Fall Season Cigar Buying Guide
As much as we love being on the golf course, the beach, and the boat all summer, fall is the best time of the year to smoke cigars for many – inside or out. Kicking back on the porch in cooler weather, watching football, and pouring a snifter of cognac beside a roaring fire place are picture-perfect scenes for smoking a cigar. Restock your humidor with the best cigars to smoke this fall. We’ve outlined some excellent choices in our Fall Season Cigar Buying Guide.
#1 - Ashton Aged Maduro
Ashton Aged Maduro is an excellent cigar to smoke in the fall thanks to a mature profile of molasses, black pepper, dark chocolate, and notes of fresh ground coffee. An oily and toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper encapsulates a succulent core of premium aged Dominican binder and filler tobaccos. The 92-rated cigar has been around more than thirty years and is handcrafted in a collection of classic shapes. Enjoy Ashton Aged Maduro equally with a bourbon, port, rum, or a cup of hot cocoa.
#2 - Arturo Fuente Hemingway
Arturo Fuente Hemingway is blended by legendary cigar-maker Carlito Fuente in the Dominican Republic from a vintage Cameroon wrapper leaf and a balanced recipe of premium Dominican binder and filler tobaccos. A luscious profile of cinnamon, cedar, nuts, and baking spices compliments a bourbon or cognac nightcap just as well as a hot cup of tea or coffee with cream in the morning. The blend is handmade in an iconic collection of Figurado formats like the Short Story, Signature, and Work of Art, which scored 94 points and a ‘Top 10’ ranking in Cigar Aficionado in 2019.
#3 - La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse
A glistening Cuban-seed wrapper leaf cultivated in Ecuador embraces a magnificent recipe of premium aged Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos in an ultra-rare cigar blended by award-winning cigar-maker Jose ‘Pepin’ Garcia. A creamy, floral profile of almonds, cashews, and cedar harbors marvelous Nicaraguan spices in a trio of classic shapes. La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse is a top-shelf limited edition you can pair with a versatile selection of cocktails and spirits. Celebrate your next special occasions this fall with Noblesse and a glass of Angel’s Envy or a classic Old Fashioned.
#4 - San Cristobal
A spicy, woody, and hearty profile of black pepper, espresso beans, black cherries, and earth emerges with leathery texture and aroma in a full-bodied finish. Master cigar-maker Jose ‘Pepin’ Garcia blends San Cristobal from a bold recipe of vintage Nicaraguan long-fillers beneath a dark and lustrous Nicaraguan wrapper leaf. Break out a peaty scotch like Laphroaig or Lagavulin and fire up the fireplace before you get cozy with San Cristobal in your favorite armchair.
#5 - Oliva Master Blends 3
Oliva Master Blends 3 is a small batch cigar handmade from an ultra-rare blend of well-aged Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos tucked beneath a shimmering Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The 92-rated gem is crafted in a collection of popular formats. Tasting notes of dark chocolate, coffee beans, leather, and brown sugar layer the palate with mouthwatering aroma and balance. Oliva Master Blends 3 matches up with a glass of Blanton’s or a Graham’s Tawny Port wonderfully.
#6 - Flor de las Antillas
A reddish-brown Sun Grown Nicaraguan wrapper leaf hugs an ample recipe of premium Nicaraguan long-fillers in a 96-rated, former ‘#1 Cigar of the Year’ titleholder blended by the Garcia family in Estelí, Nicaragua. A superb profile of cedar, cayenne pepper, nuts, and cocoa culminates in a zesty and creamy finish. Prep your palate with a pumpkin spice latte in the morning or a glass of Woodford Reserve after dinner.
#7 - Rocky Patel Renaissance Maduro
Rocky Patel Renaissance Maduro hails from Rocky’s bestselling 90-rated Renaissance franchise with a succulent Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a complex core of Nicaraguan and Honduran binder and filler tobaccos. Tasting notes of black currant, raisins, dark chocolate, and earthy spices emerge in a collection of popular and balanced shapes. Because the brand was repackaged in bundles in lieu of boxes a few years back, you can score one of Rocky’s top sellers at rock-bottom prices around the clock. Rocky Patel Renaissance Maduro straddles the barrier between a special occasion smoke and a cigar you can chomp on while you’re raking the leaves. Top off the coolerdor with top-shelf taste at yard ‘gar prices from Rocky today.
