Cigar World Cup: Nominate Your Starting Eleven.

[El Presidente]

 

The FIFA World Cup kicks off June 12  ⚽

If you were picking your starting 11 for a Cigar equivalent, pick your cigars for the 11 positions available as per the below. 

Nominate your 1-11 keeping in mind the position described. 

 

[riderpride]

Interesting... 

I assume current production, so no players come out of 'retirement '?

Cheers!

[Ford2112]

1.HuHc

2. PLPC

3. Monte 3

4. FAB 5 Ninfa

5. JL 1

6. Trinity Robustl

7. Always the Party 898

8. Quai Dorsay 52

9. Diplo 2

10. Sir Winnie

11. Punch DC

Edited Friday at 02:56 AM by Ford2112
Brain fart. I meant sir Winnie over the Esplendido.

[El Presidente]

4 hours ago, riderpride said:

Interesting... 

I assume current production, so no players come out of 'retirement '?

Cheers!

Correct 

[vvvendo1969]

No.1 H.Upmann Half Corona

No.2 Partagas Aristocrats

No.3 Trinidad Coloniales

No.4 Por Larrañaga Panetelas

No.5 H.Upmann Magnum46

No.6 Partagas Serie D4

No.7 Partagas 898 Varnished

No.8 Trinidad Robusto Extra

No.9 Montecristo No.2

No.10 Punch Churchill

No.11 Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona

[JohnS]

1. Half Corona - H.Upmann Half Corona (If not strictly a Half Corona and something less than a Petit Robusto size, than a Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales).
2. Petit Corona - Cohiba Siglo II
3. Corona - Trinidad Coloniales
4. Skinny of your Choice (Sub 40 Gauge) - Por Larranaga Montecarlos
5. Corona Gorda - Punch Punch
6. Robusto - Partagas Serie D No.4
7. Lonsdale or Dalia - Trinidad Fundadores
8. Robusto Extra - Cohiba Siglo VI
9. Piramides - H.Upmann No.2
10. Churchill - Cohiba Esplendidos
11. Double Corona - Partagas Lusitanias.

[Li Bai]

1. Half Corona - if allowed I'd say Partagas Shorts, if not then HUHC

2. Petit Corona - Bolivar Petit Corona

3. Corona - Fab5 Queen Corona

4. Skinny of your Choice (Sub 40 Gauge) - Monte Especial

5. Corona Gorda - JL1

6. Robusto - RASS

7. Lonsdale or Dalia - Monte 1

8. Robusto Extra - Qdo 52

9. Piramides - H.Upmann No.2

10. Churchill - Sir Winston 

11. Double Corona - RA Gigantes

[LizardGizmo]

1. Half Corona - H.Upmann Half Corona
2. Petit Corona - Cohiba Siglo II (preferably one that draws well )
3. Corona - Quai d’Orsay Coronas Claro
4. Skinny of your Choice (Sub 40 Gauge) - Puro Desnudo Ninfa
5. Corona Gorda - H. Upmann Magnum 46
6. Robusto - Padrón Exclusivo Maduro
7. Lonsdale or Dalia - Bond Roberts Dalia
8. Robusto Extra - Cohiba BHK54 (I know it’s a silly choice from a value standpoint but I do really love the blend) 
9. Piramides - H.Upmann No.2
10. Churchill - H. Upmann Sir Winston
11. Double Corona - Punch Double Corona

Hard not to list Robusto Trinity, but decided to go with the Exclusivo. BR Dalia was the fastest choice of all of them (and it’s not recency bias) - I think that is one of the best cigars on the list and have felt that way for 12+ months.

Thanks for the formatting, @JohnS!

[El Presidente]

 

1. MOFOH Sovereign Suns. Love my Upmann Half Corona but it has met it's match. 

2. Cohiba Siglo II. Forget the price. Still the standard. 

3. Desnudo Queen Corona. Strike rate beats Cuban Corona's more often than not. 

4. Puro Desnudo Ninfa. Breakfast lunch and dinner. Simply turns up at every play. 

5. H. Upmann Magnum 46. MOFOH Spada Gorda is his Fantasy pick cover. 90% of the experience at 30% of the price. Still Class pulls the Mag 46 ahead. 

