Top 25 New Cigars 2018
Each year, our tasting panel members smoke hundreds of cigars in order to give you the results of these blind tastings with the most objective impressions possible through our ratings.
Each year, our tasting panel members smoke hundreds of cigars in order to give you the results of these blind tastings with the most objective impressions possible through our ratings. At the end of the year, we traditionally use the occasion to select those cigars that have remained in our memory.
As in the previous year, we asked our panelists to name their personal favorites from the year’s tastings. Only the cigars that received a combined score of 90 points or more and those that were initially released less than two years ago were eligible for selection.
Rated by the Cigar Journal tasting panel, blind, on the 100-point scale.
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#25 | Macanudo Inspirado White Toro
Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Indonesia Filler: Nicaragua
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#24 | La Flor Dominicana La Volcada Churchill
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#23 | My Father La Opulencia Robusto
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#22 | Joya Silver Corona
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Mexico Filler: Nicaragua
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#21 | La Aurora Hors d'Age 2017 Toro
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#20 | Tatuaje RC No. 3
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#19 | Plasencia Alma del Campo Travesia
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#18 | Brick House Double Connecticut Corona Larga
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: USA Binder: USA Filler: Nicaragua
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#17 | Vegas del Purial Gran Reserva Belicoso
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#16 | Ramon Allones by A.J. Fernandez Toro
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#15 | Gurkha Heritage Maduro Toro
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Brazil Filler: Nicaragua
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#14 | Bespoke Limited Edition Spalato
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#13 | VegaFina Classic Year of the Pig
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#12 | Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Rothschild Masivo
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#11 | La Galera Habano Supremo Petit Figurado
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#10 | Oscar Valladares Ciserón Edition
Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#9 | Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art Torpedo
Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Honduras Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras
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#8 | Villiger La Vencedora Robusto
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#7 | Partagás Series No. 1 Edición Limitada 2017
Origin: Cuba Wrapper: Cuba Binder: Cuba Filler: Cuba
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#6 | Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed 60x6
Origin: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#5 | Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Epicure Sun Grown
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#4 | Pappy Van Winkle Tradition Robusto Grande
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Indonesia Filler: Dom. Rep.
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#3 | Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Soberano Maduro AT
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#2 | A.J. Fernandez Enclave Broadleaf Churchill
Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: USA Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua
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#1 | Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Toro
Tasting notes:
This super creamy cigar offers the delicate sweetness of dried fruit and chocolate, the delicate bitter tones of tea, as well as woody, leathery, and nutty aromas. Caffè latte and herbal spice are “just” the encore.
Owner: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Factory: Tabacalera Tavicusa Origin: Nicaragua Wrapper: Other Binder: Other Filler: Other Size: 6 x 52 | 152 x 20,6 mm Released: 2018
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