Best Beginner Cigars

New to cigars? Start mild, start smooth, and don’t overthink it. These are the cigars I’d actually hand a first-timer — approachable, forgiving, and unlikely to wreck your palate (or your evening).

  1. Shade to Black — 5/5 Bands
    Drew Estate · $4.16
  2. The Grand Offering — 5/5 Bands
    My Father · $6.94
  3. Fat Bottom Habano — 4/5 Bands
    Rocky Patel · $5.49
  4. Sometimes Quiet Wins — 4/5 Bands
    La Palina · $3.30
  5. Plum and a Passport — 4/5 Bands
    Macanudo
  6. Lawyer, Statesman, and Diplomat — 4/5 Bands
    Henry Clay · $5.43
  7. Reserva De Cuba — 4/5 Bands
    La Aroma de Cuba · $8.88
  8. Familiar Roads and Unrealistic Expectations — 4/5 Bands
    Perdomo
  9. The One That Almost Wasn’t — 3/5 Bands
    Aladino (JRE Tobacco) · $13.50
  10. To Bariay, or not to Bariay — 3/5 Bands
    Bariay · $14.43
  11. The Connecticut That Forgot to Be Gentle — 3/5 Bands
    Perdomo · $7.76
  12. A Thousand Days — 3/5 Bands
    Crowned Heads · $3.88
  13. Crowned Heads Serie E Sublime — 3/5 Bands
    Crowned Heads · $4.44
  14. Behold the Bariay — 3/5 Bands
    Bariay · $14.43
  15. Chemistry not Quality — 3/5 Bands
    Arturo Fuente · $15.18
  16. A Fuente on a Friday — 3/5 Bands
    Arturo Fuente · $15.45
  17. Cigaro De Mayo — 3/5 Bands
    Rojas Cigars · $15.43

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