Cigar Journal’s Best Buy Cigars Of The Year 2024

The best cigars at the best price. This is what many cigar lovers are looking for. We combed through our blind tastings of the year 2024 again to find out which cigars have received particularly good reviews AND are offered for a much lower price compared to others of the same rating. We mark those cigars in our magazine with the stamp BEST BUY. The basis for our decision is the price per gram of tobacco. 67 cigars have made it to this list and you should definitely give them a try.

Those brands from the list that are marked with an * choose Boveda to preserve their cigars.

Best Buy 94 Points
Plasencia Cosecha 151 La Tradición Toro, HON., 149 x 21,4 | 5 7/8 x 54

Best Buy 93 Points
A.J. Fernandez Enclave Habano Salomon, NIC., 165 x 20,6 | 6 1/2 x 52
Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Super Toro Sun Grown, NIC., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
*Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa Robusto, NIC., 127 x 19,8 | 5 x 50

Best Buy 92 Points
*1502 Ruby Lancero, NIC., 178 x 15,9 | 7 x 40
Flor de Copán Classic Corona, HON., 159 x 19,0 | 6 1/4 x 48
*Henry Clay War Hawk Toro, HON., 152 x 19,8 | 6 x 50
Kinship 3 Tabaqueros Robusto, DOM.REP., 127 x 19,8 | 5 x 50
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown Churchill, NIC., 178 x 22,2 | 7 x 56
Rocky Patel Dark Star Robusto, HON., 140 x 19,8 | 5 1/2 x 50
Rocky Patel LB1 Robusto, HON., 140 x 19,8 | 5 1/2 x 50
Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary Toro, HON., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
United Cigars Maduro Toro, DOM.REP., 152 x 21,4 | 6 x 54
VegaFina Classic Supremo EL 2024, DOM.REP., 137 x 22,2 | 5 3/8 x 56

Best Buy 91 Points
A.J. Fernandez Last Call Habano Flaquitas, NIC., 152 x 18,3 | 6 x 46
Alec Bradley Magic Toast Toro, HON., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
*Aliados Original Blend Churchill, HON., 178 x 19,8 | 7 x 50
Corrida HON., Short Robusto+, NIC., 102 x 23,8 | 4 x 60
*Henry Clay War Hawk Corona, HON., 127 x 17,5 | 5 x 44
Leonel No. 511 Robusto, NIC., 127 x 20,6 | 5 x 52
Nicaroma 6×54, NIC., 152 x 21,4 | 6 x 54
Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Connecticut Robusto, NIC., 127 x 21,4 | 5 x 54
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Gordo Maduro, NIC., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
Perdomo Double Aged 12 Years Vintage Gordo Extra Maduro, NIC., 165 x 23,8 | 6 1/2 x 60
Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged (BBA) Connecticut Churchill, NIC., 178 x 21,4 | 7 x 54
San Lotano The Bull Torpedo, NIC., 165 x 21,4 | 6 1/2 x 54
VegaFina Classic Blas de Lezo Exclusivo España, DOM.REP., 133 x 19,0 | 5 1/4 x 48
VegaFina Prominente, DOM.REP., 191 x 19,8 | 7 1/2 x 50

Best Buy 90 Points
Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Chunk, HON., 102 x 23,8 | 4 x 60
Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill, HON., 178 x 19,0 | 7 x 48
Asylum Nyctophilia 54×6, HON., 152 x 21,4 | 6 x 54
Diesel Vintage Series Robusto Gordo, NIC., 127 x 22,2 | 5 x 56
Drew Estate Blackened Cigars S84 Shade to Black Toro, NIC., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
Hemmys Maduro Piramides, DOM.REP., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
J.C. Newman Brick House Bricktoberfest 2023, NIC., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
J.C. Newman El Baton Robusto, NIC., 127 x 21,4 | 5 x 54
Kristoff Shade Grown Churchill, DOM.REP., 178 x 19,8 | 7 x 50
Kristoff Tres Compadres 6×60, DOM.REP., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
La Aurora 107 Ecuador Robusto, DOM.REP., 127 x 19,8 | 5 x 50
Mata Hari Courtisane Robusto, IND., 124 x 19,8 | 4 7/8 x 50
*Matilde Serena Robusto, DOM.REP., 133 x 19,8 | 5 1/4 x 50
*Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut Sixty, HON., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
*Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Robusto, HON., 140 x 19,8 | 5 1/2 x 50
Santa Damiana Classic Churchill, DOM.REP., 178 x 19,0 | 7 x 48
Santa Damiana Classic Robusto, DOM.REP., 127 x 19,8 | 5 x 50
VegaFina Classic Corona, DOM.REP., 146 x 17,1 | 5 3/4 x 43
Villiger 1888 Nicaragua Churchill, NIC., 178 x 18,6 | 7 x 47
Villiger 1888 Torpedo, DOM.REP., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
West Tampa Tobacco Company Black Toro, NIC., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
West Tampa Tobacco Company Red Toro, NIC., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52

Best Buy 89 Points
*2012 by Oscar Sumatra Sixty, HON., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
Alec Bradley Black Market Esteli Toro, NIC., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Gordo, HON., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
Alec Bradley Connecticut Torpedo, HON., 156 x 20,6 | 6 1/8 x 52
Alec Bradley MAXX The Fixx, HON., 127 x 23,0 | 5 x 58
*Cayman Caravel Robusto, Cayman Islands, 133 x 19,8 | 5 1/4 x 50
Dos Jotas Diarios 2020 Petit Corona, DOM.REP., 127 x 14,3 | 5 x 36
Firecracker by United Cigars Black Bomb, DOM.REP., 89 x 19,8 | 3 1/2 x 50
*Flor de Copán Classic Titán, HON., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
Henry Clay War Hawk Robusto, HON., 127 x 21,4 | 5 x 54
Kristoff Nicaragua Toro, DOM.REP., 159 x 21,4 | 6 1/4 x 54
K by Karen Berger Tailgate Toro, NIC., 152 x 20,6 | 6 x 52
*Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary Criollo Sixty, HON., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
Perla del Mar Corojo Double Toro, NIC., 152 x 23,8 | 6 x 60
* Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Robusto, HON., 140 x 19,8 | 5 1/2 x 50
*SP1014 Black The New Old World 6×54, DOM.REP., 152 x 21,4 | 6 x 54
United Cigars Natural Toro, DOM.REP., 152 x 21,4 | 6 x 54