Cigar construction...

[badbriar]

Which cigar brands do you find to have the best construction? List not only the high end sticks, but some exceptional budget / mid priced ones as well. This is not your favorite cigars, but best construction, in your opinion!

I personally find the PDR 1878 Capa Maduro to have extremely good construction. Those are rolled using entubado technique, which as you know is the most time consuming and likely considered the best method for creating a good draw and even burn.
Also, like the LFD Double Ligero construction quite a bit.
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[dwoodward]

I have never once had a CAO or Perdomo with wrapper issues or major burn issues. So I'd vote those two brands for good construction.

[AdamJoshua]

Cohiba (cc) and Padron are two that come to mind.

[Porch Dweller]

I've never had a major issue with a Padron or anything from Drew Estates. And I second the vote for Perdomo, they're consistently good.

[Fredo456]

Oliva. Never had any problem with these.

[Heavy_d]

Gotta second the Drew Estates. Never had any construction issues with any of them.

[bstarrs]

Cohiba (cc) and Padron are two that come to mind.

You are insanely lucky if you've never had a Cuban Cohiba with construction issues. Because of the sheer numbers of them (and Montecristos) that are produced in Cuba they are notorious for shoddy construction.

[Lockspur]

Surrogates, Old Henry, Ligas, Ramon Bueso Genesis, Ave Maria, pretty much any well-aged AJ Fernandez.

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

CAO, Drew Estates, 601's, Genesis the Project, Padron.

[Chainsaw13]

Reviving an old thread instead of starting a new one. Wanted to discuss poor construction. Been smoking mostly NC’s lately. Finding more and more with poor construction. Tunneling, canoeing, etc. Anyone else notice this? Just fired up an Oliva O robusto. Normally a very consistent cigar. However the burn started off wonky and continues for the first third. Frustrating to have to keep touching it up.