{"id":5249,"date":"2019-01-21T18:43:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2019-01-21T18:44:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:44:28","slug":"inthehumidors-top-25-cigars-of-2018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=5249","title":{"rendered":"InTheHumidor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Top 25 Cigars of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So you now know how the list starts with cigars number #21 to #25, now lets take a bigger bite out of this top 25 and disclose our next section, #11 to #20. Sit back, grab a smoke, and read about some of the cigars you should try next!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spots 20 – 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#20 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Roma Craft Neaderthal\n– SGP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our absolute favorites from the RoMa Craft line,\nthis has quickly become a regular in my go to rotation. The SGP vitola (4.25 x\n52) is the perfect size to pack in all the Neanderthal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rich and complex\nflavors. The Neanderthal SGP features a unique flat cap not traditionally seen\nwhich creates almost a game to be played with how to cut it. Cold draw notes of\nsweet chocolate and earthy flavors radiate from, yet another San Andreas\nwrapped cigar. Once lit the semi-sweet chocolate dances delightfully around\nrich savory notes of leather and further complimented by poblano peppers, with\na black pepper retro hale. The SGP features several different tobaccos\nincluding the aforementioned Mexican San Andres wrapper; and fillers from\nNicaragua, Dominican Republic and Pennsylvania broadleaf.  The Neanderthal SGP retails at an affordable\nMSRP of $9, and will quickly become a favorite of yours I am certain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#19 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Aj Fernandez\nLa Amistad Silver \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Robusto <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This may or may not be the only AJ Fernandez cigar on the\nlist but I can say this, this cigar is oh so tasty! The La Amistad Silver is\nthe second release in the La Amistad line following last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hoya La Amistad\n(Gold Band). This beauty is full bodied and packs all kinds of wonderful\nflavors including cocoa, spice, cedar, and hints of earthy notes. The draw and\nburn were just so spot on. Add all that with a very reasonable price around the\n$7-$8 mark (3 sizes available) and you got yourself a winner here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#18 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Don Pepin 15th<\/sup>\nAnniversay – Toro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t your everyday Don Pepin and from the cigar\nbox to the coffin that the individual cigar comes in, you can tell that right\naway that you are in store for a special cigar! Each tobacco that was used in\nthis special anniversary cigar was hand selected by the Garcia family and aged\nto their specific standards to make sure it was exactly how they wanted. This\nwonderful smoke is a Nicaraguan puro with a Habano Oscuro wrapper and features\nnotes of rich spices, sweetness, a little bit of leather, and a little bit of earthiness\nthat just leaves your savoring every puff.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#17 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ashton VSG \u00e2\u20ac\u201c\nBelicoso <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashton VSG (or Virginia Sun Grown) is just one of those\ncigars that every time you light up, you remember just how much you enjoy\nsmoking a premium cigar. With a Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper and binder and\nfillers from the Dominican, the VSG delivers a spot on smoke time and time\nagain and with 12 different sizes, you will find one that will fit your\npreference.  You will enjoy smooth\nflavors from start to finish but is also nice and hearty as well. Pepper notes\nalong with notes of caramel and a little nuttiness are some of the more prominent\nflavors that will hit your palate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Liga Privada\n#9 Toro <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a cigar that you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see on a lot of top 25\nlists but I can guarantee that if you ask any person about their top 10 cigars,\nchances are good the Liga #9 is on their list. The strong earthy notes\naccompanied by hints of coffee and chocolate just make this cigar a wonderfully\nbold smoke. Strong on flavor and strong on strength helps make this cigar the\ntrue heavyweight that it is. You really can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go wrong with this cigar and with\ndemand always high, this cigar needs to be in your humidor, even if for just a\nspecialty smoke!