have truly made the world a better place.
In no order:
Esteban Carreras Habano
La Riqueza No. 4
Tatuaje Havana Cazadores
rocky patel edge sumatra
Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8
Gran Habano Corojo #5
Tatuaje Havana VI Artistas
La Gloria Cubana Serie “R” #5 Natural
601 Habano La Punta (green label)
El Titan De Bronze Grand Reserve Maduro
Of the new releases I have smoked so far..
Padron Family Reserve 45
Room 101 Robusto by Camacho
La Traviata Robusto by CAO
My Father La Bijou 1922 Petite Robusto By Pepin
Kristoff Sumatra Torpedo by Exclusive Cigars
My Top 10 sticks this year (roughly in order):
Tatuaje Verocu (West/Tubos/East)
Tatuaje Boris
Tatuaje Black
Padilla Signature 1932 (new)
Illusione 88
Tatuaje Noella
Tatuaje Unicos
Man o War Ruination
601 Green
Liga Privada No. 9
Honorable Mention:
Illusione Eperany (corona)
Tatuaje Victorias
Cubao
601 Black
Illusione 68
Illusione MJ12
Perdomo ESV
El Triunfador
Rocky Patel Decade
PAN ’64
LFD L-400 Oscuro
Ashton VSG
Trinidad Coloniales
AB Tempus
Oliva V
Cabaiguan
No order
Brick House – robusto
Perdomo 10th Anniversary Maduro – robusto
Casa Magna – toro
Perdomo Reserve Sun Grown- torpedo
Illusione – HL
Casa Royale – robusto
Man o’ War Ruination – belicoso
Cu Avana Intenso – toro
ITC 10th – toro
No order
Liga privada t52
royal nicaraguan
la flor dominicana limitado iv
cubao maduro
casa magna robusto
kristoff sumatra
af queen b
el triunfador
Bolivar le 09 belicoso
avo le 09 companaro
I haven’t had all the new releases yet, so the list may change at years end if the cao la traviata is as good as everyone is saying.
Of the new releases I’ve smoked:
-LFD Double Press
-CAO La Traviata
-Padron 45th
-Brickhouse
-Rocky Patel Patel Brothers
The ones I’m really interested in trying:
-Diesel Unholy Coctail
-Oliva V Maduro
-Cubao Maudro
-Cubao Murceialgo
In no particular order:
Padron 1926 80th Anniv.
Padron 1964 40th Anniv.
Padron Family Reserve 45th
Liga Privada #9
Illusione mj12
Alec Bradley Tempus
RASS
Cohiba Siglo VI
Rocky Patel Signature
Xikar Defiance
Looking forward to trying:
Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva
Liga Privada T52
CAO La Traviata
These are the 10 that i’d say i enjoyed the most this year…
#1…. Ashton Cabinet
Here are the remaining 9, in no particular order.
Carlos Torano Signature
Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 Silver Edition
Carlos Torano 1916 Camaroon
(im on a Torano kick…worse things have happened) anyway…
Fuente Hemmingway
Rocky Patel Edge Lite
Davidoff Special Series
La Aroma de Cuba Edition Especial
Padilla Signature 1932
My Father Le Bejuie (i can’t spell that)
Old Henry would have been on this list if the draw wasn’t so damn tight on the one i had.
Padron 45th Anniversary
AVO Companero LE 2009
Liga Privada No. 9
LFD Salomon
Kristoff Salomon
CAO La Traviata
Oliva Serie V Double Robusto
Camacho Connecticut
Padron 1964 Exclusivo
Cain Habano 660
Hmm, I’d go with
1. Cruzado Marelas. Fantastically good smoke.
2. Camacho 11/18
3. Tat Havana VI Angeles. I actually like these better than the brown label.
4. AB Tempus. Man, everything he makes tastes like crap. Except these.
5. Cubao. Solid smoke.
6. 601 Red
7. Edge Sumatra. I know they are discontinued, but Smoke Inn got a new batch. I love these things.
8. JdN Antano, especially the consul.
9. Man O War Ruination. I like the regular ones, but these are great.
10. Flor de Cesar Black Label. House brand for B&B cigars. Got a box this year. I find them extremely enjoyable.
Jeeez, the was difficult. I could go on and on. I hope you find the list useful.
These are not in order of any kind. Just some of the best cigars and most suprisingly good, that I smoked this year.
