You can ask that question today and get one answer and then ask it tomorrow and get a different answer. Hahha. There have been threads on this in the past.
^^^ truth ^^^
with thousands of options on the NC side.. there are thousands of variables..
whats ruled in? whats ruled out? LE's and RE's? what about stuff thats out of production now? are we comparing boutique companies/lines to fuente, padron, etc? or is it a free for all?
Peoples tastes change regularly as well.. I know last year I was smoking a lot more full bodied nica stuff... this year I have gravitated toward more medium body sticks, have smokes a lot more Dominican stuff than I have in years past, etc... while some of my "all time" favorites remain in the top 20... I can only think of 1 stick that was in my top 5 last year.. that stayed a top 5 favorite this year... and... they are no longer available (mule kick)...
I think the key is to try a lot of stuff.. and figure out what it is that YOU like.. then find other sticks that have similar, but different, profiles.... then.. whenever you have a chance.. step out of your comfort zone.. and try something completely new and different... and see if your tastes/likes/dislikes have changed any...
If you had asked me last year if a mild-medium stick with a Connecticut wrapper would have a chance at being on my top 10 list I would have responded with a very strong NO (was smoking a lot of fausto, LFD double ligero, LP9, etc..etc..)... if you asked me the same question last week... the response would have been "possibly"...
