Cuban cigars are best, it's official

[nicwing]

Just seen this on Facebook:

This chart, which ranges from 1992 to 2012, shows Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider scores from major cigar countries.

In 20 years, Cigar Aficionado has rated 15k cigars. Aside from a few years in the mid-2000s, Cuban cigars have consistently rated the highest.

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[nicwing]

Do you think Mexican refers to those glass top Cohiba's?

[cigarsam]

Nice research! Interesting that USA does so well... do you think the tasters are bias when reviewing Cubans?

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[SmokeyDave]

Nice find Nic.

I find that the American palette likes a lot more kick/pepperiness in their smokes compared to Cubans, going on the cigars I've tied so far.

Not that I've tried many NC's

[monkey66]

What I find astounding (and a bit silly) is the average score is around 90 (or 9 out of 10).

Now to my mind a normal (perfectly good) stick is a 5 or 6, a really good stick is a 7 or 8, and for a 9 or more it would have to be up there with the best. I think I probably smoke 1 or 2 '9's' a year and perhaps one "10" (if I am lucky).

[Simon Bolivar]

+1 to Monkey's comment. I mark out of 100 & my highest score so far is is 98 & only 5 over 95. Now to be 100 in IMHO means it's absolutely perfect but how can you compare if you haven't had an absolutely perfect cigar? I think it's like the teenage question of am I really in love for the first time, when you haven't known such feelings before. You only tend to know/appreciate these things afterwards looking back. Looking back I have had more perfect cigar moments but scoring system will stay as it is for now.

PS Yes they are biased & most yrs there's only one or two Havanas in their top ten, how's that consistant with this graph?