BOTL Top 25 of 2018 - Voting

[Dran]

Not rated 1-5, just the 5 sticks ive had this year that stand out as the top 5.
1. MF Le Bijou petite robusto
2. Monte Edmundo '16
3. Nub Cameroon
4. Caldwell king is dead
5. Oliva Serie V no. 4

 

[NMPokerDealer]

After @Glassman tagged me for my input here, this thread has inspired a lot of thinking.
(Not something I have ever been accused of.)
I realized I break cigars in to three categories:
A.M. or morning smokes with coffee.
Afternoon smokes.
After dinner or after work smokes.
My top AM : (3)San Cristobal de la Habana (15),(8) Laranja, (10) Ave Maria Immucalatta.
Afternoon: (4) Jas Sum Kral Zlatno Sonce, (7)Jas Sum Kral Red Knight Lancero, (6)Tatuaje Miami 10th Anniversary.
After dinner: (1)HR 1845 original release Sublime,(2) Viaje Satori (14), (5)Warped Lirio Rojo that I just nubbed. (9) Crowned Heads Yellow Rose from 16.
Honorable mention to the Regius Black label box pressed robusto a generous BOTL bombed me, and the Cohiba Maduro genios from 15 was impressive.

 

[Unpossible_1]

I'm going to have to scroll back through my phone pics and get back to you. I can think of a couple I know were magical, but I don't know about more than that lol

 

[Opforty]

1. Bespoke Basilica A
2. Alex Gonzalez lonsdale
3. EZ All My Exs nat lance
4. CT Villain #35
5. Davidoff 50th LE Diademas Finas

Honorable mentions
JL1 FEB 18
QdO50
LGC MdO4 '17
PSP2 '17
Viaje 10th Anni black
Illusione Htown
BLTC Deliverance snub nose




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had to retool this list due to a grievous oversight and having just smoked my best stick of the year




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[I.T. Guy]

1 Partagas Serie C No. 3 2012
2 Partagás Serie E No. 2 / Serie D No. 4 (ok just put anything Partagas in my hand ok?)
3 Montecristo No. 2
4 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2
5 H. Upmann Magnum 50

 

[Hopduro]

had to retool this list due to a grievous oversight and having just smoked my best stick of the year




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Ooooo I like this list

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[Glassman]

Anyone else have a list to get in?

Anybody know when the magazine lists will be coming out?

I'm feeling like it might be time to get started on the tallying.....

 

[Opie]

Anyone else have a list to get in?

Anybody know when the magazine lists will be coming out?

I'm feeling like it might be time to get started on the tallying.....

Just make sure you rank your results

 

[soonerwings]

Here are the top 5 new (to me) smokes that I had in 2018.

1. RASS
2. Illusione Rothchildes
3. Monte 2 (CC)
4. Rose of Sharon Toro
5. Fuente Anejo #60


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[akpreacherplayz]

1. Alex Gonzalez Lonsdale
2. Southern Draw Kudzu
3. Ezra Zion Oak & Eden
4. Arturo Fuente Anejo Xtra Viejo
5. RASS
6. BLTC Benediction
7. Ezra Zion Sugar Cookie
8. Ezra Zion Lucille
9. Room 101 Chief Cool Arrow
10. HDM Petite Robusto



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[Jody]

Since Jermey is begging for more brothers to add thier lists I’ll take pity on him and add my meager favorites of the year. In no particular order........just fucking with you @Glassman

1. Oliva Series G Maduro- For some reason I really like these and went through 4 boxes of them this year.
2. Padron Series 2000 Maduro
3. MF Le Bijou
4. Oliva MB3
5. Laranja Caixa
6. CH Imperiosa
7. Warped La Hacienda
8. CH Jericho Hill
9. CH Four Kicks BBB
10. BLTC Royalty

I hope to maybe expand my horizons a little more next year. I’ve been wanting to try several of the cigars that many of you mentioned, but I just didn’t get around to it this year. I also hope to smoke more CCs next year.

Jody

 

[Genuine]

1- Laranja
2- LFD La Nox
3- Diamond Crown Maximus
4- Any Padron
5- C.C. H.Upmann Connosieur A.
Thanks for the C.C. @btort

 

[WatchmanUSA]

Looking over the posts here we may need to expand the list to the top 2500. It doesn’t appear that there is much consensus on the top cigars. I see a lot of variety. Good luck to the judges.

 

[BigSkySmoke]

Alright Jeremy...

1. RyJ Belicosos - 17
2. Ezra Zion All my exs Natural Lancero
3. Upman RR - 17
4. CH Tennessee Waltz - 16
5. Warped MdT 5205 - 16

In a very particular order...

 

[Glassman]

Alright Jeremy...

1. RyJ Belicosos - 17
2. Ezra Zion All my exs Natural Lancero
3. Upman RR - 17
4. CH Tennessee Waltz - 16
5. Warped MdT 5205 - 16

In a very particular order...

Nice. Thanks Aaron!

"All my exes" really seem to be gaining ground..

 

[EL Corojo]

1. Warped Lirio Rojo 2017
2. RyJ Short Churchill 2017
3. Warped Futuro
4. Casa Fernandez Maimi Maduro Toro
5. Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Robusto.
*honorable mentions: I am really loving both 2017 Partagas and RyJ Mille Fluers right now.
**biggest yawn: Montecristo Petit Edmundos 2016. I had two out of a box of ten that were amazing and the rest were meh!

So every one of these move down a rung!
1) Punch Punch ASR ENE 18
My new number 1 for 2018!

 

[akpreacherplayz]

1. Alex Gonzalez Lonsdale
2. Southern Draw Kudzu
3. Ezra Zion Oak & Eden
4. Ezra Zion All My Ex’s Maduro Lancero
5. Arturo Fuente Anejo Xtra Viejo
6. RASS
7. BLTC Benediction
8. Ezra Zion Sugar Cookie
9. Ezra Zion Lucille
10. Room 101 Chief Cool Arrow




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@Glassman I had to make an edit


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[Hopduro]

How ya doing on this glassy?

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[Glassman]

How ya doing on this glassy?

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I've gotten started. Probably work on it some more tomorrow.
Doing it pen and paper cause I'm not good at spreadshits and typing is tough right now.

Was hoping to get several more lists in as well as final edits and updates from people.

I'll handle the ranked list and "honorable mentions / further shopping list"

Think you could do what you did last year with the overhead view and takeaways from the data? @Hopduro

 

[Hopduro]

I've gotten started. Probably work on it some more tomorrow.
Doing it pen and paper cause I'm not good at spreadshits and typing is tough right now.

Was hoping to get several more lists in as well as final edits and updates from people.

I'll handle the ranked list and "honorable mentions / further shopping list"

Think you could do what you did last year with the overhead view and takeaways from the data? @Hopduro

Damn, that requires a spreadsheet fingerless-homeboi!