How would you direct a friend? Recommend the best...

[SmokeProper]

Here's the scenario:
You have a good friend whom has a taste for cigars. They ask you what are the best 5-10 cigars you've had.

What's would this list look like for YOU?
-Can be anything, nc/cc, forget about price, forget about availability, not limited to this year...all time.
-However, you have to have personally smoke it yourself at some point.

What 5-10 cigars would you direct your friend to?

Update:
Let's assume this is a seasoned smoker. Not a newbie. Doesn't need intro to brands, etc.

We're talking the best you have had for them to have.

 

[vivalanation734]

No order...

Tatuaje 7th Natural
Tatuaje Verocu No. 5
Illusione 88
Pepin Blue label
Bolivar Belicosos Finos
Bolivar Gold Medal
RASS
RASCC
Illusione 2

 

[Nickerson]

I think more importantly than directing them towards specific cigars is educating them on different brands.

I recommend Padron, Oliva, CAO, Arturo Fuente, and Don Pepin Garcia.

Padron Classic series are really fantastic cigars and start around $2.00 to $3.00 a piece. Come in Maduro and Natural. Great flavor, burn, construction, the whole nine yards. Plus I mention their higher end cigars which are the best of the best.

Oliva Series 'G' is a great cheap smoke. Starts around $2.50 a piece and comes in Maduro and Cameroon. The Oliva Series 'O' is also a great cigar which is very affordable starting around $3.50 a piece and comes in Maduro and Sungrown. They also make Nub's which can be had for around $2.50 a piece through samplers and come in a wide variety of blends. The Oliva Series 'V' is one of the most flavorful and best made cigars around.

CAO makes quality cigars and great Maduro's. Though they are typically around $7.00 per cigar, you can find some great deals on them online. Brazilia, VR, Italia, Black, Gold, Gold Maduro, Criollo, Soprano's. All some of my favorite cigars.

Arturo Fuente's definitely makes some of the best high end cigars on the market. Opus X, Anejo, Casa Fuente, God of Fire, etc. The Hemingway series is great and pretty affordable. I don't care to much for their Gran Reserva but I know some do. The Don Carlos cigars are great as well.

Don Pepin Garcia makes some of best cigars on the market hands down. DPG Cuban Classic, DPG Blue, DPG My Father, Series JJ, 601, Tatuaje, San Cristobal, La Aroma de Cuba, and the list goes on and on. They can be pricey but are always great cigars.

 

[Lorax429]

In no particular order off the top o' me head...


Tat Havana caz
Tat Black CG
~hl~
RASS
Boli PC
Partagas Short
CoRo
Tat Reserva SW
Avo LE09
Davidoff <<RR>>

 

[GoingPostal]

there is a lot i haven't tried but i would direct him towards these

oliva v
ashton VSG
AF hemmingway
DPG Cuban Classic
Perdomo ESV
JDN Celebracion
Padron 1926

 

[gibbleguts]

Top 7 ever

Dunhill Atados
Dunhill Cabinetta
Dunhill Monte selection suprema #3
Davidoff Chateaux Latour
Fresh off the Table BHK 56
Opus Power Ranger Maduro
Tat Noella Reserva 06




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[dpricenator]

I don't want to stray too far from the question, but the best cigars I have ever had woulf not be the same cigars i would recommend to a new smoker. Would a brand new smoker enjoy a an OPUS Power ranger? No, it would lay him on his ass. BUt my top ten...

1. AVO 22 Euro Release
2. Tat Frank
3. Tat Boris
4. Opus Lancero
5. 1994 Ramone Alones Double corona
6. Habana Leon Robusto
7. PSD4
8. tatuaje noella
9. Oliva V
10. 1970 El Rey De Mundo

 

[SmokeProper]

DP, I should be more clear. Thanks for comments.

Let's assume this is a seasoned smoker. Not a newbie. Doesn't need intro to brands, etc.

We're talking the best you had for them to have.

 

[SmokeProper]

1. AVO 22 Euro Release
2. Tat Frank
3. Tat Boris
4. Opus Lancero
5. 1994 Ramone Alones Double corona
6. Habana Leon Robusto
7. PSD4
8. MAG 46
9. DPG BLue 'A'
10. 1970 El Rey De Mundo

Wow, no V lanc? I woulda lost that bet!

 

[dpricenator]

I added the V, but it's just the best cigar for the value in my humi. there are of course better cigars, just not for $4. I also added the Tat Noella.

 

[D Quintero]

id arrange for raul and habanos to allow me and the don to fly in and stay for a few weeks and we'd blend up a killer nic/cc smoke.

then the don would roll us up some dc's, no.2's, pl's, lonnies & A's

yeah, that would be about it

 

[COYOTE JLR]

Hmmm.... this is a good question. I've only been smoking a couple of years, but I try to get a decent variety of smokes in.

A. Fuente Anejo
Ashton VSG
Fuente Hemingway
Illusione MJ12
Illusione HL
Padron 1926 or 64 (I think I prefer the 26)
Oliva V lancero
Diesel UC
L.P. Dirty Rat
L.P. Flying Pig 9

 

[danthebugman]

Well, after some thought if I had a friend that wanted some recommendations this might not be the list I'd give him...it depends on what his tastes were. However, if they were the same or close to the same as mine I think these would fit the bill...

Dirty Rat
T52
Tat 7th Reserva
Tat Verocu No 9
Padron 2000 Maduro
PAM (any of them)
DPG Black
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Petit Robusto
CAO La Traviata
Oliva MB3

Got some lower priced smokes and some nicer smokes. Not the most versatile in terms of brands, but hits the bigger players these days. One thing they have in common...they're all damn delicious (IMO).

Dan

 

[W.B.]

O.R. Padron 80 years maduro
Padron Millenium maduro
04 and 06 Anejo 46
LG Small Batch 2
LFD Factory Press 1

 

[SmokeProper]

Great lists guys.
Over 200 views, throw in your 2 cents fellas...

 

[trk8]

In no particular order
BHK 52, 54
Montcristo 2008 EL
Oliva V
Cubao natural
at least that's what I think

 

[WhiteWolfIndulgence]

In no order

Don Cervantes Masterpiece Platinum
Padron 1964 Executivo
Padron 1926 No. 35
Diamond Crown Maximus Robusto #4
La Verite
Montecristo #2 from 2000

 

[dpricenator]

AHHH DAMN

I forgto to list the Padron 64 maduro

Any of them, but the pyraMID IS THE BEST.

 

[Cattani]

Here's the scenario:
You have a good friend whom has a taste for cigars. They ask you what are the best 5-10 cigars you've had.

What's would this list look like for YOU?
-Can be anything, nc/cc, forget about price, forget about availability, not limited to this year...all time.
-However, you have to have personally smoke it yourself at some point.

What 5-10 cigars would you direct your friend to?

Update:
Let's assume this is a seasoned smoker. Not a newbie. Doesn't need intro to brands, etc.

We're talking the best you have had for them to have.

Great thread!

In no particular order:

AF Anejo #77 Shark
Illusione cg4
Illusione mj12
RP Decade
Opus X #4
Opus X xXx
Rodrigo maduro
LP T52
RP Vintage 1992
AF Magnum R52

That's all I have to give due to the fact that I've only been smoking for a few months now. I'm sure I'll find others to replace the RP on there and maybe one of the Illusiones.