It’s that time of the year again, gentlemen. So, here are the Top 10 cigars I smoked in 2024:

10. Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Espressivo

Here’s a strong and aromatic robusto that has a 60-minute smoke time. It’s a masterfully constructed box-pressed cigar that has a firm draw and burns slowly. It’s good-looking, too. I liked pairing it with Islay whiskies. But it also goes well with espresso.

9. Partagas Petit Coronas Especiales

At number nine, we have a small Cuban cigar that is enjoyable behind the wheels. It would also be nice to pair it with a cappuccino while listening to the birds singing in the trees on a sunny summer morning. If it were up to me, I’d label the Partagas Petit Coronas Especiales as a “breakfast cigar.”

8. Sin Compromiso Seleccion No. 5 Parejo

This is the cigar I smoked at Chateau Pape Clement, so I will always remember it because it’s attached to amazing memories. (My wife and I spent a night at Chateau Pape Clement when we were in Bordeaux. It’s a beautiful place, and their wine is unforgettable.) I smoked the Sin Compromiso after dinner and paired it with espresso and water.

7. Adventura The Royal Return King’s Gold Toro

A medium-to-full-bodied toro that will stick around and burn slowly for 90 or so minutes as I lay back and meditate.

6. Sancho Panza Double Maduro Gigante

Not the best first impression, but this double toro did grow on me eventually. It’s a big, practical cigar, and it deserves its number six spot on my list. It’s an excellent choice for a “casual smoke.”

5. Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente King T Natural

Sometimes, I think that Arturo Fuente’s great name in the cigar industry has ruined Arturo Fuente’s cigars a little. I often expect a little more from their cigars than what I eventually get. Now, the Chateau Fuente King T Natural is an amazing cigar, and that’s why I placed it at number five. But I felt there was something missing when I was smoking it, and I don’t know what it is.

4. CAO Flathead V660 Carb

Big cigar, great construction, majestic burn, generous smoke, beautiful ash, and bold notes. Smoking the CAO Flathead V660 Carb was one of my big cigar moments of 2024.

3. Club Mareva Beirut Odyssey-A

This one is definitely the longest cigar I smoked in 2024. It was released by one of my favorite cigar lounges in Lebanon, and I just had to try it. It was a great experience.

2. Arturo Fuente Opus X Destino al Siglo Maduro Toro

This was my birthday cigar. It was an excellent cigar and one of the best I smoked in 2024. Definitely a great choice for a celebration cigar.

1. Liga Privada H99 Toro

A strong, full-bodied, good-looking, toro-sized cigar. All my preferences in one amazing smoke. This year, the Nicaraguan Liga Privada H99 Toro takes the number one spot.

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