January/February 2026 Issue Ratings

Cigars

January/February 2026 Issue Ratings

Mar 2, 2026 | By CA Editors

Our January/February issue included 72 new, expert cigar ratings, including four 94-point smokes. You can see all of those cigar ratings below.

Be sure to explore the rest of the issue as well. Cigar Aficionado's editors reveal the Top 25 cigars of 2025. This issue dives deep into the stories behind these impressive smokes and all the need-to-know details. You will also find the best bang-for-your-buck smokes of 2025. Plus, we give a full analysis and update on the betting scandals that rocked professional sports and take a look at super-mature American Bourbons and rye whiskeys that are reshaping the market. This issue also revisits the grandeur of Big Smoke Las Vegas this past November, reveals the favorite cigar of sports broadcaster Charissa Thompson and so much more. See the full issue here.

January/February 2026 Ratings

Cigar	Rating
Bolivar Belicoso Fino	94
Fuente Fuente OpusX 25 Aniversario La Familia	94
Padrón Family Reserve No. 44 Maduro	94
Warped The Devil's Hands Corona Especial	94
Intemperance Volstead VO 1920 Fiorello La Guardia	93
Partagás Línea Maestra Rito	93
The Wise Man Maduro Lancero	93
El Pulpo The Squid	92
La Flor Dominicana Ligero Lancero	92
La Flor Dominicana Suave Grand Maduro No. 6	92
My Father La Promesa Lancero	92
Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Diplomatico	92
Plasencia Alma del Fuego Flama	92
Rocky Patel Thirtieth Anniversary Toro	92
Villiger La Capitana Toro	92
Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio Corona	91
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata Concerto	91
Aladino Cameroon Robusto	91
Espinosa Habano Lancero	91
H. Upmann Magnum Finite Edición Limitada 2024	91
Illusione Epernay Le Elegance	91
La Antiguedad Super Toro	91
Liga Privada Único Serie L-40	91
Partagás De Luxe (Tubo)	91
Rocky Patel LB1 Corona	91
Romeo y Julieta Churchill (Tubo)	91
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Corona	91
Arturo Fuente Cuban Corona Maduro	90
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 4	90
Brick House Double Connecticut Short Torpedo	90
Curivari Buenaventura Dimensiones D8	90
E.P. Carrillo Connecticut Corona	90
La Aurora 100 Años Edición Especiál Robusto Maduro	90
Casa Carrillo Encore Black Bulwarks	90
Montecristo Nicaragua Series Churchill	90
Nica Rustica Shade Short Robusto	90
Padrón Serie 1926 No. 9	90
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Lancero	90
Tatuaje Miami Especiales	90
Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Torpedo	89
Casa Cuba Doble Cuatro	89
Cohiba Rubicon Toro	89
Ferio Tego Timeless Prestige Especiales	89
Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc Churchill	89
H. Upmann No. 2	89
La Gloria Cubana Turquinos	89
La Gloria Cubana Los Gloriosos Toro	89
La Palina Family Series Miami Babe	89
Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro Toro	89
Perdomo Legacy Connecticut Churchill	89
Ramon Allones Absolutos Edición Limitada 2024	89
Rocky Patel 1999 Vintage Connecticut Churchill	89
Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill	89
San Cristobal Elegancia Churchill	89
Trinidad Espíritu Series No. 1 Fundador	89
Alec Bradley Do Not Disturb Toro	88
Camacho Connecticut Churchill	88
Casa Carrillo Endure Corona Gorda	88
Perla Del Mar Shade Robusto	88
Bellas Artes Maduro Lancero	87
Davidoff Grand Cru No. 2	87
La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut Corona	87
Oliva Serie V Figurado	87
Rafael Gonzalez Coronas de Lonsdale	87
Southern Draw Desert Rose Lonsdale	87
El Septimo Sacred Arts Collection Da Vinci	86
Macanudo Vintage Maduro 2013 Robusto	86
Ramon Allones Specially Selected	86
Liga Privada T52 Flying Pig	85
Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Medio Siglo No. 6	83