2016 Top 25 Cigars — Nottingham Cigars & Pipes

The selection process is tedious, thorough and tough. The Top 25 Cigars of 2016 have earned their place on these prestigious lists.

Once again, Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Journal have come out with their lists of the Top 25 Cigars. In its 13th year of making their annual list, Cigar Aficionado had a tough time picking from over 750 cigars in multiple rounds of grading and selection. Cigar Journal noted the entrance of an abundance of new cigars to the international market in 2016, giving their editors (and smokers) lots of choices.

This year only two cigars made the Top 25 for both the Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Journal lists giving cigar smokers lots to choose from based on your personal tastes. (An * in front of the cigar name indicates they were on both lists for 2016.)

Cigar Aficionado‘s List of 2016 Top 25 Cigars

Rank	Top Cigar Name	Country of Origin
1	La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull	Dominican Republic
2	Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Robusto	Nicaragua
3	Paratagás Serie E No. 2	Cuba
4	E.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Piramides Royal	Dominican Republic
5	Padrón Serie 1926 No. 90 (Natural)	Nicaragua
6	Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola “Forty-Four”	Dominican Republic
7	Norteño Robusto Grande	Nicaragua
8	Olivia Serie V Melanio Robusto	Nicaragua
9	Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2	Cuba
10	Punch Gran Puro Santa Rita	Honduras
11	Casa Fernandez Miami Aganorsa Leaf Maduro Robusto Extra	U.S.A.
12	Casa Turrent Serie 1901 Robusto	Mexico
13	La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore Belicoso	Nicaragua
14	Aging Room Small Batch M35611 Mezzo	Dominican Republic
15	Cromagnon Anthropology	Nicaragua
16	*El Centurion H-2K-CT Toro	Nicaragua
17	Brick House Corona Larga	Nicaragua
18	Alec Bradley Coyol Petit Lancero	Honduras
19	Cohiba Siglo VI (Tubo)	Cuba
20	Enclave Churchill	Nicaragua
21	*Villiger San’Doro Colorado Robusto	Nicaragua
22	Henry Clay Stalk Cut Toro	Dominican Republic
23	Casa Cuba Doble Cinco	Dominican Republic
24	Illusione MK	Nicaragua
25	El Güegüense Corona Gorda	Nicaragua

For more information on each of the cigars and the selection process for the 2016 Top 25 List, visit Cigar Aficionado.

Cigar Journal List of 2016 Top 25 Cigars

Rank	Top Cigar Name	Country of Origin
1	San Cristobal (Paradiso) Quintessence Robusto	Nicaragua
2	Davidoff Yamasa Piramides	Dominican Republic
3	Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Hermoso Maduro	Nicaragua
4	Hoyo La Amistad Robusto	Nicaragua
5	Aging Room Peio de Oro Scherzo	Nicaragua
6	A.J. Fernandez Enclave Salomon	Nicaragua
7	Partagás Añejados Corona Gorda	Cuba
8	*El Centurion H-2K-CT Toro	Nicaragua
9	Leaf by Oscar the Oscar Robusto	Honduras
10	Perdomo Small Batch 2005 Toro Especial Maduro	Nicarauga
11	Davidoff Escurio Corona Gorda	Dominican Republic
12	Vegafina Edición Limitada Conde Pigtail	Dominican Republic
13	Kristoff San Andrés Robusto	Dominican Republic
14	CLE Chele 646	Nicaragua
15	Doña Nieves Sentimiento Ternura	Nicaragua
16	1502 XO Toro	Nicaragua
17	Macanudo Inspirado Black Cañonazo	Dominican Republic
18	Flor de Selva Grand Pressé	Honduras
19	Cohiba Medio Siglo	Cuba
20	Gurkha Heritage Toro	Nicaragua
21	Punch Supremos ER 2015 Suiza	Cuba
22	Dunhill Aged Maduro Short Robusto	Dominican Republic
23	Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes Toro	Nicaragua
24	*Villiger San’Doro Colorado Robusto	Nicaragua
25	La Aurora Black Lion Cameroon Toro	Dominican Republic

For more information on the Top 25 picks of 2016 Cigar Journal and their selection process, click here.

As always, stop by any of our Edmonton cigar shops to taste the best of the best for yourself. Not sure where to start? We have the top 25 conveniently grouped together for easy browsing.