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If you're looking for gift ideas -- and this time of year, you probably are -- you should click on the "Luxury Cigar Gifts" link even if you're on a budget.

At Thompson Cigar, "luxury" isn't a fancy way of saying "really expensive." In fact, plenty of the items highlighted there are less than $50. Instead, these are "luxury" items in the classic sense of the word, which carries the definition: "a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself."

Take the Padrón No. 88 Sampler, for example. It comes with five great Padrón cigars -- a Padrón 2000, Padrón 3000, Padrón 4000, Padrón 5000, and Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Exclusivo. Each of these is an outstanding smoke that will brighten anyone's day ... and the whole package costs just $37.

There's also the Classic Cherry Combo, one of the most popular gift items that Thompson Cigar sells. The package includes a great humidor, an individual cigar tube, and 25 imported handmade cigars. That little package of luxury will cost you a little more ... $45.

One of the great things about cigars is that they are affordable luxury. A premium cigar experience doesn't have to break the budget, and the Luxury Cigar Gifts for sale here are great illustrations of that fact.

Sageron from Salem, Oregon reviewed the THOMPSON BRITTANY PANATELA CONNECTICUT PANETELA RUM

For a Day to day smoke this one fits the bill nicely

Bottomline: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Rating:

Pros: Easy To Light, Good Draw, Great Flavor, Undamaged Wrapper Cons: Wrapper Imperfections
Best Uses: Everyday
Describe Yourself: Aspiring Aficionado

The Thompson Brittany is the pipe smoker's cigar. Or the cigar smoker's pipe… I guess it depends on how you look at it! Regardless, when you light up this delightfully aromatic blend of pipe tobaccos finished with an Indonesian Sumatra binder and a premium Connecticut Shade wrapper, you might actually be asked to smoke inside! The Thompson Brittany smells that good! Packaged in air tight, protective plastic tubes, the 6" x 38 Thompson Brittany is available in four flavorful pipe tobacco blends – Cherry, Vanilla, Rum, or Peach.

the Spoonman from Ankeny, IA reviewed the DON LUGO 3-FER NATURAL CHURCHILL

This is a good every day smoke at a great price. Whether your working on the car cleaning up the yard or just watching the tube this cigar is ready to do it with you.

Bottomline: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Rating:

Pros: Good Draw, Great Flavor, Undamaged Wrapper
Cons: Construction Issues
Best Uses: Everyday
Describe Yourself: Aspiring Aficionado

With their Latin heritage, a lot of cigar makers seek to honor a family scion with a special “Don” smoke. While that’s no doubt also the case with Don Lugo, this is no run of the mill Don. No, indeed; made with filler and binder tobaccos that are lovingly grown exclusively in the Dominican Republic, Don Lugo is artfully crafted from the finest in short fillers. These are cuttings from the manufacture of many of the island’s great cigars.

Then these delectable filler tobaccos are meticulously blended and matched with Dominican Olor and Piloto Cubano binders before being married to carefully chosen Indonesian wrappers. The result is Don Lugo, an everyday-priced cigar that delivers long on flavor. This is indeed a smoke that you will savor frequently, and the best part is, its price won’t put a hole in your pocket.

If you want to impress at the next gathering where you're likely to smoke a single cigar, there's nothing better to whip out than the Rocky Patel Charmian Carbon Fiber Tube.

On the surface, this is just a cigar holder. OK, it's a very snazzy cigar holder, silver and black, looking almost like a piece of oversized jewelry. But it's more than just a place to put your smoke (up to Churchill size). It has everything at the ready for you to enjoy your cigar.

The extendable tube has a lighter attachment, a triple torch that makes sure you're never reduced to having to borrow someone else's lighter or ask for a match. In addition, the Punch Cutter at the bottom means that your cigar is just a twist of the wrist away from being ready to smoke.

There are plenty of great cigar accessories for sale here, but what I like about this is that it's a quick and portable resource for me when I'm on my way out the door and want to make sure I have a cigar and the requisite gear at the ready, but don't want to overload my pockets. As long as I make sure there's always a cigar in there, I know that it will take just a few seconds to ensure that everything I'll need to smoke my cigar is right there for me when the occasion arises.