6. Cohiba Robusto. The Reynaldo of Robusto. 

7. BR Dalia. Newcomer to the game but coach has thrown him in on promise. If 898 Partagas was fit to play (more available), it would take the spot. 

8. HDM San Juan. Keep your Behike. San Juan turns up to play every week and does so with panache

9. Upmann Number 2. Stallwart of the game. 

10. H. Upmann Sir Winston. 

11. Desnudo Indulgencia. Newcomer but will be voted man of the tournament or close. 95% of the Lusi experience and 30% of the price. 

[westg]

Half Coronas...Monte...D6 allowed ?

Petit Coronas...Cohibo Sig 2

Coronas...Monte 3

Skinny...Monte Especiales 

Coronas Gorda...Juan Lopez No1

Robusto...Cohiba 

Lonsdale 898...Partagas 

Robusto Extra...Hoyo San Juan 

Pyramid...Cohiba Piramides. Monte is whisker behind. 

Churchill...Sir Winston 

Double Coronas...Punch 

Bench 

Partagas Solomones...R&J  Wide Churchill...Upmann Mag 50. 

 

[gormag38]

1. AF Short Story (okay okay, it's actually a short perfecto, but I think it still applies; - I love the little buggers)

2. Siglo II - 21s have been glorious

3. QDOCC - Love the blend and the marca

4. MdO 4 - I wanted to put CoLa but the inconsistency in rolling kept it out

5. HU Mag 46

6. CoRo - 2020 on have been on a run

7. Party 898 - yeah you can never quite find them, but they age to perfection. 

8. Party E2 - under-rated star

9. HU2 

10.Espy - playing HOFer

11. Lusi

[Lucas Buck]

1. Half Corona - Monte Media Corona
2. Petit Corona - Cohiba Siglo II
3. Corona - Trinidad Coloniales
4. Skinny of your Choice (Sub 40 Gauge) - Por Larranaga Montecarlos
5. Corona Gorda - Punch Punch
6. Robusto - Cohiba Robustos
7. Lonsdale or Dalia - Cohiba Siglo V
8. Robusto Extra - Cohiba Siglo VI
9. Piramides - Cohiba Piramides Extra
10. Churchill - Cohiba Esplendidos
11. Double Corona - Partagas Lusitanias

[JohnS]

12 hours ago, LizardGizmo said:

Thanks for the formatting, ! @JohnS

My pleasure, happy to assist our members to type up their replies more easily.

The only cigar format missing from that eleven would be the very popular Habanos size, Petit Robusto. Perhaps they meant that for Half Corona?

[garifo]

1. Half Corona - H. Upmann Half Corona
2. Petit Corona - Ramon Allones Small Club Corona
3. Corona -  Punch Punch
4. Skinny (Sub-40 RG) - Por Larranaga Montecarlos
5. Corona Gorda - H. Upmann Magnum 46
6. Robusto - Aladino Cameroon Robusto
7. Lonsdale / Dalia - Partagás 8-9-8
8. Robusto Extra - Cohiba Siglo VI
9. Pirámides - H. Upmann No. 2
10. Churchill - Cohiba Esplendidos
11. Double Corona -  Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona

[Mr. DD]

1. Half Corona - Montecristo Media Corona
2. Petit Corona - Bolivar Petite Corona
3. Corona - Montecristo No.3
4. Skinny of your Choice (Sub 40 Gauge) - Por Larrañaga Montecarlos
5. Corona Gorda - Hoyo de Monterrey No.1
6. Robusto - Cohiba Robustos
7. Lonsdale or Dalia - Romeo y Julieta Cazadores
8. Robusto Extra - Partagàs Serie E No.2
9. Piramides - Cohiba Piramides Extra
10. Churchill - Romeo y Julieta Churchill
11. Double Corona - Partagàs Lusitanias

[El Presidente]

8 hours ago, JohnS said:

My pleasure, happy to assist our members to type up their replies more easily.

