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In what could be called a special edition of a special edition, the new Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva GT20 is a single-size toro that’s made with the same blend as the previous Antaño Gran Reserva, only with older tobaccos.
The Antaño Gran Reserva GT20 was created to celebrate 20 years of the Antaño 1970 brand, which debuted at the 2001 RTDA trade show (now called the PCA). In 2005, Joya de Nicaragua released the Antaño Gran Reserva in three sizes as a limited edition with an all-Nicaraguan blend. Then, in 2017, the Gran Reserva returned as regular-production brand. Now, the Gran Reserva GT20 features the same blend with older tobaccos that Joya de Nicaragua says have been “aged for more than five years.”
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These ratings indicate a high level of quality throughout the cigar market, as 109 of the 267 cigars we rated (41 percent) scored 90 points or higher. And 66 cigars scored 91 points or higher, earning our accolade of Humidor Selection. Every major cigar-producing country contributed cigars to that list, though 30 of the cigars in this segment hail from Nicaragua. Currently, Nicaragua exports more premium cigars to the U.S. than any other country, and its proliferation of high ratings speaks to both the high quality of tobacco on the agricultural end as well as meticulous cigar production on the industrial side.
If you’re looking for a 90 pointer, you’re more likely to find it from Cuba than any other country. We rated 24 Cuban cigars this year, and 16 of them (66.7 percent) scored 90 points or higher, a larger percentage of 90s than any other major cigar-producing country. (Though 80 percent of the Mexican cigars rated this year scored more than 90 points, we only tested f