Whats you 100 point cigar?

[karmaz00]

well, just wondered whats your 100 point cigar...what cigar never is a let down each time you light it up...reguarless of price.

[Bruzee]

Illusione 88 :ss (Or any Illusione for that matter.) :ss

[karmaz00]

agree...there can be so many, but that is a nice smoke

[elderboy02]

Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ Maduro

[architeuthis]

1984 Davidoff...

[uncballzer]

Padron 2000 maduro

[acarr]

Oliva Special G and any Padron 64 or 26

[DBall]

01 VR Familiar... not a 100 (nothing yet has been), but consistently grand... :D

[Beer Doctor]

Padron 80 years maduro. Only had one but it was amazing. Best cigar I've smoked.

[troutbreath]

Tatuaje Unicos. Never had a bad one. Great flavor, and they get better with age. Construction is usually flawless, and the size is appealing.

[massphatness]

01 VR Familiar... not a 100 (nothing yet has been), but consistently grand... :D

Isn't a grand more than a hundred, Dan?

[taltos]

Oliva Serie V of any size. Not perfect but it is the cigar that I I use as a reference cigar when comparing smokes.

[karmaz00]

ill trow one in there...the 02 monte 2.
it has never dissappointed me yet

[smokin5]

A. Fuente Anejo 50
Padron 1926 Maduro any
Padron 80th Anniversary
PSD 2 or 4

Any one of these are the Top of my Mountain:dr

[s15driftking]

i have yet to encounter a Partagas Black that gives me a problem.... love those so much!

[Clampdown]

In the minority, which is fine by me...I love the RYJ Escudo EL 07. I have smoked over half a box and each one has been fantastic.

[RevSmoke]

Oliva V - any marca - they have all been stellar. Although, I don't know that I have ever rated a cigar a 100.

[groogs]

Camacho Triple Maduro, either the 4.5X50, or the 11/18. I have never been let down by either size, and I have smoked a lot of each size.

[gettysburgfreak]

Padron 1964 Maduro. I cannot get enough of them

Boli PC just a solid smoke that never dissapoints

[elderboy02]

I forgot to add to my list:

VR Famoso
Tatuaje Brown Label Unico

[Dan]

Padron 2000 maduro

this, also RP 1990

[goalie204]

best cigar i've smoked to date was a 99 upman 2 at my first herf with some really amazing canadian friends. I have a lot of stuff they gave me that may be better. But whether it was the cigar or the company 10000 points.

[Magma]

Padron 2000 maduro


YES! exactly what I was thinking! :ss

or a AF SG Chateau Fuente with atleast a year on it.

[SmoknTaz]

The best cigar I've had so far was a Padron series that I got in a newbie sampler. Not sure of the age gut it was so damn smooth! I've yet to have another that's come close, but then again there are so many more out there that I haven't tried.

[SmokeyNL]

Padron 40th anni maduro, have had 2 of these a few years back and loved them. They were never sold over here, so every trip to the USA I keep my eye out for some, no luck so far, but I have found a lot of other cigars I enjoyed while looking for these :ss

[uncballzer]

The best cigar I've had so far was a Padron series that I got in a newbie sampler. Not sure of the age gut it was so damn smooth! I've yet to have another that's come close, but then again there are so many more out there that I haven't tried.

I don't think any of them was good as that first one you try. I've had probably about 150 since (come to think of it, I'm out and need to buy another box or 2), and a few of them really hit that spot! Had a couple 2000's I smoked just a few weeks ago that I got in a trade; these were from 2004. So they had about 4 years age on them. They were good, but really didn't age any from what I could tell. Tasted exactly the same as any 2000 straight out of a new box. I do like that consistency!

[mosesbotbol]

Still wait my one... Hard to think of the best one, as the occasion itself can add points to one's memory on a cigar.

I had a Partagas (NC) Limited Reserve Churchill in the mid 90's that especially evokes fond memories of being a "perfect" cigar. They were indeed a "limited reserve" product back then, but now it doesn't mean much with Partagas.

[Boobar]

5 Vegas Series 'A' Archetype
Carlos Torano Siganture Collection Robusto
DPG Serie JJ Maduro Selectos
Partagas Black Label Crystal Tubo Robusto
Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro Robusto
Rocky Patel Vinatage 1990 Robusto

I know, I know, it's no one cigar but it's too hard to narrow it down to just one cigar but anyone of the 6 cigars I mentioned is a tasty smoke no matter what.

