Foundation Olmec Claro No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2022 – Olmec Claro

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

Believe it or not, it had been a solid four years since Nick Melillo and his Foundation Cigar Company had introduced a flagship line at the time of the Olmec's arrival in September 2022. The previous such relea... Read More...

Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2022 – Knuckle Sandwich Habano

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

With the words "Espinosa" and "Habano" being practically synonymous, it was no shocker that one of the company's headlining releases for 2022 came wrapped in a zesty Ecuadorian-grown Habano leaf. What was a bit... Read More...

Brand of the Year 2022 – Espinosa Premium Cigars

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

One of the most unanimous decisions for our 2022 awards was the category of Brand of the Year, going to Espinosa Premium Cigars. The company was founded by Erik Espinosa in early 2012, going on to win Cigar Doj... Read More...

Dunbarton StillWell Star Holiday Y2022 Unconventional Cigar of the Year 2022

Unconventional Cigar of the Year 2022 – StillWell Star Holiday Y2022

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

Expanding on the StillWell Star line of 2021—described as “the world’s first luxury pipe tobacco cigar”—Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) introduced the StillWell Star Holiday Y2022 cigar in late 2022. This limit... Read More...

Selected Tobacco Alfonso Añejos Luxury Cigar of the Year 2022

Luxury Cigar of the Year 2022 – Alfonso Añejos

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

With our Luxury category taking into account packaging, attention to detail, and overall opulence, it should come as little surprise that Selected Tobacco's latest release would claim the prize. The company—bes... Read More...

Camacho Factory Unleashed 2 Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2022

Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2022 – Camacho Factory Unleashed 2

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

"Didn't the Factory Unleashed win this award last year?" One might ask. "Why, yes it did," Cigar Dojo's voting panel would reply, "and thanks for keeping score!" As it turns out, Camacho's yearly Factory Unleas... Read More...

German Engineered Cigars Raumzeit Under the Radar Cigar of the Year 2022

Under-the-Radar Cigar of the Year 2022 – Raumzeit

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

German Engineered Cigars may have been in the premium cigar game since 2016, but it hadn't been until recently that they really found the right gear. Twenty twenty brought a name change from Rauchvergnügen to G... Read More...

Lost & Found 22 Minutes to Midnight Connecticut Radiante No. 1 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 1 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022 – 22 Minutes to Midnight Connecticut Radiante

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

Unlike the artist formerly known as Prince, Lost & Found Cigars' 22 Minutes to Midnight Connecticut Radiante is actually better known for its insignia: "23:38". The cigar's strange title stems from the timestam... Read More...

HVC La Rosa 520 Rare of Rare No. 2 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 2 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022 – HVC La Rosa 520 Rare of Rare

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

New year, new HVC! It was the year of branching out for HVC Cigars, as the company not only created their own Nicaraguan factory but also ventured to the US. Expanding on the La Rosa 520 line, HVC offered a num... Read More...

Tatuaje 7th Tuxtla No. 3 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 3 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022 – Tatuaje 7th Tuxtla

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

There have been a multitude of Tatuaje brands to use Mexican San Andrés wrappers over the years, including but not limited to the Mexican Experiment (and its followup ME II); The Face and The Krueger (of the Mo... Read More...

The Illusione of Excalibur No. 4 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 4 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022 – The Illusione of Excalibur

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

Spearheaded by Justin Andrews, business development manager of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), we've seen the company continue its push into the craft space in recent years. Perhaps this became first apparent... Read More...

Dunbarton Mi Querida Black SakaKhan No. 5 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 5 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022 – Mi Querida Black SakaKhan

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

Apart from being undeniably fun to say, the SakaKhan cigar arrives with a multifaceted backstory as to the unusual name. You see, Steve Saka's (owner and founder of Dunbarton) Navy days of the '80s just so happ... Read More...

Author Jordan Guttormson