Best Cigars 2017
According to Cigar Aficionado these are the best cigars of 2017. If you’re in search of top-notch cigars to add to your humidor browse through the list of quality blends here:
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark – The Number 1 Cigar of 2017 by Cigar Aficionado, this full-bodied stunning cigar is flawlessly constructed, and provides a smooth draw and even burn. Premium Dominican tobaccos covered in an African Cameroon wrapper offer enticing flavors of earth, cedar, black pepper, and lemon for a satisfying experience.
Padron Serie 1926 No. 2 – Named for the year company founder Jose Orlando Padrón was born, this Nicaraguan puro is a powerful, full-bodied premium complemented with elegance and sophistication. An earthy core pairs with rich coffee bean notes, hints of sweetness and woodiness with a black tea finish for a delicious cigar with a perfect draw.
Oliva Serie V Belicoso – Serie V is the strongest most full-bodied cigar in the Oliva portfolio. Layers of richness and complexity shine through in this premium comprised of strong ligero tobacco from the Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua and a high-priming wrapper. Notes of earth, leather, and spice are balanced with a sweet hint of molasses. Serie V delivers high volumes of flavor at a low price point.
Bolivar Belicoso Fino – Belicoso Fino is a beautifully tapered cigar featuring Cuban tobaccos that are crafted with an earthy core, accompanied with sweet and savory notes of nuts, chocolate, and graham cracker. This Cuban cigar is strong and earthy, and the flavors are delivered in balanced layers. Bolivar Belicoso Fino is packaged in both dress boxes and wooden cabinets unlike other Cuban cigars.
Alec Bradley Tempus Natural Centuria – The result of Alan Rubin trying his hand at a full-bodied cigar is Tempus. Made in Honduras with Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos, the blend is covered in a wrapper grown from a farm in the Trojes region of Honduras and imparts a very distinct taste. Latin for time, Tempus is a fitting name for this cigar for the years it took to get this blend perfect. A delicious cigar, Tempus is satisfying like a hearty stout beer.
Ashton Symmetry Belicoso – Symmetry is a perfectly balanced blend made in the Dominican Republic by the Fuentes. Medium to full-bodied, Symmetry has the finesse of an Ashton cigar with some Nicaraguan tobacco. A first for an Ashton-branded cigar, Symmetry features Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco cloaked in an Ecuadorian wrapper. Notes of black cherry notes, spicy cinnamon, and coffee bean deliver upon first light while almond, vanilla, and toast appear further into the cigar.
My Father The Judge Grand Robusto – Big, bold, and box-pressed, My Father The Judge is a powerful cigar teeming with flavor. An Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed wrapper covers a Corojo and Criollo Nicaraguan binder and filler tobacco from three of the Garcia family farms. Satisfying notes of chocolate and gingersnap are combined with red pepper spice and nutty character in this strong cigar. The Judge burns slow and cool for a premium experience.
Guardian of the Farm Apollo Seleccion de Warped – This tasty cigar is the result of owner of warped cigars Kyle Gellis and Max Fernandez, son of the owner of TABSA factory and Aganorsa, teaming up together. Named in honor of the two’s dogs, this premium is long and slim and made with an uncut foot to enhance the taste of the Corjo 99 wrapper. A nutty character with notes of almond, nutmeg, and hints of cinnamon are revealed in Guardian of the Farm.
Plasencia Alma Fuerte Generacion V – Translated to strong soul, Plasencia Alma Fuerte is full-bodied consisting of aged tobacco from Plasencia’s large library of vintage tobacco leaf. Box-pressed Salomon-style, Alma Fuerte Generacion V consists of Criollo 98 tobacco along with tobaccos from Esteli, Condega, Jalapa, and Ometepe that delivers rich layers of cocoa powder, leather and toast.
Villiger La Flor de Ynclan Robusto – Known for quality machine-made cigars, Villiger decided to branch out and create a great premium cigar, and hence La Flor de Ynclan was produced. When it didn’t receive the response Villiger was hoping for, they decided to reblend and rebrand the cigar from top to bottom. Re-released in 2017, La Flor de Ynclan is now fantastic offering sweet notes of chocolate, walnut, and marmalade with some salt.
Partagas Lusitania – One of Cuba’s iconic and classic cigars, Partagas Lusitania is a balanced cigar full of rich and complex flavors including nuts and orange peel.
