Every year Cigar Aficionado publishes their list of the Top 25 Cigars. As a cigar smoker and man of leisure I was very much influenced by this magazine with the launch of FlawlessCrowns.com. A lot of these cigars I have tried and some I have not. An interesting list nonetheless.

#1
Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill
MADE BY: Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L.
FACTORY LOCATION: Honduras
WRAPPER: Honduras
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Honduras, Nicaragua
PRICE: $10.25
RING GAUGE: 48
LENGTH: 7″
RATING: 96

#2
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso
MADE BY: My Father Cigars S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Mexico
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $7.75
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 5 1/2″
RATING: 95

#3
Illusione Epernay Le Taureau
MADE BY: Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L.
FACTORY LOCATION: Honduras
WRAPPER: Nicaragua
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $11.25
RING GAUGE: 56
LENGTH: 5 1/2″
RATING: 94

#4
Partagás Serie P No. 2
MADE BY: Habanos S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Cuba
WRAPPER: Cuba
BINDER: Cuba
FILLER: Cuba
PRICE: £18.06
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8″
RATING: 94

#5
Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusivo Maduro
MADE BY: Tabacos Cubanica S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Nicaragua
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $10.90
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 5 1/2″
RATING: 94

#6
Rocky Patel Fifteenth Anniversary Torpedo
MADE BY: Tabacalera Villa Cuba (Tavicusa)
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $10.75
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8″
RATING: 93

#7
Cabaiguan Guapo
MADE BY: My Father Cigars S.A
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $11.00
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 5 5/8″
RATING: 93

#8
Punch Double Corona
MADE BY: Habanos S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Cuba
WRAPPER: Cuba
BINDER: Cuba
FILLER: Cuba
PRICE: £20.76
RING GAUGE: 49
LENGTH: 7 5/8″
RATING: 93

#9
Warlock Robusto
MADE BY: Agros Tobacos Industriales
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua, Dom. Rep.
PRICE: $6.25
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 4 3/4″
RATING: 92

#10
Casa Magna Colorado Diadema
MADE BY: Plascensia Cigars
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Nicaragua
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $8.95
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 6 3/4″
RATING: 92

#11
Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola “Fifty-Four”
MADE BY: Tabacalera A. Fuente y. Cia.
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Dom. Rep.
FILLER: Dom. Rep.
PRICE: $7.60
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 6 1/4″
RATING: 92

#12
Casa Fernandez Miami Toro
MADE BY: Casa Fernandez Miami
FACTORY LOCATION: U.S.A.
WRAPPER: Nicaragua
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $7.50
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/2″
RATING: 92

#13
Ashton Estate Sun Grown 22-Year Salute
MADE BY: Tabaclera A. Fuente y Cia.
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Dom. Rep.
BINDER: Dom. Rep.
FILLER: Dom. Rep.
PRICE: $20.00
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6″
RATING: 92

#14
E.P. Carrillo Golosos
MADE BY: Tabacalera La Alianza
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Dom. Rep.
FILLER: Nicaragua, Dom. Rep.
PRICE: $8.70
RING GAUGE: 60
LENGTH: 6 1/4″
RATING: 92

#15
Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona
MADE BY: Habanos S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Cuba
WRAPPER: Cuba
BINDER: Cuba
FILLER: Cuba
PRICE: £21.20
RING GAUGE: 49
LENGTH: 7 5/8″
RATING: 92

#16
Aging Room Small Batch M356 Presto
MADE BY: Tabacalera La Palma
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Dominican Republic
BINDER: Dominican Republic
FILLER: Dominican Republic
PRICE: $7.25
RING GAUGE: 48
LENGTH: 4 1/8″
RATING: 92

#17
Winston Churchill Chartwell
MADE BY: Cigars Davidoff
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Dom. Rep.
FILLER: Dom. Rep., Peru, Nicaragua
PRICE: $9.80
RING GAUGE: 43
LENGTH: 5″
RATING: 92

#18
La Gloria Cubana Rabito de Cochino
MADE BY: El Credito Cigars
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua
PRICE: $5.00
RING GAUGE: 44
LENGTH: 6 1/2″
RATING: 92

#19
Dunhill Signed Range Toro
MADE BY: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Cigar Factory
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Nicaragua
BINDER: Cameroon
FILLER: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua
PRICE: $13.70
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 6″
RATING: 92

#20
La Reloba Selección Sumatra Torpedo
MADE BY: My Father Cigars S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $6.50
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8″
RATING: 92

#21
H. Upmann No. 2
MADE BY: Habanos S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Cuba
WRAPPER: Cuba
BINDER: Cuba
FILLER: Cuba
PRICE: £17.50
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8″
RATING: 92

#22
Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Double Robusto
MADE BY: Tabacalera Oliva S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Nicaragua
WRAPPER: Nicaragua
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Nicaragua
PRICE: $7.46
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 5″
RATING: 92

#23
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan
MADE BY: Tabacalera La Flor S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Dom. Rep.
FILLER: Dom. Rep.
PRICE: $7.00
RING GAUGE: 50
LENGTH: 5″
RATING: 92

#24
Camacho Corojo Torpedo
MADE BY: Tabacos Rancho Jamastran S.A.
FACTORY LOCATION: Honduras
WRAPPER: Honduras
BINDER: Honduras
FILLER: Honduras
PRICE: $7.35
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 6″
RATING: 92

#25
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Pyramid
MADE BY: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
FACTORY LOCATION: Dominican Republic
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Dom. Rep.
FILLER: Dom. Rep.
PRICE: $17.30
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/2″
RATING: 92

I was surprised to see the Alex Bradley Prensado Churchill land the coveted top cigar of 2011. I’ve tried it in a different shape and I thought it was an average smoke. I must revisit it again. Let me know your thoughts on the list. Long ashes!

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