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Top 25 Archive

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

Cigar of the Year
La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull

La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull

Here is an unusual, perhaps unfamiliar cigar that gleams with distinction but doesn't have much market history, as it only came out last summer. The wrapper is a striking hue somewhere between red and brown and the beautiful shape is all …

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#2 Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Robusto

Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Robusto

#3 Partagás Serie E No. 2

Partagás Serie E No. 2

#4 E.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Piramides Royal

E.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Piramides Royal

#5 Padrón Serie 1926 No. 90

Padrón Serie 1926 No. 90

#6 Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola \"Forty-Four\"

Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola \"Forty-Four\"

#7 Norteño Robusto Grande

Norteño Robusto Grande

#8 Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto

Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto

#9 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2

#10 Punch Gran Puro Santa Rita

Punch Gran Puro Santa Rita

#11 Casa Fernandez Miami Aganorsa Leaf Maduro Robusto Extra

Casa Fernandez Miami Aganorsa Leaf Maduro Robusto Extra

#12 Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Robusto

Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Robusto

#13 La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso

La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso

#14 Aging Room Small Batch M356ii Mezzo

Aging Room Small Batch M356ii Mezzo

#15 CroMagnon Anthropology

CroMagnon Anthropology

#16 El Centurion H-2K-CT Toro Box Pressed

El Centurion H-2K-CT Toro Box Pressed

#17 Brick House Corona Larga

Brick House Corona Larga

#18 Alec Bradley Coyol Petit Lancero

Alec Bradley Coyol Petit Lancero

#19 Cohiba Siglo VI (Tubo)

Cohiba Siglo VI (Tubo)

#20 Enclave Churchill

Enclave Churchill

#21 Villiger San'Doro Colorado Robusto

Villiger San'Doro Colorado Robusto

#22 Henry Clay Stalk Cut Toro

Henry Clay Stalk Cut Toro

#23 Casa Cuba Doble Cinco

Casa Cuba Doble Cinco

#24 Illusione mk

Illusione mk

#25 El Güegüense Corona Gorda

El Güegüense Corona Gorda

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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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