Top 10 Best Cigars Of 2018

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.