Winners of the 2024 Cigar Trophy Awards Announced

[JohnS]

This is the annual Cigar Journal polls by their readers which list the best brands, best cigars, best value, best boutique brands and best lounges for 2024 et. al. Interesting reading...

WINNERS OF THE 2024 CIGAR TROPHY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

September 19, 2024 - Editors

There are many awards, but only a few are conferred by you, the consumers. The greater the suspense today, on Thursday, September 19 2024, when the winners of the coveted public awards were announced in the presence of the biggest names of the industry.

To determine the shortlists our readers were asked to nominate their top-candidates in the categories Best Brand, Best Cigar, Best Value, Best Boutique Brand, Best Accessory, and Best Lounge and then to determine the winner from the top five. We are particularly pleased that the public awards are enjoying unwavering growth and popularity with cigar smokers from all over the world.

BEST BRAND 2024
Best Brand Cuba 2024: Montecristo Línea Clásica
Best Brand Dom. Rep. 2024: E.P. Carrillo Encore
Best Brand Honduras 2023: Rocky Patel Dark Star
Best Brand Nicaragua 2024: Perdomo 30th Anniversary Maduro
Best Brand Other Countries 2024: Villa Casdagli, Costa Rica

BEST CIGAR 2024
Best Cigar Cuba 2024: Partagás Serie D No.4
Best Cigar Dom. Rep. 2024: Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8
Best Cigar Honduras 2024: Plasencia Cosecha 151 La Tradición
Best Cigar Nicaragua 2024: Padrón No.2000 Maduro

BEST VALUE 2024
Best Value Dom. Rep. 2024: La Aurora Escogidos
Best Value Honduras 2024: Zino Nicaragua Robusto
Best Value Nicaragua 2024: Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Medio Siglo

BEST BOUTIQUE BRAND 2024
Best Boutique Brand Dom. Rep. 2024: Platinum Nova Classic
Best Boutique Brand Honduras 2024: Aladino Cameroon
Best Boutique Brand Nicaragua 2024: West Tampa Tobacco Co. Red
Best Boutique Brand Other Countries 2024: J.C. Newman Angel Cuesta, USA

BEST LOUNGE 2024
Europe
Whisky & Cigar Salon, Gronau, Germany

Asia
Bertie Cigar Lounge, Hong Kong

Americas
Arturo Fuente Cigar Club, Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.

BEST CIGAR ACCESSORY 2024
Smoking Moses Razor Cut

CHARITY & COMMUNITY 2024
Carrillo Cares

OUTSTANDING ART 2024
Oliva & Paul Montag, Cigars & Music

AMBASSADOR 2024
Premium Cigar Association

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2024
Maya Selva

Source: https://www.cigarjournal.com/winners-of-the-2024-cigar-trophy-awards-announced/

[westg]

I have actually smoked a few Rocky Patel Dark Star and they were surprisingly very good. May the Cuban Cigar gods show me no mercy. 

[Coloniales]

Every Perdomo I have ever had has been absolute trash, awful. Some of the others that got awards, are doubtful as well.  

[Ford2112]

I noticed no best value cigars from Cuba 🤣😐😢