No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2018 – The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142
Since debuting in 2015, Foundation Cigar Company was quick to capture the attention of cigar critics and ardent enthusiasts. This was due to the fact ... Read More...
No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2018 – Joya Silver
Joya Silver follows in the footsteps of the Joya Red, Joya Black, and Joya Cabinetta cigars before it, embracing a modernized appearance and flavor-fo... Read More...
No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2018 – Las 6 Provincias LHB
In 2012—the inaugural year for both Espinosa Premium Cigars and Cigar Dojo—the newly formed cigar manufacturer became the first cigar to claim the top... Read More...
No. 4 Cigar of the Year 2018 – Serie Gran Reserva 1988
Since partnering with the Fernández family and their associated factory and farms in 2014—beginning with the Flor del Valle brand—there has been no lo... Read More...
No. 5 Cigar of the Year 2018 – The T. Connecticut
In 2017, Matt Booth (owner of the Room101 brand) upended the craft cigar scene on multiple fronts—first by exiting the industry, then rejoining roughl... Read More...
No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2018 – AVO LE05 30th Anniversary
In February of 2018, Cigar Dojo hosted Dylan Austin and Scott Kolesaire (Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Davidoff and Senior Brand Manager f... Read More...
No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2018 – Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection
To cap off Casa Fernandez / Aganorsa Leaf's exciting year—which began with the key hire of Terence Reilly as senior vice president of sales and market... Read More...
No. 3 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2018 – Tatuaje TAA 50th
Since originally debuting in 2011, Tatuaje has released three new additions to the fan-favorite TAA series. Of these three (TAA 2012, 2013, and 2014),... Read More...
No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2018 – The Gent
In 2018, Cornelius & Anthony Premium Cigars broke form, introducing a pair of limited edition cigars for the first time at the 2018 IPCPR trade sh... Read More...
No. 5 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2018 – Moon Garden
Since launching the modernized iteration of Warped Cigars in 2014, the company has never shied away from limited edition offerings. But while many bra... Read More...
Cigar Brand of the Year 2018 – Aganorsa Leaf
Changes within the Casa Fernandez / Aganorsa Leaf brand began cropping up in the summer of 2016, as the company (then known as Casa Fernandez) showcas... Read More...
Cigar Factory of the Year 2018 – Joya de Nicaragua
Among the surprisingly large amount of cigar companies celebrating their milestone 50th anniversaries in 2018, Joya de Nicaragua was notably the only ... Read More...