Top 25 of 2008?

[JTokash]

Anyone want to guess what 2008's top 25 cigars will be from Cigar Aficionado? The actual list comes out in 12 hours, not that I give much credence to their ratings.

Here are my "guesses" for the list:

25. Alec Bradley Tempus
24. Savinelli Special Selection 2005
23. Hoyo de Monterrey - Hoyo de Tradicion
22. Bolivar Habana
21. El Rey del Mundo
20. Mi Dominicana
19. San Cristobal de la Habana
18. XiKAR Defiance
17. Carlos Torano Casa Torano Maduro
16. Black Pearl Torp
15. Rocky Patel Decade Torp
14. La Aurora Barrel Aged Torp
13. Cabaiguan Guapo
12. Oliva Serie V
11. Juan Lopez Habana
10. Ashton Heritage Puro Sol
9. La Gloria Cubana
8. Don Pepin Garcia Blue Lancero
7. H. Upmann Habana
6. Romeo y Julieta Habana Short Churchill
5. Fuente Don Carlos 30th Anniversary 2006
4. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial #5 Torpedo
3. Lito Gomez Diez Chisel
2. Pardon Serie 1926 80 Years Perfecto
1. Fonseca Casa Magna

-JT

(Don't ask me how I know this, LOL.)

[lazylightningNY-cr]

I actually have not smoked any of those cigars!

[CRider]

Pretty sure I've smoked 6 of those...and I'd agree on all of them except the La Aurora Barrel Aged Torp. It wasn't bad, but I just didn't think it was all that special really. Maybe it was just the one I had though

[Acesfull]

CA is BS

my top 5 of new cigars in 2008

5. Monte Pascoal
4. Cubao
3. RP Renaissance
2. AB Tempus
1. CAO Lx2

[HeavyMetal-cr]

I'd expect the Oliva V Maddie and Mi Dominicana to be on the list. Perhaps the Tempus, but I thought it was inconsistent. Beyond that, don't know - I don't read CA so I don't know how they rated this year's cigars during the year. That's the best clue. Whatever the case, I really don't care outside of some idle curiosity since their opinion rarely matches mine.

[Acesfull]

Originally Posted by HeavyMetal

I'd expect the Oliva V Maddie.

WOOPS! How did I over look that!

Definately top5 for the V Maddie

[RKC07-cr]

Originally Posted by JTokash

Anyone want to guess what 2008's top 25 cigars will be from Cigar Aficionado? The actual list comes out in 12 hours, not that I give much credence to their ratings.

Here are my "guesses" for the list:

25. Alec Bradley Tempus
24. Savinelli Special Selection 2005
23. Hoyo de Monterrey - Hoyo de Tradicion
22. Bolivar Habana
21. El Rey del Mundo
20. Mi Dominicana
19. San Cristobal de la Habana
18. XiKAR Defiance
17. Carlos Torano Casa Torano Maduro
16. Black Pearl Torp
15. Rocky Patel Decade Torp
14. La Aurora Barrel Aged Torp
13. Cabaiguan Guapo
12. Oliva Serie V
11. Juan Lopez Habana
10. Ashton Heritage Puro Sol
9. La Gloria Cubana
8. Don Pepin Garcia Blue Lancero
7. H. Upmann Habana
6. Romeo y Julieta Habana Short Churchill
5. Fuente Don Carlos 30th Anniversary 2006
4. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial #5 Torpedo
3. Lito Gomez Diez Chisel
2. Pardon Serie 1926 80 Years Perfecto
1. Fonseca Casa Magna

-JT

(Don't ask me how I know this, LOL.)

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[randomhero1090]

Curious to see the list. Is it available to the public or just subscribers?

[stanthetaxman]

Like to try the Casa Magna. Haven't even seen them.

[71Rig]

Looks like you were spot on with 6-10.

Linked here:

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA ... 08,00.html

[JTokash]

Originally Posted by randomhero1090

Curious to see the list. Is it available to the public or just subscribers?

The list isn't out yet. I've just been sneaky.

Someone on the CBid forum was wondering what it was, so I did some sneak peek sort of stuff on CA's web server. Nothing illegal, but probably questionable. Here's the CBid thread I'm talking about:

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/foru...=0000000264467

-JT