Top 10 Best Cigars Of 2023

With a rich heritage in the cigar industry, the Perdomo family commemorates their thirty years of excellence in crafting premium cigars with the Perdomo 30th Anniversary collection. It is a tribute to an era marked by outstanding quality and unwavering dedication to the art of cigar making. The 30th Anniversary Maduro boasts a box-pressed shape and is made with a blend of all Nicaraguan-grown tobacco. Its dark and rich appearance is thanks to the ebony Cuban-seed wrapper, which has undergone a 15-year bourbon barrel aging process. As the flavors unfold, you will detect hints of oak and espresso mingling with the subtle dark chocolate and coffee notes on the finish.

The collaborative effort behind Blackened by Drew Estate involved the combined talents of Drew Estate's founder, Jonathan Drew, the frontman of Metallica, James Hetfield, and the Master Distiller and Blender for Blackened American Whiskey, Rob Dietrich. Uniquely blended with only Maduro tobacco, Blackened M81 By Drew Estate features a Mexican San Andres Maduro wrapper, a Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf Maduro binder with a filler mix of Nicaraguan Maduro leaves blended with Pennsylvania Broadleaf Maduro.

Rafael Nodal and AJ Fernandez experimented with a unique blend, resulting in the creation of the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edición Diamante. Utilizing a Cuban-seed hybrid wrapper grown in Jalapa, Monte's 1935 Anniversary Diamante is a Nicaraguan puro with a big bold flavor. Medium in strength but full-bodied, this refined and complex smoke offers notes of earth, nuts, wood, dark chocolate, and baking spices. This special Montecristo cigar has managed to impress our entire staff with its exceptional quality!

EPC does it again! The Allegiance by EPC adds another tremendous smoke to the roster created by one of the best in the business: Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The Ecuador Sumatra wrapper of this medium to full-bodied blend, which comes in four box-pressed shapes, encompasses flavorful Nicaraguan tobaccos. Your palate will be delighted with a medley of spice, nutty notes, a tinge of sweetness, and a subtle black coffee aftertaste. Join Famous and the numerous cigar smokers worldwide and pledge your allegiance to try this cigar out for yourself.

The all-Nicaraguan blend found within AJ's New World Dorado is mostly sourced from his Estate farm named Dorado in Esteli. This medium strength smoke is built starting with a Cuban-seed Habano Sun Grown wrapper and a Criollo ’98 binder from his farm from which these cigars get their namesake. Inside the core are a mix of filler tobacco leaves from the Condega and Estelí regions of Nicaragua. The AJ Fernandez New World Dorado is the most recent release in AJ's New World lineup and is a must-try smoke.

In tribute to the illustrious Simon Bolivar, up-and-coming cigar manufacturer Forged Cigar Company aspired to craft a cigar that embodies the essence of the esteemed inaugural leader of the Republica de Colombia. Bolivar Gran Republica cigars, utilizing a sophisticated and intricate mixture of tobacco varieties sourced from four countries, and enhanced with its bold dark Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. The resulting indulgence promises to deliver a smooth and gratifying experience. The result is a cigar that delivers a smooth and gratifying smoke that would make South America’s greatest liberator proud.

Crafted from only the finest Nicaraguan tobaccos, the Aging Room Sonata cigars mirror the original Aging Room cigars in both quality and composition. These expertly box-pressed cigars are a testament to the unparalleled blending expertise of their creators. Rafael Nodal's collaboration with his trusted confidant and skilled cigar artisan, A.J. Fernandez, has artfully crafted the Quattro Nicaragua Sonata, a tribute to the rich heritage and people of Nicaragua.

With a determination to innovate, Cohiba Cigars has added Riviera to its well-known cigar brand lineup. Riviera brings numerous firsts to the table for Cohiba. Among them, the Riviera is the first-ever box-pressed cigar, boasting the brand's only San Andres wrapper, and the inclusion of Nicaraguan Condega filler within the decadent blend. With premiere quality in mind, you are sure to be satisfied by the rich, smooth, and impeccably balanced flavor profile.

Rocky Patel Dark Star cigars are as tasty as they are unique, with a blend of tobacco that includes tobacco sourced from Paraguay. This one-of-a-kind blend from Rocky introduces you to a bold Honduran Corojo wrapper that is very dark in color. Following that is a delectable Mexican San Andrés binder combining Honduran Jamastran fillers, as well as Nicaraguan Jalapa, and the previously mentioned Paraguayan filler tobacco leaves. Cigar smokers rejoice as every experience will appreciate that Dark Star is well-balanced all the way through to the nub.

Camacho is taking BOLD to new heights with Camacho Broadleaf cigars. The Honduran Broadleaf wrapper selected for this blend delivers robust and powerful flavors that are expected by loyal Camacho followers. The filler of this cigar is a blend that skillfully combines the unique flavors of both Honduran and Dominican tobacco, culminating in a Maduro smoke with a satisfying medium to full body. Our team at Famous and numerous cigar reviewers alike have raved over this Honduran forward blend that include distinct notes of wood and espresso with a hint of semi-sweet cocoa.