This archive describes the 291 product records in our March 2026 catalog. They carry 62 brand labels: 61 named brands plus “Various.” The tables below show how those records were distributed and what their stored ratings averaged.
Twelve records are sampler or bundle products stored under “Various” for both brand and origin. They remain in the totals, so 291 is a count of catalog records, not individual cigars or sales.
Figures corrected September 7, 2026. The underlying snapshot remains March 2026.
Origins in the archive
The stored origin field contains four named countries and the label “Various.” Here is the complete distribution:
| Stored origin | Catalog records | Share of archive | Brand labels | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 188 | 64.6% | 49 | 4.45 |
| Dominican Republic | 64 | 22.0% | 15 | 4.51 |
| Honduras | 26 | 8.9% | 11 | 4.33 |
| Various | 12 | 4.1% | 1 | 4.34 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 4.10 |
The rounded shares add to 99.9%. Brand counts overlap: a brand can have records in more than one origin group, so that column should not be added to obtain the number of distinct brands.
Nicaragua accounts for the largest part of this catalog sample. That share describes our selection, not the country's share of cigar production or sales. Brazil has just one record here; its mean summarizes that single entry, not Brazilian cigars as a whole.
The origin labels also do not establish where a cigar was manufactured or where its filler, binder or wrapper was grown. We have retained the stored values without assigning countries from blend names or inferring a majority-filler rule.
Selected brands across all origins
These 13 brands appeared in the original report. Each count and average below includes every archived record for that brand, across all origin labels. This is a selection of brands, not a ranking or the full brand list.
| Brand | Catalog records | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Fernandez | 5 | 4.42 |
| Alec Bradley | 5 | 4.48 |
| Arturo Fuente | 14 | 4.59 |
| Ashton | 7 | 4.60 |
| Camacho | 4 | 4.33 |
| Davidoff | 7 | 4.67 |
| Montecristo | 6 | 4.48 |
| My Father | 10 | 4.62 |
| Oliva | 8 | 4.49 |
| Padron | 10 | 4.73 |
| Perdomo | 11 | 4.32 |
| Rocky Patel | 10 | 4.46 |
| Tatuaje | 6 | 4.62 |
Davidoff, Ashton, Montecristo, Alec Bradley and Rocky Patel each have records under more than one origin label. Their brand averages therefore cover a different set of records from any single country row above.
The links open today's brand pages. Their current inventory and ratings may differ from this historical snapshot.
What the ratings can tell us
These are averages of the rating values stored in the archive. We have not independently verified the assessments behind those values, their review sources or how the original ratings were assigned. Each record receives equal weight, regardless of sales or review count.
The differences between group averages describe this sample. They do not show that an origin causes higher quality, that one country's cigars are better, or that a particular brand will suit every smoker. Different product selections and small groups limit those comparisons.
Methodology and downloadable data
This analysis uses all 291 catalog records preserved as of March 2026. We group records by their stored origin and brand fields, count each productId once, and calculate an unweighted arithmetic mean of the stored 0–5 ratings. Shares use 291 as the denominator; percentages are rounded to one decimal place and mean ratings to two, with exact halves rounded up.
Download the March 2026 catalog records (JSON) to reproduce both tables. The file contains the product identifier, brand, rating and origin for every record. Filter by the exact origin or brand label, count the matching records and divide their rating sum by that count to reproduce a mean.
For current browsing, use the origin map, brand index or catalog rankings. Those pages describe the current catalog; the download above is the source for this archive.