[BryanB]

Illusione CG:4 :ss my favs

[duckmanco]

Either the Padron Londres maduro, or the Cubao....... either one is about all I ever want lately.

[cbsmokin]

1984 Davidoff...

Hoping to find out the same soon ...

Really for me though any cigar can be greatly improved by the circumstances it is smoked under. Also it seems my tastes always change. Right now I am into Punch Coronas.

[blckthree]

Don't have one often, but have not been disappointed: Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas No. 1 or 2.

Mike :ss

[roughrider]

Oliva V and DPG Blue Label.

[karmaz00]

another one for me wouldnt be 100. but never a let down...oliva V lancero, or torp

[Cigary]

Cohiba Siglo IV which I think is a 96
Cohiba siglo VI 95
Opus Reserve 97

[hurricane6]

Don Pepin-El Rey de los Habanos.Very consistent from stick to stick and box to box. At $5 for the corona-hard to beat!

[GTsetGO]

right now it's the VSG Illusion or the RP ITC 10th

[neoflex]

Have never met a La Flor Dominicana that I didn't like, especially anything wrapped in an Oscuro wrapper.

[Waynegro1]

I can always count on these and I mean always:
1. Fuente Anejo No. 46, 50
2. Fuente Hemingway Signature
3. CAO Brazilia Samba (maybe not popular with some BOTL, but they never disappoint me)
I never run out of these three and a few more I've not mentioned. If I get close (under 5) it's off to the B&M to re-stock ASAP!!

[Swampper]

Don Pepin-El Rey de los Habanos.Very consistent from stick to stick and box to box. At $5 for the corona-hard to beat!

Yep, that's the best DPG. :ss

As far as the thread topic, don't know if I will ever find a 100, but I've really just started...

[O-Danger]

06 bolivar royal corona
The best I can remember
:)

[scoot]

HdM Excallibur V Maduro. The perfect size and amazing flavor profile(after about six months) all for about 2.00 bucks. I don't know if I would give them a 100 but they are really tasty, especially when price comes in to play.

P.S. Hondurans Rule!

[dillio]

Punch Corona

My favorite ISOM to date:ss

[DocLogic77]

Cohiba Piramide EL-06

[allanb3369]

A particular 1492 that I smoked during the '07 Land of Lincoln auction.

Let quite a few people try it - just unbelievably strong. Out of this world.

Blew away a fresh Behike :ss you know, one of this silly numbered band cigars!!!

[Mr.Italy]

Never had a 100 points cigar but looking for it, trying every time I open my humidor

[Jimbo14]

I would give a Montecristo #4 and a Partagas Short 100/100. When ever I light one up im just in heaven.

[hanomag85]

Arturo Fuente anejo no50
Maria Mancini magic mountain



Hanomag

[shilala]

Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ Maduro:tpd:

[nozero]

Nording has has never let me down, never.

[Chingas]

It's been a solid year and a half...I wanted to resurrect this and get everyone opinions on what they are currently thinking.

If I had to pick two

'98 Partagas Charlotte
'98 Partagas Decada Limited Reserve No. II

[icehog3]

Partagas Dunhill Selection #777.

[bobarian]

Por Larranaga Dunhill #32. 99 pts. Havent had the perfect cigar yet.

[icehog3]

Por Larranaga Dunhill #32. 99 pts. Havent had the perfect cigar yet.

Unfortunately, I never found another 100 pointer, Bob. :(

[maverickdrinker]

Have to say that my heaven stick is a cohiba VI...

[bobarian]

Unfortunately, I never found another 100 pointer, Bob. :(

Someday my friend, someday. :banger

[taltos]

I would still say that the Oliva V is as close to perfect as I have ever had but I would also add the Perdomo2 Maduro in robusto size. Both very tasty and consistant.

[Subvet642]

I would have to say the CoRo; it's the stick that sent me down the "Dark Side" of the slope.

[massphatness]

Every single stick from my box of 08 Sig IIs has been spot on delicious.

[Subvet642]

Every single stick from my box of 08 Sig IIs has been spot on delicious.

I'm currently blazing through a cab of the '09s; as a matter of fact, I nubbed one last night! They rock!

