CA Cigar of the Year?
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AbeFroman
Big Gulps, huh?
I think I may have to buy a few Herrera Estelis to try again and let some sit. The one I had was pretty good, but I don't know if it'd be top 10 material. Maybe it opens up more after sitting for a while.
That's my question, though-- Do they arrive at a blend they think is top 25 material and then sample all the vitolas to see which one is actually the best? Or have they only been provided with one vitola to rate? My guess is the latter... so I would be inclined to try a top 25 cigar in the vitola I prefer-- which might very well be a Lonsdale or a Lancero, if those are options.
Right but I thought the list was of cigars that came out in 2013?
I started smoking cigars 6 months ago, is this top 25 list picked from any year they want or do the pick from 2013 releases?
They take all the cigars that rated 91 or higher for the year and re-smoke them blind to determine the top 25. Any cigar that was rated can make the top 25. I think the Don Carlos #2 has been in the Top 25 before, and at least 3 other sizes of VSG have made it.
I enjoy the list and we use it to hype up the cigars in our shop. Obviously, it's all subjective and some of my favorite cigars ever have never made that list, so I take it with a grain of salt, but it's fun and good for the industry.
I enjoy the list and we use it to hype up the cigars in our shop. Obviously, it's all subjective and some of my favorite cigars ever have never made that list, so I take it with a grain of salt, but it's fun and good for the industry.
Sorry, to be clear, these cigars they take that rated 91 or higher from that year...
Do they review say, 2012 or 2011 releases in 2013?
Haha awesome; I like the mag as a read when im getting haircut or in a waiting room, great pictures just not a huge influence on what I smoke. Which is sad because years ago I used to look at the mag as an additional reference to my cigars, not saying its changed much just got more into the hobby and moved away I guess. I also wanted to work there too see the "inside" of the magazine and what makes it "tick"
Don Carlos and VSG were released over a decade ago, so yes any cigar on the market is fair game as long as CA reviewed it this past year.
The inch rule (at least where that's all they smoke) has been squashed. I can't remember exactly, but they smoke about half the cigar. I'm not saying that's still enough, but I am saying that it's more than most people think....