Your Top cigars for 2012

[Jnaube]

Guantanamera Cristales JUL 2012 vintage, English Market Selection.

Gotta love 'em.

[Jnaube]

Cohiba 1966. Stellar smoke

[Hubba]

A few of my top cigars were...

07 Partagas Lusi

Cohiba 1966

Cohiba Lancero

LGC Medaille D'or 2

[beamer]

No particular order, but the standouts in my rotation this year:

2008 Partagas 898

2010 Bolivar Royal Corona

2011 Cohiba Siglo IV

Honorable Mention:

2010 HdM Des Dieux

2008 Partagas Culebra (Seriously. Surprisingly Fantastic)

[bolivr]

Upmann half corona

Mag 48

[headstand]

JL Selection # 1

Greatest discovery of the year. I really should have three boxes waiting in the wings.

[CanuckSARTech]

Guantanamera Cristales JUL 2012 vintage, English Market Selection.

How about then.....Guantanamera Cristales Nov 2012 Partagas Festival special giveaways, paired with Belinda Partagas Festival specials.

[Loonytoony]

Cohiba 1966 and the Montecristo A. By far the best ive ever had.

also got to give a big mention to the juggernaught H Upmann Sir Winston(sensational churchill)

[Pilgrims]

Not on out and out quality but my top discovery (thanks to this forum) of 2012 is the Quai d'Orsay Corona and Quai d'Orsay in particular...love the blend and think the Corona is more or less the perfect size.

[Bunner]

H.Upmann royal robusto

monte GEs

PSD4

siglo IV and II

trini reyes

coro

in no order but reyes for me were high...drool...

[orangedog]

Best Cigar of the Year:

1972 Montecristo Tubo

really a game changer in my view of vintage cigars, especially/specifically vintage Montecristo (gifted by BENN) - lot of rich flavor and still a slight bit of strength left

Most Consistent Regular Production Smoked in the Year:

2010 Bolivar Royal Corona

an enjoyable smoke with plenty of flavor, and ready to smoke now

Surprise of the Year:

2003(?) Quai d'Orsay Imperiales

on the mild side, but nuanced and smooth. the age on this has helped and has turned my attention to QdO... somewhere I've never really looked

Surprise of the Year Runner Up:

2012 Partagas EL

generally not a huge Partagas fan... but have enjoyed the ELs and the P2... but almost everything I've had lately has been blah for me, so even though I've had good luck with the ELs, I didn't expect much out of this one. however, it was quite good and had me questioning whether or not I wanted to put a box away.

Biggest Regret of Not Buying More:

Cohiba Gran Reserva

I finally burned one of these, my only one, and it was excellent. Worth the initial price tag and I wish I would've put a box or two away.

[maverickdrinker]

very cool lists everyone. Lots of variation. Keep'em coming.

[Puros Y Vino]

My top cigars of 2012.

• RA Gladiator. One of the best I've ever had.
  
• ED 109. Very similar profile to the Gladiator. No surprise that it ranked high for me.
  
• La Escepcion Selectos Finos (Italy RE 2011). Glorious cigar. Packed with flavour, strong but not in a distracting way. Should age beautifully.
  
• Montecristo 520. Tried one early in release. Still doing great now that they're officially out there.
  
• RA 898. Brilliant cigar. Such a shame that it's gone.
  
• RA Mille Fleurs 2002. A surprising gem! Probably the best "at cold" aroma I've ever encountered.
  
• BHK54. A solid performer for me. Only had one bad experience that I will chalk up to a cold/rainy day in Paris.
  
• Crisantos 109 Custom. Smoked one in Havana. Lots of regret since that I only bought one.
  
• Hamlet Flying Pigs. Glorious three hours of smoking pleasure. It takes you on a tour of many of the big marcas in terms of taste.
  

[tmac77]

Well I have had the opportunity to smoke many great cigars over the year and so here is a short list in no particular order.

