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GAME ON - The goal for 2009 is to smoke Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 Cigars of the Year - are you man enough ???

Rank

Cigar

Country

Estimated Price

Size

Rating

Status
1 Casa Magna Colorado Robusto Nicaragua $5.25 5 1/2 x 52 93 Smoked
2 Padron Serie 1926 80 Years Maduro Nicaragua $30.00 6 3/4 x 54 96 Smoked
3 Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro Dominican Republic $11.00 5 1/2 x 54 93  
4 La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5 Nicaragua $7.80 5 1/2 x 52 93  
5 Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario
Double Robusto 		 Dominican Republic $32.00 5 3/4 x 52 94 RARE
6 Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill Cuba UK $12.00 4 7/8 x 50 94 Smoked
7 H. Upmann Sir Winston Cuba UK $21.00 7 x 47 93 Smoked
8 Don Pepin Garcia Lancero USA $9.00 7 1/2 x 38 93  
9 La Gloria Cubana
Artesanos de Miami Elegante		 USA $11.00 6 7/8 x 49 92  
10 Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto Dominican Republic $8.60 5 1/2 x 50 92  
11 Juan Lopez Seleccion No, 2 Cuba UK $11.20 4 7/8 x 50 92 Smoked
12 Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Double Robusto Nicaragua $5.50 5 x 50 92  
13 Cabaiguan Guapo Nicaragua $11.00 5 5/8 x 54 92 Smoked
14 Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso Dominican Republic $9.06 6 1/4 x 54 92  
15 Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo Honduras $10.50 6 1/2 x 52 92 Smoked
16 Black Pearl Morado Torpedo Nicaragua $8.50 6 1/4 x 52 92 Smoked
17 Casa Torano Maduro Robusto Nicaragua $5.56 4 3/4 x 52 91  
18 Defiance by Xikar The Guardian Honduras $7.00 6 1/2 x 52 92  
19 San Cristobal De La Habana La Fuerza Cuba UK $15.00 5 1/2 x 50 92 Smoked
20 Mi Dominicana by Jose Seijas Dominican Republic $8.00 5 x 54 91 Smoked
21 El Rey Del Mundo Flor De Llaneza Honduras $8.25 6 1/4 x 54 91 Smoked
22 Bolivar Belicoso Fino Cuba UK $13.50 5 1/2 x 52 92 Smoked
23 Hoyo De Tradicion Toro Grande Honduras $5.20 6 1/4 x 54 91 Smoked
24 Savinelli Special Selection 2005 Torpedo Nicaragua $7.00 6 1/2 x 54 91  
25 Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria Honduras $8.25 7 x 49 91 Smoked

Let the scavenger hunt begin... Here's what I've smoked so far:

Rank

Cigar

Date Smoked

My thoughts and recommendations
1 Casa Magna Colorado Robusto 5/19/09 Great cigar - I understand the value proposition but it's not the best cigar of the year but a MUST SMOKE
2 Padron Serie 1926 80 Years Maduro 3/3/09 Phenomenal cigar - expensive but a MUST SMOKE
3 Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro    
4 La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5    
5 Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario
Double Robusto 		    
6 Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill 4/20/09 Great cigar - loved this cigar -a Must Smoke
7 H. Upmann Sir Winston 4/19/09 Great cigar - another one that I'd give - a Must Smoke
8 Don Pepin Garcia Lancero    
9 La Gloria Cubana
Artesanos de Miami Elegante		    
10 Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto    
11 Juan Lopez Seleccion No, 2 4/18/09 The first one was not great - I need a "do over" to rate this one fairly.
12 Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Double Robusto    
13 Cabaiguan Guapo 6/14/09 Great cigar - smoked one earlier on and forgot to rate it so I smoked another and loved it - a Must Smoke
14 Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso    
15 Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo 2/26/09 GREAT CIGAR - definitely one of my favorites and a MUST SMOKE...
16 Black Pearl Morado Torpedo 3/8/09 Nice cigar - would smoke again but probably wouldn't make my list if I was stranded on a desert island...
17 Casa Torano Maduro Robusto    
18 Defiance by Xikar The Guardian    
19 San Cristobal De La Habana La Fuerza 2/15/09 Nice cigar but probably not one of my Top 25...
20 Mi Dominicana by Jose Seijas 1/17/09

Phenomenal Cigar -I got this cigar as an Altadis Cigar VIP benefit and I loved it - Must Smoke.
21 El Rey Del Mundo Flor De Llaneza 3/8/09 Nice cigar - I've smoked better - I will smoke another just to be sure...
22 Bolivar Belicoso Fino 2/1/09 Great cigar - I think this cigar should be ranked much higher. The Bolivar Royal Corona was the 2006 Cigar of the Year and this cigar is comparable - MUST Smoke
23 Hoyo De Tradicion Toro Grande 6/14/09 Great cigar - I've smoked a lot of Hoyo de Monterrey's and this one stands out - a Must Smoke
24 Savinelli Special Selection 2005 Torpedo    
25 Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria 2/7/09 This cigar started off a little harsh but finished up great - I would Highly Recommend this cigar.

 

Jim Howard

 

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