Sources
73 sources from the research baseline. Grades run from A (official or primary) to D. Sources marked "awaiting re-check" were seen only in search results and are not cited anywhere until reopened.
| Source | Publisher | Type | Grade | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Story | Aganorsa Leaf | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| About AJ Fernandez | AJ Fernandez Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Academic article on Tabacalera Tambor de Estelí (AMELICA) | AMELICA / UNAN | academic | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Blind Man's Puff — about / team Awaiting re-check: not cited | Blind Man's Puff | publication site | C | 2026-10-15 |
| A Cigar, A Dog, A Day at a Nicaraguan Cigar Factory | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| A Visit to Mombacho Cigars | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| A Walking Tour of Plasencia's Nicaraguan Factory and Fields Awaiting re-check: not cited | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Best Cigars of 2022 | Cigar Aficionado | award | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Best Cigars of 2024 | Cigar Aficionado | award | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Cigar Imports Rise: 2024 Ends With Small Gain Awaiting re-check: not cited | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Exclusive: JC Newman Opens Nicaraguan Cigar Factory | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Foundation Cigar Co. company page | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Fuente Begins Construction of Nicaraguan Cigar Factory | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Luciano Cigars Shifts Production to New Location | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Oliva Cigar Acquired by European Cigar Company | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Q&A: An Interview with Jorge Padron | Cigar Aficionado | interview | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Swisher International Acquiring Drew Estate | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| The Best Cigars of 2025 | Cigar Aficionado | award | A | 2026-10-15 |
| The Best Cigars of the Year (2023) | Cigar Aficionado | award | A | 2026-10-15 |
| The Cigar of the Year Collection | Cigar Aficionado | award | A | 2026-10-15 |
| The Padron Family: A Nicaraguan Legacy | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| The World According to Perdomo | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Villiger Opens Factory in Nicaragua | Cigar Aficionado | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Cigar Aficionado | Cigar Aficionado / M. Shanken Communications | publication site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Cigar Coop | Cigar Coop | publication site | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Cigar Review: Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf TABSA Dharma No. 3 | Cigar Coop | review | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Mombacho/Favilli Closes Operations | Cigar Coop | trade media | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Prime Time Awards 2019: Small/Medium Factory of the Year – Fábrica Oveja Negra | Cigar Coop | award | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Rating Guide | Cigar Coop | methodology | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Cigar Journal | Cigar Journal | publication site | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Interview: José Orlando Padrón | Cigar Journal | interview | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Plasencia Cigars: The 5th Generation of Family Business | Cigar Journal | trade media | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Developing Palates — team Awaiting re-check: not cited | Developing Palates | publication site | C | 2026-10-15 |
| Doña Elba Cigars homepage | Doña Elba Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| About Drew Estate | Drew Estate | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Mi Querida | Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| About | Esteban Carreras | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Factory | Fábrica Oveja Negra / Black Label Trading Co. | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Facebook public page data via Apify apify/facebook-pages-scraper (run JTLaOcn1ZfZogwCeG) | Facebook (via Apify) | social dataset | C | 2026-10-15 |
| About Garmendia Cigars | Garmendia Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Google Ads Keyword Planner (12-mo avg Oct 2025–Sep 2026), via Ryze AI connector, customer 7407323137, English, all locations | Google Ads Keyword Planner | keyword tool | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Google Maps listings via Apify compass/crawler-google-places (runs BPCr5eGiwWEIsYYKV, JZosiP2CVZ2klpNUn, dWjvukTvbzTwqPVyB, hh53oDilRlWIHErqJ, VngWIO4ICs8tyKB6N et al.) | Google Maps (via Apify) | listing dataset | C | 2026-10-15 |
| 601 Murcielago Production Moving Factories | halfwheel | trade media | B | 2026-10-15 |
| About halfwheel Awaiting re-check: not cited | halfwheel | publication site | B | 2026-10-15 |
| ACE Prime Rebrands as Luciano Cigars | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Arturo Fuente Breaking Ground on Nicaragua Factory Targeted for 2024 | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Claudio Sgroi Leaving Mombacho Cigars S.A. | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Foundation Leaves Aganorsa, Announces New Blends from My Father Cigars S.A. | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Foundation Ships El Güegüense | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| HVC Announces New Factory, Selección No. 1 Release | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| J. Cortès Completes Oliva Acquisition | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Larry Palombo Joins NACSA | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Peter James Emergence Sublime (review, 86) | halfwheel | review | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Review Manifesto | halfwheel | methodology | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Rocky Patel Plans New 60,000 Cigar-Per-Day Factory for Nicaragua | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Top 25 Cigars of 2025 | halfwheel | award | A | 2026-10-15 |
| West Tampa Tobacco Co. Begins Shipping White, Black Lines | halfwheel | trade media | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Instagram public profile data via Apify apify/instagram-profile-scraper | Instagram (via Apify) | social dataset | C | 2026-10-15 |
| J.C. Newman PENSA | J.C. Newman Cigar Co. | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Joya de Nicaragua homepage | Joya de Nicaragua | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Our History | Joya de Nicaragua | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| King David Cigars homepage | King David Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Pichardo Cigars Are Now Tiago Cigars | Luciano Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| About My Father Cigars | My Father Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Padrón homepage | Padrón Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| The Perdomo Way Awaiting re-check: not cited | Perdomo Cigars | official site | B | 2026-10-15 |
| Plasencia Cigars homepage | Plasencia Cigars | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Know More | Puro Sabor Cigar Festival | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Cigar Factory Nicaragua | Rocky Patel | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquires two cigar factories in Central America | Scandinavian Tobacco Group | press release | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Tabacalera Hernández homepage | Tabacalera Hernández | official site | A | 2026-10-15 |
| Villiger's Grand Opening (press release) | Villiger | press release | A | 2026-10-15 |
| YouTube search results via Apify delicious_zebu/youtube-video-scraper-by-keyword (run PWKv2ifZLvLD1Hyx9) | YouTube (via Apify) | video dataset | C | 2026-10-15 |