November/December 2024 Issue Ratings

Cigars

November/December 2024 Issue Ratings

Apr 1, 2025 | By CA Editors

Our November/December issue included 72 new, expert cigar reviews, including two cigars that earned Classic ratings (95 points or higher). You can see all of those cigar reviews below.

The remainder of the issue has much to offer as well. Fox News' Bret Baier, a cigar smoker, sat down with Cigar Aficionado’s editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken for a discussion on world affairs and so much more. This issue also takes a look at golf courses that have hosted majors and are open to the public, the highest-stakes competition of the World Series of Poker, the current state of high-end watch collecting, the alluring history of the Bloody Mary and so much more. See the full issue here.

November/December 2024 Ratings

Cigar	Rating
Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill	96
Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edición Doble Diamante Toro	95
Por Larrañaga Fénix Exclusivo Phoenicia	94
Padrón Serie 1926 No. 6	94
Rocky Patel Gold Label Toro	93
Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel's Share Fuente Fuente	93
Brick House Churchill	93
Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Belicoso No. 1	93
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Toro	93
Casa Cuba Doble Cinco	93
Montecristo Double Edmundo	92
Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar Robusto	92
OneOff Black & Tan Robusto	92
Illusione Epernay L'Alpiniste	92
Trinidad Espíritu Series No. 2 Fundador	92
Cohiba Esplendido	91
Liga Privada H99 Corona Doble	91
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Hail Caeser	91
Plasencia Alma del Fuego Flama	91
Romeo y Julieta 1875 Belicoso	91
Punch Golden Era Lancero	91
Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Piramide Maduro	91
Camacho Ecuador Churchill	91
Asylum 13 Lancero	91
CAO Italia Gondola	91
H. Upmann 180th Anniversary Churchill	91
Room101 Hit & Run Robusto	90
Punch Punch	90
Vegas Robaina Unico	90
The Wise Man Maduro Double Corona	90
Oliva Serie V Melanio Churchill	90
Fonseca by My Father Belicoso	90
Trinidad Fundadores	90
Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale Calogero by Epic Cigars Toro	90
Partagás Línea Maestra Rito	90
Padrón Dámaso No. 17	90
E.P. Carrillo Pledge Prequel	90
Knuckle Sandwich Maduro Gordo	90
Días de Gloria Brazil Toro	90
Padrón 7000 Maduro	90
La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut Churchill	89
Surrogates Closing Time	89
Rocky Patel LB1 Churchill Shaggy Foot	89
San Cristobal Quintessence Majestic	89
New World Dorado Robusto	89
Oliva Serie V Double Toro	89
My Father No. 4 Lancero	89
La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 6	89
Blackened Cigars “M81” by Drew Estate Robusto	89
Alec Bradley Safe Keepings Gordo	89
H. Upmann Magnum 54	89
La Flor Dominicana Coronado Corona Gorda	89
Juan Lopez Selección No. 2	89
E.P. Carrillo Sumatra Toro	89
Cohiba Riviera Lancero	88
Montecristo Classic Series Churchill	88
Montecristo Open Eagle	88
La Aurora 107 Ecuador Lancero	88
La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero	88
Gran Habano XX Aniversario Edicion Limitada El Triunfo	88
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art Maduro	88
Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente	88
Montecristo Especiales No. 2	87
Rocky Patel Decade Emperor	87
Luciano The Dreamer Lancero	87
Undercrown Maduro Gordito	87
Don Pepin Garcia Original Lancero	87
Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed Robusto	87
Inch Maduro by E.P. Carrillo No. 64	87
Curivari Buenaventura Pralines P460	86
Nub Connecticut 464T	86
Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Churchill	86