VegaFina Year of the Snake 2025
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SIZE: 46 x 159mm (6 ¼”)
PRICE: $ – | € 11.5
TIME: 1h10min
COUNTRY: Dominican Rep.
WRAPPER: Ecuador
BINDER: Nicaragua
FILLER: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua
The cigar celebrates the Chinese New Year 2025. In Chinese culture, the snake symbolizes wisdom, intuition, and renewal. A distinctive feature is the double pigtail, which mimics a snake’s tongue, giving the cigar a unique appearance. The cigar delivers a deep and structured smoke, capable of improving puff after puff.
The opening is earthy. Dark chocolate, roasted coffee, and hints of spices and nuts are added, followed by rich dark chocolate and roasted coffee notes. The spices intensify, delivering a mix of black pepper and hot spices.
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HOW ARE THE AWARDS MADE?
Those who scored the highest among the cigars tested during the year in blind tastings and reviews get re-selected. These products are then tested once again in a new blind tasting, which means not knowing what they are during the tasting. The test results are then compared, and the TOP 5 are created.
Since 2015, CigarsLover Magazine has focused on terroirs in order to give the right space to all the producing countries. From 2018, the TOP 5 were paired with the TOP 50, which lists the 50 best cigars without distinction of origin. Together with the Best Brands, the Best, and the best Boutique Brands, this list will be published in CigarsLover Magazine issue #5.