Definition

val·ue

noun

The worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it

Concept

This list is meant to represent the cigars with the best value (bang for the buck), not the best low cost cigars. The way that we determined value was by taking our Cost/Point Ratio, which is calculated by dividing the MSRP of the cigar by the score, and subtracting that ratio from the score. The number that this generates is the gap between the score and the Cost/Point Ratio. The higher the value score the better.

You’ll see some changes to our list this year from previous years. We have converted to a singular list for the site rather than publishing a list for each of the reviewers on the site. This is to create a more uniform list. It is still based on the review results and it is now calculated based on weighting the ranking of each reviewers individual list and then totaling that number for each cigar and then ranking the cigars based on the total value scores from that weighting.

Also, the list is no longer a list that can change as we will no longer update the list with any reviews in the future that we do for the date window of 2020 releases. We set a target list of reviews and completed them and will keep it set to those.

To read the full review on any of these cigars, just click on the cigar name.

There are links to each reviewers list below the singular list to show full transparency.

Criteria

1. Only cigars that were released between January 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020 are eligible. (Future years will use a November 1 to October 31 eligibility window)
2. Cigar has to have been reviewed on the site.

Top 25 Cigar Values of 2020

1. Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro Corona Pequeña

2. AVO Classic Maduro No. 2

3. JRE Aladino Cameroon Lonsdale

4. Esteban Carreras Cashmere Boolit

5. Foundation Charter Oak Habano Torpedo

6. Tatuaje Black Label Petite Corona BC

7. Camacho Nicaragua Robusto

8. Drew Estate Undercrown Shade Corona Pequeña

9 (Tie). Fonseca by My Father Cedros

9 (Tie). Villiger Do Brasil Claro Robusto

11. Oscar Valladares Super Fly Connecticut Corona

12. La Aurora 107 Nicaragua Robusto

13. Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Robusto

14. Villiger Do Brasil Maduro Robusto

15. Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose Lonsdale

16. Rojas KSG

17. Crowned Heads Mil Días Corona Gorda

18. 601 La Bomba Warhead VI

19. Falto La Pureza

20. Drew Estate Undercrown Sun Grown Dojo Dogma

21. Diesel Estelí Puro Robusto

22. JRE Aladino Habano Vintage Selection Rothschild

23. Patina Maduro Rustic

24. Diesel Delirium

25. Crowned Heads Four Kicks Capa Especial Robusto

Aaron’s Value List

Jiunn’s Value List

Seth’s Value List

John’s Value List

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2020 Best Cigar Value