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

Cigar of the Year
Casa Magna Colorado Robusto

Casa Magna Colorado Robusto

Manuel Quesada has been making cigars since 1974. His original cigars were mild bodied, most of them a blend of Dominican filler and binder tobaccos cloaked with light Connecticut-seed wrappers. His latest endeavors are bolder, more …

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#2 Padrón Serie 1926 80 Years Maduro

Padrón Serie 1926 80 Years Maduro

#3 Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro

Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro

#4 La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial No. 5

La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial No. 5

#5 Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario Double Robusto

Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario Double Robusto

#6 Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill

Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill

#7 H. Upmann Sir Winston

H. Upmann Sir Winston

#8 Don Pepin Garcia Lancero

Don Pepin Garcia Lancero

#9 La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami  Elegante

La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami Elegante

#10 Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto

Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Robusto

#11 Juan Lopez Selección No. 2

Juan Lopez Selección No. 2

#12 Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Double Robusto

Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Double Robusto

#13 Cabaiguan  Guapo

Cabaiguan Guapo

#14 Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso

Aurora Barrel Aged Belicoso

#15 Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo

Rocky Patel Decade Torpedo

#16 Black Pearl Morado Torpedo

Black Pearl Morado Torpedo

#17 Casa Toraño Maduro Robusto

Casa Toraño Maduro Robusto

#18 Defiance by Xikar  The Guardian

Defiance by Xikar The Guardian

#19 San Cristobal de La Habana La Fuerza

San Cristobal de La Habana La Fuerza

#20 Mi Dominicana by José Seijas Robusto

Mi Dominicana by José Seijas Robusto

#21 El Rey del Mundo Flor de Llaneza

El Rey del Mundo Flor de Llaneza

#22 Bolivar Belicoso Fino

Bolivar Belicoso Fino

#23 Hoyo de Tradición Toro Grande

Hoyo de Tradición Toro Grande

#24 Savinelli Special Selection 2005 Torpedo

Savinelli Special Selection 2005 Torpedo

#25 Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria

Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria

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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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