BOTL Top 25 for 2017

[Hopduro]

Alright, so I decided we needed a thread to represent the BOTL 2017 favorite cigars in an unbiased manor. We all have working palates and I'm sure we can remember one cigar that stood out in 2017 (I can remember several). This only works if we get a bunch of people participating!

How this will work:

1. Try not to read anyone else's post before you reply (Keep yourself as unbiased as possible)
   
2. List your 2017 favorite cigar and vitola (NC, CC, homeroll?)
3. This cigar does NOT have to be a new release
   
4. Try to leave the first line to just the cigar information, then you can write anything else (I liked it because...), this will help me with compiling the results at the end
   
5. You only get one nomination
   
6. This will run until New Year's Eve

 

[Hopduro]

Best of BOTL 2017:

• Bolivar Royal Coronas
• Tabernacle Toro
• Brazilian Villain
• Joya De Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo

2017 Trends:

• Nicaraguan fillers are by far favored (obviously cuban blends have weight too, but hard to characterize)
  
• Ecuador Habano wrappers are favored
• Corona and robusto sizes are favored
• Cuban cigars represent 30% of the favorites

Your 2017 BOTL Shopping List (In no particular order) (Name, vitola (x if none was specified)):
601 La Bomba, x
A.J. Fernandez H. Upmann, Toro
AF "The Man", x
AF Casa Fuente , Churchill
AF Don Carlos Eye of the Shark , Torpedo
Atabey Divinos Short, Robusto
AVO Syncro South America Ritmo, x
BLTC Bishops Blend, Robusto
BLTC Santa Muerte , Corona Gorda
Bolivar Belicoso Fino, Torpedo
Bolivar Corona Gigantes, Churchill
Bolivar Royal Corona, Robusto
Brazilian Villian , Lonsdale
Cohiba Esplendidos, Churchill
Cohiba Siglo IV Robusto, Extra
Crowned Heads Las Calaveras 2017, Corona Gorda
Davidoff 702 2000 series, Corona
Diplomaticos No. 2, Torpedo
E.P. Carrillo Seleccion Oscuro, Corona
Entrada 1st Edition, Corona
Hit & Run, Torpedo
Hoyo de Monterrey Epi. 2, Robusto
Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo San Juan, Robusto Extra
HVC Edición Especial 2015, Corona
Illusione Gargiste, x
Illusione MJ12, Toro
Joya De Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo, Robusto
La Gloria Cubana Médaille d Or No. 2, Lonsdale
La Instructora Perfección, Torpedo
Le Carême, Robusto
LFD Colorado Oscuro, x
Liga Privada Unico Serie Dirty Rat, Corona
Montecristo Media Corona, Half Corona
Padron 6000 Series Maduro, Torpedo
Partagas Series D 4, Robusto
Paul Stulac Lord of Albany, Lonsdale
Punch Punch, Corona Gorda
Punch Punch 48, Grand Corona
RomaCraft Neanderthal, Robusto
Tabernacle, Toro
The Oscar Maduro, x
Viaje Honey and hand grenades, Lonsdale

Top gas station stick:
Pineapple White owl

 

[Glassman]

Illusione Epernay La Taureau Prensado

 

[Hopduro]

Paul Stulac Lord of Albany
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Crazy to think that I discovered this cigar only 10 months ago. Lonsdale perfection

 

[Frost]

I really enjoyed the A.J. Fernandez H. Upmann in toro.

 

[btort]

HdM Le Hoyo San Juan
If you like HdM, this is one of their best.

 

[icehog3]

Bolivar Belicoso Fino

These were really good in '15 and '16, but hit a new level in 2017.

 

[BenS]

Siglo VI

 

[Jim D]

Brazilian Villain (Hopduro’s )

 

[Patrickh44231]

Avo south American ritmo.

Odd that I think other larger named sticks might be more prominent but this has been one of those sticks I frequently keep rethinking about and constantly wanting more of.

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[VeLoRoK]

@Hopduro 's Brazilian Villain.

 

[Coincrazed]

Joya De Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo (Robusto)

 

[Hopduro]

1. Joya De Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo
2. Joya De Nicaragua Antaño 1970 (Gran Consul)
3. Padron 1964 Anniversary Maduro
4. Padron 5000 Maduro
5. AJ Fernandez Man O War Ruination

Only get one top cigar of 2017

 

[irratebass]

The Oscar Maduro

This cigar almost brought tears to my eyes how good it was, stupid dust in the lounge.

 

[Coincrazed]

Only get one top cigar of 2017

Ooooopppsssss I'll edit my original.

 

[qpzmide]

HdM Le Hoyo San Juan
If you like HdM, this is one of their best.

Bolivar Belicoso Fino

These were really good in '15 and '16, but hit a new level in 2017.

 

[Old Smokey]

Fuente Don Carlos "The Man".

 

[nc_6789]

Davidoff 702 2000 series

 

[qpzmide]

'17 Dip No 2

 

[jtfrizzy]

Man only one that's hard. For me it's gotta be the Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2.