Ken Gargett Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 i've seen some seriously dodgy lists this time of year but i reckon that this one is pretty good. no one is ever going to agree with all choices but i'd be happy to smoke these. The Top 10 Cigars of 2016 Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona Partagas Serie D No. 5 Tubo Partagas Lusitania Double Carona La Gloria Cubana Revolution Exclusivo Asia Pacific Bolivar Super Coronas Edicion Limitada 2014 Montecristo No. 2 Partagas Serie P No. 2 Tubo Diplomatico No. 2 H. Upmann No. 2 Edmundo Dantes Conde Belicoso 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well, the best ones are missing. Simply goes to show that he couldn't smoke all and everything. Certainly a bunch of good smokes on that list, I agree, but those (of that list I had smoked) were not the ones particularly sticking out for me. He seems to have a soft spot for the Piramides format... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RijkdeGooier Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 A solid list without any real exotics. Should be enjoyable and attainable for most other affecionados. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 53 minutes ago, Fugu said: He seems to have a soft spot for the Piramides format... http://www.havanainsider.com/cigar/james-sucklings-top-10-cuban-cigars-2016/ To quote the first paragraph of his article... "My Top 10 list this year makes a statement: Large, classic cigars like double coronas and torpedos remain some of the benchmarks of Cuba. They continue to offer some of the greatest smoking experiences and cigar production expressions from the island." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Suckling combined with best cigar list = here we go again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Probably the only list I'd agree with this year. Serious Piramide representation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I enjoy James reviews in general solid dude!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godpheonix Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 its a good list. i would have the Lusitania at #1 before the HDM DC though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandCruiser Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Cant argue with much of that at all, love the fact its not loaded with a bunch of obscure Regionals and EL non-sense... some legit classics that are staples in my rotation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lotusguy Posted December 28, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well, it's better than the CA top 25 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Must say I've been enjoying the D5's as well this yearVerzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 4 hours ago, godpheonix said: its a good list. i would have the Lusitania at #1 before the HDM DC though. agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Haven't heard much about the Hoyo DC this year but the Lusis have been getting high marks for sure. Seems like the Hoyo DC is the only model that's been under the radar this year. With the EE smoking so well I'm surprised it's not on the list. A shame if he hadn't tried it which I find surprising. Have to agree the D5 has been excellent as have the D4s. Heard some mixed things about the LGC Revolutions. An interesting pick. Great to see the Dip 2 there as it would be a crying shame for it not to be right up there. It's a legitimate top performer of the year. Monte 2 has been strong this year but so has Monte in general. I'm ok with this pick. Can't argue with the HU No 2 but I think no mention for the Connie A or Mag 46 is a bit of a snub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spivey6690 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 With a list like this, are we to assume these are all 2016 boxes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 hour ago, spivey6690 said: With a list like this, are we to assume these are all 2016 boxes? good question. i assume a qualified yes, or at least the most recently released so in reality unlikely all of them. one assumes that the bolivar LE 2014 is 2014, for example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avaldes Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 If you follow the links in the OP he lists the dates for some of the cigars he rated. NOT all 2016. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 13 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: good question. i assume a qualified yes, or at least the most recently released so in reality unlikely all of them. one assumes that the bolivar LE 2014 is 2014, for example. No, majority would be non-2016 (which appears decent to me, who seriously smokes 2016 cigars right now?!! ). As Avaldes sais, he states e.g. a boxcode of March 2014 for the HU2 and a bxc of May '14 for the Lusis. For others it seems to be a sample of cigars across a longer period, with his notes dating sometime in 2015 (e.g. P2, M2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJP Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Pay that. Not a bad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 8 hours ago, Fugu said: No, majority would be non-2016 (which appears decent to me, who seriously smokes 2016 cigars right now?!! ). As Avaldes sais, he states e.g. a boxcode of March 2014 for the HU2 and a bxc of May '14 for the Lusis. For others it seems to be a sample of cigars across a longer period, with his notes dating sometime in 2015 (e.g. P2, M2). agree with the not smoking 16s now but would assume (and have not read anything accompanying) it would be all current releases. not much point in doing older ones. becomes irrelevant. but to be honest, i have no idea what years all the various latest releases are. bit like doing wine lists - usually little point doing older wines, except for seriously interested wine geeks, so it is the latest releases. in some cases, that would be 16 (at least in the southern hemisphere) for some wines, mostly whites, and not for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Hey @planetary, should we add James Suckling's top ten for 2016 into the Personal Top 10 for 2016 thread and tally? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 29/12/2016 at 10:55 PM, Ken Gargett said: agree with the not smoking 16s now but would assume (and have not read anything accompanying) it would be all current releases. not much point in doing older ones. becomes irrelevant. but to be honest, i have no idea what years all the various latest releases are. bit like doing wine lists - usually little point doing older wines, except for seriously interested wine geeks, so it is the latest releases. in some cases, that would be 16 (at least in the southern hemisphere) for some wines, mostly whites, and not for others. Haha, Ken you are quite right indeed. Was just a little jesting. Am smoking 2016 production myself as well of course. But that's mostly more for sampling rather than for real enjoyment... That said, in those cigar "en primeur" tastings, I rather check for quality than for taste. The true taste in maturity is almost impossible to be seriously evaluated in a cigar in its first year after boxing. But I think I found my own measures and proxies for that. So, I don't buy too much into the analysis of others than myself here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Fugu said: . So, I don't buy too much into the analysis of others than myself here. no better advice for anyone, especially beginners, than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurltim Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I wonder if he caught some heat for his previous Top XXX's. He had a bunch of RE's in his Top 10 last year and 2014 IIRC. Not one Cohiba in the Top 10 from Suckling. That has to be a 1st for him. I must be the only goofball that didn't like the Dip 2. I had two and both were super spicy. The HU#2 is definitely in my top 10 this year. I had a 2014 that was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 ... well there's a first...! Only smoked one named cigar on the list, and those are from '08. Ahhh... to be an anachronism! -Piggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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