More than 24 different cigars in four different categories were included in this year’s Tobacco Business Awards. These cigars were chosen and voted on by retailers, manufacturers and consumers who cast their votes to select the best cigars of the past year. Nicaraguan cigars led the pack this year, with cigars from the Dominican Republic coming in at a close second. One factory, Tabacalera William Ventura, manufactured two of this year’s top 24 cigars, one ranking in the top five. The ranking of this year’s list was based on the number of votes each cigar received in the Tobacco Business Awards 2020 online poll.
(1) Arturo Fuente Hemingway Untold Story
Manufacturer: Tabacalera Fuente
Distinction: Dominican Cigar of the Year
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: USA Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Figurado (7 5/8 x 54)
(2) Rocky Patel The Edge Sumatra
Manufacturer: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
Distinction: Honduran Cigar of the Year
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Honduras (Corojo)
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Missile (5 x 48), Robusto (5 1/2 x 50), Toro (6 x 52), Torpedo (6 x 52), Double Corona (7 1/2 x 52), B52 (4 1/2 x 60), Battalion (6 x 60), Howitzer (7 x 70)
(3) Oliva Serie V Melanio
Manufacturer: Tabacalera Oliva S.A.
Distinction: Nicaraguan Cigar of the Year
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorean Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Jalapa Valley Ligero
Strength: Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Robusto (5 x 52), Churchill (7 x 50), Figurado Limited Edition (6 1/2 x 52), Double Toro (6 x 60), Petite Corona #4 (4 1/2 x 46), Torpedo (6 1/2 x 52), Figurado (6 1/2 x 52)
(4) Room101 Doomsayer
Manufacturer: Tabacalera William Ventura
Distinction: Boutique Cigar of the Year
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano
Binder: Indonesia
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Ecuador
Strength: Medium
Vitolas/Sizes: Super Toro (6 x 55) (one size only)
(5) Perdomo Habano Bourbon-Aged Maduro
Manufacturer: Perdomo Cigars
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Robusto (5 x 54), Epicure (6 x 54), Torpedo (6 1/2 x 54), Gordo (6 x 60), Churchill (7 x 54)
(6) Winston Churchill – The Late Hour
Manufacturer: CIDAV Corp.
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Ecuadorean Habano Marron Oscuro
Binder: Negro San Andres (Mexico)
Filler: San Vicente Mejorado Visus, Piloto Seco, Olor Visus (Dominican Republic) Esteli Visus, Condega Visus (Nicaragua)
Strength: Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 54), Churchill (7 x 48)
(7) The Tabernacle
Manufacturer: A.J. Fernandez / Foundation Cigar Co.
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: San Andres Mexico
Filler: Nicaraguan and Honduras
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Toro (6 x 52), Robusto (5 x 50), Corona (5 1/4 x 46), Doble Corona (7 x 54), Torpedo (4 1/2 x 52), Lancero (7 x 40)
(8) ACID 20
Manufacturer: La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres
Binder: Indonesia
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Robusto (5 x 52)
(9) Camacho Nicaragua Barrel Aged Toro
Manufacturer: Agroindustrias Diadema Zona Franca Honduras S.A.
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Habano 2000 (Ecuador)
Binder: Negrito San Andres (Mexico)
Filler: Corojo ’99 (Nicaragua), Piloto Cubano, San Vicente (Dominican Republic)
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Toro (6 x 50)
(10) Sobremesa Brulee
Manufacturer: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorean Connecticut Shade
Binder: San Andreas Negro
Filler: Nicaraguan
Strength: Mild to Medium
Vitolas/Sizes: Brulee Robusto (5 1/4 x 52), Brulee Toro (6 x 52), Brulee Gordo (6 1/4 x 60)
(11) Don Pepin Garcia Original
Manufacturer: My Father Cigars
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Wrapper: Corojo oscuro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Full
Vitolas: Invictos (Robusto, 5 x 50), Generosos (Toro, 6 x 50), Delicias (Churchill, 7 x 50), Imperiales (Torpedo, 6 1/8 x 52), Lanceros (7 1/2 x 38), Demitasse (Petaca, 4 1/2 x 32), Exquisitos (Corona Gordo, 5 5/8 x 46), Toro Gordo (6 x 56), Exclusivos (Gran Corona, 9 1/4 x 48), Toro Grande (Box Pressed, 6 x 62)
(12) Magic Toast
Manufacturer: Raices Cubanas
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Honduras
Binder: Honduras/Nicaragua
Filler: Honduras/Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full
Vitolas/Sizes: Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 52), Gordo (6 x 60), Chunk (short gordo: 4 ½ x 60)
