Cigar & Cedar
The Index
The publication's franchises: the State of the Leaf survey and the Golden Band judging protocol, published before a single ballot is cast.
The Index
The Golden Band: How We Judge
Our annual ranking publishes its protocol before a single cigar is smoked: the panel, the blind rounds, the ballots, the conflicts. Rankings are never sold.
The Index
The State of the Leaf 2026: The Survey Begins
No public dataset describes the premium cigar industry as a whole. This winter we field the first annual survey of makers, retailers, and smokers. Here is what it will measure, and why.