Are Cigar Samplers a Good Deal?

Buying a cigar sampler is a perfect idea when you’re exploring new cigars or you need a gift for a cigar lover. When you’re wondering whether to get a single cigar, buy a full box, or go for a sampler, allow us to break down the best reasons to get a sampler.

Pros & Cons of Samplers

The great thing about buying a cigar sampler is that you’re exposing yourself to new blends and new sizes. You can try cigars with distinctive flavor profiles blended from different tobaccos and cigars that come in different shapes, which burn for a shorter or longer time. If you’ve found one cigar that you enjoy smoking repeatedly, there’s a good chance you’ll like other blends when you try a sampler from that manufacturer. And if you’re buying a gift for someone but you’re not sure what cigars to get, you’re covering your bases by giving a sampler that includes a variety of different cigars.

The only real drawback to getting a cigar sampler is that you might not like every cigar in the sampler equally. It’s natural for one blend to stand out more than the others. Cigars samplers are a great way to identify the cigars you enjoy most, and to find out if you should keep other blends off your radar.

Types of Samplers

We sell a huge of variety of cigar samplers at Holt’s, including brand samplers, Monster Deals, our Cigar of the Month Club, and you can even Build Your Own Sampler. Brand samplers are assembled and produced by specific cigarmakers. Monster Deals are curated right here in our Holt’s warehouse by our own cigar experts, similar to our Cigar of the Month Club. And you can add a personal touch when you Build Your Own Sampler. Let’s take a look at each option.

Are Brand Samplers a Good Deal?

Brand samplers focus on one brand and typically feature multiple blends from one cigarmaker. The Ashton 5-Cigar Assortment is one of the most popular cigar samplers in the world. It includes five bestselling blends in five different sizes, all blended by legendary cigarmaker Carlito Fuente. Brand samplers can feature any number of cigars too. Our 20-count Oliva ‘Celebration’ Sampler includes two cigars each from ten of the bestselling Oliva blends, and it’s always on sale for a big discount. Brand samplers come in attractive packaging, making them ideal for gift-giving. And we’re always adding new samplers to our warehouse like the popular Rocky Patel Mulligans ‘Albatross’ Collection, which includes Rocky’s hottest new Mulligans releases.

Another popular brand sampler is a vertical tasting, which includes a single blend in multiple sizes. The Ashton VSG Assortment and the Padrón 1964 Anniversary Sampler are perfect examples of vertical samplers. These samplers make excellent gifts because you can impress your favorite aficionado with one prestigious brand in a variety of different cigar sizes. You can experience how a cigar’s size influences the way it tastes in a vertical sampler.

Holt’s Monster Deals

Monster Deals are great for volume buyers. If you smoke cigars on a frequent basis and you enjoy a mixture of brands and sizes, Monster Deals make the most sense. These 20-count samplers come in dozens of configurations like AJ Fernandez ‘The Franchise’ Monster Deal and our La Aroma de Cuba Monster Deal. With big discounts built into the prices, grab a Monster Deal for your coolerdor and keep plenty of cigars on hand to smoke with your friends.

Build Your Own Sampler

Build Your Own Sampler is another convenient way to try new cigars for a big discount. Simply choose one 5-pack from each of three different tiers and get 15 cigars for just $74.95. Our preselected options feature a variety of today’s top-rated and most popular brands, including La Aroma de Cuba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Nub, and more. You can tailor your choices for brand and strength for one flat price and save a ton in the process.

Holt’s Cigar of the Month Club

Let the experts pick out your cigars for you. Holt’s Cigar of the Month Club is an ideal choice when you’re new to cigars and you want to develop your palate. Every month, we send you five new cigars for just $29.95 with tasting notes, ratings, and product descriptions, and the whole package ships for free. Every Cigar of the Month Club selection is curated with different brands, different blends, and different sizes from the top cigarmakers on our website. You can also give a Cigar of the Month Club membership as a gift to someone. Sign up today!