Monte #4 (Never thought that a monte 4 would make my list but it is from a stunning PSP box I picked up in a LFTH a while back)

Jorge Lopes Custom Monsdale

Hamlet Custom Robusto Extra

H. Upmann Robusto (travel Humidor)

RA Gladiator

ED 109

RA 898

LGC Medaille D'Or #2

LGC Medaille D'Or #1

Punch SS #2

Let Downs:

H. Upmann Sir Winnies: (thinking of unloading my remaining boxes of these)

[maverickdrinker]

give the Sir Winnies some time Tom. You will be rewarded.

If you want my unbiased observation, I am happy to smoke one on your behalf. LOL

[mk05]

The best 2012 production cigars for me were:

Feb Reyes

April Royal Robusto

May Connie #1

May D4

June JL#2

Outside 2012 production, easy top 5:

'71 Santa Felipa Mundiales

'80s Davidoff Chateau Mouton

'80s Dunhill Havana Club

'60s Punch PCdP

'80s Green Top Sir Winston

Honors:

'96 Partagas D4

'70s Sancho Panza Belicoso

'50's Blue Band ERdM Choix Supreme

'96 RyJ Churchill

'96 Cohiba Esplendido

[Michel1968]

This year's outstanding smokey memories:

1960's RyJ Cedros de Luxe #3

1980's RyJ Clemenceaus

2001 Bolivar Lonsdale

2001 H.Upmann Lonsdale

2001 Diplomaticos #1

2002 LGC Medaille d'Or #3

2003 Hoyo des Dieux

2004 MC Especiales

2005 ERdM Corona de Luxe

2006 VR Clásicos

2011 La Escepcion Selectos Finos ER Italia 2011

2012 Cohiba Piramides Extra

[finecigar]

The best smokes this year for me:

Regular production:

Bhk52,54,56

1966

08 Lusis

Feb 12 Trini Reyes

03 VIs

Bolivar GM

97 Fundadores

H Upmann Half Corona

PL Petit coronas

Specialties:

An incredible 1989 Flor De Cano Short Churchill

A dunhill Havana club

1989 flor De Cano Diademas

A pre embargo la escepcion Coronas Extras Largas

Pre embargo RA ideals de Roma (magnificent smoke)

And a few outstanding 1976 ERDM Tainos

It's been a great year for smoking. I feel that the 2012 crop is really working out nice. And ya have to cherish the moments you get with prehistoric, master blended vintage smokes. Purchase way too much this year .....

[SMQQKIN]

Cohiba 1966 was most memorable.

[Strada]

Well I have had the opportunity to smoke many great cigars over the year and so here is a short list in no particular order.

Monte #4 (Never thought that a monte 4 would make my list but it is from a stunning PSP box I picked up in a LFTH a while back)

Jorge Lopes Custom Monsdale

Hamlet Custom Robusto Extra

H. Upmann Robusto (travel Humidor)

RA Gladiator

ED 109

RA 898

LGC Medaille D'Or #2

LGC Medaille D'Or #1

Punch SS #2

Let Downs:

H. Upmann Sir Winnies: (thinking of unloading my remaining boxes of these)

Love the winnies, so if you want to unload maybe I can help you Tom!

[Perla]

ERdM Choix Supreme 2007

ERdM Lonsdale 2000

LGC No.4

[CossackCarl]

I have found the Monte GE and HDM epicure 2's to be excellent throughout 2012.

[Dbone]

I have found the Monte GE and HDM epicure 2's to be excellent throughout 2012.

LOL My two happen to be very close. Monte PE and Epi 2 fresh out of the box this year have been spectacular. I made a big run on these picking up multiple boxes of each, killing almost 2 boxes of Epi 2 and 1 box of Monte PE. Surely can't remember a time when a box could be entirely smoked within the first 30 days LOL with no rest. But they are smoking that good

[kevn]

A '03 Le Hoyo des Dieux...

[UpInSmoak]

My favorites of the year

BPC

PSD4

Trinidad Reyes

JL1 of which I need to reorder