The top 25 from CA

[Alcibiates]

Talked about the list with my cigar guy for a while the other day. Ended up buying a box of the Opus because I had a 3 year aged XXX, courtesy of funkycold, and it was amazing. Figured it would be a worthwhile investment. The #1 is a cuban, sadly, but none of us had ever heard of or seen the #2... leaving the Opus as the heir to the #1 spot in my mind, so I went for it.

Also picked up the Camacho, Epernay, and the Air bender.

The Camacho would be one of my favorite smokes if it wasn't quite so long--It took me a solid two hours to finish it off.

The Epernay was a solid, good smoke, but it just didn't have the qualities I would expect from a top 10 cigar, especially one so expensive--although, to be fair, I'm not a fan of Nicaragua tobacco, in general.

I've yet to get to the air bender, but I'm quite excited about it.

Has anyone tried the punch grand cru (#13)? It sounds exciting, but at the price point ($11 msrp) I feel there are better cigars to be had.

[badwhale]

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The Epernay was a solid, good smoke, but it just didn't have the qualities I would expect from a top 10 cigar, especially one so expensive--although, to be fair, I'm not a fan of Nicaragua tobacco, in general.

Has anyone tried the punch grand cru (#13)? It sounds exciting, but at the price point ($11 msrp) I feel there are better cigars to be had.

For me, any of the Illusiones are not typical of Nicaraguan tobacco. Maybe it's just me.

I've not had the punch, however I did find myself staring at it while looking through the list. Hmmmm

Will

[nhcigarfan]

Tried a viaje, it was good, strong. Never tried the #1 and the green back needs to make some headway against the Euro before I ever do.

[Devil Doc]

I don't pay much attention. I've been smoking cigars since 1971 and I know what I like and that's what I smoke. My days of chasing the latest and greatest ended with a bad taste in my mouth during the cigar boom and I've never forgiven CA for that. Their methodology is flawed and you can't trust anyone who accepts advertising dollars.

Doc