Cigar Scores: 2019

Note: 2019 has seen the implementation of scoring criteria changes. The result has been designed to bring scoring in-line with the industry standards. In many cases, this has resulted in lower scores.

NOTE: Cut-off release date for the 2019 Cigar of the Year Countdown was June 28, 2019. The cut-off date for when the cigar had to be reviewed in order to be eligible for the countdown is October 31, 2019. The Countdown is inclusive of all nationally released cigars released in a two year period prior to June 28, 2019.

93

Alec Bradley Project 40 06.52 (10/1/19)
Diamond Crown Black Diamond Radiant by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. (5/31/19)
HVC First Selection Limited Edition Broadleaf Toro (2/12/19)
Padrón No. 89 Maduro (TAA Exclusive) (7/29/19)
Saga Short Tales Tomo VI: The Sixth Element: El Tabaco by De Los Reyes Cigars (10/27/19)

92

Aganorsa Leaf Signature Maduro Robusto (10/7/19)
Aladino Corojo Reserva Toro by JRE Tobacco Co. (9/30/19)
Aladino Maduro Corona by JRE Tobacco Co.(9/9/19)
Diamond Crown Black Diamond Marquis by J.C. Newman Cigar Co (10/22/19)
Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero 2018 (1/21/19)
Black Works Studio NBK Lizard King (10/25/19)
Crowned Heads Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2018 LC54 (3/18/19)
Crux Epicure Short Salomone (5/27/19)
David P. Ehrlich PLM Series Robusto by MLB Cigar Ventures (2/11/19)
Davidoff Diademas 100 (Vault Series Re-Release) (9/19/19)
Davidoff Yamasá Robusto Tubo (2/18/19)
Eiroa Dark 50 x 5 by C.L.E. Cigar Company (9/29/19)
Flor de Selva Maduro Toro by Maya Selva Cigars (5/3/19)
Fuente Fuente OpusX ForbiddenX 13 God’s Whisper 1924 (TAA Exclusive)(8/29/19)
Fuente Fuente OpusX ForbiddenX 13 Nacimiento 1912 (TAA Exclusive 2018) (5/20/19)
Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Tyrannical Buc Maduro Dobles (9/15/19)
Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA Exclusive (3/8/19)
Kristoff Vengeance Robusto (10/29/19)
Montecristo Artisan Series Batch 1 (2018 TAA Exclusive) (4/8/19)
Protocol Official Misconduct Corona Gorda by Cubariqueño Cigar Company (10/30/19)
Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 Toro by Foundation Cigar Company (4/12/19)
Tatuaje – The Bride (5/8/19)
Vega Magna Toro by Quesada Cigars (2/27/19)
Villiger La Vencedora Churchill (9/5/19)

91

1502 Blue Sapphire Lancero by Global Premium Cigars (9/13/19)
601 Blue Maduro Short Churchill by Espinosa Cigars (2/3/19)
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Vibrato by Boutique Blends Cigars (1/25/19)
AVO LE05 30 Years (3/22/19)
Casa Cuevas Edición Limitada Habano Flaco (2/17/19)
Casa Cuevas La Mandarria (8/19/19)
Cornelius & Anthony Daddy Mac Robusto (4/23/19)
Crowned Heads Buckeye Land (5/14/19)
Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Corona Gorda (9/24/19)
Crowned Heads Headley Grange Black Lab LE 2018 (6/5/19)
Crux Limitada PB5 Second Release (5/16/19)
David P. Ehrlich PLM Series Churchill by MLB Cigar Ventures (9/27/19)
Davidoff Florida Selection Limited Edition 2018 (6/3/19)
Davidoff – The Master Selection 2007 (4/22/18)
Diesel Hair of the Dog (4/26/19)
Diesel Whiskey Row Churchill (5/22/19)
EIROA The First 20 Years Diadema by C.L.E. Cigar Company (TAA Exclusive) (4/21/19)
Encore by E.P. Carrillo Majestic (3/4/19)
Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro Corona Gorda (6/22/19)
Herrera Esteli Miami Robusto Grande by Drew Estate (8/4/19)
Kristoff Vengeance Toro (3/10/19)
La Aurora Hors D’Age Salomon (5/15/19)
La Flor Dominicana TAA 2018 – The Golden “Oro” Anniversary (6/4/19)
La Sirena Aniversario Especial (9/1/19)
Liga Privada No. 9 Short Corona by Drew Estate (3/21/19)
Long Live the King MAD MOFO Corona by Caldwell Cigar Company (2/26/19)
M.Esteli Toro by Bombay Tobak (10/6/19
MQBA Torpedo by Bombay Tobak (3/19/19)
Nat Sherman Epoca Reserva Gran Robusto (6/9/19)
Rocky Patel TAVICUSA Robusto (2/1/19)
RoMa Craft Tobac Neanderthal OM H-Town Lancero (2/14/19)
Southern Draw IGNITE Corojo No. 4 Rothschild (10/9/19)
Todos Las Dias Thick Lonsdale Mas Fuerte by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (1/24/19)
VegaFina Gran Reserva 2019 (Toro) (8/5/19)

