The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how well companies scored overall for the year.
Today for the first time, we take a look at the data from The Smoking Syndicate and slice it different ways. This is not meant to be an award, but a look at how scoring went, and what we can learn from it. A total of 18 cigars were reviewed on The Smoking Syndicate, resulting in an average score of 89.22.
We used the following criteria to implement the rankings
The cigar must have its score published during the 2022 adjusted Cigar Year on Cigar Coop – November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.
All cigars scored were eligible regardless of release date. The goal here is to see how the factory performed during the Cigar Coop Cigar Year.
Only data from The Smoking Syndicate reviews was considered. Data from The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable was not included, but we may add this in the future.
The following is a summary of all of the reviews from The Smoking Syndicate sorted from highest score to lowest score.
Cigar
Score
Factory
Country
Valacari The Messenger Robusto Extra (12/16/21)
93
n/a
Nicaragua
Black Works Studio Intergalactic Robusto (3/4/22)
92
Fabrica Oveja Negra
Nicaragua
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 448 (5/6/22)
92
NACSA
Nicaragua
RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Black Irish – Happy St. Patrick’s Day (3/17/22)
92
Fabrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A.
Nicaragua
Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Corojo Toro (10/19/22)
91
TABSA
Nicaragua
Drew Estate FSG 20 Acre Farm Robusto (4/15/22)
91
La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate
Nicaragua
Powstanie Wotjek 2021 (8/19/22)
91
Fabrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A.
Nicaragua
Plasencia Cosecha 149 Santa Fe (2/10/22)
91
Tabacos de Oriente
Honduras
Dapper Cigars La Madrina Shade Robusto (6/8/22)
90
NACSA
Nicaragua
Dapper Cigar Company La Madrina Toro (2/25/22)
90
NACSA
Nicaragua
Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda (4/20/22)
89
Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L
Honduras
EP Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021 Short Play (7/6/22)
89
Tabacalera La Alianza
Dominican Republic
Southern Draw Jacob’s Ladder Ascension (3/11/22)
89
Tabacalera AJ Fernandez
Nicaragua
Bolivar Lost and Found Cofradia EMS Toro (4/27/22)
88
HATSA
Honduras
Punch The People’s Champ (6/29/22)
88
HATSA
Honduras
Freud Cigar Company Superego Lonsdale (9/23/22)
87
Tabacalera William Ventura
Dominican Republic
Aganorsa Guardian of the Farm Cerberus Lonsdale (6/23/22)
84
TABSA
Nicaragua
CAO Arcana Firewalker (5/10/22)
79
HATSA
Honduras
Country of Origin
There was data from the three countries. Like the rest of Cigar Coop, the order was 1) Nicaragua; 2) Honduras; and 3) Honduras in terms of average score. Like the rest of Cigar Coop, Nicaraguan-made cigars led the way.
Country
Average
Cigars Reviewed
Nicaragua
89.50
12
Honduras
89.00
4
Dominican Republic
88.00
2
Price Range
We simplified the pricing range to use $11.00 as the midpoint. Both price ranges were close in terms of average score and cigars reviewed.
Price Range
Average
Cigar Reviewed
Under $11.00
89.38
8
$11.00 and Over
89.10
10
Factory
Due to a smaller data set, we only listed the factories that had multiple cigars that were reviewed.
Factory
Average
Cigars Reviewed
Fabrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A.
91.50
2
NACSA
90.67
3
TABSA
87.50
2
HATSA
85.00
3
Company
Due to a smaller data set, we only listed companies that had multiple cigars reviewed.
Company
Average
Cigars Reviewed
Dapper Cigar Company
90
2
Aganorsa Leaf
87.5
2
STG
85
3
Originally posted on January 20, 2023 @ 8:18 am