{"id":2760,"date":"2015-12-22T13:09:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2015-12-22T15:32:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T23:32:36","slug":"top-5-cigars-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=2760","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Cigars of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s that time of year once again! I didn&#8217;t smoke as much as I would have liked over the past 12 months, but here are the 5 best of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5. El Rey Del Mundo &#8211; Petit Compania <\/strong>&#8211; 90 points &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=2746\" target=\"_blank\">Review is here<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>This cigar presents an excellent, sweet profile in the early stages.<br \/>\nGreat size &amp; beautiful construction. Very smooth &amp; enjoyable!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/erdm.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2767\" src=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/erdm.jpg\" alt=\"erdm\" width=\"505\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/erdm.jpg 505w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/erdm-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/erdm-214x140.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n#4. Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusivo Maduro <\/strong>&#8211; 91 points &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=2576\" target=\"_blank\">Review is here<\/a><br \/>\nThese cigars offer a delicious raisin profile &amp; are immaculately constructed.<br \/>\nA must have in your humidor!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron64.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2768\" src=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron64.jpg\" alt=\"padron64\" width=\"505\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron64.jpg 505w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron64-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron64-214x140.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n#3. Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1<\/strong> &#8211; 95 points &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=2735\" target=\"_blank\">Review is here<br \/>\n<\/a>A\u00a0buttery, creamy cigar with perfect construction.<br \/>\nMild to medium bodied with tons of complexity. A classic!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hoyo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2769\" src=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hoyo.jpg\" alt=\"hoyo\" width=\"505\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hoyo.jpg 505w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hoyo-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n#2. Padron\u00a0Family Reserve 50 Years Maduro<\/strong> &#8211; 97 points &#8211; No review (sorry)<br \/>\nI did not get a chance to review this cigar as I enjoyed it at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/forumv2\/index.php?\/topic\/3442-2nd-annual-ccf-west-coast-herf-sunday-june-7th\/\" target=\"_blank\">2nd annual CCF West Coast Herf<\/a>.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m a big fan of Padron, and this one did not disappoint. Amazing, complex flavour profile and a great size to boot.<br \/>\nAn incredible pleasure to smoke.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron50years.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2770\" src=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron50years.jpg\" alt=\"padron50years\" width=\"505\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron50years.jpg 505w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/padron50years-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n#1. Cohiba 1966 <\/strong>&#8211; 97 points &#8211; No review (sorry)<br \/>\nI did not get a chance to review this cigar as I enjoyed it at the <a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/forumv2\/index.php?\/topic\/3442-2nd-annual-ccf-west-coast-herf-sunday-june-7th\/\" target=\"_blank\">2nd annual CCF West Coast Herf<\/a>.<br \/>\nLots of good things have already been said of this cigar, and it&#8217;s all true!<br \/>\nA huge, complex flavour bomb with spot on construction. Expensive, but well worth the splurge.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cohiba1966.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2771\" src=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cohiba1966.jpg\" alt=\"cohiba1966\" width=\"505\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cohiba1966.jpg 505w, http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/cohiba1966-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Well, it&#8217;s that time of year once again! I didn&#8217;t smoke as much as I would have liked over the past 12 months, but here are the 5 best of the year. &nbsp; #5. El Rey Del Mundo &#8211; Petit Compania &#8211; 90 points &#8211; Review is here This cigar presents an excellent, sweet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[139],"class_list":{"0":"post-2760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cigars-of-the-year","8":"tag-cigars-of-the-year"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2760"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2773,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2760\/revisions\/2773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}