90

2012 by Oscar Barber Pole (Toro) by Oscar Valladares & Company (2/15/19)
300 Hands Maduro Piramides by Southern Draw Cigars (3/3/19)
300 Manos Habano Petit Edmundo by Southern Draw Cigars (1/22/19)
601 La Bomba Bunker Buster FUBAR by Espinosa Cigars (8/26/19)
Alec Bradley Fine & Rare RS 10=(86) Second Issue (4/2/19)
AVO Improvisation LE19 (U.S. Box Pressed) (6/11/19)
AVO Signature 30 Years Belicoso (1/28/19)
Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Rothschild Masivo by Royal Agio Cigars (2/4/19)
Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto Gran Toro by Royal Agio Cigars (5/5/19)
Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Porcelain (Corona Gorda – 2018) (5/2/19)
Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut (Petite Corona) (3/11/19)
Camacho Hard Charger (2/28/19)
CAO Zócalo (4/16/19)
Crowned Heads Juarez 4 3/4 x 52 (4/25/19)
Crowned Heads Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2019 LC50 (10/17/19)
Crux Guild Short Salomone (6/24/19)
Crux Limitada RedLine (2019) (9/16/19)
Crux Limitada Short Salomone (2019) (10/2/19)
Davidoff Mundano (1/6/19)
Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2019 Robusto (9/2/19)
Diesel Whiskey Row Robusto (2/13/19)
Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto (7/22/19)
E.P. Carrillo TAA Exclusive (2018) (5/6/19)
Henry Clay War Hawk Toro (9/26/19)
La Aurora 115th Anniversary Limited Edition Belicoso (9/18/19)
La Aurora 100 Años Belicoso (2/22/19)
La Palina Bronze Label Toro (9/20/19)
Liga Privada T52 Corona Viva by Drew Estate (1/11/19)
Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Robusto (5/12/19)
Nat Sherman Timeless Sterling Short Robusto (4/17/19)
Nestor Miranda Special Selection Toro (2019) by Miami Cigar and Company (8/12/19)
Pier 28 Oscuro Perfecto (4/28/19)
Protocol John Doe Series by Cubariqueño Cigar Company (6/16/19)
Protocol Themis Corona Gorda by Cubariqueño Cigar Company (9/10/19)
Red Meat Lovers Club by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (3/7/19)
Regius Sun Grown Robusto (5/7/19)
Tatuaje TAA 50th (3/31/19)
Viaje Craft Series Bales on Bales (3/6/19)
Villiger La Meridiana Toro Box Pressed (6/2/19)

89

1502 XO Lancero (4/7/19)
AJ Fernandez New World Cameroon Selection Toro (4/3/19)
Brick House Double Connecticut Toro by J.C. Newman Cigar Company (4/11/19)
Eastern Standard Sungrown Toro Extra by Caldwell Cigar Company
CAO Estelí (TAA Exclusive) (5/13/19)
Cornelius Lonsdale by Cornelius & Anthony (1/23/19)
Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2018 (2/25/19)
Davidoff Year of the Pig (5/10/19)
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Robusto by J.C. Newman Cigar Company (2/20/19)
Eastern Standard Sungrown Toro Extra by Caldwell Cigar Company (10/14/19)
Espinosa Eminent Domain (4/4/19)
Gurkha Heritage Rosado Toro (TAA Exclusive)(4/29/19)
H. Upmann Connecticut Grupo de Maestros Toro by Altadis U.S.A (3/25/19)
Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro Toro Especial by Drew Estate (5/26/19)
Juan Lopez Selección Superba Edición Regional Gran Bretaña (2/21/19)
La Palina El Año 1896 Robusto (2018) (1/20/19)
Nat Sherman Panamericana Belicoso Fino (2/6/19)
Nestor Miranda Collection 75th Anniversary (1/8/19)
Padrón No. 89 Natural (TAA Exclusive)(6/14/19)
Sin Compromiso Selección No. 7 by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (9/12/19)
Viaje Craft Series For the Love of the Leaf (4/19/19)
Viaje Ghost Pepper (1/29/18)

88

2012 by Oscar Reserva Original by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co (1/13/19)
Davidoff Puro Dominicano Belicoso (2018 Vault Release) (10/10/19)
Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 (2019) (9/25/19)
Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild (1/30/19)
Flor de las Antillas Lancero by My Father Cigars (2018 TAA Exclusive) (3/17/19)
Indian Motorcycle Connecticut Shade Toro (6/10/19)
MoyaRuiz Hand Gripper (3/13/19)
Nomad Signature Toro (1/27/19)
OneOff +53 Super Robusto by Illusione Cigars (10/28/19)
Rocky Patel A.L.R. (Aged Limited & Rare) Toro (10/20/19)
RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon EMH Don Bosco (9/22/19)
San Pedro de Macorís Ecuador Robusto by Royal Agio Cigars (10/8/19)

87

Aganorsa Leaf Ground N Pound Elbow Candy (9/17/19)
Cohiba Connecticut Robusto (9/4/19)
DAV Habana Clásico Fumada Corta (2/24/19)
Joya Red Box Pressed Toro (Drew Estate Lounge Exclusive) by Joya de Nicaragua (3/1/19)
Jas Sum Kral Nuggs Habano (Short Robusto) (5/30/19)
HVC Edición Especial 2018 Toro (10/16/19)
La Aurora 1985 Maduro Robusto (10/15/19)
La Palina Blue Label Toro TAA Exclusive (5/29/19)
My Father La Gran Oferta Torpedo (3/27/19)
My Father 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2018 (5/1/18)

86

Protocol Jane Doe Series by Cubariqueño Cigar Company (10/13/19)
San Pedro de Macorís Brazil Robusto by Royal Agio Cigars (10/31/19)
VegaFina 1998 VF 52 (10/3/19)

85

Toscano Anno Domini 1492(6/7/19)
Viaje Hamaki Omakase 2019 (10/21/19)