Top 25 Archive

View the Top 25 Cigars from each year, ranging from 2004 to 2018. Select a year below.

Cigar of the Year

Padrón Serie 1926 No. 9

Padrón Serie 1926 No. 9

What a great cigar. The Padrón Serie 1926 No. 9 impressed our tasting panel again and again, rising to the top after repeated tests to become the best cigar of the year. In the end, when only a few cigars remained in the last blind …

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Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion No. 2

Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion No. 2

Montecristo No. 2

Montecristo No. 2

Oliva Serie V Torpedo

Oliva Serie V Torpedo

Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Torpedo

Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Torpedo

Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos

Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos

Illusione cg:4

Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Maduro Epicure

Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Maduro Epicure

C.A.O. Vision Prana

C.A.O. Vision Prana

Dunhill Signed Range Toro

Dunhill Signed Range Toro

Montecristo Petit Edmundo

Montecristo Petit Edmundo

San Cristobal Monumento

San Cristobal Monumento

Camacho Select Torpedo

Camacho Select Torpedo

La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel Maduro

La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel Maduro

Tatuaje Havana VI Angeles

Tatuaje Havana VI Angeles

Punch Double Corona

Punch Double Corona

Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1979

Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1979

Felipe Power Special R

Felipe Power Special R

Romeo y Julieta Aniversario Corona

Romeo y Julieta Aniversario Corona

Gran Habano 3 Siglos Gran Corona

Gran Habano 3 Siglos Gran Corona

Sosa Wavell

La Gloria Cubana Reserva Figurado Selectos de Lujos

La Gloria Cubana Reserva Figurado Selectos de Lujos

Padilla Signature 1932 Lancero

Padilla Signature 1932 Lancero

The Edge Sumatra Toro

The Edge Sumatra Toro

Zino Platinum Crown Series Limited-Edition Special Wrapper Chubby Especial

Zino Platinum Crown Series Limited-Edition Special Wrapper Chubby Especial

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The Top 25 Process

Step 1

Top 25 Process - Step 1

We review the highest-scoring cigars from the past year and assemble a new tasting of only these cigars.

Step 2

Top 25 Process - Step 2

Repurchase, re-band and then re-smoke the cigars blind—tasters don’t know the identity of the cigar.

Step 3

Top 25 Process - Step 3

The top-scoring cigars are then smoked against each other through multiple rounds.

Step 4

Top 25 Process - Step 4

A new list of 25 cigars is assembled.

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