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90+ Rated Cigars

Padron Serie 1926 No. 9 Rated 97 by Cigar Aficionado

January 29, 2009

 

The Padrón Serie 1926 No. 9 was ranked best cigar of the year in 2007. It impressed the Cigar Aficionado tasting panel again and again, rising to the top after repeated tests to become the best cigar of the year.

In the end, when only a few cigars remained in the last blind tasting, this [...]

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Saint Luis Rey Reserva Especial Churchill

January 23, 2009

 

Saint Luis Rey cigars are back. Hand made in Honduras, these exquisite cigars are now once again becoming more popular. Beautifully packaged in lovely semi-boite nature boxes, Saint Luis Rey cigars achieve their renowned full flavor and aroma through a unique blend of Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Peruvian long filler tobaccos, a Nicaraguan binder and a [...]

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Dec ‘08 Cigar Aficionado Taste Sampling Report Card

January 23, 2009

 

The Cigar Aficionado tasting panel recently rated 70 cigars in six sizes: Churchills, corona gordas, figurados, lonsdales, panetelas and robustos. Below are the top picks for each of the six sizes.

TOP CHURCHILL
The much anticipated La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami is no ordinary La Gloria cigar. Ernesto Perez-Carrillo created this brand insisting that it be [...]

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Cigar Aficionado Top 25 Cigars of the Year 2008

January 15, 2009

 

Time to ring in the new year of 2009 with the latest “Top 25 Cigars of the Year 2008″ from Cigar Aficionado. The expert tasters at Cigar Aficionado have published their picks for the annual Top 25 list.

 
1
Casa Magna Colorado Robusto
Nicaragua
93

 
2
Padron Serie 1926 80 Years Maduro
Nicaragua
96

 
3
Litto Gomez Diez 2008 Chisel Puro
Dominican Republic
93

 
4
La Aroma de Cuba [...]

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Casa Magna Robusto Colorado Robusto

January 15, 2009

 

Manuel Quesada has been making cigars since 1974 as a small operation with three rollers and Manuel running the venture. Manuel’s business manufactures some of the finest cigars in the world.: Fonseca, Cubita, Jose Benito, Casa Blanca, Licenciados, La Primera, Royal Dominicana, Ricos Dominicanos among other brands that are sold in the U.S. market.

His original [...]

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