No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2019 – Número Uno
Coming out of a triumphant 50th anniversary year in 2018, Joya de Nicaragua would've been allowed a mulligan—a victory lap of sorts—for the year follo... Read More...
No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2019 – Desert Rose
A cigar with a baby pink band—it's a look that requires the utmost confidence in the smoking experience to follow. With the cigar being made to embody... Read More...
No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2019 – HVC Serie A
Despite being one of the first modern companies to partner with the Fernández family's burgeoning Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory in Este... Read More...
No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – HVC 500 Years Anniversary
In commemoration of the city of Havana being founded on November 16, 1519, HVC Cigars introduced the HVC 500 Years Anniversary in the fall of 2019. Su... Read More...
No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Warzone
Warzone is the result of an unexpected collaboration between Espinosa Premium Cigars and General Cigar Company—two entities operating on disparate lev... Read More...
No. 3 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7
Passing the milestone 50-year mark for the Davidoff Cigars brand in 2018, the company continued its revisiting of many of its most acclaimed releases ... Read More...
No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Epernay 10th Anniversary d’Aosta
It was in 2009 that Illusione Cigars first debuted the famed Epernay blend, being a milder spinoff of a 2008 limited-edition cigar known as ~eccj~. Te... Read More...
No. 5 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – H. Upmann 175 Anniversary
Famously established in 1844 by German banker Hermann Upmann, the H. Upmann is among the world's oldest, most recognized cigar brands. As such, H. Upm... Read More...
Cigar Brand of the Year 2019 – J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
J.C. Newman Cigar Company had a transformative year in 2019. While the brand has long been known for its ultra-premium offerings created by the venera... Read More...
Person of the Year 2019 – Riste Ristevski
Riste Ristevski began 2019 as the face of one of the most fervent followings in the ultra-craft premium cigar space. He ended the year as the undisput... Read More...
Luxury Cigar of the Year 2019 – LFD 25th Anniversary
In 1994, Litto Gomez and his wife, Ines Lorenzo, left behind a successful jewelry business in favor of a more romantic future in the world of premium ... Read More...
Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2019 – Project 40
The announcement of Project 40 came as a surprise in the spring of 2019, with Alec Bradley forgoing their usual Honduran and Nicaraguan manufacturing ... Read More...