Top 10 Best Cigars Of 2022

Two big names have combined to make one of 2022’s best – and most anticipated cigars: Weller by Cohiba. The 5-country blend produces an enamoring profile, but aging the Connecticut Broadleaf binder in Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels adds a savory, inside-the-cask sensation of honey, oak and spice. Our staff agreed, Weller by Cohiba 2022 is a genuinely impressive smoke.

Upon rolling, CAO put these Pilon cigars down for a 2-year hibernation…and that deep rest has brought out even more character from these “matured” cigars. We found a sweeping array of flavors including tobacco sweetness, oak, leather, earth, and cranberries in a smoke that burns medium plus. Worth the wait.

A flavor bomb, from the Mayor of Flavortown. Knuckle Sandwich from Guy Fieri and Erik Espinosa packs a gourmet punch of black pepper, nutmeg, hazelnut and leather, all (barely) contained in a plume of creamy smoke. And it only seems to get better as it smokes.

A revival of the original, hard to find Chogui from 2014. This new Chogui Dos 77 is a fresh re-blend; thanks to a wrapper from an updated crop, this boutique issues leather, natural tobacco sweetness, black pepper, cedar, and citrusy spice. A complex and satisfying anytime cigar.

A unanimous Best of 2022 pick among our experts, the AJ Fernandez Heritage opens with a mix of cinnamon and savory notes, eventually adding natural sweetness, salted cashews, and leather. The Brazilian Mata Fina Maduro wrapper is a big reason our pros called it, “Complex, balanced, rich, tasty.”

Los Statos is a revival of an old classic, pre-revolution Cuban cigar brand…but this version counts on a prime Ecuador Sumatra wrapper and a blend of proprietary Nicaraguan and Dominican long fillers to produce its rich notes of cocoa, coffee, baking spices and more. Medium-bodied, so it’s very accessible for most cigar smokers.

This time, the Vieja Cosecha name translates to “old crop” – and five-year-aged Aganorsa tobaccos yield a medley of nuances that include earth, citrus, cedar, and sweet spices. Your palate will find the flavors to be well-rounded, and the transitions smooth. The HVC Vieja Cosecha is an absolute steal, considering the quality and contents.

Cosecha is Spanish for “harvest”; here, we’re dealing specifically with the tobaccos from Plasencia’s 149th harvest in 2014. One of the more exotic selections on our Top Cigars of 2022 list, the Plasencia family has masterfully blended top-notch Honduran tobaccos that balance spice and sweetness: expect brown sugar, nutmeg, hazelnut, coffee bean, and more.

A huge boutique surprise from Noel Rojas, Street Tacos Barbacoa cigars combine an Ecuador Sumatra wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and long filler – which, when enjoyed together, burn with full-bodied notes of coffee, dry wood, pepper, and an earthy, salty sweetness. A great after-dinner smoke, and as savory as the name implies.

Foundation Olmec pays tribute to the origin of tobacco, where the first Mesoamericans cultivated and smoked it. Tobacco is still a way of life in the same spot today, the San Andres valley of Mexico – which is also home to Olmec’s rare Claro wrapper leaf. The tobacco gets its lighter color from a shorter fermentation cycle, but overflows with notes of earth, coffee, cocoa, and spice.