Recent EL top 5?

[EddieCigar]

Don't forget the R&J Exhibition No.2 from 2000 - one of the best Double Coronas I have smoked...

[monkey66]

I love short n wide churches
How does the duke compare?

After smoking a Duke straight after a Wide Churchill IMHO the duke is a far superior cigar.

[monkey66]

Best EL's for me:
Mag 50 2005
Monte Robusto 2006
R and J Duke 2009
Monte Sublime 2008
Mag 48 2009

[cohibaIV]

Mine are -

Monte Sublime 2008
Cohiba Piramide 2006
Cuaba 2008
Monte Grand Edmundo 2010

[monkey66]

Interesting about the Monte Sublime, haven't smoked one for a year or so, got a few in the desktop and a box sleeping. Have to agree about the Cohiba Pirimides 2006, complete pants for me.

[mackem keith]

Hmm bit of a tricky one this but i'll go for in no particular order:

Partagas SDN.1 04
H.upmann mag 50. 05
Montecristo D. 05
Romeo petit piramides 05
Romeo dukes 09

but then id give a special mention to,

Cuaba piramides 08 (smoking good now)
H.upmann mag 48. 09

[cohibaIV]

Have to agree about the Cohiba Pirimides 2006, complete pants for me.

Well I really like them, so anyone who wants to sell there CP06's just PM me...

[Simon Bolivar]

Ditto that Cohiba IV!
I am going to cop out here & just list the L.E. I have scored above 90. Note I include value in my rating so it might surprise you to see the 2nd & 3rd are Cohibas, I usually penalise them on the value side but these two were worth every penny to me.
97: Monte DC 2001
95: Cohiba DC 2003 (not mentioned so far)
94: Cohiba Piramides 2006
94: Party Series D No1 2004
92: Monte C 2003
91: Party Piramides 2001
90: Monte Robusto 2006
90: Party Series D No 3 2006
90: R&J Petit Piramides 2005.

[joeray]

Interesting, only one vote for 2010 Monte Grand Edmundo, but almost everybody voted for 2008 Monte Sublimes.

[Drewmidorn]

Loving the 2005 Monte D at the moment and always enjoy the Monte Sublimes.

[monkey66]

Loving the 2005 Monte D at the moment and always enjoy the Monte Sublimes.

I didn't get on with them at all, found the middle third was nice but the rest not so.

[Stevieboy]

None of the recent ELs can't hold a candle to those from 2000 to 2005…

Hoyo Piramides, Partagas D2 & D3, Monte Robusto, R&J Hermoso #2, etc…

Totally 100% disagree. The early ELs (2000-2002) were rough as arse and tbh should be avoided....apart from the Partagas Piramide which is a great smoke


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[monkey66]

Totally 100% disagree. The early ELs (2000-2002) were rough as arse and tbh should be avoided....apart from the Partagas Piramide which is a great smoke


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I found the 06 Monte robusto far superior to the 2000.

It is interesting what a wide range of opinions there are on Limitadas, does this mean they are especially inconsistent?

[macker89]

I'd have to go for the following :

08 Monte sublimes
09 RyJ Duke
05 RyJ petit pyramid
05 Monte D's
09 H.Upmann mag 48

Nice to see plenty of mentions for the RyJ petit pyramid, I only ever got to try the one but I'd sure love to lay my hands on some if anyone has any for sale or trade

[michael69]

Best LE I've tried do far (still a few to go!) is Cohiba 2003 DC; had very recently....

The additional age has really brought out a complexity that was stunning in my opinion.

It all seemed to be there, gradually evolving in thick, chewy waves of smoke throughout the cigar - rich honey, floral, peppary, light moving to dark chocolate, through mocca and latte to deep espresso;
I even got some minty notes along with dried fruits and citrus-ey freshness in the journey. Yeasty, bready, toasted hints were present in the background (mature and elegant versions of those often present in a younger cigar), adding a very delicate backdrop to the integration of the more powerful "melodies". Thing is, age has melted the flavours such that pinpointing individual characteristic becomes increasingly tricky (a very good thing I think), so that subtlety reigns.

Great cigar (glad I've got quite a few left! probably leave until they reach 10 yrs)