Lant63 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 As we finish the year, I thought it would interesting to look back and ask what were everyone's best smokes of the year? two categories would probably work best. One for the best regular production cigar with no earlier than a 2012 code, and then another for a cigar of any age and or special edition. For me the Churchills were the stand out all year long. 1 H Upmann Sir Winston 2014 2 Cohiba Esplendido 2014 3 Bolivar Corona Gigantes 2014 4 JL2 2013 5 Partagas E2 Honorable mention 2013 Monte Especiales, 2013 Punch Punch, 2014 Wide Churchill Special Production 1 Edmundo Dantes 54 2 Por Larranaga RDL UK RE 3 Alemania Bolivar especiales no 2 4 Ramon Allones Superiores 5 Monsdale Honorable mention Punch LE 2013, PL sober Aliens (still just to young these will be great though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjohn7 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Leo, I totally agree with the Sir Winnie as king. I'm an Upmann fan, so I've got Connie A in the top 5 too, but those Winnies have been superb! Some of the best boxes I've seen! Have a happy holidays, my man! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 what's a good code for winnies y'all for me it's been rass rag d4 coro monte 2 mitch gave me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC4 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 interesting the first three are all Churchill size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant63 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 what's a good code for winnies y'all for me it's been rass rag d4 coro monte 2 mitch gave me lol I'll take a look at mine and get back to you. Sent by telepathic super powers -Stogie Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufio Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 As we finish the year, I thought it would interesting to look back and ask what were everyone's best smokes of the year? two categories would probably work best. One for the best regular production cigar with no earlier than a 2012 code, and then another for a cigar of any age and or special edition. For me the Churchills were the stand out all year long. 1 H Upmann Sir Winston 2014 2 Cohiba Esplendido 2014 3 Bolivar Corona Gigantes 2014 4 JL2 2013 5 Partagas E2 Honorable mention 2013 Monte Especiales, 2013 Punch Punch, 2014 Wide Churchill Special Production 1 Edmundo Dantes 54 2 Por Larranaga RDL UK RE 3 Alemania Bolivar especiales no 2 4 Ramon Allones Superiores 5 Monsdale Honorable mention Punch LE 2013, PL sober Aliens (still just to young these will be great though) What factory code on the Espys? Are all 2014 date codes pretty equal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant63 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 what's a good code for winnies y'all for me it's been rass rag d4 coro monte 2 mitch gave me lol ELU ABR 14 What factory code on the Espys? Are all 2014 date codes pretty equal? ARG Jul 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdnLimitada Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Mine for this year are: Connie 1s QdO Superiores Trini Reyes SLR A HdM Epi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksblazer Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Monte No.2 Partagas P2 Upmann Connie A RyJ Ex No.4 Upmann Mag 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDD Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sir Winston CORO Monte PE QdO Imperiales (extremely surprised by this one) Boli BBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmill3r Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 (2013) Bolivar Belicosos Finos (2013) H. Upmann Sir Winston (2014) Montecristo No. 5 (2013) Bolivar Coronas Junior (2014) Honorable Mentions: H. Upmann Connoisseur No. 1 (2011) [Only because it doesn't meet your date criteria] Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No. 4 (2012) Saint Luis Rey Regios (2012) H. Upmann Petit Corona (2013) Bolivar Petit Corona (2013) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Regular production stuff: 1) RASS '13 2) Connie A '14 3) Siglo 6 '14 4) Partagas 898 '12 5) BHK 54 '13 Special release/older 1) Bolivar Presidente 2) PL Encantos 3) 90's SP Bachilleres 4) Dip 1 '01 5) Boli Gold Medal '08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Best smoking experiences regular production (13/14) 1. Connie A 2. Romeo y Julieta E4 3. RASS Cabs 4. Upmann magnum 50 5. Bolivar Petit Corona Worst Smoking Experiences regular production (13/14) 1. Monte Open Eagle 2. Partagas Serie D 5 3. Cohiba Siglo I 4. Trinidad Reyes 5. Montecristo Petit 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 prez you got me intrigued by this mag 50 and ex4 business my d5s are excellent but they're from 12, have a feeling 13s will come around in a year or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 best smoking experience new production: 2013 Cohiba Esplendidos (BTO) 2013 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial (AME) 2013 H. Upmann re-release Noella jar 2013 La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or no.2 2013 Montecristo Double Edmundo (Original Release UPE code only) Special cigars for 2014: 1997 La Gloria Cubana Medaille d’Or no.1 1998 Partagas 898 Unvarnished 1997 Punch Churchill 1998 Trinidad 2003 Trinidad Robusto Extra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 best smoking experience new production: 2013 Cohiba Esplendidos (BTO) 2013 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial / #2 (AME) 2013 H. Upmann Connie A (UPE) 2013 La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or no.2 2013 Montecristo Double Edmundo (Original Release UPE code only) Fixt! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 The ones I enjoyed most this year : Juan Lopez petit coronas Por Larranaga petit coronas Partagas shorts Romeo y Julieta short churchills Por Larranaga picadores/Vegueros Entretiempos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakeanddottle Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 not enough habanos experience for 5 yet, but my 3 best were SLRR 2014 El Principe 2013 Punch DC 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPaolo Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 My best 5 of this year: Ramon Allones Replica Humidor 2014 Cohiba Lanceros 2006 Bolivar Corona Gigantes Cabinet 1999 MC 1 2003 SP Molinos 2001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RijkdeGooier Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Sorry no recent production made it on my list Here's my list of 10 good ones for 2014, all enjoyable cigars, with really little to distinguish between them: a. Cueto Salomones 2008 b. Winston Churchill 2003 c. Cohiba Reserva Pyramide 2003 d. CoRo 1994 e. Davidoff Chateau Margaux 80's f. Trini Fundi 1998 g. ERdM Tainos 2001 h. Partagas de Luxe 2003 i. ERdM Grandes de Espagna 2001 j. Quay d'Orsay Imperiales 1998 k. Quay d'Orsay Panatella 2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 k. Quay d'Orsay Panatella 2006 Last year I've found the remains of a box from 2007 in the south west of France, they were delicious. Not sure if I'd put it in my top10 but it's definitly a nice different cigar… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I've had the 06 panatelas and they were quite good but again not the best I had this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RijkdeGooier Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Last year I've found the remains of a box from 2007 in the south west of France, they were delicious. Not sure if I'd put it in my top10 but it's definitly a nice different cigar… I've had the 06 panatelas and they were quite good but again not the best I had this year. It is of course all a matter of taste, and I'm a firm fan of the QdO flavor profile - medium strong, spicy taste. Def different from most marcas. Recently I've put my hands on a good source of these and I found that the Panatella (which is actually a Ninfa size; go figure) such a great concentrated tasteful cigar. Lovely to start the day off with. To honor 'La Furia Francese' - Degustibus non est disputandum. Edited to add - I am not a professional cigar critic and of course my personal experience is/should in no way, shape or form (be) leading for or unduly influence the opinion of others. Let me state this again; I know nothing about cigars Mostly, I am a fortunate aficionado who, predominantly through dumb luck and the efforts of others, is able to smoke a variety of what I personally consider fantastic cigars. I try to share where I can and encourage others to form their own opinion, because in the end, your own taste is all that should matter to you. What I think is not relevant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subport Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Connie A Sir Winston BPC Magnum 46 PLPC Kudos to Party 898+cab shorts BCJ Connie No1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knickerbocker Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 flavor wise, the CoRo Supremos is number 1 for me. Best tasting cigar I had all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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