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Cigar Aficionado's 2017 Top 10
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HuckFinn Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 7:00 AM EST
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1.) Arturo Fuente Don Carlos
2.) Padron Serie 1926
3.) Oliva Serie V
4.) Bolivar (Cuban)
5.) Alec Bradley Tempus
6.) Ashton Symmetry
7.) My Father The Judge
8.) Warped Guardian of the Farm
9.) Plasencia Alma Fuerte
10.) Villiger La Flor de Ynclan

Ive had 2 outta the ten
jjanecka Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 7:58 AM EST
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The only ones I'm usure of are the Tempus, Alma, and Ynclan.

The judge is just ok

Overall, Eye of the Shark is one of the best cigars of all time.

To me, this is probably the best list they have ever come up with despite the fact that they're still paid by their advertisers. It's more or less what I would expect out of the most mainstream cigar magazine. Would be nice to see Atabey or JSK make rank.
bgz Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 9:08 AM EST
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At least the top 4 are legit :D
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#4 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 9:12 AM EST
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Had all except #9 and 10. Didn't think the Judge was any better than many other My Father offerings but liked most everything else on the list. Actually surprised that only one Cuban cigar is listed. Smoking from a '14 BBF box now and loving it.
KingoftheCove Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 10:51 AM EST
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Oliva V at 3..............AB Tempus at 5..........,pffft!
Same ol bs.....

The Oliva is a good cigar, but not top 10.
The Tempus? HA!

Yeah, only one CC in da top 10?
I've smoked 4 from the list, and the cigars I got from rfenst blows every one of those away........not even in the same league.

Same ol bs.....
RobertHively Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 11:19 AM EST
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[quote=KingoftheCove]Oliva
Same ol bs.....

"The Oliva is a good cigar, but not top 10."

It seems like the Melanio gets a lot of love on this board but not the V. To me the V is much better than the Melanio, and in my Top 10 fo sho, especially at the price point. Just bc the V is too strong for most people around here doesnt mean it's not a great cigar.


I dont have any cuban cigar experience, but from what I've read on here I probably wouldnt like most of them anyway. I like a more full cigar, in both strength and body.
Buckwheat Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 11:22 AM EST
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Cigar Aficionado is a joke. I’ve gotten better info from the people here. fog
KingoftheCove Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 11:30 AM EST
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RobertHively wrote:
[quote=KingoftheCove]Oliva
Same ol bs.....

"The Oliva is a good cigar, but not top 10."

It seems like the Melanio gets a lot of love on this board but not the V. To me the V is much better than the Melanio, and in my Top 10 fo sho, especially at the price point. Just bc the V is too strong for most people around here doesnt mean it's not a great cigar.


I dont have any cuban cigar experience, but from what I've read on here I probably wouldnt like most of them anyway. I like a more full cigar, in both strength and body.




I hear ya..........I've smoked quite a few Vs, in a variety of vitolas.
I used to love them years ago. But then the experience changed for me........either the cigar did, or my palate did, or most likely, a bit of both.
Basically I found them (the last several fivers I bought a few years back) to be a very strong, somewhat one dimensional cigar........and too many of them retained a bit of harshness, even after an extended nap. The strength didn't bother me, the harshness and boredom did.
Maybe I just got unlucky and hit a mediocre patch of fivers.
RobertHively Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 12:11 PM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
I hear ya..........I've smoked quite a few Vs, in a variety of vitolas.
I used to love them years ago. But then the experience changed for me........either the cigar did, or my palate did, or most likely, a bit of both.
Basically I found them (the last several fivers I bought a few years back) to be a very strong, somewhat one dimensional cigar........and too many of them retained a bit of harshness, even after an extended nap. The strength didn't bother me, the harshness and boredom did.
Maybe I just got unlucky and hit a mediocre patch of fivers.



