https://cigarandcedar.com/ The latest the index stories from Cigar & Cedar. en https://cigarandcedar.com/index/golden-band-how-we-judge/ https://cigarandcedar.com/index/golden-band-how-we-judge/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 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. https://cigarandcedar.com/index/state-of-the-leaf-2026/ https://cigarandcedar.com/index/state-of-the-leaf-2026/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 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.