[quantim0]

I have 3: Padron 1926 #2 natural, Anejo, Opus X petite lancero (3-4 yrs old)

[htown]

A ten year old Esplendido and an '02 Opus Fuente Fuente

[CigarNut]

No question about it: Cohiba Gran Reserva!

Now if you are asking about an affordable 100 point cigar, then I would go with Padron 45th Anniversary Maduro or a Padron 80th Anniversary Maduro.

[RustyShackleford]

Padron 26 or Bolivar PC. Not that those are 100 point but its is as close as it has come for me....

[gijoey959]

I haven't tried many cigars, since my local shop doesn't have EVERY brand and I usually can't afford the quantities to make buying online worthwhile, but out of the ones I've had so far, the closest I've had to perfect are the Padron 64 Maduro and the Tatuaje Havana VI. I like the Oliva V, but if I can get either of the others, I do. I also had a box of Cain Habano 550's, and out of the whole box, there were like 3 - 5 actually good ones that could've easily gotten a 98, but the rest were 90's or high 80's

[kelmac07]

CAO MX3 with about 6 months time on it....:dr :dr

[floydpink]

Only one for me was a Siglo VI.

[dwoodward]

Never had what I would call a 100 point cigar yet.

[DaBear]

Padron 64 or a Fuente Hemingway(wrapper really doesn't matter, though the maduro has maybe a slight edge over the natural). I don't think its possible for there to be a bad cigar from either line.

[Tredegar]

Had several very close to 100 point cigars:

08 Party Short
Opus X Perfeccion X with a couple of years of age

[Brooks W]

I don't believe in 100 pt (or "Perfect in every way") cigars, but the Cohiba Gran Reserva was the closest I have come....so far...

~brooks

[dvickery]

first the story:in '02(my last day in cuba) poked around the lcdh for 3/4 of an hour with nothing catching my eye.just about gave in to my fallback choix(erdm grandes d espana). i then spotted 4 boxes of bolivar coronas from '98 and without a second thought got em. smoked a box in '03 '04 and '05. the last one remains sealed and deeply buried somewhere.

now the review:to this day they are still the best cigars i have ever smoked...every box was "the best cigars i have smoked"...they will remain my 100 point cigars untill someday something better comes along.

derrek :hm

[Smokin Gator]

I have never had a 100 point cigar and in a way hope I never do. I would want to smoke them exclusively and probably couldn't afford 'em!!!

[LasciviousXXX]

first the story:in '02(my last day in cuba) poked around the lcdh for 3/4 of an hour with nothing catching my eye.just about gave in to my fallback choix(erdm grandes d espana). i then spotted 4 boxes of bolivar coronas from '98 and without a second thought got em. smoked a box in '03 '04 and '05. the last one remains sealed and deeply buried somewhere.

now the review:to this day they are still the best cigars i have ever smoked...every box was "the best cigars i have smoked"...they will remain my 100 point cigars untill someday something better comes along.

derrek :hm

Sounds fantastic brother! :tu
Great year for those smokes. Hopefully by the time you break into that last box something will come along to take its place.

I don't have a 100 point cigar either but as far as smokes that have consistently performed at a high level for me, it would have to be the '04 crop of VR Farmies. Those were fantastic and perfectly suited for my tastes. I can't even recall how many bundles I smoked through in '05 and '06 but it was a lot.

[Ogre]

ANY Arturo Fuente Anejo

[Texan in Mexico]

It is fascinating to see the wide selection here, a few that I have not tried but will one day like the 1492 and the 777 that is so highly touted by the Admiral and Nino.

As I look back I can not think of a 100 point cigar really however if you take into account the where and with whom I can easily say the '26 Belli I enjoyed with some friends in Cuzco, Peru and the '99 Lancero I had one night in Trinidad with a buddy were definately 100 point experiences.
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[icehog3]

I don't believe in 100 pt (or "Perfect in every way") cigars

They exist. Honest. :)

[ahc4353]

I had a dusty old White Owl once that was pretty amazing. Don't really know if it was the cigar, the age (older than me and that's old. Not a old as Sailor but old) or the fact that a brother here thought enough of me to give me one.

I'll never find a 100 pt cigar cuz I have the taste buds of a goat.

All I know is when I fire one up and something inside makes me think, damn, that's a nice smoke! It's all good by me.

