We should do this monthly, to see if peoples choices would change much.

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laker1963:

We should do this monthly, to see if peoples choices would change much.

i dont think mine would on a monthly basis...

maybe on a 6 month basis.

i have too many cigars under my belt and too much of a base. change in my top 3 is a long, difficult process.


however, for some of the very new guys, this would change a lot faster. new brands, new cigars, new everything.

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kuzi16:

laker1963:

We should do this monthly, to see if peoples choices would change much.

i dont think mine would on a monthly basis...

maybe on a 6 month basis.

i have too many cigars under my belt and too much of a base. change in my top 3 is a long, difficult process.


however, for some of the very new guys, this would change a lot faster. new brands, new cigars, new everything.

Yea, my favorites wouldn't change monthly, but maybe what I'm most into at the moment. I tend to get on kicks where I smoke one maker pretty often for a while, then switch to another, but my favorite stay pretty steady. I'm looking forward to trying some of the new blends coming out from Tatuaje soon. I was checking out the pictures of the packaging and some of the smokes on Pete Johnsons Facebook page and they look and sound interesting!

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thats about how i am. Camacho and AVO have been in the top 3 for a while. Fuente was for years. LFD has been inching in for about a year now. i needed time to decide if it would edge out either AVO or Fuente. I cant bring myself to put Tatuaje in the top 3 yet. too new. it may be a passing fad for me.

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thank you for that information - really helps

Kuzi - what are your favorites from Camacho that have lead them to be your #1? I've got a bunch of Camachos that came in the last few weeks in trades. So far I've had the PE (in my top 5 cigars ever) and the Select - wonderful cigar. I haven't tried many of the others just yet. Waiting for them to rest for a while.

My favorites are probably:
Pete Johnson/DPG
A. Fernandez
And a tie between Oliva and 5 Vegas.
Honorable mention to Padilla and RP. CAO is up there as well. Like Laker said - too many solid choices out there.

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dennisking:

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TatuajeVI:

Kuzi - what are your favorites from Camacho that have lead them to be your #1? I've got a bunch of Camachos that came in the last few weeks in trades. So far I've had the PE (in my top 5 cigars ever) and the Select - wonderful cigar. I haven't tried many of the others just yet. Waiting for them to rest for a while.

diploma, diploma maduro, SLR maduro, Havanna....

in general, camacho does very well with maduro. On the other hand, i have never had a camacho i didnt like. the only one that i felt was over priced was the Liberty. for how much you pay for those guys there are consistency issues.

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1. Diesel 2. Don Pepin 3. 5 vegas(miami,classic, limitada)

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"The biggest regrets in life are the chances you never take!"

1: Ashton
2: Romeo y Julieta
3: Montecristo

But in fairness to the others. I am relatively new to the game so I haven't had the chance to do more than 2 cigars of the other brands such as Fuente, Patel, Padron, 5 Vegas, Don Pepin, etc....

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!. Don Pepin Garcia(his label and hiis blends for other labels)
2. Viaje
3. Camacho
honorable mention to Padilla, 5 Vegas

Fuente (Included Regular, GoF, Hemingway and Don Carlos)
Gurkha (There are a bunch of Gurkhas that I do not like but some are really good like the Shaggy and the Ancient Warrior)
Not too sure about the third. I like the VSG but the rest are just ok. I like the Series V but the rest are just ok. I like some Rocky but others are just ok. I like the Padilla 48 and Miami but the rest haven't knocked me out. I guess I'll have to hold off on the third for now.

Ok here we go

1) Rocky Patel - Decade catapults him to the top I like his stuff withought the Decade he is 3 or 4.
2) AJ Fernandez - Midas Touch Havent had anyhthing he has made and not enjoyed it.
3) Oliva - Love the Nub and the Connecticut and others.
4) RYJ - This is new to me, Of course Ive heard of them, but never had them. This may move into the top three in the near future.

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Gurkha, Rocky Patel, CAO

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"Nothing is what it seems, but everything is exactly what it is." - B. Banzai

A. J. Fernandez
Ashton/Fuente
Gurkha/La Flor Dominica/Oliva/RP

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timb:

Oh, and after I'm done smoking, the cigar nub smells like my beard.

Torano Perdomo Cusano Pepin and Fernandez are climbing fast

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