Best Cigars to Gift for Valentine's Day
When the love of your life is a cigar lover, surprising your main squeeze with fine cigars on Valentine’s Day is better than a box of chocolates. For many who want to buy cigars as gifts, navigating all the brands and blends out there can be daunting. Cigar samplers make the best impressions because they include an assortment of different cigars.
Instead of scrolling over your smartphone for hours trying to decide what cigars to get for Valentine’s Day, hit the express checkout lane with one of our fast and furious sampler recommendations below, and get back to booking your dinner reservations before all the fancy bistros fill up and you’re stuck settling for a candlelit buffet. Fire up the heart-shaped hot-tub with a fat squirt of Calgon and hand your honey a premium handmade from our list of the best Valentine’s Day cigars money can buy.
#1 - La Aroma de Cuba 5-Cigar Assortment
Inside the La Aroma de Cuba 5-Cigar Assortment, top-selling blends like the 95-rated La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor inspire romance by their very name. Two Mi Amor sizes join the original 93-rated La Aroma de Cuba, the 94-rated Mi Amor Reserva, and the recently reblended, 94-rated La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial. Zesty, woody, and sweet flavors characterize an excellent collection of Nicaraguan cigars blended by award-winning cigar-maker Pepin Garcia. Impress your significant other for just $36.99.
#2 - Ashton 5-Cigar Assortment
Five world-renowned Dominican cigars make up the Ashton 5-Cigar Assortment in a collection blended by legendary cigar-maker Carlito Fuente. Mild, medium, and full-bodied masterpieces include the 94-rated Ashton VSG, 94-rated Ashton Heritage, 92-rated Ashton Aged Maduro, 91-rated Ashton Cabinet, and the iconic Ashton Classic. Silky, creamy, and succulent tasting notes resonate with savory intrigue for $52.99.
#3 - Arturo Fuente ‘Xtremely Rare’ Sampler
The Arturo Fuente ‘Xtremely Rare’ Sampler hosts impressive, hard-to-find rarities like Fuente Fuente Opus X and Arturo Fuente Magnum R with iconic classics, including Arturo Fuente Hemingway and Arturo Fuente Chateau Series in a famous 10-cigar lineup. Surprise your sweetheart with a collection of benchmark Dominican cigars blended to deliver legendary profiles with notes of nuts, cedar, leather, cocoa, and toasted Dominican spices. Get one while we got ‘em. This sampler sells out fast for $129.95.
#4 - Padron Collection Maduro Sampler
Let your better half tour Padron’s finest in the comprehensive Padron Collection with a series of decadent Nicaraguan cigars drafted in a Maduro wrapper leaf. The creamier Padron Damaso is also included with a Connecticut-seed wrapper. The original Padron blend sits beside the brand’s rare and award-winning Family Reserve, 1926 Series, and 1964 Anniversary cigars. This coveted variety includes numerous ‘#1 Cigar of the Year’ titleholders guaranteed to make your favorite cigar lover blush for $84.55. Tasting notes of dark chocolate, wood, and leather leave an indulgent aftertaste.
#5 - Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sampler
Nick Perdomo presents his bestselling 10th Anniversary blend in a 6-cigar collection featuring the brand’s most popular wrapper varietals: Ecuador Connecticut, Nicaraguan, and Sun Grown. Meticulous flavor and construction meet in an earthy and spicy array of cool-burning 6 x 54 Epicures. Tasting notes of almonds, white pepper, hickory, and cedar accompany Perdomo’s signature Nicaraguan zest for $39.95.
