Your Best Cigar Experience of the December Christmas /New Year Holiday Season 2025?

[El Presidente]

 

Your Best Cigar Experience of the December Christmas /New Year Holiday Season 2025? 

That cigar that just stood head and shoulders above the rest. That cigar that you can still taste when you close your eyes. Your best cigar of the last 30 days  

Let us know 

[Li Bai]

Hands down a Monte Especial, courtesy of @JohnS, spectacular!

[JPark3]

Monte No.1. If the rest of the box is like the one I had, I could chain smoke them. 

[tbelle7]

Esplendidos - TMO MAR 07.

Perfection.

[Duder]

‘98 Partagas Lonsdales Cab - absolutely superb in every respect.

[joeypots]

Three way tie. None were other worldly but each was 4 stars at least. 

My new rating system. Ick, Meh, Ok, Mmmmmmm, GTFOOT.

MC Especially #2, REG ABR 18

Siglo III, PUR SEP 15

 Magnum 46, OER JUN 20

Maybe because I haven’t had the 46 in the rotation for years these cigars have been grabbing me. 

[Chibearsv]

One of our brothers sent a holiday gift that included an Esplendidos, 2020 I think. Cigar was glorious. My cigar brothers are legends!

[JohnS]

It was a tie between a regular production ESU October 2024 Juan Lopez Seleccion No.1 and a French Regional Edition Quai d'Orsay Capitolo, gifted by @Li Bai ! (Would you believe it?)

[Havanaaddict]

These two are still fresh in my memory😍

17' Cohiba Talisman Edicion Limitada Mexican Chocolate, Anise, Vanilla    1/2

19' Montecristo Supremos Edicion Limitada Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Molasses     1/2

[WestCoastSmokin]

MOFOH Robusto Trinity 

Juan Lopez No.2

[pohlmad]

Montecristo Supremos for me as well!  

[Hoosh]

The Padrón 1926 No.90 Maduro. No cigar this year - let alone the last 30 days - was even in the same discussion for me; not any other NC or CC. I mean, Kona Peaberry AND actually strong?! 

[ElLoboLoco]

Hmm, The D4 Christmas afternoon was first place and this Principal Cigar was a close second. The Principal had a good bit of citrus like notes that worked well with a Juicy Jay NEIPA.

[MadridPuros]

8 hours ago, ElLoboLoco said:

Hmm, The D4 Christmas afternoon was first place and this Principal Cigar was a close second. The Principal had a good bit of citrus like notes that worked well with a Juicy Jay NEIPA.

Everyone has been saying that Principal has been making real good smokes lately. I need to try them out for sure. 

[ElLoboLoco]

I have really been happy I discovered them, great blending and construction has been very good.

[Greenhorn2]

Will probably be the 2020 Esplendidos on New Years Eve.

[mikemike]

I don't smoke much during the cold winters, but I did have a Fuente Anejo No 77 Shark on New Year's day. Not a Cuban, but I enjoy Anejos so I thought I would start off the new year right.

[HDGSN]

PLPC EML ‘15

95/100

Carting around Daufuskie Island. All caramel, cow tails, and burnt sugar.

[Chucko8]

A 1998 serie A on Christmas Day.

 

[SigmundChurchill]

Without a doubt, the Siglo VI I smoked with my son in the cigar cabin at The Les Airelles Hotel in Courchevel.

[KCCubano]

On 1/10/2026 at 12:01 AM, SigmundChurchill said:

Without a doubt, the Siglo VI I smoked with my son in the cigar cabin at The Les Airelles Hotel in Courchevel.

I would take that place over any upscale lounge.

[SigmundChurchill]

17 hours ago, KCCubano said:

I would take that place over any upscale lounge.

It was really special. Can't see from these pics but the cabin was sitting in a snow-filled courtyard outside the hotel, surrounded by mountains.

[Çnote]

Great start to the year.