[Brad]

Padron 1964 Imperial Maduro. Padron 45th Maduro is on that list as well.

I love those cigars, if I could afford it I'd smoke them everyday. Has anyone else noticed that a lot of vendors are out of various sizes of the 1964? Wonder if there is a shortage of them, or vendors just aren't stocking boxes anymore due to the high cost.

[Smokin Gator]

All I know is when I fire one up and something inside makes me think, damn, that's a nice smoke! It's all good by me.

To me that is what really counts:tu

[Chingas]

All I know is when I fire one up and something inside makes me think, damn, that's a nice smoke! It's all good by me.

:tpd: I Have to agree with this whole heartedly! I love reading thru this thread. The list of smokes to try has grown significantly!:tu

[njstone]

I agree with Brooks that I haven't met the "100 Point Cigar" yet, and perhaps shouldn't.

But I've come close, twice, both in the last month, actually. I had the pleasure of smoking a Bolivar Petite Corona from '98, and that was really a "perfect cigar" in the sense that I couldn't have asked for anything that it didn't give me, and then some. I'm still a noob in the CC world, and have had so many bad ones that I'd really given up. But this has renewed my interest :)

The second was my first Padron Anny 40th Maduro. The most expensive cigar I've ever smoked, but also one of the very best. I was expecting it to be good (love the '64 line), but this thing still managed to WOW me! Just loved the sweetness of the first third.

Other "always do the trick" sticks for me are:

Tatuaje Verocu East/West Coast
Tatuaje Black (jar)
Tatuaje Boris
Liga Privada T-52
Liga Privada #9 Flying Pig
PAN/PAM '64

[KenS]

I've gone through almost 3 boxes of Bolivar Legendario RE Switzerland. Consistently close to perfect. In fact, I think I'll go light one up now :tu :tu

[Mirrorlure7m]

Well I never have had a cigar I rated the perfect 100 .. I rated the Padron 1964 Exclusivo Natural that was 10 years old a 99 out of 100. It was awesome ! Then the other cigar I rate a 99 is a Partagas 150B . And another one rated 99 would be a Opus X Perfection X that was 8 years old.

[Bill86]

I've smoked several of great cigars but none has been an "end all be all" to me. I don't think there would be one......everyones tastes are different.

[Pass]

Until recently I had never hit the perfect 100. Several 99s... But never a 100.

My first and only 100 is the LG Diez Small Batch #3. Freakin' stellar!
In a close second: LFD DL700 Maduro
Third: LFD Coronado

There are numerous others that deserve high ratings, but none have been as perfectly consistent as the ones listed. That or I haven't smoked enough of them to label them as 100s. I have NEVER had a single bad stick of the DL700 or coronado... and I've smoked more than a box worth of each. The LG is new to me... I picked up 3 a few days ago and it WOWed the hell out of me. Each one was perfectly consistent and stellar!

[elderboy02]

Just had a Murcielago Rothschild this morning that was absolutely phenomenal and I would consider to be a 100 point cigar.

[Patrick B]

I may have a slightly different opinion on the whole 100 point thing. I think a cigar hits a 100 points for me if it's a true representation of a certain flavor profile, and of course burns fairly well. I call these 'perfect cigars'. They don't have to compete with each other, be overly complex or expensive, nor be physically beautiful, just deliver the goods in the smoking department. I have a lot of these but off the top of my head:

Tat black CG and robusto
Tat noella and noella reserva
La Riqueza 5 and petite robusto
Frank and Boris

DPG blue robusto
DPG black robusto
DPG JJ robusto

Illusione cg:4
Illusione 68
Epernay robusto

Oliva v belicoso
09 V maduro
Cain F robusto

Monte 2's that are on...

There's more, but that's a quick list...

[JJG]

never had a 100 pointer either, but the more recent cigars to come out of Cuba have been some of the best I've ever smoked.

my top 3:

'08 Vegas Robaina Famosos/Familiars
'08/'09 H. Upmanns (all of them)
'04 Partagas Shorts

It just seems like the H. Upmann marca is getting the best tasting tobacco right now, not sure why, but they taste much more rich and complex than most all other CCs I've smoked lately.

[BillyCigars]

Tough call but for me it would absolutely have to be the Davidoff 100th Anniversary Robusto in the NC world. In the CC world, hands-down, it would have to be the Dunhill Estupendo from 1984.