I havent had any that were harsh, but have had a few that were boring. Maybe the lack of consistency keeps it out of the top 10 for some. But I can say the same for LFD Double Ligero and the Padron thousand series as well. I've had a few that were not up to par. It's hard to expect perfection when you're dealing with a handmade product...

My experience with the V probably is as extensive as yours either. I started with a couple fivers and the overwhelming majority of them were great. Working on a box of robustos right now and have a full box aging as well. I read somewhere that the 2 year mark is what to shoot for when aging them. How long did you age your V's when they took the "extended nap"?
KingoftheCove Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 5:50 PM EST
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Never made it to 2 years....but always over a year.....probably 14 or 15 months or so.
Just checked...........I do in fact still have a fiver of the No. 4, that I won for $13, that is a bit over a year old..........I'll let those sit for another year and give them a try.
Whistlebritches Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 9:43 PM EST
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HuckFinn wrote:
1.) Arturo Fuente Don Carlos
2.) Padron Serie 1926
3.) Oliva Serie V
4.) Bolivar (Cuban)
5.) Alec Bradley Tempus
6.) Ashton Symmetry
7.) My Father The Judge
8.) Warped Guardian of the Farm
9.) Plasencia Alma Fuerte
10.) Villiger La Flor de Ynclan

Ive had 2 outta the ten


1.Concur
2.Concur
3.Maybe with 4-5 years age but fresh........no **** ing way
4.Concur
5.BULLPUCKEY........this is what buying advertising gets you
6.Good cigar ........maybe up high in top 25 but not top 10
7.Love My Father's but The Judge was ok at best..........My worst experience by far in the MF family
8.Never heard of it
9.Never heard of it
10.Really.......a Villiger
Abrignac Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 10:40 PM EST
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Used to smoke Alec Bradley's before they quit de-stemming their tobacco. Last dozen or so sucked. Haven't had one if at least 4 years. meh
frankj1 Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 10:54 PM EST
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Abrignac wrote:
Used to smoke Alec Bradley's before they quit de-stemming their tobacco. Last dozen or so sucked. Haven't had one if at least 4 years. meh

years ago I liked AB Medalist.
bgz Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Dec 23 2017, 12:54 AM EST
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My favorite regular V are those diademas you get in the samplers. Yep, the best regular Vs... wish they made boxes of them.
fishinguitarman Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Dec 23 2017, 1:20 AM EST
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I have but 3 of these
shaun341 Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Dec 23 2017, 7:06 AM EST
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Who cares, it's a bought and paid for system from a magazine that hasn't put good content out since I have been in the hobby. I like a few of the cigars that made top ten as well as don't like a few that made the top ten. I don't believe that CA is unbiased in anything they do so their opinion is just that an biased opinion that doesn't matter.

What I do know though is every time they release the list the #1 cigar price goes up which is bad for people that like that particular cigar.
bgz Offline
#17 Posted: Sat, Dec 23 2017, 11:21 AM EST
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Well, it's a good thing the padron didn't win, things are already expensive.
KingoftheCove Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Dec 23 2017, 11:42 AM EST
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bgz wrote:
My favorite regular V are those diademas you get in the samplers. Yep, the best regular Vs... wish they made boxes of them.

Yep...........used to be able to get those at the other place for a good deal years ago.
I liked the smaller Diadema much more than the larger one back then.
abjd14 Offline
#19 Posted: Sat, Dec 23 2017, 11:55 AM EST
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The alma fuente is suppose to be very good. Anyone want to do a boxsolit. Msg me
skillett Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2017, 8:20 PM EST
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abjd14 wrote:
The alma fuente is suppose to be very good. Anyone want to do a boxsolit. Msg me


don't know what a boxsolit is, do you? box - so - lit

Not me.Herfing
gummy jones Offline
#21 Posted: Sat, Dec 30 2017, 11:25 AM EST
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I haven't had number 9 or number 10

if only they would have donated more money to aficionado they could have broken the top 5
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