01-04-2012, 03:20 PM
This is a copy of a blog post I just did... check out the entry on the website HERE.
Top Cigars of 2011 According to Everyone Else
Okay, well it is that time of year when everyone is releasing their “Top Cigars of 2011″. Well, instead of coming up with yet another list for you to read over and agree with, disagree with, or laugh at, I thought that I would try something a little bit different.
I decided to create a composite index of sorts, poll some of the cigar lists, and come up with a list representing the general overall trends of the top cigars of 2011.
So here is what I did… I picked out 9 cigar blogs that I read that are all very popular – much more so than me needless to say – and I took note of their lists.
To come up with the composite score for each cigar, I gave 15 points for 1st place, 14 points for 2nd place, 13 points for 3rd place, etc. all the way down to 1 point for 15th place. On the lists that did not contain 15 (Top 10, Top 12, etc), I continued down, still with 15 points for first, until I reached the end of their list. One blog that I picked out just had a “Top Cigars” list without placing them in order. On this list, each cigar was awarded 8.5 points.
After totaling the point scores and coming up with the final order, I though it would be interesting to also see how many blogs out of the 9 that I polled mentioned each cigar. So for example, the San Lotano Oval was mentioned by 6 of the 9 blogs, etc.
This is by no means scientific – I just saw a lot of the same cigars on the lists, and wanted to see how things came out.
My opinion was not included in the list at all, and in fact, I don’t agree with a few of the cigars even being on a Top Cigars of 2011 list. But I thought the results were interesting, so here it is – the Top Cigars of 2011 according to everyone else!
SCORE / CIGAR / MENTIONS
71.5 / San Lotano Oval / 6
63 / Quesada Seleccion Espana / 6
53 / Drew Estate Undercrown / 5
43.5 / Four Kicks by Crowned Heads / 4
42 / Casa Magna Dominus Magnus / 4
42 / La Casita Criolla / 3
41.5 / E.P. Carillo – New Wave Connecticut / 5
29.5 / Cro-Magnon / 4
29.5 / Emilio Cigars Grimalkin / 3
27.5 / Tatuaje Black Label Petite Lancero / 3
27 / E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4 / 2
27 / My Father El Hijo / 3
23 / Fausto / 2
21.5 / New Havana Cigars – Capa Especial / 2
21 / Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 / 2
19 / Casa Miranda / 2
19 / Padron SI 15 Maduro / 2
18 / My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda / 2
17 / Emilio AF 1 / 2
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Top Cigars of 2011 According to Everyone Else
Okay, well it is that time of year when everyone is releasing their “Top Cigars of 2011″. Well, instead of coming up with yet another list for you to read over and agree with, disagree with, or laugh at, I thought that I would try something a little bit different.
I decided to create a composite index of sorts, poll some of the cigar lists, and come up with a list representing the general overall trends of the top cigars of 2011.
So here is what I did… I picked out 9 cigar blogs that I read that are all very popular – much more so than me needless to say – and I took note of their lists.
To come up with the composite score for each cigar, I gave 15 points for 1st place, 14 points for 2nd place, 13 points for 3rd place, etc. all the way down to 1 point for 15th place. On the lists that did not contain 15 (Top 10, Top 12, etc), I continued down, still with 15 points for first, until I reached the end of their list. One blog that I picked out just had a “Top Cigars” list without placing them in order. On this list, each cigar was awarded 8.5 points.
After totaling the point scores and coming up with the final order, I though it would be interesting to also see how many blogs out of the 9 that I polled mentioned each cigar. So for example, the San Lotano Oval was mentioned by 6 of the 9 blogs, etc.
This is by no means scientific – I just saw a lot of the same cigars on the lists, and wanted to see how things came out.
My opinion was not included in the list at all, and in fact, I don’t agree with a few of the cigars even being on a Top Cigars of 2011 list. But I thought the results were interesting, so here it is – the Top Cigars of 2011 according to everyone else!
SCORE / CIGAR / MENTIONS
71.5 / San Lotano Oval / 6
63 / Quesada Seleccion Espana / 6
53 / Drew Estate Undercrown / 5
43.5 / Four Kicks by Crowned Heads / 4
42 / Casa Magna Dominus Magnus / 4
42 / La Casita Criolla / 3
41.5 / E.P. Carillo – New Wave Connecticut / 5
29.5 / Cro-Magnon / 4
29.5 / Emilio Cigars Grimalkin / 3
27.5 / Tatuaje Black Label Petite Lancero / 3
27 / E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4 / 2
27 / My Father El Hijo / 3
23 / Fausto / 2
21.5 / New Havana Cigars – Capa Especial / 2
21 / Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 / 2
19 / Casa Miranda / 2
19 / Padron SI 15 Maduro / 2
18 / My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda / 2
17 / Emilio AF 1 / 2
Give us your feedback!
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feedback [at] cigarsnapshot [dot] com
www.facebook.com/cigarsnapshot
Shop with our Amazon link!
www.cigarsnapshot.com/amazon
Twitter:
@cigarsnapshot – show updates only
@maytagman1 – Bill’s personal account
VOICEMAIL FEEDBACK LINE: 209-432-3535