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Top 25 Archive

View the Top 25 Cigars from each year, ranging from 2004 to 2022. Select a year below.

Cigar of the Year
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark

Occasionally, a cigar comes along that is unique in every way—interesting blend, innovative shape, intriguing story—and, at the same time, can still maintain the classic standards of excellence. This is the case with the Arturo Fuente Don …

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#2 Padrón Serie 1926 No. 2

Padrón Serie 1926 No. 2

#3 Oliva Serie V Belicoso

Oliva Serie V Belicoso

#4 Bolivar Belicoso Fino

Bolivar Belicoso Fino

#5 Alec Bradley Tempus Natural Centuria

Alec Bradley Tempus Natural Centuria

#6 Ashton Symmetry Belicoso

Ashton Symmetry Belicoso

#7 My Father The Judge Grand Robusto

My Father The Judge Grand Robusto

#8 Guardian of the Farm Apollo Selección de Warped

Guardian of the Farm Apollo Selección de Warped

#9 Plasencia Alma Fuerte Generacion V

Plasencia Alma Fuerte Generacion V

#10 Villiger La Flor de Ynclan Robusto

Villiger La Flor de Ynclan Robusto

#11 Partagás Lusitania

Partagás Lusitania

#12 New World Puro Especial Toro

New World Puro Especial Toro

#13 Archetype Axis Mundi Toro

Archetype Axis Mundi Toro

#14 601 Red Label Habano Torpedo

601 Red Label Habano Torpedo

#15 Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room Small Batch F25 Cantaor

Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room Small Batch F25 Cantaor

#16 Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Churchill

Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Churchill

#17 CLE Prieto 50x5

CLE Prieto 50x5

#18 E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos

E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos

#19 Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill

Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill

#20 Macanudo Inspirado Orange Churchill

Macanudo Inspirado Orange Churchill

#21 Regius Exclusivo U.S.A. Pressed Perfecto

Regius Exclusivo U.S.A. Pressed Perfecto

#22 Joya Black Nocturno

Joya Black Nocturno

#23 La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Lancero

La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Lancero

#24 Tatuaje Cabinet Noellas

Tatuaje Cabinet Noellas

#25 Undercrown Churchill

Undercrown Churchill

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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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