第8名 亚历克·布拉德利普伦萨多系列鱼雷（Alec Bradley Prensado Torpedo）
52环径，6.125英寸，得分95分，售价14.15美元。茄衣是洪都拉斯烟叶，茄套是尼加拉瓜烟叶，茄芯是尼加拉瓜、洪都拉斯的混合烟叶。在洪都拉斯卷制。这个系列的丘吉尔尺寸在2011年被评为年度最佳雪茄第一名，让亚历克·布拉德利雪茄一举成名。获得荣誉后，该公司短期内不得不应对迅速增加的订单需求。因为赶进度，这个系列的雪茄曾经遭遇到质量问题。公司创始人艾伦·鲁宾发誓要纠正这些问题，加倍的加强品质控制。十多年过去了，这个系列的雪茄仍然表现神奇，重新成为今年度最好的一批雪茄。2023年2月斯堪的纳维亚烟草集团收购了 亚历克·布拉德利雪茄品牌，我们很高兴的看见，到目前，STG似乎尽了最大的努力来保证普伦萨多系列的品质和特色。这款雪茄的口味表现了泥土和坚果味的和谐结合，可可的浓郁口味为这支雪茄带来了甜味和力度。
Alec Bradley Prensado became famous when the Churchill size was named the cigar of the year back in 2011. It could be said that this was the cigar that put Alec Bradley on the map. But the accolade had an unexpected consequence and the company had to deal with a level of demand it didn’t necessarily know how to handle. For a brief period, Prensado suffered quality issues as Alec Bradley struggled to meet demand. Alan Rubin, who owned the company at the time, vowed to correct the problems and doubled down on quality control. Now, more than 10 years later, it’s a fantastic cigar and regained its rightful place as one of the best of the year. The blend of Nicaraguan and Honduran tobacco is still the same, however, Alec Bradley was acquired by Scandinavian Tobacco Group in February 2023. We’re happy to say that so far, it seems STG has done everything it can to maintain Prensado’s quality and character, one that shows a harmonious combination of earth and nuttiness before a substantial note of cocoa brings not only some sweetness but intensity as well.
第9名 古巴芬芳爱神系列比力高（La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso）
54环径，5.5英寸，得分95分，茄衣是墨西哥烟叶，茄套、茄芯是尼加拉瓜烟叶。售价每支9.25美元。古巴芬芳这个品牌是阿什顿出品的雪茄中的佼佼者，这个品牌委托尼加拉瓜的加西亚家族生产，质量始终如一的出色，提供了抽茄者远高于雪茄零售价的抽茄体验。阿什顿公司最早在2003年推出了古巴芬芳品牌，当时是在洪都拉斯卷制。2009年，这个生产线转移到尼加拉瓜，交给了加西亚家族生产。2010年阿什顿推出了爱神系列，这是该公司首次使用墨西哥烟叶作为茄衣的雪茄，不过其余成份还是尼加拉瓜烟叶，并且是加西亚家族自己种植的尼加拉瓜烟叶。爱神系列是在老爹雪茄厂生产的，使用了两种烟叶作为茄套，这是老爹雪茄厂的古巴风格之一。这款雪茄的烟叶混合相当浓郁，比力高的锥形茄头使得烟雾更加集中。浓郁的麦芽巧克力和混合坚果的口味给人留下甜美可口的印象，让你回味久久。
La Aroma de Cuba is one of Ashton’s over-achievers. Made in Nicaragua by the Garcia family, the cigar is not only consistently excellent, it delivers tremendous value, offering a smoking experience that goes well above its suggested retail price. Ashton introduced the La Aroma de Cuba brand in 2003. Back then, it was made in Honduras. In 2009, Ashton Distributors turned production over to the Garcias and launched Mi Amor the following year, which was the brand’s first line extension. Mi Amor was new territory for Ashton, as it represented the first time the company sold a cigar with a Mexican wrapper. The rest of the tobacco is Nicaraguan and grown by the Garcias on their many farms throughout the country’s fertile regions. Like all La Aromas, Mi Amor is produced at the Garcias’ My Father Cigars factory, and rolled with two binders—one of the factory’s Cubanesque styles of construction. The blend is quite robust, but the Belicoso’s tapered head makes the smoke a bit more concentrated, bringing the cigar’s character into sharper focus. It’s a rich smoke of malted chocolate and mixed nuts, leaving sweet and savory impressions that envelop the palate and resonate on the long finish.
第10名 章鱼比力高格兰德（El Pulpo Belicoso Grande）
58环径，5.75英寸，得分94分，售价每支17美元。茄衣是墨西哥烟叶，茄套、茄芯是尼加拉瓜烟叶。章鱼雪茄是榜单上比较年轻的雪茄品牌。阿加诺萨烟草公司2023年发布的这个品牌。它的饱满强烈的口感个性给我们留下了深刻的印象。这款雪茄是尼加拉瓜的 A.J. 费尔南德斯代工生产的，使用的茄衣是墨西哥烟叶。这款雪茄的茄衣烟叶发酵的时间比传统的墨西哥茄衣烟叶要长。这也是这个品牌筹备了很久才上架的原因之一。这款雪茄提供了多层次的咖啡豆、黑巧克力、坚果、柑橘的味道，让人持续回味。雪茄的出品方是盖斯、比利兄弟，他们之前在纽约市经营雪茄零售店，后来将店出售后，转型成为雪茄制造商。他们成立公司后推出的第一个品牌“生活”曾经出现过年度雪茄排行榜的前25名。如此这个“章鱼”品牌将他们的业务带到了一个新的水平。El Pulpo在西班牙语里是“章鱼”的意思，意味着这款雪茄的烟雾像章鱼抓住猎物那样包围住你的味觉，这是一种很新颖的描述抽茄体验的用词，我们对此并不排斥。
El Pulpo is one of the newest cigars on this list, as it was released in 2023 by Artesano del Tobacco. It impressed us with its dense and powerful character. The cigar is made by A.J. Fernandez in Nicaragua with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper that the company says is aged for a longer period of time than is typical of Mexican wrappers. This is one of the reasons the brand took so long to come to market. When the wrapper was finally ready, the result was a big, bold cigar that also showed balance and purpose. It isn’t strong just for the sake of being strong, but offers layers of coffee bean, dark chocolate, nuts and citrus that make a lasting statement. The cigars come from brothers Gus and Billy Fakih, former New York City cigar-shop owners who left retail to become full-time brand owners. Their first line, Viva La Vida, has appeared on our Top 25 list before. El Pulpo brought them to the next level. The name translates to “the octopus” in Spanish because the tendrils of smoke are supposed to surround your palate the way an octopus grabs its prey. It’s a novel way of describing the smoking experience and one that we don’t disagree with.
