"......never had a bad one"

[El Presidente]

I think we can all agree that cigars, especially Cuban cigars, can sometimes be a bit hit or miss.

You'll often hear people say about a particular product or experience, "I've never had a bad one." It's a great endorsement, but when you're talking about handmade products like cigars, and you've smoked enough of them, that's a pretty rare claim to make.

So here's a question for FOH:

What cigar can you honestly say you've never had a bad one?

[JDoughty]

That's a no brainer. Padron. FOH/Bond Roberts would not be far behind, except that I have smoked a few before they had rested properly and that didn't go well. After proper resting, same story. Consistently impeccable construction. 

[Garand]

Any Cuban Double Corona 

Rafael González Perla, Panatela Extra

Ramon Allones No. 3.

 

 

[chasy]

For me? Mag 54. It just delivers.

[JPark3]

Padron as a whole is the only name I've never had a bad cigar from. Taste, construction, all there.

[Boss Hog]

1 hour ago, JDoughty said:

That's a no brainer. Padron.

What he said. ⬆️

[panpan]

BBF

[Havanaaddict]

CORO

[JACDO]

Davidoff Signature No 2

[Capn_Jackson]

I can only think of a few:

Allones Superiores

MOFOH Spada Gorda

Party Short

Warped Futuro.

[Ford2112]

Cuban - Partagas E2. They just hit on all cylinders for me. Classy blend.

NC - Viaje. Every one I have smoked, even if some were better than others, offer a unique experience and they are memorable. 

[tbelle7]

Siglo VI. Some are good, some are great. Never had a bad one.

[Chas.Alpha]

Boli PC gets my vote. The 18/19 MSU were perfect ROTT. The ‘21TUA seemed to need a year down. Excellent and consistent.

[TheDonTX]

Lusi

Sig ii

I've never had a bad one! 

[riderpride]

Mag46

Mag 50

Mag 54

Lusi

Nc - Oliva Melanio, Aganorsa Sig Selection Corojo Corona Gorda

Cheers!

[Çnote]

7 hours ago, Capn_Jackson said:

I can only think of a few:

Allones Superiores

MOFOH Spada Gorda

Party Short

Warped Futuro.

I've had bad ones of all of these, at least 2 of 5 in your presence.

Padron 1926 and Davidoff Grand Cru are impeccable in my memory. E2,  QdO50, and Lusi, but all with a small sample size.

[Duder]

That’s a long list for me but I can say with confidence my all time favorites have never had even a meh one let alone a bad one -

Cohiba Esplendidos, Robustos & Siglo VI. 

[loose_axle]

Lusi

BBF + Libertardor 

Dip 2

HDM Rio de Seco + San Juan

VR Unicos

[Li Bai]

Party Shorts, Bolivar PC and Siglo VI, never had a bad one so far...

[carsncigarsuk]

Padron - all of them, never had a bad one.

Spada Gorda has never let me down (The entire FAB 5 range is great construction but a few have had a bit of tunneling in some of the other vitola) 

Bond Roberts again never had a bad one.

My Father

Warped

Plasencia 

 

[HabanosGuy]

It's a bit of a gamble, as there are several more or less experienced rollers, but I can't remember ever having any issues with these ones (across multiple boxes with different BDs):

Trinidad Esmeralda

Trinidad Vigia

Partagas Serie E No 2 & P No 2

RyJ Wide Churchill

Quai D’Orsay No 54

By the way, my worst experience was with a box of HdM Le Hoyo de Rio Seco (DB SEP 18), probably from the very first batch. It was a box of 10, and so far, I've tried smoking six of them, but every single one was plugged—like trying to smoke a piece of wood. Even using a Perfect Draw to drill holes didn't really help. I still have four left, but I'll probably just use them as decoration.

 

[westg]

First that comes to mind Montecristo Petit Edmundo. I can honestly say I have smoked hundreds of them and never had a bad one. Right behind them is the Partagas 898. It is distinctive to me and they are just gorgeous. Never had a bad one. Monte 4 is up there as well. Hoyo San Juan is right in the mix. Juan Lopez No 2 holds its own. 

[CaptainQuintero]

PLPC and Party Shorts come to mind pretty much instantly.

[BrightonCorgi]

Upmann No. 2

Upmann Monarchs

Montecristo Petit Tubo

Juan Lopez No. 2

LGC No. 1

[joeypots]

Siglo III