The one cigar that has muscled into your regular rotation over the past 12 months?

[El Presidente]

The one cigar that has muscled into your normal rotation over the past 12 months? 

We are creatures of habit. Still, there is generally at least one cigar that will win its way into your heart, your humidor and finally into your regular rotation.   

Regular rotation?.....let's define it as a cigar that you will smoke at least once for every 10 cigars you smoke. Let's not be anal folks....you get the gist. 

For the purpose of this thread......what is the new cigar that you have introduced into your regular rotation this past 12 months?  

 

[LizardGizmo]

Punch Punch, by far. A surprising entrant given my feelings on the cigar 2-3 years ago. '20-'22 has been miles ahead of '16-'18 IMO.

[NSXCIGAR]

Only got in because they're new: Monte WE and LGC Turquinos. 

[jakebarnes]

RASS. From very few to lots. 

[99call]

Illusione Le Grande.  Really impressed.   Class in spades,  Upmann Sancho lovechild

[alex1126]

RG petit coronas and Vegueros tapados(3 years age), beautiful "budget smokes".  Also, just RG in general, great quality and taste for the price.

[99call]

5 minutes ago, alex1126 said:

Also, just RG in general, great quality and taste for the price.

Correct. RG manages to occupy two categories at once i.e.

1, S**t!........... these are good for how cheap they are

2, S**t!............these are competative at any price point

I feel truly sorry for band snobs that haven't opened the RG door.  

[alex1126]

1 minute ago, 99call said:

Correct. RG manages to occupy two categories at once i.e.

1, S**t!........... these are good for how cheap they are

2, S**t!............these are competative at any price point

I feel truly sorry for band snobs that haven't opened the RG door.  

Why oh why did we just crack the door open...

[emarcov]

53 minutes ago, jakebarnes said:

RASS. From very few to lots. 

Same here. Delicious smoke. 

[Rhinoww]

J-O Corona Gorda. They are pretty much my go to stick when I can’t make my mind up. I don’t have many with an age - but they have been consistently very good and seem like they will age like everything else that is coming out of the island these days. 

[targa88]

Illusione Epernay La Grande

Undercrown Maduro Corona Viva

Oliva Serie V Lancero

[SMELTZ]

I agree on the LGC Turquinos, very tasty. 

[Corylax18]

Trinidad Gloriosos. I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time when a wheel of them fell off a truck. Mmm. They are sweet, smooth and tasty. 

 

[JohnS]

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story/Work of Art. I listed both because my choice depends on the time I have to smoke, but I am loving them both equally. If I'm not rushed for time, the Work of Art can take up to two hours!

[Chris P. Bacon]

16 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story/Work of Art. I listed both because my choice depends on the time I have to smoke, but I am loving them both equally. If I'm not rushed for time, the Work of Art can take up to two hours!

The Work of Art is a delicious smoke!

[westg]

R&J No 1 tubos love the size they have a richness and sweetness which is amazing. You can pick them up in Oz for as low as $31 a stick which is not to bad for yard type or fishing stick. EDM choix supreme have found a place with me... all though supply seems to have gone atm . I continue to try non Cubans far and wide and still cant manage to get through one . I find them sickening 

[99call]

39 minutes ago, westg said:

I find them sickening 

I admire your passion brother......stay strong.          In another 4yrs you'll be sucking on a Backwoods banana flavoured blunt, in a basement hoping not to tracked down by the 2nd gen ChatGpt Skynet terminators. 

[Chibearsv]

I’m not a rotation guy necessarily but I am smoking 2 N1s every weekend morning with coffee and the racing form. 

[FDR]

RG Perlas are becoming a favourite, along with the HUHC. I've also been smoking more Vegueros Entretiempos. I like them for what they are: simple smokes. They last me well over an hour too and I have yet to have one that had a tight draw.

Finally for the NC side, I'm slowly going down the Fuente rabbit hole and have particularly like the Magnum R52. They have a bit of that dry cinnamon taste that really does it for me!

[Ford2112]

Partagas shorts. I ran out recently. Next purchase is a 50 cab. I need them .

[SpecialK]

tried a tatuaje skinny monster lancero...  didn't think it would be much and I abhor stupid marketing ... That being said.. it was great and it confirmed the 38-43 ring gauge is my wheelhouse... since they were marketed around halloween they aren't that easy to find.. typical of me.. I hop on the train for anything too late..

[westg]

1 hour ago, 99call said:

I admire your passion brother......stay strong.          In another 4yrs you'll be sucking on a Backwoods banana flavoured blunt, in a basement hoping not to tracked down by the 2nd gen ChatGpt Skynet terminators. 

Love it.Cant wait .. I will be shaking with exciitment not fear. In the mean time  I have about 5000 Cubans to get through and the tar mac for taste buds brigade can soldier on. 😘

[Pharmacovigilant]

Padron Anniversario 1964 - Principe and Corona, in Natural.

[NSXCIGAR]

7 hours ago, Corylax18 said:

Trinidad Gloriosos.

The 50 Aniversario? Pretty big balling to have those in your regular rotation! 

[joeypots]

MC Double Edmundo. I wish I had more. These are too good to be a casual smoke now.