Connoisseur's Corner
Connoisseur's Corner: Two 100-Point Dunhills
Posted: January 28, 2013
Connoisseur's Corner: A Classic El Rey Del Mundo Scores a 98
This was a lovely selection of cigars ranging in age from 14 to 54 years old. Four rated 95 points or higher, classic on our 100-point scale. The...more
Posted: September 26, 2012
Connoisseur's Corner: A Massive Montecristo Scores 98 Points
Posted: June 11, 2012
Connoisseur's Corner: A Near-Perfect Cuban Davidoff
Posted: March 13, 2012
Connoisseur's Corner: A Perfect, 55-Year-Old Cigar
A perfect 100-point-score is a rarity in Cigar Aficionado magazine. We have never given a 100 in our main tasting section, and even here in...more
Posted: March 6, 2012
Connoisseur's Corner: Corojo-Seed Classics
In this installment, we found a quartet of classic smokes, cigars that have clearly benefited from careful aging in a humidor. The two top-scorers...more
Posted: November 17, 2011
Connoisseur's Corner: A Quartet of Classics
Connoisseur's Corner: We found a quartet of classic cigars in this tasting, three of them Cuban, one Nicaraguan, and all four aged...more
Posted: August 10, 2011
Connoisseur's Corner: Near-Perfect Smokes
(From April's Cigar Aficionado) Age has turned four cigars into classic smokes—in some cases, near-perfect smokes. In 1992, Cuba produced a H....more
Posted: May 18, 2011
Connoisseur's Corner: A 100-Pointer
Our editors find a perfect cigar in this edition of Connoisseur's...more
Posted: March 18, 2011
Connoisseur's Corner: Two Fine Double Coronas
What’s better than a big Cuban cigar? A big Cuban cigar from a great year with a bit of...more
Posted: August 1, 2010
Connoisseur's Corner: An Impressive "A"
Connoisseur's Corner, May...more
Posted: May 1, 2010
Connoisseur's Corner: An Amazing Lonsdale
Lonsdales were once the most popular cigar size in the world. The amazing performance of a lonsdale-sized H. Upmann No. 1 that was rolled more than...more
Posted: March 1, 2010
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