[BeerAdvocate]

Brickhouse

[Jokermann]

1492
1994
1983ish RyJ Corona
88 Upmann Sir Winston
70s Cohiba Lancero

My top 5

[Brutus2600]

My top two rated cigars that I've smoked to date have been:

2009 H Upmann Mag 46
Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin

The H Upmann I had in DBall's BTT and it was the highest rated cigar I had. At 9.9 (or 99 if you want to rate it on the 100 point scale) it was almost perfect in every way except some very minor draw issues at the beginning of the cigar that cleared up.

The Pork Tenderloin I didn't review or rate, but everything about it was amazing. From the beautiful wrapper, the perfect draw, and the amazing flavors, if I had reviewed it I'm sure I would've given it as close to if not a perfect score.

Unfortunately for both of these cigars I only had the one H Upmann for the review and then I only have a 5'er of the Tenderloin :r


The other cigar that is my higher-end, go-to, highly rated, and consistently enjoyable stick, is my box of VSG Sorcerers :tu I fear I'll go through these too quickly though so I only have been smoking one a month or so.

[Volcodom]

I consider myself lucky, being both a young cigar smoker and a newer cigar smoker I'm still looking for a good go to brand. The absolute best I have ever experienced was Liga privada 9 by drew estate.

[pektel]

For NC's, I'm a Fuente whore. Though I haven't had all these tat's/illusiones (I've had 2 tat's and 1 illusione) that a lot of the members seem to be listing. Maybe I need to expand a little.

But my heart (and palate) belongs to cc's. I haven't had a bad one yet. The Boli PC was outstanding. Love the Cohiba flavor profile too. Even the Quinteros are nice smokes.

[rennD]

Don't know if I can properly rank cigars since I have been smoking for under two years.

My favorites by marca that rank highly with me:

Cohiba: 30th Anniversario from the Jar
Partagas: Dunhill Seleccion Suprema No. 150
Montecristo: Dunhill Seleccion No. 4
H. Upmann: Pre-embargo Monarcas
Dunhill: Atados and Varadero

... and still searching for more :)

[pnoon]

Don't know if I can properly rank cigars since I have been smoking for under two years.

My favorites by marca that rank highly with me:

Cohiba: 30th Anniversario from the Jar
Partagas: Dunhill Seleccion Suprema No. 150
Montecristo: Dunhill Seleccion No. 4
H. Upmann: Pre-embargo Monarcas
Dunhill: Atados and Varadero

... and still searching for more :)

BBC has spoken. :D

[rennD]

BBC has spoken. :D

I learned from the Poon! ;)

[smelvis]

Padron 80th

[Nickerson]

Padron 2000 maduro

Give me a 2000 Maddy or Delicias Maddy and I'll be a happy camper. Love them things. Amazing price too.

Haha, post #100 about a 100 point cigar. Coincidence? I think not!

[cort]

Don't know if I can properly rank cigars since I have been smoking for under two years.

My favorites by marca that rank highly with me:

Cohiba: 30th Anniversario from the Jar
Partagas: Dunhill Seleccion Suprema No. 150
Montecristo: Dunhill Seleccion No. 4
H. Upmann: Pre-embargo Monarcas
Dunhill: Atados and Varadero

... and still searching for more :)

BBC has spoken. :D

Indeed he has, indeed he has.:rd

[Ferrari5180]

Taboo Twist Robusto

[nick2021]

Taboo Twist Robusto

How do you like the Taboo cigars? Was thinking of picking up a sampler to try out.

[icehog3]

How do you like the Taboo cigars? Was thinking of picking up a sampler to try out.

He just called them his "100 point cigar", so my guess is that he likes them a lot. :)

[nick2021]

He just called them his "100 point cigar", so my guess is that he likes them a lot. :)

lol, that's true!

[pektel]

Whatever I happen to be smoking at the time. :tu

[Bunker]

In full strength I would have to go with My Father Le Bijou, in a milder smoke Ashton Heritage Pur Sol (amazing with the morning coffee).

[Da Klugs]

I refuse to give any cigar 100 points ... to fuel the ongoing quest. :)

99.9 - Cubatobacco 1492
99.9 - Habanos 1994

Correction - gave 100 points to the smoking experience of a HDM Excaliber I smoked in the parking lot after Janes emergency C section birth of our first daughter Kait. No smoking experience will ever replace that memory.

