Top 5 San Cristobal Cigars
When you’re in search of the best Nicaraguan cigars to smoke, the San Cristobal brand belongs on your shopping list. San Cristobal cigars are blended by esteemed father-and-son cigarmakers Pepin and Jaime Garcia in Estelí, Nicaragua, for the Levin family, the owners of Ashton and La Aroma de Cuba. After collaborating with the Garcia family to create a new line for their portfolio, the Levins launched San Cristobal in 2007 to meet the growing demand for premium Nicaraguan cigars. The brand has become immensely popular, especially among cigar lovers who enjoy top-rated blends from My Father, Padrón, and Oliva.
San Cristobal cigars reflect the Garcias’ high standards for quality and taste. Every leaf of tobacco is triple-fermented and aged for a minimum of five years. Expert artisans handcraft San Cristobal using the entubado method, ensuring flawless airflow and performance. The rollers finish every cigar with a traditional Cuban-style triple cap on the head. The portfolio features rich, smooth profiles blended for a range of palates. Explore this critically acclaimed, Cubanesque collection with our overview of the top San Cristobal cigars.
1. San Cristobal Golden Hour
San Cristobal Golden Hour pays homage to the mesmerizing moment when day meets dusk, and the sun casts a brilliant cascade of color and light over the horizon. An oily, reddish-brown Ecuador Habano Rosado wrapper leaf, cultivated in nutrient-rich fields in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, embraces vintage Nicaraguan long-fillers harvested on Garcia family estates in Estelí, Jalapa, Namanji, and Condega. Golden Hour enchants the palate in six excellent sizes with savory notes of cedar, cinnamon, coffee bean, molasses, and spice throughout a medium to full-bodied smoke.
2. San Cristobal
The original San Cristobal blend makes a big impression with a powerful, deep profile of dark chocolate, walnut, black pepper, and espresso bean, with hints of black cherry. A thick, oily Ecuador Habano Oscuro wrapper leaf, aged for maximum smoothness, surrounds a well-aged blend of premium Nicaraguan long-fillers grown on Garcia family farms. The first San Cristobal blend unfolds with bold, satisfying taste, ideal for enjoying after a meal with a vintage whiskey. Savor this spicy 93-rated smoke in seven classic sizes.
3. San Cristobal Revelation
A toothy, milk-chocolate-hued Ecuador Sumatra wrapper veils an incredible blend of premium Nicaraguan long-fillers in San Cristobal Revelation. This versatile masterpiece pleases the senses with a creamy profile of cocoa, cedar, cinnamon, smoked almond, and black pepper, leading to a polished finish you can relish over and over. The 93-rated Revelation enjoys a large, loyal audience among newer and more sophisticated connoisseurs.
4. San Cristobal Quintessence
In 2021, Cigar Aficionado rated San Cristobal Quintessence 95 points and crowned it the ‘#3 Cigar of the Year.’ An oily Cuban-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador harmonizes perfectly with a balanced blend of select Nicaraguan long-fillers matured to deliver enticing flavor and aroma. Notes of coffee bean, cocoa, cedar, and molasses layer the palate with Pepin’s signature spice before a resounding finish lingers in six traditional sizes.
5. San Cristobal Elegancia
A golden-blond Connecticut-seed wrapper, harvested in Ecuador, embraces a creamy amalgam of vintage Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos in San Cristobal Elegancia. Tasting notes of cashew, almond, coffee bean, and white pepper layer the taste buds in luscious proportions across six excellent sizes. Elegancia is a superb introduction to premium Nicaraguan tobaccos for beginners and new cigar lovers developing their palates.
Explore San Cristobal Cigar Samplers
Tour the San Cristobal portfolio with one of our top-selling samplers, including the San Cristobal 5-Cigar Assortment or the San Cristobal Fresh Pack Sampler, which comes in a convenient humidified sleeve that keeps the cigars fresh for one year unopened or 90 days after the first use, making it perfect for gift-giving and travel. The San Cristobal 60-ring Assortment was curated for fans of big-ring cigars and six 60-ring gems across three core blends.
The San Cristobal ‘Paradise’ Assortment is another attractive gift option, with five unique cigars and a reliable Jetline Prestige Double Torch Lighter. The La Aroma de Cuba / San Cristobal ’93-95 Rated’ Collection features the original San Cristobal and Quintessence with three top-rated La Aroma de Cuba cigars, also blended and produced in Nicaragua by Pepin and Jaime Garcia. And if you prefer a larger quantity of cigars to share with your friends, consider the 20-cigar San Cristobal Monster Deal, featuring four core blends, with five Toros in each recipe, for an excellent value.
