Winners of the 2026 Cigar Trophy Awards Announced

There are many awards, but only a few are conferred by you, the consumers. The greater the suspense today, on Tuesday, September 15 2026, when the winners of the coveted public awards were announced in the presence of the biggest names of the industry.

To determine the shortlists our readers were asked to nominate their top-candidates in the categories Best Brand, Best Cigar, Best Value, Best Boutique Brand, Best Accessory, and Best Lounge and then to determine the winner from the top five. We are particularly pleased that the public awards are enjoying unwavering growth and popularity with cigar smokers from all over the world.

BEST BRAND 2026
Best Brand Cuba 2026: Partagás Serie D
Best Brand Dom. Rep. 2026: Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente
Best Brand Honduras 2026: Leaf by Oscar Valladares Maduro
Best Brand Nicaragua 2026: Perdomo Legacy Shade Grown
Best Brand Other Countries 2026: The American, USA

BEST CIGAR 2026
Best Cigar Dom. Rep. 2026: La Aurora Family Creed Fuerte Sol
Best Cigar Honduras 2026: Plasencia Cosecha 149 Toro
Best Cigar Nicaragua 2026: Drew Estate Blackened M81 Maduro
Best Cigar Other Countries 2026: VegaFina & Great Wall Fusion Edition, China

BEST VALUE 2026
Best Value Dom. Rep. 2026: Chateau Diadem Conviction
Best Value Honduras 2026: Villa Zamorano Danlí
Best Value Nicaragua 2026: Flor de Oliva Maduro

BEST BOUTIQUE BRAND 2026
Best Boutique Brand Dom. Rep. 2026: Platinum Nova Classic
Best Boutique Brand Honduras 2026: Raíces Cubanas Clásico
Best Boutique Brand Nicaragua 2026: Karen Berger Ixtelli

BEST ACCESSORY 2026
Best Ashtray
Colibri Heritage Cube

Best Cigar Case
NRNH Galaxy Travel Humidor

Best Cutter
S.T. Dupont Double Blade Cigar Cutter

Best Electronic Humidor
Raching RR Series

Best Humidor
Boveda Humidor

Best Cigar Tool
Les Fines Lames Punch Bracelet

BEST LOUNGE 2025
Europe
The House of Grauer, Geneva, Switzerland

Asia
Vintage Cigar Lounge, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Americas
Cigar Country, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Davidoff Madison, New York City, USA

South America
The Cigar Humidor, Bogotá, Colombia

OUTSTANDING ART
Celina Turrent Cabada

CHARITY & COMMUNITY
Procigar

AMBASSADOR
Jemma Freeman

SUSTAINABILITY
DH. Signature

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Jorge Padrón