It's top 25 time yet again

[craig]

Always good for a chuckle. http://top25.cigaraficionado.com/

We already have a heavy advertiser, a token Cuban (but a good one IMHO), and a Serie V. Look for a Padron, a Fuente, and...

[craig]

#10 - a we-advertise-a-lot General Cigar Honduran
#9 - token Cuban #1
#8 - inevitable Oliva V-of-some-sort
#7 - we-advertise-lots-too Drew Estate
#6 - inevitable Fuente-of-some-sort
#5 - inevitable Padron-of-some-sort
#4 - we had Dion Giolito last year, so this year let's go with EPC
#3 - token Cuban #2
#2 - we-advertise-even-more Rocky
#1 - we had Garcia last year, so this year let's go with Litto Gomez

Did they just phone it in this year? Did Garcia cut their advertising budget?

[kingbeefy]

I love your commentary on this. I lol'd lots at your list.


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[badwhale]

So, no beloved Padrons made the list?
I didn't even look.

[CptnBlues63]

I love your commentary on this. I lol'd lots at your list.


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Me too!

Thanks for the chuckle Craig!

[craig]

So, the full list is out.
- Garcia must have really PO'd someone at CA. The only Garcias are an Ashton La Aroma de Cuba something at a perhaps not-coincidental #13; and, winner of the biggest band award (I think), and most acronyms found outside a Gioloto cigar (for sure), the El Centurion H-2K-CT Toro (#16)
- Dion Gioloto got bumped down from #4 last year to #24. There's a horse head in your bed - get that advertising budget up!
- Up and coming Fernandez is #11 - this is the Fernandez family associated with Aganorsa, which controls much of Nicaragua's tobacco crop. They only sold tobacco before, and almost everyone kissed their a*ses to ensure getting good Nic tobacco. This will be an interesting brand for lovers of Nicaraguan tobacco if the Fernandez' use their good tobacco for their own cigars ...
- in what appears to be Father/son year, the other Fernandez (AJ) is represented by a blend of his father's, Enclave (#20), and Fuente gets a second cigar in one blended by Mr. Fuente Sr (RIP), Casa Cuba (#23) - which is also the only cigar in the whole 25 that piqued my interest.
- Names back from the dead include machine-made names Villiger (#21) and Henry Clay (#22)
- oh yeah, token Cuban #3 was the Siglo VI at #19, which is the only cigar of the top 25 that is in my cooler.

Just imagine what would happen if the Cubans could buy advertising in CA!