If you have small children and celebrate Christmas, you are probably familiar with the custom of leaving cookies and milk for Santa, and perhaps a carrot or something for Rudolph. It's no wonder that Mr. Claus has a belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly, given the amount of sweets he likely sees as he makes his trek across the chimneys of the world. Maybe this year we should all leave energy drinks or healthier snacks instead.

Or perhaps go the other way entirely, and select a glass of Scotch or Bourbon and some premium cigars. That is what Santa will be consuming in our house this year, and by "Santa" I mean "me, wearing a Santa cap."

We have our own Christmas tradition in our house. Once the kids are sound asleep, we break out the "some assembly required" presents. My wife sits on the steps and serves as a lookout and conversation partner, to make sure the kids don't sneak downstairs. I grab the screwdriver and the battery packs, and get to work snapping together all of the plastic pieces that every toy now seems to require me to deal with. It is a long, hard, and frustrating slog, but it is much easier doing it with the kids asleep than it would be on Christmas morning with everyone saying "Is it ready yet? Is it ready yet? Do this next? Where does this piece go? What does [insert bad word that I just said after discovering I have to disassemble a particular toy because I did something backwards] mean?"

While I admire Santa and the elves being able to accomplish this without apparent anger or frustration, I am not so fortunate. Instead, I rely on liquor and cigars to get through the night. My wife sips a glass of wine, we put some old holiday movies on the tube, and it makes the tiresome task go by much faster -- and leads to a more enjoyable Christmas Morning as a result.

So the real Santa can keep the cookies and milk. This Santa needs bourbon and Padron cigars to make it through the night.

If you're looking for gifts for a cigar aficionado and don't know what to get, one good place to start is the Limited Production cigars link.


That's because with the Limited Production cigars you know that you're getting something that is both excellent and hard to find. These aren't the kind of cigars that you can find at the local cigar shop (unless your local cigar shop is the Thompson Cigar outlet). Each of the offerings here is something special that your recipient probably hasn't tried before and is guaranteed to appreciate.

These are all quality cigars and will run you more than some of the deal of the days here, so make sure that if you buy them as gifts that the recipient is worthy of it. You don't want to give these to someone who will take a puff or two, make some bland comment on how good it is, and then snuff it out. These are too good and too rare to waste like that.

But if there's someone you really, really want to impress and feel deserves the finest cigars money can buy, check out the Gurkha Special Edition Black Beauty Ecuador Gordo cigars. There are 25 cigars in the box, each of which comes in their own glass tube for perfect freshness, and are as smooth and smokable a cigar as is available anywhere in the world. If I could smoke just one cigar for the rest of my life, this might well be it ... even at the $625 price tag.

If you're looking to get a birthday or holiday present for someone who's either a casual smoker or someone who has just started to appreciate the finer things in life, one of the best options is a humidor combo. Here's the logic behind that.

I find that when I get a newer smoker a handful of individual quality cigars, they tend to treat them as sacred objects, saving them for some special occasion that may never arrive, or else they dry out before they can be smoked because the recipient lacks the equipment or knowledge to take care of them. That's not what I'm looking for when I give cigars as a gift. Even the finest hand-rolled cigars are intended to be smoked, and I want to give something that will be used and savored rather than set aside for a rainy day.

The Classic Cherry Combo is a good example of what I'm looking for in a cigar gift. It's a very good starter humidor that doesn't take up much space and doesn't require that the recipient redecorate their living room to accommodate something big and bulky. Plus it comes with a bundle of 25 Thompson Imported Handmade Cigars, excellent smokes that aren't intimidating enough to be locked away in a closet somewhere. As an added bonus, there's also the included airtight tube for a night on the town.

All of this costs less than $50, making this a great gift option for someone who want to set on the right path but don't want to blow the holiday shopping budget on.

As the baseball season winds down, we're getting to watch a lot of footage of the celebrations of playoff teams. The classic images always include the bubbly spraying everywhere, and players puffing on cigars.

I have no idea if there is any effort taken to pair the cigar to provide the best complimentary experience to the champagne, but I'm guessing the answer to that is no. In fact, if you're a baseball player who actually thinks about these things, you're probably looking more for a cigar that will stay lit even when the champagne is spreading all over the place and beer is getting dumped on your head. Besides, everyone is so happy in the clubhouse that they could be smoking dried leaves from the trees in the backyard and would probably love it.

