Brand of the Year 2020 – Drew Estate
Rising from the status of an unknown outsider, to an up-and-comer, an unorthodox upsetter, to the juggernaut we know and love today, Drew Estate rose ... Read More...
Factory of the Year 2020 – Tabacalera Perdomo
Dubbed "El Monstro" by the Nicaraguan people, Tabacalera Perdomo is said to be the second largest factory in Estelí. This facility, which was custom b... Read More...
Luxury Cigar of the Year 2020 – Davidoff Year of the Ox Limited Edition 2021
Despite a growing number of manufacturers introducing cigars themed around the Chinese zodiac calendar, Davidoff remains the most well known, offering... Read More...
Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2020 – Aladino Habano Vintage Selection
After focusing nearly exclusively on the famed Corojo-seed tobaccos from the Eiroa family's fields of Honduras for the first four years of existence, ... Read More...
Under-the-Radar Cigar of the Year 2020 – Patina Maduro
Since Cigar Dojo debuted in 2012—with the Cigar Dojo app only months later—we've witnessed casual cigar enthusiasts (as well as not so casual) grow to... Read More...
No. 4 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Sobremesa Brûlée Blue
Following up the wildly popular Sobremesa Brûlée cigar of 2019, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust introduced a more premium spinoff variation of the blend in ... Read More...
Hostos Fernandez Opens Tabacalera La iSLA Factory in the Dominican Republic
Hostos Fernandez the nephew of Manuel “Manolo” Quesada has opened his own cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. Tabacalera La Isla, the Dominican R... Read More...
No. 5 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Lunatic Torch
The Lunatic Torch cigar first debuted under Aganorsa's JFR sub-brand in 2016, being rolled in a singular Churchill format in small but ongoing quantit... Read More...
No. 6 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Arlequín
Perhaps the most unique-tasting cigar on our list, Fratello Arlequín had to prove itself on the marketplace before being welcomed on as a full-time of... Read More...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Creates Distribution Network
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (STG) today announced that the company has formed The Forged Cigar Company, an independent national cigar distribution ... Read More...
Smoke Night LIVE – 2020 Cigar of the Year Awards Show
Yes folks it's that time of year again. Friday January 15th on Smoke Night LIVE we reveal the 2020 cigar of the year! On this show we will discuss and... Read More...
No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Hot Cake
Being founded by Reinier Lorenzo in 2011, HVC Cigars was among the first companies to fully embrace the now-burgeoning Aganorsa Leaf factory in Estelí... Read More...