My list can't quite compare. Due to some recent imprudent spending on some premiums I really wanted (looking at myself in the mirror saying 'Bad doggie! Bad!), I stashed them and looked to some cheapies to get me by. I'm always lookin for the overlooked gem and usually come up with something fair to middling at best. This time I got lucky with two in a row! First was the Dictador torpedo. I generally like FG's cigars (not sure why alot of folks eschew them). These were just like longer Petrus Antonius'. Light and nutty, and generous with the smoke. Not exactly demanding, but pleasant to strut around with (I kind of grooved on the cheesy south American el presidente schtick). The second was CI's rare corojo in toro. It's difficult to describe this cigar without sounding like I'm trying to put it in a league where it's not. It will never be mistaken for a super premium, with it's huge veins, and one dimensionality. But dang, that one dimension. Oily, leathery, slow burning, firm draw. Not just toast flavors, but heavily buttered wheat toast flavor. I thought the burn might follow the very prominant main vein (actually doubled on the roll) but things stayed surprisingly straight. Worth a buck? Oh yeah. Two? Might be stretching it, but I think I might have to try some of CI's other bundle cigars. How about an elaboration on that la Aurora Preferido?
