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As 2023 comes to a close I am listing the best 30 cigars of 2023. I concentrate on new releases. It does not matter if it's a new vitola in an existing cigar. As long as it was a new release it's eligible. Some of these were released late in 2022 so I carried them over to this year. All these cigars were reviewed in 2023. In total I reviewed 131 cigars.
The list is comprised of cigars with scores of 94 or above. Not every cigar that scored a 94 made the list. If they didn't they barely missed it but they are still worthy of a 94 score.
The complete list of every cigar reviewed this year follows the Top 30 list with scores shown in thirds along with the date reviewed.
Now, without further ado, here are the Top 30 for 2023.
No. 30
(94-94-95)
No. 29
(95-93-94)
No. 28
(94-94-94)
No. 27
(95-94-93)
No. 26
(94-94-94)
No. 25
(93-95-95)
No. 24
(95-93-94)
No. 23
(94-94-94)
No. 22
(94-94-94)
No. 21
(94-94-95)
No. 20
(94-95-94)
No. 19
(94-95-95)
No. 18
(94-95-95)
No. 17
(95-94-94)
No. 16
(95-94-94)
No. 15
(95-94-95)
No. 14
(95-94-95)
No. 13
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No. 12
(95-95-94)
No. 11
(95-95-95)
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No. 10
(95-94-95)
No. 9
(96-95-04)
No. 8
(95-94-95)
No. 7
(95-96-95)
No. 6
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No. 5
(95-95-95)
No. 4
(96-94-94)
No. 3
(95-94-96)
No. 2
(95-94-95)
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Best Cigar of the Year
No. 1
(95-94-95)
That's the list! I feel this is an amazing list of cigars. Any are box worthy. Let me know your thoughts. I'll be back in January with a batch of new reviews. I've enjoyed this years reviews.
Below is the entire list of all cigars reviewed this year.
95.33
La Madonna Negra Corona Gorda Box Press (5 1/2 x 50) (95-96-95) 7/4
95
Partagas de Bronce Corona Gorda (6.25” x 46) (95-94-96) 8/27
PapaSaka by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (5 5/8 x 48 Corona) (95-95-95) 11/18
CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo (6 x 52) (96-95-94) 1/22
Casa Cuevas Sangre Nueva Toro (6 x 52) (95-95-95) 1/1
94.67
El Pulpo Robusto Grande (5 x 56) (95-94-95) 6/14/23
Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Toro (6 x 52) (96-94-94) 2/26
Muestra de Saka Krakatoa (6 x 48 corona gorda) (95-94-95) 10/28
Diamond Crown Black Diamond Emerald (6 x 52) (95-94-95) 1/21
Aladino Classic Elegante (7 x 38 Lancero) (95-95-94) 8/12
EP Carrillo Pledge Firecracker (3 1/2 x 50) (95-94-95) 7/11
Caldwell Long Live the Queen; Queen's Sword (7 x 38) (95-94-95) 1/24
Rojas Breakfast Tacos Mexican San Andrés (4 1/2 x 46 petit salomon) (95-94-95) 4/22
LCA Reserva Vintage 2022 (6 x 44 Lonsdale) (94-95-95) 12/25
Warped Cigars Devil's Hands (6 x 44 Lonsdale) (95-94-95) 1/31
Bricktoberfest 2023 (6 x 52) (94-95-95) 10/17
Warped Sky Moon (5 1/2 x 42 Corona) (94-95-95) 8/1
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro Epicure (6 x 54) (95-94-95) 12/16
94.33
Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich 55 (5 1/2 x 55) (95-94-94) 3/5
Fosforo Toro (6 x 50) (95-94-94) 5/13
West Tampa Tobacco Co. Attic (6 x 54 Toro Gordo) (94-94-95) 1/14
Perez-Carrillo Pledge Lonsdale Limitada (6 1/2 x 43) (94-95-94) 4/7
HVC La Rosa 520 Rare of Rare (6 x 52 Belicoso) (95-94-94) 2/4
Poison Dart by Black Works Studio (5 1/2 x 46 Corona Gorda) (93-95-95) 7/25
Foundation Metapa Maduro Robusto (95-94-94) (5 x 50)
94
Todos Las Días Thick Lonsdale “Mas Fuerte” (6 x 46 Lonsdale) (94-94-94) 3/11
