It’s that time of year again! Every January, Cigar Snob releases its rankings of the previous year’s 25 best smokes. This year’s list includes a variety of products on every front: format, profile, country of origin, and price to name a few.
How do we arrive at this list? It starts with a review of all the cigar ratings we released during 2015. Any cigar that scored 91 or higher was smoked one more time by our tasting panel. We used this fresh feedback on the crème de la crème to produce the list you see below.
Scroll to the bottom of this list for links to the rest of our Top 25 rankings.
15. Padrón Dámaso
Manufacture: Nicaragua (Tabacos Cubanica S.A.)
Wrapper: Ecuador; Binder: Nicaragua; Filler: Nicaragua
Vitola: No. 8; Physical size: 5 1/2 x 46
MSRP: $12.50
Rating: 92
Watch our interview with Jorge Padrón about the Padrón Dámaso.
14. D’Crossier Selection 512
Manufacture: Costa Rica (Pure Aroma Cigars S.A.)
Wrapper: Ecuador; Binder: Undisclosed; Filler: Nicaragua
Vitola: Lancero; Physical size: 7 1/2 x 38
MSRP: $13.00
Rating: 92
13. Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva
Manufacture: Miami (Casa Fernandez)
Wrapper: Nicaragua; Binder: Nicaragua; Filler: Nicaragua
Vitola: Titan Reserva; Physical size: 6 x 60
MSRP: $9.68
Rating: 92
12. El Güegüense
Manufacture: Nicaragua (TABSA)
Wrapper: Nicaragua; Binder: Nicaragua; Filler: Nicaragua
Vitola: Corona Gorda; Physical size: 5 5/8 x 46
MSRP: $9.90
Rating: 92
11. La Flor Dominicana La Nox
Manufacture: Dominican Republic (Tabacalera La Flor S.A.)
Wrapper: Brazil; Binder: Mexico; Filler: Dominican Republic
Vitola: Toro Extra; Physical size: 6 1/2 x 50
MSRP: $11.00
Rating: 92
Check out the rest of our 2015 list
- Cigars 21-25
- Cigars 16-20
- Cigars 11-15
- Cigars 6-10
- Cigars 1-5