Awards

As noted earlier, for the first time in quite some time, there were a lot of cigars that scored 91 points or higher and eligible…

There are no strict guidelines for company of the year. We simply ask each of our reviewers to judge every cigar company on how they…

There are some that look forward to this award even more than our top 25 list, and I understand why. Factory of the Year isn’t…

Launching a new company is a significant challenge, a big part of which is making sure that what you promise gets delivered and that there…

It’s time to kick off our annual awards here at halfwheel and as such, we start with what is pretty. This is the fourth year for…

The statistical analysis of a highly imperfect system is back. For the last four years we’ve published The Consensus, a statistical analysis of combining all the…

Statistically, this past year was fascinating as far as the quality of cigars in relation to this site’s ratings. The staff is pretty much in…

There is no strict set of guidelines as to what makes a company rise to the level of being deserving of this award; it is…

As we’ve done for the past few years, it’s the end of another year and time to reevaluate the best of what the cigar industry…

It was an interesting year for new cigar companies. We as a staff probably spent more time determining what the rules were for eligibility than…

We aren’t into turning any of these yearly awards into any more posts than they need to be, although we do appreciate breaking it up,…