From sitting down with four-time NBA champ Steph Curry to the Top 25 Cigars of 2023, you could say that the Jan/Feb 2024 edition of Cigar Aficionado had a considerable amount of star power and kicked off the new year in a big way. That issue also included our trademark tasting section that was equally laden with all-stars. Fifty-one of the 72 cigars we rated scored 90 points or higher, and we whittled down that list to just the absolute best of the best with nine cigars that rated 93 points or higher.

Every cigar rated by Cigar Aficionado is smoked blind by our panel of editors. The tasting coordinator removes the cigars’ identifying bands and replaces them with plain white, numbered labels before handing them out. Members of the tasting panel have no idea what they are smoking and cigars are evaluated without biases such as price, country of origin and brand. Read the full article at Cigar Aficionado here.