I guess my opinion is more the smoking experience/cigar/environment than just the cigar itself. They are consumed by smokers who have all this muddled stuff between our ears. We also smoke them in "an environment". The combination of cigar, between the ears issues and environment all combine to define the smoking experience.

[icehog3]

Whatever I happen to be smoking at the time. :tu

So if you are smoking the worst cigar you've ever had, it is a 100 point cigar because you're smoking it at the time? :confused:

[pektel]

The worst cigar gets tossed. I don't smoke "bad" cigars. They get tossed during the tasting stage. The actual "smoking" is only for cigars I enjoy.
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[DPD6030]

I haven't found it yet.

I do enjoy Partagas CC line very much. So much I can taste it now :dr

[nick2021]

I haven't found it yet.

I do enjoy Partagas CC line very much. So much I can taste it now :dr

Thought about pulling the trigger on some of these :D Does sound yummy!

[icehog3]

The worst cigar gets tossed. I don't smoke "bad" cigars. They get tossed during the tasting stage. The actual "smoking" is only for cigars I enjoy.
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Not to belabor the point, but what is the difference between the "tasting stage" and "smoking"?

[forgop]

Thought about pulling the trigger on some of these :D Does sound yummy!

I really like the Presidente and PSD4. Also have a box of PdP No. 1 and Lusi's. All top notch choices. I find the PdP No. 2 to have quite a Jeckyll and Hyde performance any time I light one up.

[pnoon]

I really like the Presidente and PSD4. Also have a box of PdP No. 1 and Lusi's. All top notch choices. I find the PdP No. 2 to have quite a Jeckyll and Hyde performance any time I light one up.

No such animal - unless you meant the PSP2.

[pektel]

Not to belabor the point, but what is the difference between the "tasting stage" and "smoking"?

Just a little process of mine. I'm probably the only one that does it. The first few minutes are a "trial period" where I REALLY concentrate on the smoke, trying to place flavor profile, judging draw, smoke density, etc. If I don't like it, it gets tossed. No harm, no foul. The rest of the cigar is the "smoking" stage, where I relax more, settle in, and enjoy the experience.

Again, ymmv. Just a stupid thing I made up. I'm still a noob to cigars, so I definitely don't have a refined process. Or refined palette, for that matter. :)

[icehog3]

Thanks for the insight Peter, and I agree life is too short to smoke a cigar you're not enjoying. :)

[x man]

01 VR Familiar... not a 100 (nothing yet has been), but consistently grand... :D

No such thing as a 100 pt cigar under 10 yrs old.
Even then its almost impossible, more like 13 yrs and older
u might find something.
Now, in 6 to 10 yrs, the Cohiba GR`s and the BHK`s might get near 100.
But ive been smokin since 1994, and my reference pts.
are different. So this is just my meaningless opinion.

[longknocker]

Tatuaje Reserva SW For Me. Never Had A Bad One!:D

[Chingas]

Just a little process of mine. I'm probably the only one that does it. The first few minutes are a "trial period" where I REALLY concentrate on the smoke, trying to place flavor profile, judging draw, smoke density, etc. If I don't like it, it gets tossed. No harm, no foul. The rest of the cigar is the "smoking" stage, where I relax more, settle in, and enjoy the experience.

Again, ymmv. Just a stupid thing I made up. I'm still a noob to cigars, so I definitely don't have a refined process. Or refined palette, for that matter. :)



I hear what your saying Peter but I've smoked a few sticks that started out like crap but after a little bit opened up to amazing sticks. I'd hate to see you toss a potential great smoke.

Back on topic...

Fuente Short Story. For what it is and the price it's at, I've never had a bad one.

Camacho 1962 - This is an excellent stick in any size.

[forgop]

No such animal - unless you meant the PSP2.

Typo...mean PdP No. 1

[pektel]

Very good point. Maybe I should adjust my approach. I guess there have only been a few that I have tossed completely, but that's because I came here shortly after starting smoking cigars, and got excellent info to begin with!

[DoctaJ]

I don't think I have found that perfect cigar yet...but some of the highest rankings in my experience are:

Padron 80th Anny Maduro
Camacho Pre-Embargo
Ashton VSG