Our knowledgeable staff gets together once a month to shoot the breeze, talk football, down a few cold ones and to pick out some cigars that we think embody exceptional quality, taste and value. These are our favorites and are generally what we ourselves smoke and highly recommend.

We come to a consensus and than Sam, with the only vote that counts, exercises dictatorial power and decides which cigars make the grade.

Seriously, we're constantly updating and changing these selections as new cigars and sales become available. There are no 2^nd place cigars here, only what we feel are dead bang winners. Please note, none of our own Black Cat cigars are eligible for this list (even though they are great) because we strive to remain impartial.

And the winners are (alphabetically)...