Villiger de Nicaragua Edición Limitada 2022 (6 x 52 Box-Pressed Torpedo) (95-93-94) 2/25
Aganorsa Leaf Rare Leaf Maduro Toro (6 x 54) (94-94-94) 6/10
HVC Selección No. 1 Natural Poderosos (6 x 54) (94-94-94) 4/1
Red Meat Lovers Club Beef Stick (6 x 48) (94-94-94) 11/4
Rosewood 1923 (6 x 48 Corona) (94-94-94) 9/23
Bishops Blend Novemdiales Toro (6 x 48) (95-94-93) 10/14
Foundation Metapa Claro Robusto (5 x 50) (95-93-94) 12/12
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Connecticut Epicure (95-94-93) (6 x 54) 12/22
93.67
Perdomo 30th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown Epicure (6 x 54) (94-93-94) 12/17
La Flor Dominicana Solis (6 1/2 x 50 Toro Extra) (94-93-94) 12/31
Dissident Home 2023 (6 x 52 Box Pressed) (94-94-93) 5/6
Warped Black Honey 2023 (5 x 48 Belicoso) (93-94-94) 11/21
AUDIOPHILE Robusto 2023 (5 x 52) (94-93-94) 8/22
Rojas Breakfast Tacos Ecuadorian Sumatra (4 1/2 x 46 petit salomon) (94-94-93) 4/18
Tatuaje The Face Redux 3 (6 3/8 x 56 toro gordo) (94-94-93) 10/21
Room101 Daruma 2023 (6 x 50 Toro) (93-94-94) 6/25
West Tampa Tobacco Company Red Toro (6 x 52) (Pre-Release review) (93-94-94) 4/8
Stolen Throne Phantom Queen (5 x 54 Petit Belicoso) (95-92-94) 1/17
Foundation Cigar Co. Highclere Castle Senetjer (6 3/4 x 52 perfecto) (93-94-94) 1/28
Drew Estate Freestyle Live (H99 Papa Fritas)-June 2023 (4 x 46+/-) (93-94-94) 6/6
93.33
Rorschach Sumatra by Black Works Studio (4 1/2 x 48) (95-93-92) 8/15
Fosforo Connecticut (5 3/4 x 46 Corona Gorda) (94-94-92) 5/21
Joya de Nicaragua Cinco de Cinco Toro (6 x 52) (94-93-93) 11/11
Foreign Affair Toro Extra (6 1/2 x 52) (94-92-94) 7/1
United Cigars Firecracker (3 1/2 x 50 Short Robusto) (93-93-94) 4/4
93
Casa 1910 Teniente Angela Toro (6 x 52) (94-92-93) 3/26
Los Statos Deluxe Robusto (5 x 50) (94-93-92) 2/7
Black Works Studio S&R 2023 Corona Larga (6x46) (93-94-92) 4/15
Room101 14th Anniversary (6 x 52 Toro) (94-92-93) 9/30
Eiroa PCA Exclusive 2023 50X5 (5 x 50) (94-93-92) 11/7
La Gloria Cubana Serie S Maduro Robusto Gordo (5.5” x 56) (94-93-92) 10/7
Angel Cuesta Doble Toro (6 1/4 x 52) (93-94-92) 5/14
Fortis Gran Reserva (6 x 56 Toro Gordo) (93-94-92) 6/17
J. London Blue Telephone Booth (5 x 50) (94-91-94) 1/10
92.67
Macanudo Gold Label Golden Nugget (4 1/2 x 60) (94-92-92) 6/20
Casa 1910 Sampetrina (5 x 50) (93-92-93) 3/28
United Cigars Maduro Robusto (5 x 54) (93-93-92) 5/16
Diesel Vintage Series Robusto Gordo (5” x 56) (93-92-93) 9/12
Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2023 LC52 (6 x 52) (93-92-93) 8/6
Perla del Mar Corojo Double Toro (6″ x 60) (93-92-93) 9/24
E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2023 Robusto (5 x 50) (93-92-93) 9/19
Viaje Flashing Thunder (6 1/2 x 52 Toro Extra) (92-93-93) 7/29
Dapper HolySmoke Genesis (6 1/2 x 52 box-pressed figurado) (92-93-93) 7/23
Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades The Katana Maduro (7 x 48) (92-93-93) 1/7
92.33
Warped Bits of Havana Seleccion de Capital (6 x 52 Box Pressed Toro) (93-93-91) 7/22
HVC Black Friday 2023 (4 1/2 x 56 Petit Gordo) (93-93-91) 11/14
Perez-Carrillo Allegiance Confidant (6 x 52) (94-91-92) 1/15
Grimalkin Seasonal Edition 2023 (5 x 50) (93-92-92) 10/24
Casa 1910 Cuchillo Parado (5 x 50) (92-93-92) 3/21
El Rey del Mundo Shade Grown Robusto (5.5 x 50) (93-91-93) 9/27
92
Punch Dad Bod (4.5” x 60) (93-93-90) 5/23
JC Newman El Baton Belicoso (5 x 56) (93-92-91) 2/14
ATL Cigar Co. Wise Blood Robusto Extra (6 x 50) (93-92-91) 7/2
Mr. Fahrenheit by Black Star Line Cigars (6 x 46 corona gorda) (93-91-92) 10/1
