Cigar Aficionado's Highest Ranked Cigars- October '03 Issue

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Here are some of the top cigars in the various sizes that were rated:

Churchills

H. Upmann Monarch – Cuba – 92
Dunhill Signed Range Churchill – Dominican Republic – 88
Hoyo De Monterrey Churchill – Cuba – 88
Punch Rare Corojo Double Corona – Honduras – 88
Davidoff Millennium Blend Series Churchill – Dominican Republic – 87

Coronas

Saint Luis Rey Corona – Cuba – 93
Camacho Special Limited Reserve Corona – Hondura – 89
Hoyo De Monterrey Le Hoyo Du Roi – Cuba – 89
Ashton Imperial – Dominican Republic – 88
Oneoff Laguito No. 2 – Nicaragua – 88

Corona Gordas

Cohiba Exta Vigoroso XV652 – Dominican Republic – 89
Partagas Black Label Magnifico – Dominican Republic – 88
La Flor Dominicana Limitado – Dominican Republic – 87
Montecristo Platinum Series Toro – Dominican Republic – 87
Montecristo Serie VI Toro – Dominican Republic – 87

Double Corona

Partagas Lusitania – Cuba – 93
Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro – Cuba – 91 (I can definitely vouch for this one! - Fernando)
Cacique Martin Family Series Pedro Jr. – Dominican Republic – 87
Havana Reserve By Don Lino – Dominican Republic – 87
Ashton Aged Maduro No. 60 – Dominican Republic – 86

Figurados

Cuaba Divinos – Cuba – 90
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel – Dominican Republic – 90
Sancho Panza Belicoso – Cuba – 90
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Untold Story – Dominican Republic – 89
Fuente Fuente OpusX Belicoso XXX – Dominican Republic – 89

Robustos

El Rey Del Mundo Choix Supreme – Cuba – 92
Bahia Gold Robusto Tubo – Nicaragua – 89
C.A.O. Criollo Pato – Nicaragua – 89
Cohiba Robusto – Cuba – 89
Don Tomas Dominican Selection Robusto – Dominican Republic – 88

Cigar Aficionado’s 100-Point Scale:
Classic – 95-100
Outstanding – 90-94
Very good to excellent – 80-89
Average to good quality – 70-79
Don’t waste your money – 0-70

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