“The Senorial is a converging of a perfect storm – namely combining excellent tobacco with someone of Blanco’s blending knowledge. The end result is that this cigar is a home run.” Coming in at #10 is the Las Cumbres Tabaco Senorial by Jose Blanco. This is the first release by Jose Blanco’s new own company Las Cumbres […]
“Overall, this cigar is definitely a winner and easily moves to the top of the ranks of Torano Family Cigar releases.” Coming in at #11 is the Torano Exodus 1959 Finite 2013. Back in September, it was announced that General Cigar Company had purchased the brands of Torano Family Cigars. As a result, this technically can be […]
“2014 is proving to be a very strong year for excellent maduro releases and the Warhead II is among the best of them.” Coming in at #12 is the 601 La Bomba Warhead II by Espinosa Cigars. This marks the second consecutive year that Espinosa Cigars makes the Countdown. Last year, Espinosa Cigars qualified for the […]
“(Davidoff’s) Chinese Zodiac series is becoming on the all-time annual limited edition series ever released and the Year of the Sheep keeps to the level of excellence this series has established.” Coming in at #13 is the Davidoff Year of the Sheep Limited Edition 2015. This is the third installment in Davidoff’s series that pays tribute […]
“I found that the quality of the flavors delivered was what was most important here…this is an outstanding cigar and one that is easily a box worthy selection.” Coming in at #14 is the Long Live the King by Caldwell Cigar Company. Long Live the King is one of three brands that make up the Caldwell […]
“With the 2014 Limited Edition, the Avo 88 earns a rightful place among the series’ iconic releases as this is simply one outstanding cigar.” Coming in at #15 is the Avo Limited Edition 2014 – Avo 88. This is the 2014 installment of the annual limited edition series by Davidoff’s Avo Cigars brand. The series […]
“Boutique Blends knew they to answer the question ‘what’s next?’ … This is an outstanding cigar and one the shows the company is not resting on its laurels..” Coming in at #16 is the Aging Room Bin No. 1 by Boutique Blends Cigars The Bin No. 1 is one of four new products released by […]
“Without a doubt, this is one of the better cigar releases that has been released by not only Cohiba (brand), but by General Cigar Company as a whole..” Coming in at #17 is the Cohiba Comador. General Cigar Company returns to the Cigar of the Year Countdown for the first time since 2012, and the company […]
“Overall I found this to be a stellar release and one that will go down as one of the better blends in this (Monsters) series.” Coming in at #18 is the Tatuaje Jekyll. This is the seventh installment into Tatuaje’s annual Monsters Series. This cigar becomes the second Tatuaje release to make this year’s countdown. […]
” Overall, the work by (Paul) Joyal and Ocean State Cigars has been outstanding. Without a doubt, the J. Grotto Anniversary is the best line the company has produced to date.” Coming in at #19 is the J. Grotto Anniversary by Ocean State Cigars. The J. Grotto Anniversary is the fourth line of cigars launched […]