New World Puro Especial Toro – Developed by AJ Fernandez and his father Ismael over the course of several years, New World Puro Especial is crafted with three to five-year-aged tobaccos exclusively from Fernandez farms in Nicaragua. Medium-bodied and balanced, notes of nuts and a sweet finish are offered in this New World.
Archetype Axis Mundi Toro – This delicious cigar is named for the repeating characters, symbols or archetypes that are said to recur in people’s dreams. Crafted to appeal to the consciousness of all cigar enthusiasts, Archetype sports an Ecuadorian wrapper covering an Indonesian binder and Nicaraguan fillers that creates rich flavors of coffee bean, caramel, and nuttiness.
601 Red Label Habano Torpedo – Red Label features a silky Nicaraguan Habano wrapper over top a blend of aged Nicaraguan long-filler tobaccos. Medium to full-bodied in strength, Red Label keeps you entertained with some power, but is smooth and balanced to not overwhelm. Notes of earth and sweetness are present in this delicious 601 treat.
Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room Small Batch F25 Cantaor – Altadis U.S.A. and Rafael Nodal teamed up to deliver Nodal’s boutique version of Romeo with Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room. Made in the Dominican Republic, this blend uses only Dominican tobacco mostly from Cuban seeds grown in the Cibao Valley creating a complexly flavored medium to full-bodied cigar.
Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Churchill – The Vintage series put Rocky Patel on the map, and the Cameroon blend is exceptional. Well-aged Nicaraguan and Dominican long-filler tobaccos are covered by a dark and oily eight-year-aged Cameroon wrapper resulting in a flawlessly constructed medium to full-bodied premium. This smooth and well-balanced Vintage bursts with flavor of cedar, black pepper, coffee, and delivers a caramel sweetness on the finish.
CLE Prieto 50x5 – Prieto is a cigar of exquisite character. Constructed with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and filled with Nicaraguan tobaccos, Prieto is neatly box-pressed creating a tasty medium to full-bodied blend full of complex coffee and chocolate notes.
E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos – Named for the time of day that Perez Carrillo prefers to sit outside to smoke his cigars, Dusk Solidos is a big-ring premium loaded with Nicaraguan tobaccos and covered in a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. Notes of black pepper, salted nuts, graham cracker, and raisins are elegantly delivered in this cigar.
Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill – A classic in the Cuban portfolio for many years, Romeo y Julieta Churchill is still one of the renowned Cuban cigars, and today they feature an additional line with the Short Churchill. Sized like a standard Robusto, this cigar delivers a complex profile of ripe apple, red wine, and sweet toffee, with earthy undertones.
Macanudo Inspirado Orange Churchill – This inspiring cigar started as a European exclusive, but became so popular it made its way to the U.S. Inspirado Orange is now available to the masses. It produces a buttery smoke enhanced by leather and a bright finish of almonds and black pepper.
Regius Exclusivo U.S.A. Pressed Perfecto – Made in Nicaragua by Plasencia Cigars, Regius Exclusivo U.S.A. is a trilogy of brands only available in the U.S. The Pressed Perfecto is a box-pressed figurado that eludes notes of earthy cocoa paired by a pistachio nuttiness.
Joya Black Nocturno – Crafted out of the oldest operating cigar factory in Nicaragua, Joya Black Nocturno features a modern look and blend for the storied brand. Nicaraguan tobaccos are covered by a Mexican wrapper delivering tasty notes of black cherry and cocoa along with leather and nougat.
La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Lancero – Already a strong powerful cigar, La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero in the Lancero size intensifies the strength even more. Dominican fillers and an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper make this cigar a full-bodied powerhouse. Bold notes of pepper, leather, spice, and cedar engulf the palate right away. These premiums are crafted to look like a mini wedge, and delivers a firm draw.
Tatuaje Cabinet Noellas – This Tatuaje premium is made entirely of first generation Cuban-seed tobaccos from Nicaragua creating a robust medium to full-bodied cigar that offers notes of leather combined with earthy and woody undertones with pepper on the finish. Tatuaje Cabinet Noellas are packaged in a slide-lid cabinet, and are extremely limited and rare to find.
Undercrown Churchill – Undercrown by Drew Estate was crafted by the rollers of Drew Estate as a substitute after they were told they were smoking too many Liga Privada cigars and couldn’t deplete the inventory anymore. The blend was released as Undercrown that compares to Liga Privada but stands out on its own. Strong oaky and leathery notes are tamed by hints of vanilla and a roasted coffee bean finish for a satisfying cigar.