4th Annual Readers’ Choice Winners

We asked you, our readers, what you considered to be the best in cigars, beer, travel destinations, and more. We had some surprises pop up, like the fact that Salma Hayek is overwhelmingly your favorite female cigar smoker, receiving over 70 percent of the votes; Sylvester Stallone shockingly received zero votes for favorite male cigar smoker; you prefer comfort above value while flying; and Joya de Nicaragua cigars topped the lists multiple times (though this wasn’t really a surprise). Here are all the winners!

FAVORITE CIGAR RELEASED IN 2018

1. Drew Estate Liga Privada T52
2. Romeo San Andres
3. CAO Nicaragua
4. Davidoff 50th Anniversary Signature
5. Joya de Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva

TOP RATED CIGAR OF 2018

1. Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Decades
2. Rocky Patel ALR
3. Punch Diablo
4. Joya de Nicaragua Silver
5. La Aurora Hors d’Age 2017

FAVORITE CIGAR LOUNGE

1. Timothy’s Fine Cigars – Bay City, Michigan
2. Leaf Cigar Bar – Easton, Pennsylvania
3. Fine Ash Cigars Bar & Lounge – Glendale, Arizona

TOP 5 RANKED MICROBREWERIES

1. Cigar City Brewing Co. – Tampa, Florida
2. New Belgium Brewing Co. – Fort Collins, Colorado
3. Founders Brewing Co. – Grand Rapids, Michigan
4. Sierra Nevada – Chico, California
5. Dogfish Head – Milton, Delaware

FAVORITE CIGAR-SMOKING MALE CELEBRITY

1. Clint Eastwood
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. Robert Downey Jr.
4. George Burns
5. Michael Jordan

FAVORITE CIGAR-SMOKING FEMALE CELEBRITY

1. Salma Hayek
2. Jennifer Lopez
3. Carmen Electra
4. Rihanna
5. Bar Refaeli

YOUR IDEAL FRIDAY NIGHT

1. Smoking cigars with friends
2. Smoking a cigar alone
3. Drinks on a patio

COOLEST CIGAR BAND

1. Fuente Opus X Lost City
2. San Cristobal Revelation
3. Gurkha Red Dragon
4. Davidoff Churchill Late Hour
5. CAO America

WHEN I FLY, I WOULD RATHER …

…Pay a little extra for comfort and reliability.

PLACE YOU’D MOST LIKE TO VISIT

Australia

HUMIDOR WINNER

In exchange for your votes, we gave away a car humidor from Romeo y Julieta, so congrats to winner Vincent M.! We’ll have more giveaways soon, so keep an eye on our social media!

For more, check out last year’s winners, and a list of all the 2018/19 cigar festivals!

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