Loaisiga Infiel Sun Grown Toro (6 x 54) (93-92-91) 11/24
Punch Golden Era Robusto (5” x 50) (93-90-93) 10/10
Ultimate Cigars Club Liga 56 (6 x 54 Box Pressed) (93-92-91) 2/5
Fosforo Limitada 2023 (5 1/2 x 54 Robusto Extra) (92-94-90) 8/13
91.67
Cohiba Riviera Robusto (5” x 52) (93-92-90) 10/3
Viaje Craft Series: New Beginnings (6 x 52) (92-91-92) 3/4
Brick House Crystal Churchill (7 1/4 x 50) (92-90-93) 6/18
Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Double Edged Sword (5 x 52 Perfecto) (92-92-91) 8/20
91.33
Espinosa Las 6 Provincias CMW (6 x 50) (93-91-90) 1/29
Kristoff Nicaragua Toro (6 1/4 x 54) (92-92-90) 11/5
91
Tatuaje Lomo de Cerdo (5 1/8 x 52 robusto) (93-88-92) 4/23
Cuesta-Rey Centenario No. 60 Natural (6″ x 50) (93-88-92) 10/22
Valacari MK 19 Black Iris (6 x 46) (93-91-89) 3/18
Viaje Birthday Blend 2023 (6 x 52 Torpedo) (92-90-91) 7/16
Villiger Miami 2023 (5 7/8 x 53 Cañonazo) (93-91-89) 8/5
Loaisiga Infiel Connecticut Robusto (5 x 54) (93-91-89) 11/25
La Gloria Cubana Serie S Robusto Gordo (5.5” x 56) (93-90-90) 2/11
90.67
United Cigars Natural Robusto (5 x 54) (92-90-90) 5/9
Aladino Limited Edition (6 x 52 Toro) (93-91-88) 9/10
Partagas Valle Verde Toro (6” x52) (91-89-92) 8/26
90.33
La Gloria Cubana Corojo de Oro (6 x 50 Toro) (92-90-89) 6/11
Rojas Breakfast Tacos Ecuadorian Connecticut (4 1/2 x 46 petit salomon) (92-90-89) 4/16
90
Valacari Axios (6 x 52 Toro) (92-88-90) 9/17
Villiger 1888 Nicaragua Toro (6 x 50) (91-88-91) 7/30
Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree 2022 (4 x 60) (91-89-90) 1/3
Lampert 1675 Edición Morado Toro (6 x 52) (90-92-88) 4/2
89.33
Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut Toro H (6 x 54) (93-90-85) 2/19
Venture 1492 Gran Corona (5 1/2 x 48) (93-89-86) 3/7
Crux Epicure Habano Toro (6 1/4 x 52) (93-89-86) 10/8
Punch Spring Roll (4.5” x 50) (90-89-89) 2/21
89
Casa 1910 La Coronela Majestuosos 1966 (5 1/2 x 58) (91-89-87) 3/25
Macanudo Vintage Maduro 2013 Robusto (5 x 50) (92-87-88) 10/20
Viaje Exclusivo Double Edged Sword (5 x 52 Perfecto) (91-87-89) 8/19
88.67
Pi Synesthesia Red (6 x 52 toro) (90-87-89) 11/12
88.33
Diesel Atonement Toro (6” x 52) (91-87-87) 2/18
La Unica No. 100 (8 1/2 x 52) (91-88-86) 6/24
88
Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary Robusto (5 1/2 x 50) (91-88-85) 12/27
Illusione Singularé ‘Origen’ Robusto (5 x 52) (92-88-84) 2/28
Espinosa 601 Yellow (6 x 52 Toro) (88-90-86) 4/30
Macanudo Inspirado Tercio Aged Toro (6 x 54) (88-86-90) 5/20
Bongani 658 (6 x 58) (88-89-87) 7/15
87.33
Warped Moon Garden Especial (5 5/8 x 52 toro) (92-88-82) 11/19
87
Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades The Katana (7 x 48) (89-86-86) 1/8
Warped Cigars Selección Domain 4546 (4 1/2 x 48 Rothschild) (88-85-88) 4/11
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata Vibrato (6 x 54) (91-87-83) 7/9
86.67
Shady Moose Toro (6 x 52) (87-88-85) 5/7
86
Viaje Full Moon 2023 (5 x 58) (92-86-80) 11/26
Room101 Big Payback 70 (7 x 70) (90-86-82) 10/29
85
La Gloria Cubana Society Toro (6.25” x 54) (90-85-80) 2/12
Viaje WLP Mofongo (6 x 52 Toro) (89-84-82) 3/19
84.67
Espinosa 601 Orange (6 x 52 Toro) (89-85-80) 4/29
84
Romeo y Julieta Envy Amulet (6 x 55 Toro Extra) (88-84-80) 3/12
HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Corona Gorda (5 5/8 x 46) (88-84-80) 9/16
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Very good list Tim. Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you.
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