Cigar Aficionado's Top 10 over the years....

[MU Mike]

With all the fun "CA's top 10 in 2011" has produced, here's a look since 2004 of their top 10's.

Which year is your favorite overall? Notice any other trends/consistencies, or things you find interesting?

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2011

10. Casa Magna Colorado Diadema
9. Warlock Robusto
8. Punch Double Corona
7. Cabaiguan Guapo
6. Rocky Patel Fifteenth Anniversary Torpedo
5. Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusivo Maduro
4. Partagás Serie P No. 2
3. Illusione Epernay Le Taureau
2. La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso
1. Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2010

10. La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel
9. H. Upmann No. 2
8. E.P. Carrillo Elencos Edición Limitada 2010
7. Illusione Epernay Le Matin
6. La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Magnifico
5. Camacho Corojo Churchill
4. Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 (Natural)
3. Fuente Fuente OpusX XXX Belicoso
2. Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5
1. Cohiba Behike BHK 52

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2009

10. Partagas Serie P No. 2
9. Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Torpedo
8. Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Torpedo
7. Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic
6. 601 Box Press Maduro Toro
5. Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Belicoso
4. Diamond Crown Maximus Double Corona No. 1
3. My Father No.1
2. Cohiba Siglo V Tubo
1. Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2008

10. Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto
9. La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante
8. Don Pepin Garcia Lancero
7. H. Upmann Sir Winston
6. Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill
5. Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto
4. La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5
3. Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel
2. Padron Serie 1926 80 Years Maduro
1. Casa Magna Colorado Robusto

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2007

10. Dunhill Signed Range Toro
9. CAO Vision Prana
8. Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur Maduro Epicure
7. Illusione CG:4
6. Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos
5. Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Torpedo
4. Oliva Serie V Torpedo
3. Montecristo No. 2
2. Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion No. 2
1. Padron Serie 1926 No. 9

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2006

10. Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso
9. Tatuaje Noella
8. Ashton Estate Sun Grown 20-Year-Salute
7. Aurora Preferido Emerald
6. Jose Seijas Signature Series 2000
5. Carlos Toraño Exodus 1959 Torpedo
4. Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill
3. Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Imperial
2. Coronado by La Flor Double Corona
1. Bolivar Royal Corona

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2005

10. Juan Lopez No. 1
9. Oliva O Classic Ole
8. Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Corona Gorda
7. La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel
6. La Aurora Preferidos Connecticut No. 1
5. Partagas Serie D No. 4 Reserva
4.Tatuaje Taino
3. Padron 1964 Exclusivo
2. Montecristo Edmundo
1. Fuente Opus X Double Corona

Cigar Aficionado Top 10 Cigars of the Year 2004

10. Trinidad Robusto (Dom.)
9. Davidoff Millenium Blend Robusto
8. Montecristo #2
7. Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Spellbound
6. La Gloria Cubana Reserva Figurados Selectos de Lujos
5. Montecristo Platinum Mini Belicoso Tube
4. Fuente Don Carlos #2
3. Cohiba Siglo VI
2. La Aurora 100 Anos Belicoso
1. Padron 1926 40th Anniversary

 

[orangedog]

Pretty consistently only 2 habanos each year, with I think one year at 3 if I'm reading the list correctly.

Obviously there are a ton of great NCs out there, but I call complete BS on only 2 Habanos.

Not that it matters, CA is entitled to their opinion, but I don't think it reflects well on Savona or Mott, and is a big reason why their name and brand doesn't carry any cache, at least as far as my dollars are concerned.

Unfortunately, just their association is a dilution to Hansell and Malt Advocate. I haven't read an issue since the merger and don't intend to pick one up.

Reminds me of a handful of B players (DS, MS, and GM) who decided to start something and have done well due to lack of appropriate competition. Sadly, I think those who could compete work in different fields. Much like politics but that is probably not an appropriate segue...

 

[CAJoe]

Pretty consistently only 2 habanos each year, with I think one year at 3 if I'm reading the list correctly.

