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Perdomo Small Batch 2005 Toro Especial Maduro is #10 of Top 25 of 2016
What’s special about Perdomo’s Small Batch series? Ten-year aged tobaccos, for starters. Small Batch cigars are available with three different wrappers: a Sungrown from Nicaragua, a Connecticut from Ecuador and – our favorite – a Maduro from Nicaragua.
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Davidoff Escurio Corona Gorda is #11 of Top 25 of 2016
After the successful launch of Davidoff Nicaragua, the company has dared another innovation, introducing a cigar line primarily composed of Brazilian tobaccos. We found the twist of fruity sweetness and subtle spice noteworthy and very successful!
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#12 of Top 25 Cigars of 2016: VegaFina Edición Limitada Conde PigTail
VegaFina launched its limited-edition Conde Pig Tail in spring 2016. The cigar’s head features a tightly twisted “pigtail” of wrapper leaf that lends the series its distinctive name.
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Kristoff San Andrés Robusto Named #13 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
Kristoff has been a successful cigar brand since 2004, and this recently released line developed by Kristoff CEO Glenn Case sets itself apart with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper. This complex and harmonious cigar is also a very good value.
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Edición Regional 2016 Juan López Eminentes Arrives in Switzerland
The Edición Regional 2016 for Switzerland, Juan López Eminentes, arrived at the Swiss market end of November.
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1502 XO Toro Named #16 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 Cigars of 2016
Enrique Sánchez first introduced his XO line at IPCPR 2015, and began distribution in spring 2016. The first XO is a box-pressed Toro – but Sanchez let it slip that every additional, annual XO will be released in a different vitola.
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CLE Chele 646 is #14 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
Christian Eiroa usually produces his cigars in Honduras, but the Chele is one of the first CLE cigars to be rolled in Nicaragua. Chele means “pale” or “blond” in Latin America and refers to the Connecticut wrapper that gives the cigar its light hue.
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Doña Nieves Sentimiento Ternura Named No. 15 of Top 25 of 2016
Felix Mesa’s newly launched El Galan brand Doña Nieves Sentimiento made it to Cigar Journal’s list of the best cigars of the previous year: The Top 25 of 2016. The Ternura, a Torpedo, excited us at year’s end with its aromatic complexity and harmony.
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Macanudo Inspirado Black Cañonazo is Cigar Journal’s #17 of 2016
Orange, the original Inspirado line debuted at InterTabac 2014, followed in 2015 by the Inspirado Black line. In 2016, both cigar lines were made available in the US.
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Flor de Selva Grand Pressé Named #18 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
Franco-Honduran cigar maker Selva introduced the “Grand Pressé” at the IPCPR 2016, and it has been available to European consumers since fall. The new Toro Grande format is an exciting addition to the Maduro line.
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