Cigars of the Year 2024 Archives

Brand of the Year 2024 – Oveja Negra Brands

January 10, 2025

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James Brown and company have been pioneering a unique combination of Nicaraguan craftsmanship with an artistic flair since debuting the Black Label Trading Company in 2013. Two years later, the Brown family ann... Read More...

Person of the Year 2024 – Sandy Cobas

Jordan Guttormson

January 10, 2025

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Sandy Cobas' ascent to managing America's most prized boutique cigar operation traces back to an unlikely beginning—adding hand-rolled cigars to gift baskets in her Miami liquor store during the mid-'90s. This ... Read More...

JR Revival 70s Cigar Packaging of the Year 2024

Packaging of the Year 2024 – JR Revival 70s

Jordan Guttormson

January 10, 2025

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JR Cigar's Revival 70s debuted in 2024, marking the first release in a decade-by-decade journey from the company. The series begins with a focus on the 1970s, paying homage to the company's founding in 1971. Bu... Read More...

Black Label Trading Co. Coffin Nails Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2024

Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2024 – Coffin Nails

Jordan Guttormson

January 10, 2025

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At a time when premium cigar prices routinely exceed $15, Black Label Trading Co.'s Coffin Nails proves that excellence can still be found at half that price point. Produced at the company's Fábrica Oveja Negra... Read More...

El Mago Solstice Under the Radar Cigar of the Year 2024

Under-the-Radar Cigar of the Year 2024 – Solstice

Jordan Guttormson

January 10, 2025

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In an industry filled with established manufacturers, El Mago emerged in 2022 when founder Nick Fusco launched the brand to honor his grandparents, Maria and Gonzalo Torre, who tragically perished in the Champl... Read More...

Plasencia Nestor 75 No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2024 – Nestor 75

Jordan Guttormson

January 10, 2025

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It's no secret that cigar manufacturers pride themselves on their legacies within the industry, never letting an anniversary, birthday, or other significant milestone go without a proper celebratory smoking exp... Read More...

H. Upmann 180th Anniversary No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2024 – H. Upmann 180th Anniversary

Jordan Guttormson

January 9, 2025

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One hundred and eighty years—that's how long it's been since Hermann Dietrich Upmann purchased his own cigar factory in Havana, forming what is now considered the third oldest continuously operating cigar brand... Read More...

Davidoff Grand Cru Diademas Finas Limited Edition Collection No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2024 – Davidoff Grand Cru Diademas Finas

Jordan Guttormson

January 9, 2025

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Marking the finale of Davidoff's History Re-Rolled Series, the Grand Cru Diademas Finas Limited Edition Collection pays homage to Zino Davidoff's original 1946 vision of creating cigars that mirror the complexi... Read More...

Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio No. 4 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 4 Cigar of the Year 2024 – Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio

Jordan Guttormson

January 8, 2025

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Aganorsa Leaf celebrated the life and legacy of Arsenio Ramos in 2024 with the release of the Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio line. Passing away in 2018, Arsenio had spent the prior 18 years working with Aganorsa Leaf, o... Read More...

Black Label Trading Co. Orthodox No. 5 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 5 Cigar of the Year 2024 – Orthodox

Jordan Guttormson

January 8, 2025

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Black Label Trading Co.'s return to their roots proved to be a worthy demonstration of Nicaraguan tobacco's potential, with Orthodox emerging as one of the company's boldest offerings to date from their fan-fav... Read More...

ADVentura The Chancellor No. 6 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 6 Cigar of the Year 2024 – The Chancellor

Jordan Guttormson

January 7, 2025

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Marking a triumphant return after a devastating 2022 factory fire, The Chancellor represents ADV & McKay Cigars Co.'s first release from their new Tamboril-based facility in the Dominican Republic. Crafted as a... Read More...

Warped Isla del Cocodrilo No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2024

No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2024 – Isla del Cocodrilo

Jordan Guttormson

January 7, 2025

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From the US to Nicaragua to the DR, Warped Cigars have now settled into their third primary manufacturing home with Hostos Fernández Quesada's Tabacalera la iSLA factory, located in Santiago, Dominican Republic... Read More...

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