Davidoff Diademas Finas Luxury Cigar of the Year 2018

Luxury Cigar of the Year 2018 – Davidoff Diademas Finas

January 11, 2019

COTY 2018

It's no small secret that manufacturers in the premium cigar industry take anniversaries with pride, whipping up special smoking treats for enthusiasts whenever the opportunity presents itself. It then goes wit... Read More...

Southern Draw 300 Manos Habano Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2018

Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2018 – 300 Manos Habano

Jordan Guttormson

January 11, 2019

COTY 2018

Known for their focus on family values, Southern Draw Cigars embarked on an ambitious project for 2018, aiming to highlight the stories of 300 Nicaraguan factory and farm workers throughout the coming years. Th... Read More...

Pier 28 Oscuro Under-the-Radar Cigar of the Year 2018

Under-the-Radar Cigar of the Year 2018 – Pier 28 Oscuro

Jordan Guttormson

January 11, 2019

COTY 2018

Pier 28 Premium Cigars debuted in the summer of 2016, launching the Pier 28 Habano at the 2016 IPCPR trade show. The brand is the brainchild of Tim Wong, a veteran sales representative in the premium cigar indu... Read More...

JRE Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 6 Cigar of the Year 2018

No. 6 Cigar of the Year 2018 – Aladino Corojo Reserva

Jordan Guttormson

January 10, 2019

COTY 2018

Following the sale of the Camacho brand (and associated assets) to Oettinger Davidoff Group in 2008, famed cigarmaker Julio R. Eiroa took a brief sabbatical from the world of premium cigars. What wasn't include... Read More...

Cigar of the Year Guidelines – 2018

Jordan Guttormson

January 9, 2019

COTY 2018

Since Cigar Dojo's first-ever Cigars of the Year list, debuting in 2012, we've catered the selections towards what we like to call "Joe 6-Pack" smoker. This was originally accomplished by limiting the picks to ... Read More...

Tatuaje Nuevitas Jibaro No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2018

No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2018 – Nuevitas Jibaro

Jordan Guttormson

January 9, 2019

COTY 2018

Tatuaje's Nuevitas collection is technically a new offering for 2018, but the name may be familiar to some of the brand's earliest devotees. This is because Nuevitas was one of Tatuaje's oldest offerings, being... Read More...

2018 Cigar of the Year Awards Announcement Show

Eric Guttormson

January 8, 2019

COTY 2018, Smoke Night Live

Episode 178 of Smoke Night LIVE will be the biggest show of the year! Yes folks, it's time for the Dojo to announce our picks for the best cigars of 2018. We will discuss our Top 10 list, as well as the top 5 l... Read More...

My Father La Gran Oferta No. 8 Cigar of the Year 2018

No. 8 Cigar of the Year 2018 – My Father La Gran Oferta

Jordan Guttormson

January 8, 2019

COTY 2018

While the García family of cigar artisans has been lighting up the scoreboards of review sites and magazines since the family first opened their small, Miami-based galleria in the early 2000s, it wasn't until 2... Read More...

Caldwell Eastern Standard Sungrown No. 9 Cigar of the Year 2018

No. 9 Cigar of the Year 2018 – Eastern Standard Sungrown

Jordan Guttormson

January 7, 2019

COTY 2018

What do 2014, 2016, and 2018 have in common? Each of these years ended with a top-10 position for Caldwell Cigar Company in Cigar Dojo's annual rankings. Moreover, each of these appearances showcased the likene... Read More...

Illusione OneOff No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2018

No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2018 – OneOff

Jordan Guttormson

January 6, 2019

COTY 2018

Rumblings of Illusione's atypically designed OneOff cigar began cropping up in the second half of 2017, with imagery of the cigar casually appearing on the brand's official website. Details were soon to follow,... Read More...

Cigar of the Year Awards 2018

Jordan Guttormson

December 26, 2018

Cigar of the Year, COTY 2018

Cigar of the Year Awards 2018 Cigar Dojo's selections for the best-performing cigars of 2018. This list includes the Top 10 Cigars of the Year, Top 5 Limited Edition Cigars, and Exceptional Awards for other ... Read More...