The Best New Cigars of 2025
Several impressive new cigars debuted in 2025. As we look back on the great cigars we smoked over the year, it’s time for a rundown of our favorite releases. Many of today’s top cigarmakers introduced new blends and product lines worth your attention. These include famous brands, limited-edition blends, and affordable everyday cigars. Here are the top 10 new cigars that impressed us the most in 2025.
1. La Aroma de Cuba Small Batch
José ‘Pepin’ Garcia and Jaime Garcia have been producing the La Aroma de Cuba portfolio for almost two decades, and Small Batch is the most exclusive cigar they’ve created. An oily Ecuador Habano wrapper leaf, harvested from high primings, surrounds a vintage blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers cultivated on Garcia family estates in Estelí, Jalapa, Namanji, and Condega.
Every leaf of tobacco has been aged for five years and undergoes a triple fermentation to achieve an optimal profile of espresso bean, cedar, and nutmeg with intonations of Medjool date and pepper. The cigars are rolled according to the meticulous entubado method and finished with a Cuban-style triple cap. This sought-after gem comes in a gorgeous 24-count cedar chest with a piano-gloss finish. Only 2,000 boxes of a single 6-by-52 size were released. Add as many as you can fit in your humidor while they’re available.
2. La Aroma de Cuba Habano Reserve
La Aroma de Cuba Habano Reserve represents a second rarity in this renowned Cuban-legacy portfolio. A shimmering, reddish-brown Habano Rosado wrapper, grown in Ecuador, covers a delectable blend of well-aged Nicaraguan long-fillers harvested in Estelí, Jalapa, and Namanji. Talented artisans assembled this Cubanesque smoke in a single 6-by-52 Monarch limited to just 3,000 boxes of 25 for 2025, most of which have already sold.
Legendary cigarmakers Pepin and Jaime Garcia employ meaningful Cuban hallmarks in the production of Habano Reserve, including triple-fermenting every leaf of tobacco and rolling the cigars in entubado fashion. Savory notes of coffee bean, molasses, cream, cedar, and spice layer the palate throughout a complex profile. Secure this affordable rarity for your collection without hesitation. Just 3,000 total boxes of 25 were produced.
3. My Father Blue
The industry has remained abuzz since the Garcia family unveiled a new state-of-the-art factory in Honduras, and My Father Blue is the first cigar produced there. A toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper embraces a distinctive core of Honduran long-filler tobaccos harvested on Finca La Opulencia, the Garcias’ 1,000-acre farm in the Talanga region. Hearty notes of leather, cayenne, and wood mingle with hints of dried fruit and pepper in four flawless sizes. Indulge in the Garcias’ inaugural Honduran smoke with My Father Blue, another milestone from these critically acclaimed cigarmakers.
4. My Father & Tatuaje ‘La Union’ Red
My Father & Tatuaje ‘La Union’ Red is a follow-up to last year’s limited-edition ‘La Union’ Black, a project commemorating the longstanding partnership between Tatuaje brand founder Pete Johnson and Pepin and Jaime Garcia. Demand for the Garcias’ talents rapidly grew following the debut of Tatuaje cigars in 2003, the brand they have produced for Johnson for more than twenty years. Like the Black edition, ‘La Union’ Red includes two distinct cigars, one blended by Johnson and one by the Garcias. Both come in a 7.25-by-50 format, called the Prominente Especial, with a tapered head. Johnson’s blend is finished in an Ecuador Sumatra wrapper, while the Garcias’ cigar boasts an oily Connecticut Broadleaf. Both cigars rely on a proprietary blend that includes the Garcias’ special Pelo d’Oro tobacco. Despite the steep price, $60 apiece, these collectable cigars are worth acquiring.