Camacho, Coyolar Puro, Super Toro
Camacho SLR, Special Limited Reserve 5 x 50
Cohiba, Edicion Limitada, 2006, Cuban
Don Lino Africa, Tembo, 7.5 x 50
Oliva, El Cobre, Torpedo
Oliva, Serie V, Figurado
Oliva, Serie V, Ligero Especial, Torpedo
Edmundon Dantes, Habano (Cuban)
Gurkha, Royal Brigade , Perfecto
Partagus, Seri D, No. 3, Edicion Limitada, 2006
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Cal
I dont ge to smoke much of the new or higher end stuff, plus I cant even remember last week let alone what was released this year..lol so take anything in this list and make fun of me for screwing up :p
Room101 – just had my 2nd and it was AWESOME in the 6X60 size!!
Camacho Connecticut
Oliva Connecticut
Nub Cammie
Nub Connie
CAO CX2
CAO Sopranos
Gurkha Factum
Rocky Patel Ocean Club
*this space reserved for anything else I can get to try :p*
there ya go – lol – *sigh* I know some were not released this year but :p
Mike
In no particular order:
1) Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Consul
2) Cubao
3) Camacho Connie
3) Camacho Corojo
4) La FlorDominicana Diez
5) Man o’ War Ruination
6) RP Winter Collection
7) Cain Maduro
8) Coranado By La Flor
9) Arturo Fuente Work or Art
10) San Cristobal
I have to get in on this one…
No real order
a) Tatuaje Black (I think jdoo also may have noticed the pic of a black in a CA issue with no rating…)
b) 601 Red Label Torpedo
c) Padron 1964 Maduro Torpedo
d) My Father La Bijou 1922 Petite Robusto
e) Ramon Allones Specially Selected
f) Opus X Petite Lancero (patiently aged since Christmas ’06)
g) Tatuaje Havana Cazadores
h) Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark (also from 2006)
i) San Cristobal Seleccion del Sol Robusto
And I will rank one cigar as my favorite of the year
1) Montecristo No.3, and specifically the one I enjoyed at the end of a recent vacation to the Pacific Coast of Vancourver Island after a great morning of salmon fishing
Illusione mj12
Padron 1964 40th Anniv.
Tatuaje Boris
My Father La Bijou 1922 Petite Robusto
La Riqueza
Nestor Miranda 20th Anniv.
El Centurion
Cain Habano torpedo
Pinar Del Rio Sun Grown
HC Collection Colorado
No order love them all!!!
Man O’ War Ruination
Tatuaje VI Nobles
Partagas Black
Romeo y Julieta Cedros De Luxe No. 3
Cain Habano
Nub Habano
Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label
Camacho 1962 Pre-Embargo
Camacho Coyolar (black band?)
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte
Favs:
Liberty 09
Liberty 05
LFD Ligero Oscuro Lancero
LFD DL 450
Oliva V Maduro (08)
CAO La Traviata
Tat J21
Tat Black
Cain F
Padilla 1932 Oscuro (Original Release)
Least Favs:
Room 101
Tat Drac
Cain Maduro
Oliva V Maduro (09)
Any Altaldis stick
Patel Brothers
Nub Maduro
Nub Habano
Padron 45
Alec Bradley – Prensado Corona
My Father Bijou – Petit Robusto
Tatuaje Noella Reserva
Room 101 Robusto (305)
Esteban Carreras 10 Anos Robusto
Arturo Fuente Queen B
Kristoff Lancero
Rocky Patel 1961 Robusto
Tatuaje Drac
Agree with RichM. Screw All Altaidis.
My list:
1. Tatuaje 2009 Cojuno
2. Illusione f9
3. EO Cubao #5
4. Don Pepin Garcia Blue Torpedo
5. EO 601 Blue
6. Graycliff Double Espresso
7. Padron 1964
8. Man O’War Ruination
9. Padilla Miami Robusto
10. Padilla 1932 Robusto
Tatuaje Black
Bolivar Petite Coronas
Illusione ECCJ
Cruzado Dantes
Oliva V Maduro
Tatuaje Angeles
Hoyo de Monterrey Du Prince
Cohiba Siglo VI
El Baton
Illusione mk
In no particular order…
Perdomo Patriarch
Perdomo Lot 23
Perdomo Golf
CAO Criollo
CAO Black
Bohemian Black
Augusto Reyes Nativo
Gurkha Regent
Graycliff G2
The best Cheap cigar I ever smoked El Mejor Emerald
Honorable mention
Perdomo² Maduro
Perdomo Reserve Cameroon
CAO Brazilia
Indian Tabac Cameroon Legend
Fonseca Habana Selección
Felipe Gregorio ‘Dos Capas’
The Edge by Rocky Patel
Carlos Torano 1916 Cameroon
After 25 years of Havanas, my recent foray into what’s currently available in the US has yielded the following:
PDR Clasico, HSG, Seleccion & VLR
Perdomo2 Cam
Avo Domaine
Perdomo ESV 91
AB Tempus Genesis
Don Pepin JJ Maduro
Trinidad Toro