Best Nicaraguan cigars

Cigars made in Nicaragua, ranked by The Cigar Score. Nicaragua, especially the area around Estelí, is home to many of the factories behind today's top-rated cigars.

38 cigars · ranked live from The Cigar Score · updated Nov 14, 2026

Quick answer

1Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua · score 95
2Padrón Serie 1926 · score 95
3My Father The Judge · score 94

All 38, ranked

1Montecristo 1935 Anniversary NicaraguaMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources95 2

Padrón Serie 1926Medium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources95 3

My Father The JudgeMedium to Full · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua4 sources94 4

Tatuaje BlackMedium · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources93 5

Oliva Serie V Melanio MaduroMedium · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources93 6

Rocky Patel EmeraldMedium to Full · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua4 sources93 7The Wise Man MaduroMedium to Full · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources93 8Trinidad Espíritu Series No. 3Medium to Full · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources92 9Blackened M81Medium to Full · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources92 10

Plasencia Alma FuerteMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources92 11Liga Privada T52Medium to Full · USA wrapperNicaragua2 sources92 12El PulpoMedium to Full · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources91 13

Plasencia Alma del FuegoMedium · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources91 14

Padrón 1964 Anniversary SeriesMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua1 source91 15

Oliva Serie V MelanioMedium to Full · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua1 source91 16

Oliva Serie VMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua1 source91 17Aging Room Quattro NicaraguaMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua1 source91 18

La Aroma de Cuba Mi AmorMedium to Full · Mexico wrapperNicaragua1 source91 19San Cristobal QuintessenceMedium to Full · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua1 source91 20

Ferio Tego TimelessMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua1 source91 21Brick HouseMedium · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua1 source91 22Viva La VidaMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua1 source91 23Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real NicaraguaMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua1 source91 24

Joya de Nicaragua Joya SilverMedium to Full · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua1 source91 25Ramon Allones by AJ FernandezMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources91 26

A.J. Fernandez Nasser The GoatMedium to Full · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources91 27

La Aroma de CubaFull · USA wrapperNicaragua1 source90 28Herrera Estelí NorteñoFull · Mexico wrapperNicaragua1 source90 29

La Aroma de Cuba PasiónMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 30

AJ Fernandez New World DoradoMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 31

Alec Bradley Project 40Mild to Medium · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 32Punch DiabloMedium to Full · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 33Olmec MaduroFull · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 34Olmec ClaroMedium · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 35Highclere Castle VictorianMedium · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua2 sources90 36Foreign AffairMedium · Ecuador wrapperNicaragua2 sources89 37Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua ConcertoMedium to Full · Nicaragua wrapperNicaragua3 sources89 38

Joya de Nicaragua Joya BlackMedium · Mexico wrapperNicaragua2 sources89

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Questions people ask

Does "Nicaraguan cigar" mean all the tobacco is Nicaraguan?

Not always. Here it means the cigar is made in Nicaragua. Some use wrappers grown elsewhere, such as Ecuador or Mexico. A cigar made entirely from one country's tobacco is often called a puro.

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