Cigar Journal Magazine - Autumn Edition 2025

Travel with Cigar Journal – they give you a global overview of what is moving the cigar industry. Once again, Cigar Journal have gathered exciting stories, background knowledge, and information on our passion, smoking cigars, from all corners of the world.

Reports and pairings, interviews and cigar knowledge, along with many other stories, await you in this issue of Cigar Journal 2025. 

COVER STORY – Tabacalera El Artista: Ram Rodríguez takes over the life’s work of his father
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CIGAR INDUSTRY: Manifatture Sigaro Toscano/Oliva Cigar: Two Companies under the Microscope.
PAIRING – Champagne & Cigars: Bubbles of Smoke
CIGAR DESTINATIONS: Colombia and Slovakia
CIGAR KNOWLEDGE: Wrapper leaf from Partido

In this issue two cigars were awarded an outstanding 94 points: the EL PULPO THE EEL LANCERO and the PERDOMO 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUN GROWN TORPEDO. Four cigars received 93 points each: the DAVIDOFF THE CHEFS EDITION LIMITED EDITION 2025, the DUNBARTON MI QUERIDA BLACK PAPASAKA, the OLIVA SERIE V 135 ANIVERSARIO EDICIÓN REAL, and the PLASENCIA COSECHA 151 SAN DIEGO.