Cigar Aficionado

[Buhz]

I've noticed this too, last couple issues non cubans have been some of the higher rated smokes. Supposedly cA does all it's tasting blind, with a panel of judges and the results averaged. This should eliminate any bias the manufacturer could have on the judges. I've had some awesome non cuban smokes recently so I think the companies are coming into their own with the production reaching a mature stage.

Or the whole thing is rigged and cA is getting kick backs.

[mithril]

i think that its because the other companies are just getting better. they realize that they need better products to compete with cubans.

[55Kingpin]

Could quite possibly be the lower qc and overall quality of some the more recent cubans.....

Then again I sometimes find it hard to believe a magazine 100% of the time.

[Ghost Train]

A cigar is just like any other fine merchandise. The product can only be as good as its maker. The non-cuban companies must be putting more effort in producing a great cigar.