5. Don Pepin Garcia E.R.H.
E.R.H. stands for “El Rey de los Habanos,” or King of the Cubans, the name of José ‘Pepin’ Garcia’s small cigar factory in Miami’s historic Little Havana district. The modest venture marked Pepin’s arrival as one of today’s greatest cigarmakers, following his emigration from Cuba. The Don Pepin Garcia brand has grown to include several popular blends, and E.R.H. pays homage to Pepin’s dedication to his craft and resolve to succeed in America. A robust profile of earth, oak, and cocoa reveals hints of clove and anise in three excellent sizes. An oily Ecuador Sumatra wrapper leaf conceals vintage Nicaraguan long-fillers grown on the Garcias’ vast network of tobacco farms.
6. Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Año 2025
Oliva made huge strides when Serie V Melanio earned ‘Cigar of the Year’ honors from the critics at Cigar Aficionado in 2014. For the past several years, the company has released an annual limited-edition commemorating this seminal smoke. Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Año 2025 features the same famous blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers under a glistening Ecuador Sumatra wrapper leaf. However, the 2025 edition is handcrafted in an attractive 5-by-54 Robusto Extra, rolled in a round format rather than the traditional box-pressed shape. Look for delicious notes of cedar, pepper, and leather to mingle with a touch of caramel and raisin in a smooth, full-bodied smoke, while it’s available.
7. Perdomo Legacy Shade Grown
Brand founder Nick Perdomo has been working with his son, Nick Perdomo III, for years, and Perdomo Legacy cigars comprise a special collection that Nick III created as a tribute to his father. Legacy Shade Grown showcases a Cuban-and-Cameroon-seed hybrid wrapper leaf drawn over premium Nicaraguan long-fillers handcrafted in five popular sizes. Tasting notes of cedar, cinnamon, molasses, coffee, and spice resonate throughout a mature profile blended from Perdomo’s finest tobaccos. Legacy Shade Grown is one of three new blends in a series that includes Legacy Connecticut and Legacy Maduro cigars. Savor a rare cigar from a close-knit family brand that has grown tremendously over the past three decades.
8. Plasencia Alma del Cielo
The newest Plasencia cigar, Alma del Cielo, translates to “soul of the sky” and is a reference to the Plasencia family’s San Julián farm, located 3500 feet above sea level in Nicaragua’s fertile and mountainous landscape. Alma del Cielo cigars are blended from tobaccos grown exclusively on Plasencia estates, including the San Julián farm, and a Jalapa wrapper. Refined notes of cinnamon, pepper, leather, and plum unfold in three meticulously handcrafted sizes. Explore another small-batch smoke from the legendary Plascencia family with Alma del Cielo.
9. New World Decenio by AJ Fernandez
It’s hard to believe New World cigars have been around for ten years, but AJ Fernandez celebrates a decade of one of his most popular brands with New World Decenio, which means “decade” in Spanish. This dark and intriguing smoke shimmers with a San Andrés wrapper leaf over a complex core of Nicaraguan and Honduran long-filler tobaccos aged for optimal smoothness. Notes of black pepper, dark cocoa, espresso bean, and mesquite characterize the classic taste of San Andrés tobacco in a fitting profile handmade in three exquisite sizes.
10. Villiger Royal Estates
Villiger Royal Estates cigars fulfill a valuable budget niche, with an exceptional handcrafted Dominican profile. A gingerbread-hued Ecuador Habano wrapper leaf conceals a balanced interior of premium Dominican and Nicaraguan long-filler tobaccos matured for maximum smoothness. Elegant notes of cedar, leather, cocoa, and spice impart a subtle undercurrent of hickory in five classic sizes available at a huge discount when you buy a full box. The Villiger portfolio is home to several affordable blends, and Royal Estates represents a new crown jewel for aficionados seeking high-quality, consistent cigars at a reasonable price.
The Bottom Line
Keep a cigar journal and snap a picture of any new releases you smoke during the year to keep track of your favorites. Knowing key details about your favorite cigars, such as who blended them, where the wrapper leaves are grown, and what kind of tobaccos are on the inside, can guide you to other new cigars to try. In the meantime, ring in the New Year with our top picks for 2025 and look forward to a full lineup of new cigars in 2026.
