Halfwheel's Top 25 of 2012

scarlin

IMO this is a lot better than CA's top 25 as this list is just new cigars to 2012.

Halfwheel:

The halfwheel 25 is made up of cigars that met the following qualifications:

-Cigar must have been reviewed by halfwheel in 2012.
-Cigar must have debuted in 2012 in some public capacity. Being given out at IPCPR does not qualify. Cigars distributed at events open to end consumers where prerelease, not preproduction, cigars were distributed are eligible.

Here's the list.

25. Tatuaje Avion 2012
24. Four Kicks LE Mule Kick
23. Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 4 Oscuro
22. La Palina Goldie No. 2
21. Herrera Esteli Toro Especial
20. Nestor Miranda Special Selection Danno 2012
19. Drew Estate Botl.org 2012 Lancero
18. Tatuaje TAA 2012
17. Undercrown corona Viva
16. Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2012
15. Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas
14. Quesada Jalapa Belicoso
13. Casa Magna Domus Magnus Centuriones
12. Room101 Daruma Mutante
11. Arturo Fuente W. Curtis Draper 125th
10. Don Arturo Destino Al Siglo Double Robusto
9. Liga Privada Unico Serie Velvet Rat
8. Joya de Nicaragua CyB Lonsdale Club
7. Tatuaje Old man and the C
6. Intemperance BA XI The Intrigue (Roma Craft)
5. Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado
4. Tatuaje Little Boris
3. Tatuaje Bombazo Capa Especial
2. Cabaiguan WCD 120 Redux
1. La Escepcion Selectos Finos

Halfwheel:

BRAND/FACTORY OF THE YEAR — DREW ESTATE/LA GRAN FABRICA DREW ESTATE.

COUNTRY OF THE YEAR — NICARAGUA

NEW BRAND OF THE YEAR — ORTEGA PREMIUM CIGARS

http://www.halfwheel.com/2012-awards-halfwheel-25/

zeebra

I'd agree with this list being better than CA, CI's or other publishers.

catfishbluezz

Half of it is DE and Tat or DPG. They must really like that stuff lol

kaspera79

catfishbluezz:

Half of it is DE and Tat or DPG. They must really like that stuff lol

I was just about to comment on that as well. All personal tastes I guess.

catfishbluezz

kaspera79:

catfishbluezz:

Half of it is DE and Tat or DPG. They must really like that stuff lol

I was just about to comment on that as well. All personal tastes I guess.

Yeah...mine is a lot of Quesada lol.

bigharpoon

Interesting not a single ISOM made the list.

BigT06

bigharpoon:

Interesting not a single ISOM made the list.

I think that's prob because there weren't many "public" released CCs that actually debuted in 2012. At least not that I know of. I'm sure there was plenty of limited CC stuff, just not big releases.

catfishbluezz

bigharpoon:

Interesting not a single ISOM made the list.

Number one is an RE I believe

Vulchor

kaspera79:

catfishbluezz:

Half of it is DE and Tat or DPG. They must really like that stuff lol

I was just about to comment on that as well. All personal tastes I guess.

Thought the same as both of you. The list is better overall I think that CA, but not by much. Seems CA buys into advertising hype while this list buys into limited release hype.

bigharpoon

catfishbluezz:

bigharpoon:

Interesting not a single ISOM made the list.

Number one is an RE I believe

Yeah, nice one, I missed the cigar sitting there at no.1, lol. Oops.

Texthor

the problem i have is halfwheel is in the pocket of some these companys. you can guess who by looking at this list or look at there reviews on there site.

SleevePlz

Texthor:

the problem i have is halfwheel is in the pocket of some these companys. you can guess who by looking at this list or look at there reviews on there site.

For starters, welcome to the forum. Nice necro post! For the record, your comment applies to just about every publication's list. I'm pretty sure that Habanos isn't paying them though.

Rain

If anyone is gonna necro round here....it's gonna be me.

jthanatos

Never saw this post. Papas Fritas? Top 25? Dafuq?