Cigar Aficionado's highest honor of 2020 went to a robusto. The E.P. Carrillo Pledge Prequel Robusto (5 x 50) was named its No. 1 Cigar of the Year, rated 98, one of the highest scores the magazine gives.
It is box-pressed, with a dark Connecticut Habano maduro wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and Nicaraguan filler, made in the Dominican Republic. Dark chocolate, black pepper, sweet spice and roasted nuts, at a medium-full body that stays balanced from the first puff. About 55 minutes, a Power Hour smoke on the Burn Clock.
The size that makes a 98 easy to fit into a weeknight after dinner. Pair it with an aged cognac, a port or an espresso. Boxes of 20. Explore more top-rated cigars and maduro cigars.
