The invention belongs to the field of cigarette essences, and discloses a cigarette essence containing lucid ganoderma fermentation broth and a preparation method thereof. The cigarette essence is composed of the following components: lucid ganoderma fermentation broth, vanilla tincture, tonka bean tincture, benzaldehyde, benzoin paste, rum ether, vanillin, nutmeg tincture, clove oil, lemon oil, iris tectorum extract, ethyl nonylate, heliotropin, angelica polyclada tincture, and fennel tincture. The preparation method of the cigarette essence comprises steps of fermentation and mixing. The prepared cigarette essence has a soft and fine taste, clean and comfortable aftertaste, and special lucid ganoderma fragrance. Moreover, the preparation method is simple, the product quality is stable, and the cigarette essence can be widely used in cigarette industry.