Top 10 Best Cigars Of 2018

Top 10 Best Cigars Of 2018

Every year, we set out to highlight the best of the best in cigars that came across our desks. Every year the process is difficult, but it’s a labor of love. Check out our list of the top cigars we enjoyed at Famous Smoke Shop in 2018!

Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art

Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art

Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art cigars are savory and full-bodied with notes of chocolate, coffee, spice, and earth, thanks its Honduras Corojo wrapper, Nicaragua and Honduran binder, and filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras.

Country

Honduras

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Corojo

Color

Natural

Camacho Scorpion

Camacho Scorpion

Camacho Scorpion comes in two wrappers: Connecticut Shade and Ecuadorian-grown Habano Sun Grown, each with a heart of Nicaragua and Honduran long-fillers under a Nicaraguan binder to provide a bold and peppery sweetness.

Country

Honduras

Strength

Medium

Wrapper

Connecticut Shade

Color

Natural

Cedrus Cigars

Cedrus Cigars

Cedrus Cigars sport a Indonesian Besuki wrapper, atop a Nicaraguan 2000 Habano binder, and a diverse blend of Nicaraguan 99 Corojo, Dominican Piloto Cubano, and 92 Habana fillers to give full-bodied notes of fruit, spice, and cocoa.

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Besuki

Color

Natural

AJ Fernandez Ramon Allones

AJ Fernandez Ramon Allones

AJ Fernadez has managed to put his own spin on a classic Cuban cigar, using a strong yet not overpowering blend of diverse Nicaraguan tobaccos, highlighted by a dark, rare, medio tiempo Nicaraguan Habano hybrid wrapper. Ramon Allones smokes start off a little peppery and earthy, as expected, followed by well-balanced notes of sweet tobacco, espresso, bittersweet chocolate, leather, and spice,

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Habano

Color

Oscuro

Diesel Whiskey Row

Diesel Whiskey Row

Diesel Whiskey Row cigars boast a Mexican San Andrés binder that's been aged in bourbon barrels. With well-aged Nicaraguan tobaccos from Jalapa, Ometepe, and Condega, the result is rich and oaky cigar that is sweet on the finish.

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Habano

Color

Natural

Encore by EP Carrillo

Encore by EP Carrillo

Master blender Ernesto Perez Carrillo has outdone himself, literally crafting a cigar that took top honors in the Cigar of the Year list produced by Cigar Aficionado in 2018. Encore was the second release under the Perez Carrillo Family Series, La Historia being the first. Crafted in the Dominican, this smoke includes only Nicaraguan tobaccos aged for two full years to allow for its unique and complex flavor profile.

Country

Dominican Republic

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Nicaragua

Color

Natural

Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro

Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro

Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro cigars bring bold, medium-to-full bodied notes of, spicy floral sweetness through their signature Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper, stalk-cut Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and core of Nicaraguan long fillers.

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Mata Fina

Color

Maduro

Illusione Oneoff

Illusione Oneoff

Illusione ONEOFF are Nicaraguan puros that provide deep notes of cedar, cinnamon, and licorice through a thick, billowing smoke. As reboots, it's one of the finest around and its full flavors bring copious amounts of satisfaction.

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Mellow

Wrapper

Not Available

Color

Natural

Indomina by AJ Fernandez

Indomina by AJ Fernandez

Indomina by AJ Fernandez puts a Ecuador Habano 2000 wrapper atop a Mexican binder and Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos to deliver lush, earthy flavors with a hint of sweetness. A must-try for all aficionados!

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Medium

Wrapper

Habano 2000

Color

Natural

Macanudo Inspirado Red

Macanudo Inspirado Red

Macanudo Inspirado Red adorns an Ecuador Habano Ligero wrapper over a Nicaragua binder and heavily aged fillers from Ometepe, Honduras, and Esteli to bring a full-bodied experience full of pepper, earth and spice. These don't disappoint.

Country

Nicaragua

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Habano

Color

Dark Natural