The only cigar format missing from that eleven would be the very popular Habanos size, Petit Robusto. Perhaps they meant that for Half Corona?

There are only 11 positions available on the field in a Football/Soccer game 

[my happy place]

Half Corona - Sovereign Suns
Petit Corona - Trinidad Coloniales
Corona - Warped La Colmena Amado 44 
Skinny (sub 40) - Puro Desnudo Lancero N1
Corona Gorda - Juan Lopez 1
Robusto - CoRo
Lonsdale - RyJ Cazadores
Robusto Extra - Padron Family Reserve 96 Maduro
Pyramid - if Belicosos count, BBF - if not, Monte 2
Churchill - Esplendidos
Double Corona - Lusitanias

[BG318]

1. Half Corona- HUHC

2. Petit Corona- Siglo 2. El Principe if there was a salary cap.

3. Corona- Monte 3

4. Skinny- Monte Especiales

5. Corona Gorda- Punch Punch

6. Robusto - CoRo

7. Lonsdale or Dalia-  Partagas 898. Needs a lot of time, though. I don't know what this means for the football analogy.

8. Robusto Extra- Haven't had too many from this size. Probably Hdm San Juan. 

9. Piramide- Monte 2. Never had a Cohiba, though.. HU2 close second 

10. Churchill - Sir Winston 

11. Double Corona- Partagas Lusitania 

[Lucas Buck]

21 hours ago, El Presidente said:

There are only 11 positions available on the field in a Football/Soccer game 

I think what he’s saying is there are lots of Petit Robustos and but a few half Coronas. Therefore the PR would offer more choice instead of the half Corona. 

[Chibearsv]

1. Half Corona - H.Upmann Half Corona
2. Petit Corona - BPC
3. Corona - QDO Coronas Claro
4. Skinny of your Choice (Sub 40) - Fabrica 5 N1 Lancero
5. Corona Gorda - Juan Lopez 1 toughest choice by far
6. Robusto - CoRo
7. Lonsdale or Dalia - Siglo V
8. Robusto Extra - Cohiba Siglo VI
9. Piramides - Cohiba Piramides Extra
10. Churchill - Cohiba Esplendidos
11. Double Corona - Punch DC

I’m assuming no salary cap 😁

[JohnS]

9 hours ago, Lucas Buck said:

I think what he’s saying is there are lots of Petit Robustos and but a few half Coronas. Therefore the PR would offer more choice instead of the half Corona. 

Yes, precisely this. But it's fine. This is all for fun! 👍

[Capn_Jackson]

1. HUHC

2. Boli PC

3. QdO Coronas Claro 

4. LGC MdO 1 (I missed the part above about not naming “retired” players, so PL Montecarlo)

5. JL1

6. CoRo 

7. Siglo V

8. Hoyo de Rio Seco

9. BBF (I know, I know, campanas are not piramides)

10. Sir Winnie

11. HdM DC

[joeypots]

I've got to go with my team, not a fantasy team. I could pick a QdO Corona, for example, but I've only had a few and I have the MC #3.

1. Half Corona- HUHC

2. Petit Corona- BPC

3. Corona- MC #3

4. Skinny- CCE

5. Corona Gorda- Punch Punch

6. Robusto - CoRo

7. Lonsdale or Dalia- Partagas 898. 

8. Robusto Extra- QdO 52

9. Piramide- HU #2

10. Churchill - Esplendidos

11. Double Corona- Punch DC

[Nohiba]

1. Half Corona- HUHC

2. Petit Corona- Trinidad Coloniales

3. Corona- QdO Coronas Claro

4. Skinny- CCE

5. Corona Gorda- Mag46

6. Robusto - RASS

7. Lonsdale or Dalia-  BR Dalias 

8. Robusto Extra- Upmann Royal Robusto

9. Piramide- Monte 2

10. Churchill - Sir Winston

11. Double Corona- Punch DC