Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... - Page 4

Ogre · 01-05-2011, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Adriftpanda

If the number #1 cigar is Hammer and Sickle... I don't know, but that might be the worst cigar I've had, no joke.

Big ad spender, does not surprise me!!

01-05-2011, 08:40 AM

I have smoked quite a few cigars that weren't any good untill the final third. They should rename the list to the top 25 best portions of a cigar. This is like writing a review on a cars handling and performance after driving it in a parking lot. Sounds good but its just incomplete work.

rizzle · 01-05-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wayner123

Remember as well this is only the first third of the cigar. The reviewers don't smoke the entire cigar.

Seriously? Where did you find this info Wayne?

wayner123 · 01-05-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by rizzle

Seriously? Where did you find this info Wayne?

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...3&postcount=42

rizzle · 01-05-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rizzle

Seriously? Where did you find this info Wayne?

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Originally Posted by wayner123

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...3&postcount=42

Yeah, my bad. Should have kept reading. Thanks for the info, I had no idea that's how they did it. And you know, I can have a good feeling if I'm going to like a cigar a half inch into it, but I couldn't tell you how many cigars I'll never buy again because of the way they tasted over the second half of the cigar after starting out pretty damn good.

Whatever, I'm not knocking them nor relying on them for the info. It is what it is.

CasaDooley · 01-05-2011, 09:15 AM

The 25 Best Cigars of the Year 2010
Cohiba Behike BHK 52
1 In 2010, which will likely go down as the year of the Cuban cigar, we smoked many fine Havana-made smokes, from majestic double coronas to bracing robustos, and found the quality of Cuban cigars to be at its best since the mid-1990s. And no cigar from Cuba—or from anywhere else for that matter—impressed our tasting panel as much as the Cohiba Behike BHK 52. This is a classic cigar. The shortish, fat smoke, made with an artful pigtail and clad in gorgeous Colorado wrapper of reddish brown, is a phenomenally rich, delicious smoke that more than lives up to the reputation of cigars with the name Cohiba. It is the finest cigar to come out of Cuba in a long time, and Cigar Aficionado’s top cigar of 2010.

A new cigar that was unveiled in February 2010 at the Habanos Festival in Cuba, the Behike BHK 52 has made its way to markets around the world since its launch in London in May. It is the thinnest in a trio of new sizes, all of which have tidy little pigtail caps and names that include their ring gauges. The Behike BHK 52 is a petit robusto, a size known as a Laguito No. 4 in Cuban cigar factories, and it wowed our tasting panel from the get-go. In a vertical brand tasting in the June 8 Cigar Insider the BHK 52 scored 94 points, the best of a trio that includes the BHK 54 and the very fat BHK 56. The 52 has remained delicious ever since, performing admirably in taste test after taste test as Behikes have sold out in world markets.

Cohiba has long been a marquee name in Cuban cigars. This new smoke has done what no special release Cohiba has done before: win critical acclaim as well as commercial success. The original Cohiba Behike from 2006 was unavailable to nearly all smokers—only 4,000 cigars were released at a price of $400 or more per cigar. The Cohiba Siglo VI Grand Reserva debuted in 2009 at a price of about £85 ($130), with only 75,000 cigars produced. The Behike BHK 52 combines the excitement of those rare Cohibas with a much larger production goal—150,000 in 2011. The Cuban cigar industry will continue to make batches of it every year in the stately El Laguito factory.

Cohiba Behike BHK cigars are made with a portion of filler tobacco known as medio tiempo, a type of sun-grown tobacco leaf that grows at the top of some, but not all tobacco plants. The cigars show great balance even in youth, with a medium to full body, creamy coffee flavors and some earthiness. They show elements of Cuban cigars of old, and should get even better with age—if you can be patient.

CigarNut · 01-05-2011, 10:14 AM

I heard that the Behike 52 was a good stick by some but many others have panned it. I wonder how such a stick can become #1...

icehog3 · 01-05-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CigarNut

I heard that the Behike 52 was a good stick by some but many others have panned it. I wonder how such a stick can become #1...

The same way that some of the other crap in the Top 25 gets there, Michael....taste is subjective.

(I am not saying the Behike 52 is crap, I haven't had one...I am just saying that I am sure every other cigar on the list is praised by some and panned by others).

01-05-2011, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by lyle23

I have smoked quite a few cigars that weren't any good untill the final third. They should rename the list to the top 25 best portions of a cigar. This is like writing a review on a cars handling and performance after driving it in a parking lot. Sounds good but its just incomplete work.

But if your car can't handle in a parking lot, then why would you buy it? Similarly, I'm not interesting in buying a cigar that has a lousy beginning.

Matt-N-Ga · 01-05-2011, 11:52 AM

Is anyone really surprised ? BHK 52 at number 1. I think most figured that out about 2 minutes after hearing/reading Cigar Afficianado cream themselves over just the announcement of the release of the cigar.

the nub · 01-05-2011, 11:56 AM

I smoked a Behike and it was top 3 for cigars I smoked the last two years. The others were a VR Farmie double robusto and a personal blend from Don Alejandro.

kelmac07 · 01-05-2011, 06:38 PM

One maduro in the top ten?? Come on man!!!

BigAsh · 01-05-2011, 06:39 PM

Was waiting for you to notice Mac....

kelmac07 · 01-05-2011, 06:41 PM

DennisP · 01-05-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

One maduro in the top ten?? Come on man!!!