Obviously there are a ton of great NCs out there, but I call complete BS on only 2 Habanos.

Not that it matters, CA is entitled to their opinion, but I don't think it reflects well on Savona or Mott, and is a big reason why their name and brand doesn't carry any cache, at least as far as my dollars are concerned.

Unfortunately, just their association is a dilution to Hansell and Malt Advocate. I haven't read an issue since the merger and don't intend to pick one up.

Reminds me of a handful of B players (DS, MS, and GM) who decided to start something and have done well due to lack of appropriate competition. Sadly, I think those who could compete work in different fields. Much like politics but that is probably not an appropriate segue...

I do not agree with the lists but I do think there are plenty of cigars out there that are better then most CC's. If it came down to it, I would take Nicaraguan tobacco over cuban.

 

[Fourtotheflush]

IN just About every year there is
1 Ashton
1 Padron
1 Fuente

And it seem that lfd/Olivia are taking turns w a cigar in the top 10!

 

[Bad Finger]

I do not agree with the lists but I do think there are plenty of cigars out there that are better then most CC's. If it came down to it, I would take Nicaraguan tobacco over cuban.

Agreed.

 

[orangedog]

I do not agree with the lists but I do think there are plenty of cigars out there that are better then most CC's. If it came down to it, I would take Nicaraguan tobacco over cuban.

like wine, food, travel, automobiles, and fashion, cigars are a matter of individual taste. that said, maybe my general impression is wrong, but I would suspect that the majority of the cigar-enthusiast community would not agree that Nic tobacco is > most CCs. to have a magazine that is so far out of touch with that community is the perfect fuel for accusations of advertising-conspiracy theories, and even without going so far as to introduce these theories at the least discredits the individuals behind the publication.

I think the team at CA have done a good job of selecting topics for lifestyle articles, but not much more.

 

[MU Mike]

Which top 10 do you like best?

I would go with 2010. Good mix of cigars with only one turd (although 2005 would be a close second).

 

[Mickeymorris626]

I would say 2010 as well. seems to be pretty close to an all star cast.

in my opinion, this year is one of the worst of the bunch

 

[Okcsmoker]

With all the advertisements that Fuente and Padron put up in their magazines, online and big smokes, I know exactly why they are in there. Even though I believe those two can produce a smoke on their own that could be in the top 10 every year, its a littlle extra.

As far as Ashton goes, I thought I heard awhile back whenever I was working at the cigar store that Marvin owned a small percentage of Ashton or something like that. That has always explained to me why there is at least 2 Ashton's in every years 25.

IN just About every year there is
1 Ashton
1 Padron
1 Fuente

And it seem that lfd/Olivia are taking turns w a cigar in the top 10!

 

[Alwayslit]

It looks like that actually smoke more than an inch in 2010.

 

[Okcsmoker]

My whole take on it, is that I know they do not every really give reviews for HTF NC's, like store exclusives and once a year releases and stuff like that. Do not know why, but it seems there is never a Tat store release, Monster, or anything like that.

So without getting to smoke some of the more rare and HTF stuff I do not believe their list is 100% accurate. Not to mention that for some reason they do not give Liga Privada the due credit.

So whenever I look at their top 10 and I do not see a Liga, Limited Tat, Limited Viaje, Anejo Shark or Pepin product, I do not believe your list is accurate with it's title.

 

[Okcsmoker]

I would shit myself if I found out I only smoked and inch of a Behike, put it down and then started smoking a Rocky Patel Edge. Believe after I found that out, I would siphon through the ashtray and relight that bastard.

Smoking an inch of a cigar to do a review is the biggest load of horse shit ever.

It looks like that actually smoke more than an inch in 2010.

 

[apaniagua]

In every year there were dominican cigars on the list, this is the first year i see no Dominican Cigar in it...weird.

 

[MU Mike]

That is interesting.

 

[SurpriseMVP]

I agree with the masses here. 2010 was the most smokable for me.

 

[MU Mike]

2004 wasn't bad either, most of them are still damn fine smokes today.