Turn Cigar Hype into Personal Value

Have you ever purchased a highly-rated cigar only to find it wasn’t to your taste? You’re not alone. While industry ratings spotlight exceptional cigars, they can’t predict your personal enjoyment. Let’s look at how you can deconstruct highly-rated cigars and turn cigar hype into personal value, so you can make informed decisions while your buddies are piling up smokes they don’t love.

How to Turn Cigar Hype into Personal Value

1. Know your profile: Imagine you store your personal preferences in a place that gives you accurate guidance back?rather than ads, like your personal preference profile. Understanding your palate is the first step – you can create a free Cigar Sense account if you don’t have one yet.

2. Deconstruct the hype: Generic ratings, while well-intentioned, cannot tell you whether you will actually like any highly rated cigar. Look beyond hype or others’ opinions and understand a cigar’s true flavor profile by looking at reliable data. “Buying’em all” and taking your chances is not power, knowledge is.

3. Make informed purchases based on your unique taste preferences.

4. Rationalize your cigar spending. Your partner will stop questioning your “investment strategy” and start to thank you for the extra happiness in the house.

5. Know what you want when you walk into a shop, rather than relying on whoever happens to be behind the counter at that moment.

6. Smoke like an epicurean: Because life’s too short (and cigars too expensive) for anything less than what truly brings you pleasure.

Top Cigars 2024

In order to help you know whether you will like some of the top rated cigars, you will find here some highly hyped cigars in 2024. If you’re a Cigar Sense member, just follow the link to see if they are a good match for you or not. If you don’t already have a Cigar Sense profile, click here to set one up for free.

Arturo Fuente

A?ejo Reserva No. 48 This churchill shaped cigar is 7 inches long and has a 48 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a sweet key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Arturo Fuente A?ejo Reserva No. 48

Don Carlos No. 3 This corona shaped cigar is 5.5 inches long and has a 44 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a savory key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 3

Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share Robusto This robusto shaped cigar is 5.3 inches long and has a 50 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall medium level of nicotine supports a savory key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share Robusto

Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion No. 5 This short corona shaped cigar is 4.9 inches long and has a 40 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a spicy key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Fuente Fuente OpusX Perfecxion No. 5

Fuente Fuente OpusX Reserva d’Chateau A Dominican puro rolled with Chateau de la Fuente sun grown rosado leaves. This churchill shaped cigar is 7 inches long and has a 48 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a savory key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you: Fuente Fuente OpusX Reserva d’Chateau

Ashton

Heritage Puro Sol Churchill This churchill shaped cigar is 6.8 inches long and has a 48 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall medium level of nicotine supports a sweet key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Churchill

Virgin Sun Grown Illusion This lonsdale shaped cigar is 6.5 inches long and has a 44 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a spicy key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Illusion

Caldwell

Long Live The Queen Ace of Hearts This toro shaped cigar is 6 inches long and has a 52 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a sweet key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Caldwell Long Live The Queen Ace of Hearts

EP Carrillo

Allegiance Confidant This toro shaped cigar is 6 inches long and has a 52 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a savory key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?EP Carrillo Allegiance Confidant

Encore Celestial This toro shaped cigar is 6.1 inches long and has a 50 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a spicy key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?EP Carrillo Encore Celestial

La Flor Dominicana

Double Ligero Lancero This lonsdale shaped cigar is 7.5 inches long and has a 39 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall strong level of nicotine supports a spicy key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you: La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Lancero

My Father

My Father The Judge Grand Robusto This gordo shaped cigar is 5 inches long and has a 60 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a spicy key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?My Father The Judge Grand Robusto

Oliva

Serie V Melanio Maduro Torpedo This pyramid shaped cigar is 6.5 inches long and has a 52 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a spicy key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you: Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Torpedo

Padrón

Padrón Serie 1926 No. 1 Maduro This presidente shaped cigar is 6.8 inches long and has a 54 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a creamy / oily key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you:?Padrón 1926 Serie No. 1 Maduro?

Plasencia

Plasencia Cosecha 151 La Musica This robusto shaped cigar is 5 inches long and has a 50 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall medium level of nicotine supports a savory key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you: Plasencia Cosecha 151 La Musica

STG

Alec Bradley Tempus Natural Corona This corona shaped cigar is 5.5 inches long and has a 42 (64’s of an inch) ring gauge. Its overall med-strong level of nicotine supports a savory key palate note. Discover more sensory characteristics and if the cigar is a good match for you: Alec Bradley Tempus Corona

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Note: Each analysis is based on reliable sensory data (no “California spring meadows kissed by the sun” type of descriptors). Matching to your taste is solely based on your individual preference profile.