Cigar Aficionado

18/12/2025

Find out the amazing cigar that outperformed hundreds of others to become Cigar Aficionado’s Cigar of the Year for 2025.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/padron-60th-anniversary-perfecto-2025
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17/12/2025

Cigar Aficionado’s No. 2 Cigar of 2025 is a 97-point-masterpiece that is simply one of the finest smokes you will ever encounter.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/cohiba-ambar-2025

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17/12/2025

What sells for less than $9, scored 96 points and has a taste reminiscent of chocolate and marshmallow? It’s Cigar Aficionado’s No. 3 Cigar of 2025.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/tatuaje-black-petite-lancero-2025
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17/12/2025

A cigar that was once made for the King of Spain has been crowned Cigar Aficionado’s No. 4 Cigar of 2025.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/cuesta-rey-centro-fino-sungrown-pyramid-no-9-2025
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16/12/2025

A lovely belicoso shape rolled in Nicaragua scored big in our blind taste tests, putting it in the vaunted No. 5 spot in our Top 25.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/trinidad-espiritu-series-no-3-belicoso-2025
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16/12/2025

This stunning smoke achieved a Classic rating of 95 points in a blind tasting to make it our No. 6 Cigar of the Year. The best part? It’s a relative bargain.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/rocky-patel-emerald-robusto-2025
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16/12/2025

Cigar Aficionado’s No. 7 Cigar of 2025 started off as a house brand in a country that isn’t a big part of the cigar world, but it impressed our tasting panel again and again.⁠
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See more: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/nasser-the-goat-by-a-j-fernandez-toro-2025

15/12/2025

Alma del Cielo is the fourth release in Plasencia Ci**rs’ Alma series, and is defined by a high-altitude to***co grown in the mountains of Nicaragua’s Condega region. The farm in question is called Finca San Julián, and that high altitude—3,500 feet above sea level—means different weather from other parts of Nicaragua. Plasencia uses some of the to***co from this farm in the filler for Alma del Cielo, which was a three-size release that debuted earlier this year. The Boreal, a toro measuring 6 1/8 inches long by 54 ring gauge, stood out to our tasting panel, earning a score of 90 points:

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/ratings/26248/name/plasencia-alma-del-cielo-boreal-toro

15/12/2025

Take a lesser-known cigar brand, blend it in a fantastic format and pack it in boxes of 50 and you have a 95-point-classic that has been named Cigar Aficionado’s No. 8 Cigar of 2025. ⁠
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See more: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/diplomaticos-genios-exclusivo-phoenicia-2025
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15/12/2025

Coming in at No. 9 on the Cigar Aficionado Top 25 is a (somewhat) milder version of a cigar that built a reputation for power, a smoke that combines flavor, elegance and excellence in an old-school format.⁠
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See the cigar: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/fuente-fuente-opusx-angel-s-share-reserva-d-chateau-2025
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15/12/2025

Our Top 25 reveal has begun!

Cigar Aficionado’s No. 10 Cigar of 2025 is from a relatively new cigar company, one created by two people who refused to quit on a brand that was lost in the aftermath of an acquisition.

See more: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/ferio-tego-timeless-supreme-650-2025

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12/12/2025

Quesada Ci**rs is teaming up with Joya de Nicaragua to create a new, U.S. distribution company that will handle the products of both companies.⁠
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The two companies are going to jointly create a new distribution arm called SAG, which will bring together logistics, trade marketing and sales under one aligned operation.⁠
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Get more details: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/joya-de-nicaragua-and-quesada-ci**rs-join-forces-in-new-u-s-distribution-deal
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Dominican producer Quesada Ci**rs forms new partnership with Nicaragua’s oldest cigarmaker. | Cigar Aficionado