It's that time... TOP 10

[superman76]

Here we go... these are my favorite smokes of the year:

1. Viaje Double Edge Sword - Unreal choclate flavors and very complex smoke
2. The Face - Just what Tatuaje needed after the Drac disappointment IMHO
3. The Picador - small smoke that packs a big punch of spice and complexity
4. Illusione HL candela - really unlike anything I've tasted... thought it was one of the year's most underrated
5. Tatuaje 7th Reserva
6. Viaje Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter - powerful and delicious
7. AF Sungrown 858
8. Padron 46th Anni... Another great anniversary edition. I thought it was a bit too close to the 45th, or it would have been higher
9. Liga Privada Dirty Rat
10. Cuvee Grand - This is the only Kelner product I've really loved. Has that musty flavor with a boldness not found in the Davidoff line

Honorable mentions: Viaje's Satori is a tasty smoke, but loses points for whatever it is that comes off and stains your lips and fingers... Illusione MJ12, Illusione HL maduro, Illusione 88 candela

My go to smokes: Oliva V 2009 maduro, LFD double ligero chisel, Jaime Garcia toro, Liga Privada T52 Belicoso

Feel free to share yours! Merry Christmas!

 

[ciggy]

In order I believe for NC:
1. Barklay Rex
2. Padron #46
3. Tatuaje Cojonu 03
4. Tatauje 7th Reserva
5. Padron #44
6. Viaje DES
7. Viaje TNT
8. Oliva V Maduro Special
9. Liga T52
10. Viaje S&B

Honorable mention to Opus X Lost City Blend. I've only had one (the Lance) but it was really, really good!

 

[sonarman]

1. Pork Tenderloin
2. Barclay Rex
3. Liga Privada T52
4. Tatuaje 7th
5. Illusione Epernay
6. EP Carilto Short Run
7. NHC Reserva
8. Oliva V Lancero
9. La Riqueza #4
10. Tatuaje 7th Reserva

Lots of good smokes this year, it's good to be alive to be a cigar smoker, and to have the rights to light up while we still can.

 

[L8A]

Not in order but in there for sure:

Tatuaje Petite Cazadore Reserva
Holy Lance Maduro
El Picador
Barclay Rex
Viaje Satori
Padron 46th
Skull & Bones
Viaje TNT
Cuvee Grande 2010
Davidoff Puro d'Oro

 

[icehog3]

1. Esencia Petite Corona
2. Esencia Robusto
3. Illusione Epernay PC
4. Arturo Fuente King T

 

[smokinpeace]

1. Pork Tenderloin
2. Anejo Shark
3. AF 858 Sungrown
4. Skull and Bones
5. Opus Shark
6. EP Short Run
7. Barkley Rex
8. Work of Art Maduro
9. NHC Reserva
10. Padilla 1932

 

[SergeantStogie]

Hmmm I will just say my #1 new cigar for the year. The rest gets too complicated.

Drumroll please....

And my number one favorite new cigar for 2010 is.....

Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf.

 

[sucol]

Top 10 2010 releases or cigars I smoked for the first time in 2010 -

1. Padron 46th Family Reserve Maduro
2. Tatuaje Barclay Rex
3. Tatuaje Outlaw
4. Opus X #4
5. Anejo #46
6. Tatuaje Conoju 2003
7. Viaje Holiday Blend Petit Robusto
8. Padron 1926 #9 Maduro
9. Tatuaje T 110
10. Opus X #5

 

[MiamiE]

1. Esencia Petite Corona
2. Esencia Robusto
3. Illusione Epernay PC
4. Arturo Fuente King T

WTF Tom only 4! :rofl: :glassesgr

 

[sucol]

I forgot the Litto Gomez Small Batch and the LFD Factory Press III. Great 2010 smokes, both! :yes:

 

[sucol]

Hmmm I will just say my #1 new cigar for the year. The rest gets too complicated.

Drumroll please....

And my number one favorite new cigar for 2010 is.....

Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf.

I have to try this, Sgt!