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#15 -Crux Limitada\nIPCPR – Robusto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 marked the third release of the Crux Limitada IPCPR,\nbeing an exclusive annual release for the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. We\npersonally have always thought that some of the coolest traits of this cigar include\nbeautiful aesthetics from the signature Crux Marblehead cap, to the extravagant\nband that oozes old school Las Vegas nostalgia. As for the cigar, the Limitada\nIPCPR is chalked full of rich sweet flavors. From milk chocolate, maltiness and\ntoffee, being rounded out by hints of nuttiness, espresso and a bit of peppery\nspice. The smoke is thick and billowy and will leave you sitting in a cloud of\nhappiness. The Limitada IPCPR is offered in one vitola: Cuban Box Pressed (5 x\n52) and MSRP of $11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#14 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Juan Lopez\nSeleccion No. 2 – Robusto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many of us brothers and sisters of the leaf are\nfamiliar with the Cuban. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in movies, tv shows, music videos (shockingly\nstill a thing) and when you say cigar, for many, that is synonymous with Cubans.\nWell sliding into the number 14 spot is the Juan Lopez Seleccion No. 2. This is\nnot what your normally hear about when you hear of Cuban cigars. You hear of Montecristo,\nCohiba, and Hoyo De Monterrey. However, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let that fool you as this is a\nWONDERFUL Cuban cigar at a very reasonable price (around $11.00). The cigar\nburns perfectly, has nice fluffy smoke, and comes with the lovely flavors that\nwe know and love in a Cuban cigar such as floral notes, a light earthiness, and\nvery light citrus flavors. This is an underdog in the Cuban cigar world but as\nwe know, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t count out the underdog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#13 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tabernacle Havana\nSeed CT No. 142 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Robusto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, this Tabernacle is the follow up cigar from\nFoundation Cigar and is a modified, and in our opinion, upgraded version of the\noriginal 2016 release. This cigar is special as it has a Cuban seed wrapper\ngrown in the Connecticut River Valley and is oily and so delicious! The rest of\nthe cigar is made up of a Mexican San Andre\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Binder and fillers from Nicaragua\nand Honduras. When you see this dark and beautiful cigar, you would expect\nboldness and flavor bombs, which is exactly what you get. Strong notes of\nleather, spice, cedar, and a hint of chocolate will leave you in a place of\nbliss, your own personal Tabernacle as you say thank you to the cigar gods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#12 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Fuente Don\nCarlos Eye of the Shark – Belicoso<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Eye of the Shark\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is probably what some will\nconsider the biggest layup, or give up cigar to make our list this year. Yes,\nit has received many accolades since being introduced in 2016 and is widely\nrenowned by Fuente lovers all over the world. But damnit it is just that good!\nI will always argue one of the coolest features of this cigar comes from the\nsemi box pressed\/semi belicoso appearance. Not quite fully squared off, being\nflat on the backside and rounded out along the front of the cigar. Fuente\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\nelegance radiates from the band with the black and gold, accented by the red\noutline. With more traditional notes of baking spices, nuts and hints of cedar\nthis cigar is already in my palate wheelhouse, but the citrus undertones are\nwhat really set this cigar apart in my opinion. That little \u00e2\u20ac\u0153extra\u00e2\u20ac\u009d makes this\ncontinue to be one of the top cigars on the market. The Eye of the Shark\nmeasures 5 \u00c2\u00be x 52 and features Dominican binder and fillers, and is wrapped in\na beautiful Cameroon wrapper. The real beauty of this cigar is the surprisingly\naffordable MSRP of around $12 per stick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#11 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Davidoff Winston\nChurchill Late Hour Toro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a true brother or sister of the leaf, you know\nthat when you grab a Davidoff, you are going to get a quality cigar. While this\ncigar may be one of our pricier choices, we can tell you that it is well worth\nevery single penny. This is not your normal super smooth and creamy Davidoff\nbut packs a little more punch, just like Winston Churchill himself did. The\nLate Hour features Nicaraguan fillers that are aged in single malt scotch\nbarrels for 6+ months and a Habano Ecuador Wrapper that not only looks stunning\nbut brings some amazing flavors as well.  With notes of sweetness, pepper, leather, and\nwood, this medium full smoke it the perfect cigar to pair with a nice whiskey\nand bourbon as you plan your attack on the following day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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