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May/June 2026 Issue Ratings
Our May/June issue included 72 new, expert cigar ratings, including one 96-point smoke.
July 1, 2026
March/April 2026 Issue Ratings
Our March/April issue included 72 new, expert cigar ratings, including one 95-point smoke.
May 20, 2026
January/February 2026 Issue Ratings
Our January/February issue included 72 new, expert cigar ratings, including four 94-point smokes. You can see all of those cigar ratings below.
March 2, 2026
November/December 2025 Issue Ratings
Our November/December issue included more than 72 new, expert cigar ratings, including four 94-point smokes.
January 22, 2026
Tasting Highlights
11 Superb Cigars To Smoke Right Now
If you missed the last two issues of Cigar Aficionado —November/December and January/February—then have a look at this list.
March 5, 2026
Nine Cigars That Celebrate The Year Of The Horse
A series of stylized smokes themed to the Lunar New Year and Chinese Zodiac.
February 17, 2026
Nine Short Cigars For Cold Weather
Small but impressive cigars that are ideal to smoke quickly when the temperature dips.
January 23, 2026
A Dozen Delightful Cigars You Need To Try Right Now
These top-scoring smokes from the August issue of Cigar Aficionado should be in your humidor.
September 30, 2025
Padrón 60th Anniversary Perfecto
If time travel were a reality, a curious cigar smoker could make the voyage back to September 1964 and walk into an extremely modest cigar factory in Miami’s Little Havana. He would see two men, one of them rolling cigars, the other the …
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drinks pairings
The Magic Of Margaritas
Sweet, tangy and always playful, the Margarita is a revered cocktail that’s not as old as you might think.
May 4, 2026
Yankee Doodle Brandy
America is reviving its tradition of making brandy by taking advantage of liberties not afforded in the Old World.
August 27, 2025
Drinking A Toast
American whiskey makers have discovered barrel toasting, a new, subtler approach to a beverage born of fire.
June 23, 2025
Riffing On Cocktail Classics
Twists on familiar libations that will enliven your summer entertaining.
May 5, 2025
The Preakness Cocktail
The Preakness cocktail, a melding of rye, vermouth and liqueur, captures the area’s spirit with the whiskey’s historical connection to Maryland.
May 5, 2025
Scotch Shows Its Strength
The cask-strength movement has long been a phenomenon in America. Scotland is flexing its muscles in this flavorful category.
March 10, 2025
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