No kidding. One too many.

kelmac07 · 01-05-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DennisP

No kidding. One too many.

Watch your mouth!!

neoflex · 01-05-2011, 06:48 PM

Was very surprised to see the Viaje take the number 2 spot. I heard rumors today that the Oro line was being discontinued. Anyone know if this is in fact truth?

kelmac07 · 01-05-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by neoflex

Was very surprised to see the Viaje take the number 2 spot. I heard rumors today that the Oro line was being discontinued. Anyone know if this is in fact truth?

I hope not...I really LOVE the Reserva. Most "slept on" stick of 2010 IMHO.

warren G. · 01-05-2011, 07:03 PM

Did you guys look at the Top 25 list at your b&m? I was in a hurry, so I didn't take a good look at it.

neoflex · 01-05-2011, 07:06 PM

Its up on the CA website.

01-05-2011, 08:40 AM	#62
lyle23 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... I have smoked quite a few cigars that weren't any good untill the final third. They should rename the list to the top 25 best portions of a cigar. This is like writing a review on a cars handling and performance after driving it in a parking lot. Sounds good but its just incomplete work.

01-05-2011, 09:15 AM	#66
CasaDooley Herf Crew of 2 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kevin Location: The birthplace of Fathers Day Posts: 2,465 Trading: (41)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... The 25 Best Cigars of the Year 2010 Cohiba Behike BHK 52 1 In 2010, which will likely go down as the year of the Cuban cigar, we smoked many fine Havana-made smokes, from majestic double coronas to bracing robustos, and found the quality of Cuban cigars to be at its best since the mid-1990s. And no cigar from Cuba—or from anywhere else for that matter—impressed our tasting panel as much as the Cohiba Behike BHK 52. This is a classic cigar. The shortish, fat smoke, made with an artful pigtail and clad in gorgeous Colorado wrapper of reddish brown, is a phenomenally rich, delicious smoke that more than lives up to the reputation of cigars with the name Cohiba. It is the finest cigar to come out of Cuba in a long time, and Cigar Aficionado’s top cigar of 2010. A new cigar that was unveiled in February 2010 at the Habanos Festival in Cuba, the Behike BHK 52 has made its way to markets around the world since its launch in London in May. It is the thinnest in a trio of new sizes, all of which have tidy little pigtail caps and names that include their ring gauges. The Behike BHK 52 is a petit robusto, a size known as a Laguito No. 4 in Cuban cigar factories, and it wowed our tasting panel from the get-go. In a vertical brand tasting in the June 8 Cigar Insider the BHK 52 scored 94 points, the best of a trio that includes the BHK 54 and the very fat BHK 56. The 52 has remained delicious ever since, performing admirably in taste test after taste test as Behikes have sold out in world markets. Cohiba has long been a marquee name in Cuban cigars. This new smoke has done what no special release Cohiba has done before: win critical acclaim as well as commercial success. The original Cohiba Behike from 2006 was unavailable to nearly all smokers—only 4,000 cigars were released at a price of $400 or more per cigar. The Cohiba Siglo VI Grand Reserva debuted in 2009 at a price of about £85 ($130), with only 75,000 cigars produced. The Behike BHK 52 combines the excitement of those rare Cohibas with a much larger production goal—150,000 in 2011. The Cuban cigar industry will continue to make batches of it every year in the stately El Laguito factory. Cohiba Behike BHK cigars are made with a portion of filler tobacco known as medio tiempo, a type of sun-grown tobacco leaf that grows at the top of some, but not all tobacco plants. The cigars show great balance even in youth, with a medium to full body, creamy coffee flavors and some earthiness. They show elements of Cuban cigars of old, and should get even better with age—if you can be patient. __________________ *Founding member of the Lilac City Dedicated Herfers*

01-05-2011, 10:14 AM	#67
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01-05-2011, 11:52 AM	#70
Matt-N-Ga MattGah Join Date: Oct 2009 First Name: Matt Location: Acworth, Ga Posts: 316 Trading: (4)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... Is anyone really surprised ? BHK 52 at number 1. I think most figured that out about 2 minutes after hearing/reading Cigar Afficianado cream themselves over just the announcement of the release of the cigar. __________________ EPIC IV "I just got bit by a donkey"

01-05-2011, 11:56 AM	#71
the nub Papa Chino Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nanaimo, BC Posts: 320 Trading: (2)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... I smoked a Behike and it was top 3 for cigars I smoked the last two years. The others were a VR Farmie double robusto and a personal blend from Don Alejandro.

01-05-2011, 06:38 PM	#72
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... One maduro in the top ten?? Come on man!!! __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

01-05-2011, 06:39 PM	#73
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01-05-2011, 06:41 PM	#74
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

01-05-2011, 06:48 PM	#77
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... Was very surprised to see the Viaje take the number 2 spot. I heard rumors today that the Oro line was being discontinued. Anyone know if this is in fact truth? __________________

01-05-2011, 07:03 PM	#79
warren G. Also a WIS. Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Duy Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 209 Trading: (2)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... Did you guys look at the Top 25 list at your b&m? I was in a hurry, so I didn't take a good look at it. __________________ "After a truly good meal, an outstanding cigar is still the most satisfying after-dinner activity that doesn't involve two human beings."

01-05-2011, 07:06 PM	#80
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: Cigar Aficionado..top 10 of 2010... Its up on the CA website. __________________