Cigar Dojo 2023 Top Cigars of the Year Sampler

Cigar Dojo's highly anticipated Cigar of the Year 2023 picks have officially been announced, and Smoke Inn is proud to be the exclusive partner for the year-end sampler. New for 2023, the Dojo's awards for the year's best cigars was expanded from a Top 10 to a Top 20 list, and we've worked closely with the Dojo team to select a sampling of five such cigars to best represent the spirit of the year-end list.

Dunbarton Mi Querida Black PapaSaka

Selected as the No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2023 is the Mi Querida Black PapaSaka by Steve Saka and his fan-favorite Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. The fullest-bodied smoke on the list, PapaSaka offers a gritty maduro experience for the flavor-craved cigar junkie! This corona gorda jumps out the gate with a full tilt flavor output, hitting notes of raw peppercorn, sweet loam, chocolate pastry, and punchy cinnamon.

ATTRIBUTES

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf (Maduro)
Body: Full
Origin: Nicaragua

Illusione Original Documents Habano

The Illusione Original Documents Habano was the Dojo's No. 5 Cigar of the Year for 2023. This was a unique project for Illusione, with owner/founder, Dion Giolito, departing from his usual manufacturing partner to see what he could accomplish with A.J. Fernández and his San Lotano factory in northern Nicaragua. The result is a new perspective on an old favorite, showcasing a flavor-forward Habano experience that's sweet, lightly spicy through the retrohale, and balanced to the core.

ATTRIBUTES

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun-Grown Habano (Natural)
Body: Medium
Origin: Nicaragua

Perdomo 30th Anniversary Sun Grown

Twenty twenty-three saw the highly anticipated 30th Anniversary blend from Perdomo come to life, with the Perdomo 30th Anniversary Sun Grown cigar being named the No. 6 Cigar of the Year 2023 from Cigar Dojo. Perdomo decided to treat cigar enthusiasts for the company's milestone achievement, delivering an astonishing 15-year-aged tobacco recipe throughout the wrapper, binder, and filler! Not only this, but the cigar's Cuban-seed sun-grown wrapper spent additional time in barrels formerly used to age Kentucky bourbon. The end result is zesty and flavorful, offering a velvet-like texture on the palate.

ATTRIBUTES

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun-Grown (Natural)
Body: Medium-Full
Origin: Nicaragua

Tatuaje 20th Anniversary

In celebration of Tatuaje's 20th anniversary in 2023, the company added onto their anniversary series with a pair of Ecuadorian Habano-wrapped sizes. The Tatuaje 20th Anniversary was named Cigar Dojo's No. 8 Cigar of the Year for 2023, offering a weighty mouthfeel and long-lasting complexities of mineral, raw peppercorn, burnt caramel, and an irresistible salty-sweet sensation from the cut tobacco on the lips.

ATTRIBUTES

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Body: Medium-Full
Origin: Nicaragua

Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Connecticut

Aganorsa Leaf rounded out the fan-favorite Aniversario series in 2023, with the Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Connecticut taking home Cigar Dojo's No. 13 Cigar of the Year for 2023. With a natural-hued Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, the blend is fuller in body that the conventional Connecticut. The cigar offers a thick and voluminous smoke output, lingering with flavors of freshly cut cedar, white pepper, nutty browned butter, and nougat through the finish.

ATTRIBUTES

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut (Natural)
Body: Medium
Origin: Nicaragua