But if you're a fan of one of those teams and you want to celebrate in style, take some more care in your cigar selection. There's the Davidoff Classic, (in a tube, in case there's spillage when you open the bottle), a mild cigar with a flavor that meshes well with the drink. The Illusione Epernay is also a classic, worthy of a World Series winner.

Neither of those choices will make your celebration as crazy as the players jumping up and down on the field -- but then again, you'll probably appreciate your cigar more.

With the holidays fast approaching, it's time to think about having some little gifts on hand for handing out at the last minute. There's an easy solution for that: A Cigar Tube.

As you probably already knew or guessed, a cigar tube is a cigar that comes in its own individual container. Long associated with cheap and low quality cigars, these have enjoyed a resurgence as manufacturers have realized the advantages they offer.

The genius of these is that they're easy to store and transport, even for a cigar smoker who lights up only occasionally. More importantly for the holiday season, the individual tubes make them easy to distribute for those unexpected occasions like an office lunch or gathering with clients. Ordinarily, handing out individual cigars can be awkward, because the recipient either needs to smoke them right away or figure out how to transport them safely without winding up with a suit pocket filled with loose tobacco. The cigar tube allows people to enjoy your gift at their convenience.

The Punch Deluxe Royal Coronation EMS Corona is a great option -- a famous brand that's easy for anyone to enjoy. Or, if you're going to a fancy dinner party and want to be prepared, try the Gurkha Special Edition Black Beauty Ecuador Gordo, which is sure to impress even the most discerning smoker.

I am particularly fond of cigar samplers because it gives the smoker an opportunity to experience a lot. Right now, I'm very into Gurkha cigar samplers as there is a lot to choose from when it comes to Gurkha.  It's hard to say which Gurkha cigar is the best, but one of my favorites right now is the Gurkha Black Dragon.  There's just something about the Black Dragon cigar that sets it apart from the rest.  A full-bodied cigar with smooth blends make it a perfect late afternoon or evening treat.  Due to extremely high demand, the Black Dragon is only featured in the Gurkha Revenge II sampler.

If you've had the pleasure of smoking a Gurkha Black Dragon and you're looking to expand your palate, I would recommend the Gurkha Master Select and the Limited Edition Gurkha Cognac Tubo.  The Tubo comes in a beautiful glass cigar tube sealed with wax (very classy!).  This cigar has a spicy blend of cognac and cedar that combine to form the perfect evening smoke. Whether you're smoking the Black Dragon, Master Select or Cognac, you have a winning cigar sure to please your craving.

We all know people who are the early adopters of technology, the ones with more electronics and prototypes in their car than most of us have in our office buildings. Fortunately, if they smoke, there are plenty of great gifts for the gadget guy that will satisfy their need for something new and interesting while also being a nice asset to their cigar smoking experience.
 
Consider the Rocky Patel Chairman Carbon Fiber Tube L. It’s a futuristic-looking cigar holder and a triple torch with a punch cutter to boot, making this a portable all-in-one cigar smoking apparatus.
 
Or for someone you know casually but don’t want to drop a lot of money on, how about the Vertigo by Lotus Bullet Dual Torch Light? This Thompson Lotus Lighter has a dual butane torch with built-in cigar cutter, with the vintage logo on the side. It’s a nice way for the recipient to casually impress the next time someone asks them for a light.

There are a number of other great options here that will allow you to do your shopping at the cigar store rather than having to wander into Best Buy and risk getting lost among the DVDs and flash drives.

Partagas cigars make an excellent Father's Day gift. One of my personal favorites is the Partagas Black Label Maximo cigar. This premium cigar has a sun-grown Medio Tiempo wrapper from the Connecticut River Valley. Nicaraguan Ligero and Piloto Cubano Ligero filler leaves also contribute to the big taste and bold flavor.

If he likes to stick a cigar or two in his pocket for smoking on the go, the cigar tube prevents broken and crushed cigars as well. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, the Partagas Black Label Maximo offers a smooth smoke that is for smokers who love a rich, premium cigar.

A selection from our elegant line of Colibri lighters is sure to be a hit too. Imagine how nice either would look compared to the neckties his friends will probably receive. You'll have the pleasure of knowing he will actually use your gift instead of tucking it away in the closet never to be seen again.

Browse through our inventory in our online cigar shop in the comfort of your home and have your choice of premium cigars delivered right to your door!