Top 5 Boxes of All time

[Notsocleaver]

Okay, I don't think this one has been done yet, or at least not recently. I commented in a different thread about one box of Cuaba's that was one of my best ever, even though on average most agree that it was a pretty lame cigar and I got to wondering if anyone else had experienced one of those magical boxes that was just different than all the rest? If you can remember the box codes, great, but most of mine are long gone, lost in some move or another.

Here are my top 5 memorable boxes:

QdO Coronas '14 - Smoked unbanded you would have sworn they were aged Siglo 3's. Smoother and far more refined than their age would suggest. Bought another box immediately, but the magic wasn't there, one month older, but somehow so much harsher.

Montecristo Edmundos '05 - Simply the best rolled box of cigars I have ever had. Each one was a razor. Perhaps a little nuttier flavor wise than most of my Montecristo experiences. Every other Edmundo purchase has been a disaster.

Hoyo de Monterrey Epi #1 '05 - Second best rolled box of cigars I have had, only ruined by one plug. Had just a touch more pepper than most HdM, like some one stole a note from a partigas blend and added it in. I saved a couple and they are still amazing 13 years later

Cuaba Salomones '14 - A mad scientist must have sneaked into the blending room for this box. One moment I thought I was smoking a Bolivar, the next a Trinidad. I've never had a profile transition so much. Not at all 'on-blend' and I can see why that would annoy some people, but I enjoyed the variety.

H Upmann #2 '12 - I love the fruitier side of the H Upmann blend, and this particular box was just a little bit fruitier than the average #2. Closer to a Mag 50, but stronger. Again, another cigar that was probably off blend a little, but in the best way.

[JIK]

HDM Epi #2 12’. Light colored, thin, silky smooth wrappers. Sweet delicate cream with a touch of tang and zero harshness anywhere. I smiled through them quickly in 2014-15. Been hunting down a similar box since with no luck. 

HDM Petite Robusto 12’? Café con leche with a mild peanut butter finish. These were a box of three packs. Gosh they were good. 

First box of RASS I purchased in 2015, incredibly complex cigars with impeccable construction.

 

Those are the three that come to mind 

 

[RijkdeGooier]

Cohiba Seleccion 03

Tainos ERdM 00

Lusis 98

MC 2 97

HdM DC 97

 

[joeypots]

'04 Siglo 6

'06 50 cab RASS

'08 Siglo 4

'06 MC#2

'11 MC Edmundos

[Puros Y Vino]

• 2011 LESF - IMO, the best RE release ever.  Haven't had a dud yet. Bold, flavourful, complex.
• 2009 RACF - Runner up for best RE ever.  
• 2006 VR Unicos - A box long gone.  Each stick delivered a tour of rich coffee and chocolate flavours.  I cross my fingers that my 2011 and 2012 boxes can develop in a similar way.
• 1997 ERDM Lonsdales - Chestnut brown wrappers, smooth, medium bodied goodness with layers of complexity.
• 2012 and above HUHC.   Such a humble little smoke that I really didn't care for early on. But I find myself going to them more often that  I care to admit.  For such a small cigar, the blend takes you on a journey.  

 

[yannis]

cohiba selection 2003

cohiba siglo 5, 2001

cohiba lanceros, 2001

trinidad fundadores, cabinet 2000

[Stump89]

2012 CCE - my hands down favorite of all time. 

2007 Trini Robusto Extra- close 2nd, I miss these so much

2011 Connie 1s- They are smoking so well now

2005 mag46

2002 HdM Churchill 

 

 

[anjimj]

2011 LESF just glorious everyone of them

2013 POU Ryj exhibition #4 A cherry bomb in each one of them. 

[HDGSN]

HU Connie 1 PLM MAY ‘11

(big drop off)

RASS MUR OCT ‘13

No other boxes stick out for the entire box.

[cgarner]

Punch RS11.  Box is long gone but it still brings a smile to my face when I think about.  Too bad they are out of production.

[Cubadust]

21 hours ago, JIK said:

HDM Epi #2 12’. Light colored, thin, silky smooth wrappers. Sweet delicate cream with a touch of tang and zero harshness anywhere. I smiled through them quickly in 2014-15. Been hunting down a similar box since with no luck. 

HDM Petite Robusto 12’? Café con leche with a mild peanut butter finish. These were a box of three packs. Gosh they were good. 

First box of RASS I purchased in 2015, incredibly complex cigars with impeccable construction.

 

Those are the three that come to mind 

 

I have the same HDM Petit Robusto from 12. A box with five three packs. I had one earlier this year and it's my #1 smoke for the whole 2018. Three stick left...

[JIK]

2 hours ago, Cubadust said:

I have the same HDM Petit Robusto from 12. A box with five three packs. I had one earlier this year and it's my #1 smoke for the whole 2018. Three stick left...

Wish I had some left, savor them! 

[Piligrim]

Cohiba Esplendidos PFY 05 ( from my memory< have to check my motes later)

Trini Fundadores FIN 05

Cohiba Robusto BTO 13

BBF POS 07 

[Gamehawker]

Considering I am an H.Upmann whore, these H.Upmann boxes are my top 5:

H.Upmann Monarchs A/T JM OCSU (I still have five of these left to smoke on future very special occasions)

H.Upmann Super Coronas ECA JUN 01

H.Upmann Monarchs JM OSSU

H.Upmann Connossieur No. 1 BM NOSU

H.Upmann Connossieur No. 1 PLM MAY 11

[houdini]

Phillies Blunt 1992

[BrightonCorgi]

On ‎12‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 10:24 PM, cgarner said:

Punch RS11.  Box is long gone but it still brings a smile to my face when I think about.  Too bad they are out of production.

Good one and totally agree.  They were not expensive either.

Would add RA Coronas, LGC MdO 1&2,  and '01 QdO Coronas