Top 10 Best Cigars For Hunting

1. Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro

Once a limited yearly production, the Melanio Maduro became part of Oliva’s regular production relatively recently. Like the regular Melanio blend, it’s a box-pressed cigar but instead features an oily Mexican San Andrès wrapper.

It’s a wonderfully rich blend with deep flavours of molasses, nuts, and liquorice. However, it’s balanced and doesn’t overwhelm the smoker with excessive strength. An overall great option for those who enjoy cognac or dark and aged spirits with their cigar.

2. Plasencia Alma del Fuego

This Nicaraguan puro is an absolute treat for the seasoned cigar enthusiast. Its verbose yet balanced flavours deliver spices, espresso, liquorice, and wood.

It’s a fantastic cigar for hunting thanks to its rustic appearance. Indeed, you can’t go wrong with an Alma del Fuego by a roaring fire with a glass of something comforting.

3. Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown

Often overlooked by the Connecticut version, the Sun Grown offers a vibrant bouquet of spices as well as gourmand oud and coffee notes. If you’re hunting with friends, it can be purchased in a stylish gift pack of five cigars.

Each cigar is individually packaged in a small box. These are great keepsakes, especially if the hunt was to mark a special occasion!

4. Davidoff Millennium

Featuring a unique Ecuadorian wrapper made from tobacco cultivated in a specific iron-rich plot of land, the Millennium is a refined yet characterful cigar. Meanwhile, its filler consists of San Vicente Ligero, Piloto Seco and Ligero, and a hybrid Olor-Pilot Seco.

If you’re looking for a more premium experience, it’s one of our favourite choices and an elegant choice for the connoisseur. It offers a bold yet refined smoke with caramelised notes of chocolate and roasted coffee with a sweet, spicy finish.

5. JC Newman The American

The aptly-named The American is a 100% USA puro. Everything about the cigar from the tobacco to the wrapper is truly American. It’s a unique blend with Connecticut Havana Seed and Pennsylvanian Mennonite filler with a Connecticut broadleaf binder.

Meanwhile, the cigar is the first to feature Florida Sun Grown tobacco. It’s a mature cigar with gourmand flavours such as molasses and chocolate. Therefore, it’s perfect for warming you up after a hunt.

6. Rocky Patel Vintage 1990

A classic cigar blend, the Vintage 1990 features a rich 12-year old Honduran Maduro broadleaf wrapper. It has a surprisingly sweet flavour with caramelised notes of coffee, cacao, and spice.

Like The American above, it’s warming and comforting for a crisp night inside a hunting lodge. We’ve also found that it pairs very well with sloe gin. Meanwhile, it’s quite affordable and can sometimes be picked up on special offers!

7. Ashton VSG

With initials meaning “Virgin Sun Grown”, the Ashton VSG features a dark Sumatra wrapper. It’s produced by Fuente in the Dominican Republic with locally-grown filler.

The Ashton VSG is celebrated among many cigar smokers and is often regarded as a quintessential humidor filler. It pairs will with a variety of drinks and is surprisingly versatile in the ways it can be enjoyed.

8. San Cristobal de la Habana La Punta

A creamy and mild cigar with complex notes of charred thyme, caffè latte, caramel, and spice, La Punta is a wonderful piramede vitola by San Cristobal de la Habana! It’s by far the most delicate cigar here and goes well with a nice hot chocolate after a hint.

Admittedly, La Punta is the only Cuban on this list but there are indeed many that can be enjoyed for hunting. Feel free to leave a comment below if you want more recommendations.

9. Man O’War Armada

It was hard to resist including a Man o’ War in this list given its rather appropriate name! The cult brand by AJ Fernandez is well-known by seasoned cigar enthusiasts and is a favourite for many.

The Armada is a great choice for hunting thanks to its spicy Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. Expect gourmand notes of coffee to marry with spicy nutmeg before a long vanilla finish. It’s quite pleasant alongside mulled wine!

10. Mombacho Tierra Volcán

Like the Alma del Fuego, the Tierra Volcán is a Nicaraguan puro. However, it only consists of Jalapa and Condega tobacco. It’s a pleasantly rich blend that combines a warm body with bracing flavours.

If you’re into boutique brands and fancy trying something unusual, it’s a great choice and a very inviting smoke after a day of hunting. Consider pairing it with cognac!