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DUNHILL ESTUPENDO (1985)
This cigar offers up dry peppermint flavors on the wrapper, with a perfect construction and draw. It has notes of nutmeg and peanuts on the palate.
THE 25 BEST CIGARS OF 2010
After a year of puffing on some 700 new cigars from all around the world, the smoke has finally settled in the Cigar Aficionado offices and we have our Top 25 cigars of the year. They will be unveiled this week exclusively on CigarAficionado.com
THE 25 BEST CIGARS OF 2010
We began with a list of our top-scoring cigars culled from blind tastings conducted in the magazine and in Cigar Insider. We started the contest with 60 smokes that had scored at least 90 points in one of our taste tests.
DAVIDOFF CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD (1989)
What a treat! This small cigar has a compact but smooth draw with hints of chestnuts and cinnamon on the palate, and then a core of earthy, wood chip flavors. It was impossible to put down.
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel
Litto Gomez is a creative cigarmaker, and perhaps his greatest innovation is coming up with the Chisel shape in 2003. The flattened figurado has a head that looks like a handtool or the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument. Its latest incarnation—fall of 2010—is our No. 10 cigar of 2010, the La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel.
E.P. Carrillo Elencos Edición Limitada 2010
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has been making cigars for a long time. He learned his craft from his father, working in Little Havana at their tiny factory called El Credito Cigars, the birthplace of the non-Cuban La Gloria Cubana. That smoke became one of the first true hits of the cigar boom, and grew into something far larger.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
History Channel Cigar Video
A video that was produced by the History channel provides us with lots of cigar information. Arturo Fuente and the family are part of this video, tips and secrets are shared, and all around informative.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
A Lesson in Lighting
You don't have to use a butane lighter. It's your cigar; it's your choice.
Many people prefer a match or cedar spill, and the reason is simple. The flame from a match is cooler than any lighter, whether butane or petrol. Why should you be concerned with the temperature of the flame? The same reason you should be concerned about biting into a slice of piping hot pizza. You won't remember the taste because you burned your palate. That relates to cigars thusly: the cooler the light, the cooler the smoke will be.
If you're lighting a cigar with any lighter (whether a Zippo or Dupont), it's important to remember to keep the cigar out of the flame. Hold the cigar about a quarter inch over the flame—not in direct contact. Rotate the cigar slowly. Start a burn around the perimeter. When it's thinly blackened around (but not charred), bring it to your lips and puff gently. The flame will jump to the center of the cigar.
Incidentally, using this method to light a cigar will significantly minimize the risk of the cigar picking up any residue from an oil lighter's flame. Ultimately, the taste of lighter fluid getting into the tobacco is the reason many aficionados use butane lighters.
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Best 25 Cigars 2010 - Cigar Aficionado
RANK  | CIGAR | COUNTRY | SCORE | PRICE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Aurora 1495 BME Dominicana | Dominican Republic | 92 | $10 | |
| 24 | Casa Magna Colorado Churchill | Nicaragua | 92 | $7 | |
| 23 | Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Eclipse | Dominican Republic | 92 | $12 | |
| 22 | Montecristo Platinum Churchill Tube | Dominican Republic | 92 | $11 | |
| 21 | Partagas Lusitania | Cuba | 92 | £22 | |
| 20 | Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro | Honduras | 92 | $12 | |
| 19 | Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Toro | Nicaragua | 92 | $11 | |
| 18 | Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial | Nicaragua | 92 | $9 | |
| 17 | Brick House Robusto | Nicaragua | 92 | $5 | |
| 16 | My Father No. 2 Belicoso | Nicaragua | 92 | $12 | |
| 15 | C.A.O. La Traviata Divino | Nicaragua | 93 | $5 | |
| 14 | A. Turrent Triple Play Belicoso | Honduras | 93 | $8 | |
| 13 | Punch Grand Cru No. 2 Maduro | Honduras | 93 | $11 | |
| 12 | Carlos Toraño Exodus 1959 50 Years Box Press | Nicaragua | 93 | $7 | |
| 11 | Ambos Mundos No. 1 Grande | Nicaragua | 93 | $6 | |
| 10 | La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel | Dominican Republic | 94 | $9 | |
| 9 | H. Upmann No. 2 | Cuba | 94 | £17 | |
| 8 | E.P. Carrillo Elencos Edición Limitada 2010 | Dominican Republic | 94 | $15 | |
| 7 | Illusione Epernay Le Matin | Honduras | 94 | $11 | |
| 6 | La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Magnifico | Nicaragua | 94 | $8 | |
| 5 | Camacho Corojo Churchill | Honduras | 94 | $7 | |
| 4 | Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Natural | Nicaragua | 95 | $25 | |
| 3 | Fuente Fuente OpusX Belicoso XXX | Dominican Republic | 95 | $10 | |
| 2 | Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 | Honduras | 95 | $11 | |
| 1 | Cohiba Behike BHK 52 | Cuba | 97 | £29 |
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