....and the Cigar Afficianado #1 for 2012 is...

[RobR1205]

Originally Posted by T.G

The list isn't formed from all the cigars out there, just all the cigars that they tested that year, typically new stuff, or new sizes in existing lines. Past that, it's just multi-round blind or double-blind (not sure which they use offhand) tasting & elimination.

Ah I see now. That makes sense...probably the reason why the top 25 don't keep coming back every year in more or less the same order.