September/October 2025 Issue Ratings

Cigars

September/October 2025 Issue Ratings

Nov 27, 2025 | By CA Editors

Our September/October issue included more than 70 new, expert cigar ratings, including one 95-point smoke, a Classic on our rating scale. You can see all of those cigar ratings below.

Be sure to explore the rest of the issue as well. Our cover package provides the most comprehensive cigar lover’s guide to New York City that has ever been published. Our editors point you to the best cigar bars, the finest shops, the hidden gems and provide all the need-to-know information as it pertains to cigars in New York. Also in this issue, we preview the NFL season, look at the new approach to the PGA Tour playoffs and take an inside angle on brandy in America. See the full issue here.

September/October 2025 Ratings

Cigar	Rating
Sancho Panza Belicoso	95
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Concerto Impromptu	94
Olmec Maduro Grande	94
Arturo Fuente Churchill Maduro	93
Ashton Symmetry Prestige	93
Gellis Family Cigars Saunter	93
Macanudo Emissary France Churchill	93
Padrón Churchill	93
Por Larrañaga Picadores No. 1	93
Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Cuban Belicoso Sun Grown	92
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos The Man	92
C.L.E. Maduro 60x6	92
Cohiba Esplendido	92
Don Lino Africa Kudu	92
H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage Churchill	92
Intemperance EC XVIII Fidelity	92
Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series No. 4 Maduro	92
Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 San Andreas Churchill	92
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Troublemaker	91
Inch Maduro by E.P. Carrillo No. 62	91
Knuckle Sandwich Puro Nicaragua Gordo	91
La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Viceroy	91
OZ Family Cigars Karatoba Gordo	91
Partagás Serie D No. 5	91
Perdomo Legacy Nicaraguan Shade Grown Epicure	91
Punch Short de Punch	91
Punch Diablo Scamp	91
Casa Magna Liga F Toro Box Press	90
Davidoff Nicaragua Diadema	90
El Septimo Culinary Collection Spain Rioja	90
H. Upmann Half Corona	90
HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Connecticut Half Corona	90
Henry Clay War Hawk Churchill	90
Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Original Toro	90
Plasencia Alma del Cielo Boreal	90
Ramon Allones Allones No. 3	90
Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua Bully	90
Romeo y Julieta Línea de Oro Nobles	90
Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo ReGordo	89
Enclave by Eladio Díaz Gordo	89
Fratello Arlequín Corona	89
Illusione Epernay Tuonela Le Ferme	89
La Flor Dominicana La Volcada	89
La Galera Connecticut Half Corona	89
Nat Cicco HHB Habano Gold Toro	89
Padrón Dámaso No. 32	89
Perla Del Mar Corojo Double Toro	89
Quai d’Orsay No. 52	89
Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Torpedo	89
Undercrown Shade Corona Doble	89
Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration	88
E.P. Carrillo Connecticut Robusto	88
El Rey del Mundo Appointment Robusto	88
H. Upmann Magnum 50	88
H. Upmann Magnum 54	88
Herrera Esteli Habano Robusto Grande	88
La Aurora 100 Años Belicoso	88
Montecristo Petit Edmundo	88
Montecristo White Series Diadema	88
Zino Nicaragua Half Corona	88
Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Belicosos	87
La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro No. 5	87
Nub Connecticut 358	87
San Cristobal Coloso	87
The Edge Sumatra Toro	86