 

[UTvols186]

Ive only been smoking for a few months but my best cigars were, in no order

Tatuaje 7th reserve
Illusione HL maduro
Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin
Cao La Traviata
AF Hemingway Classic Maduro
AVO Heritage

 

[njstone]

CAVEAT EMPTOR: I am still really behind on new releases this year. I now have a number of them to try now and just need some time/decent weather. But for what I HAVE tried (I am ruling out non-current cigars ... i.e. old LEs or discontinued sticks):

Current Top 10:
Padron 40th Maduro
Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin
Liga Privada T-52
Illusione Epernay
AF Anejo 46/77
Bolivar Corona Extra (isom)
Tatuaje Noella
Illusione "Original Document" (68/88/cg:4/MJ12)
Man o' War Ruination
LFD Air Bender/DL Maduro


Honorable Mention:
Opus X
PAM '26
PAM '64
My Father
El Triunfador Lancero
Tatuaje Especiales
Tatuaje Verocu (#9/Tubo)
Viaje 50/50 Black
R&J Short Churchill (isom)
Trinidad Reyes/Coloniales (isom)
any Bolivar (isom)
Padilla 1932
DPG Black

EDIT: I just smoked my first T-Rex ... wow ... this is a Top 10 cigar for sure! Awesome stick, Pete's done it again. I still prefer the size of the Pork Tenderloin, but this is similar in flavor and strength. My New Year's Wish for 2011 is that Pete will release the Meat Locker in multiple sizes regularly!!!

 

[icehog3]

WTF Tom only 4! :rofl: :glassesgr

Yeah, you know us "snobs"! :rofl:

 

[tedski]

From the many different cigars smoked this year, these were the most memorable ...

(In alpha order)

Ashton Cabinet Belicoso
Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ Belicoso
Hoyo de Monterrey Churchill (2001)
Illusione f9
La Aurora 100 Anos Belicoso
La Gloria Cubana MdO #2 (1997)
La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte Toro
La Luna Natural Fuerte Rothschild (7 yrs old)
Padron Anniv 1964 Exclusivo
Por Larranaga PC (2004)
Puros Indios Viejo Media Corona (3 yrs old)

 

[LTS 4 Bad Cigars]

01. Padron 46th
02. PDR 1878 Reserva Dominicana Capa Oscura Toro (could be No. 1 on price point alone)
03. PDR Habano SG LC No. 5 Robusto
04. Viaje S&B
05. Tatuaje La Verite
06. Padron 80th (Maduro)
07. 601 Blue (Toro)
08. Paradigm 262 (Toro)...gotta get me paws on a few more of these.
09. San Cristobal Maestro (had some great age on it, all five of them that I smoked)
10. 7-20-4 Toro

 

[alfbacca]

In no particular order, these are the cigars I smoked the most of this year and the most memorable:

DPG Blue Preferidos
La Riqueza Petit Robusto
Tatuaje Petit Cazadores Reserva
AF Magnum R 52
Tatuaje The Face
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Robusto
Padron 64 Principe Natural
La Riqueza No. 1
EPC Core Encantos
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Petit Robusto

 

[Centro33]

1. Guillermo León Signature
2. La Vérité
3. La Esprit de Vérité
4. Julius Caeser
5. La Aurora 107
6. My Father Limited Edition
7. Tatuaje The Face
8. Illusione Singularé
9. Tatuaje Regios
10. EP Carrillo Short Run

 

[Miami Cigar Company]

1. Guillermo León Signature
2. La Vérité
3. La Esprit de Vérité
4. Julius Caeser
5. La Aurora 107
6. My Father Limited Edition
7. Tatuaje The Face
8. Illusione Singularé
9. Tatuaje Regios
10. EP Carrillo Short Run

Thank you Centro!

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I did 8...

1. Pork Tenderloin
2. Dirty Rat
3. Guillermo León by La Aurora
4. E.P. Carrillo Core Line
5. La Aurora 107
6. Puro d'Oro
7. Viaje Fifty | Fifty Red
8. Avo Heritage

more details: here

I just realized the Short Run was a 2010 release, d'oh. Liked it better than the Core Line, but both were great for me.

3 Largest Disappointments
1. My Father LE - I don't regret buying a box, but the flavor was just not what I hoped for.
2. Rocky Patel 15th - one of the worst things I smoked all year, I didn't expect a whole lot, but it managed to not live up to those minimal expectations.
3. Padrón 46 - to me, there was a huge gap between the 45 and 46. The 45 is smoking really well for me right now, but whatever - I'm sure it will be CA's número uno.