Cigars of the Year 2019 Archives

Joya de Nicaragua Número Uno No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2019 – Número Uno

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 following. But instead of stepping back to bask in the glow of th... Read More...

Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2019 – Desert Rose

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 Sharon Holt, spouse of Robert Holt and co-founder of Southe... Read More...

HVC Serie A No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2019 – HVC Serie A

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 Estelí—being founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo—HVC Cigars remai... Read More...

HVC 500 Years Anniversary No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – HVC 500 Years Anniversary

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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. Such a release should come as little surprise to followers of ... Read More...

Espinosa Warzone No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Warzone

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

Warzone is the result of an unexpected collaboration between Espinosa Premium Cigars and General Cigar Company—two entities operating on disparate levels of the premium cigar industry, in terms of scale and app... Read More...

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 No. 3 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 3 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 into 2019. This included the Davidoff Robusto Real Especiale... Read More...

Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary d'Aosta No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Epernay 10th Anniversary d’Aosta

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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~. Ten years following, the brand is perhaps the most beloved sel... Read More...

H. Upmann 175 Anniversary No. 5 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 5 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – H. Upmann 175 Anniversary

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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. Upmann has experienced a fair share of changes over the years, ... Read More...

Cigar Brand of the Year 2019 – J.C. Newman Cigar Co.

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 venerable Fuente family in the Dominican Republic, and its Nicarag... Read More...

Riste Ristevski Cigar Person of the Year 2019

Person of the Year 2019 – Riste Ristevski

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 undisputed leader of the uncharted market that is cigars-meets-canna... Read More...

La Flor Dominicana 25th Anniversary Luxury Cigar of the Year 2019

Luxury Cigar of the Year 2019 – LFD 25th Anniversary

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

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 cigars. And while the couple didn't launch the La Flor Domin... Read More...

Alec Bradley Project 40 Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2019

Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2019 – Project 40

Jordan Guttormson

January 17, 2020

COTY 2019

The announcement of Project 40 came as a surprise in the spring of 2019, with Alec Bradley forgoing their usual Honduran and Nicaraguan manufacturing partners to introduce a value-priced brand for cigar enthusi... Read More...

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