this year, not represented in these lists is Romeo y Julieta. The only global brand, which is a new designation instituted by Habanos S.A. In 2018, three of the second-tier brands also joined the top 10 list: Diplomaticos, Punch and Vegas Robaina. In 2018, Partagás, another global brand, made the top 10 list with two different cigars, along with three others, including two Cohibas, a Hoyo de Monterrey and two H. Upmann and Montecristo, and then three smaller brands considered to be of less importance: Bolivar, Juan Lopez and Punch. The 2019 version includes four of the major global brands produced by Habanos S.A.-Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, H. The crop of 2018–19, which is still aging, was also of very high quality and that means the current good cigar quality should continue for several more years.īut back to the list. After catastrophic rains and poor weather conditions in the previous three crops before 2015, the tobacco now being rolled for current-production cigars is of very good to excellent quality and the results can be found in the cigars. Each of those crop years, which means tobacco that was planted in October and November, and harvested from late January to March, has been some of the best tobacco Cuba has produced in this century. The majority of the tobacco in current-market cigars comes from the growing seasons of 2016––18. We won’t quote prices here because they vary dramatically based on local taxes from market to market.īefore we dive into the specifics of the 10 cigars on the 2019 list, we want to emphasize that the tobacco in current production is the best in nearly five years. We will also give you the top 10 from 2018, as well as a couple of cigars from our Top 25 tasting in 2018. Nearly every cigar is available in the markets today from Havana to London, or in specific countries like Mexico, because the cigars are Regional Editions. All of the cigars on the list have scored between 92 and 94 points. During 2019, we have rated dozens of Cuban cigars, and based on the scores from our blind tastings, we have chosen the top 10. Upmann Sir Winston as great a smoke as the Punch Double Corona? Are the Hoyo de Monterreys really worth more than a box of Diplomaticos? Those are questions every cigar lover asks as they get ready to buy boxes of Cuban cigars, either to smoke now or to lay down in their humidors.Ĭigar Aficionado wants to make your choice a bit easier. ![]() ![]() You inhale deeply and imagine those cigars in your humidor.īut what next? Is the box of Cohibas better than the box of Montecristos? Is the H. You crack open the seal, slide back the lid, stick your nose down into the box and take a deep breath you smell the mix of aged tobacco with the aromas of cedar, earth and spices. You grab a wooden cabinet of Cohibas, because they are Cohibas, Cuba’s most famous brand. The yellow and black cases or varnished, mahogany wood cabinets or lithographed boxes of well-known brands are stacked there: Cohiba, Montecristo, H. ![]() You are standing in front of shelves full of Cuban cigars in a Casa del Habano.
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