Planning on ringing in the New Year with some friends and family members, and wondering which premium cigar blend will pair best with the evening's festivities and perhaps a little bit of bubbly?
The following five cigars are a few unique picks for cutting and lighting when the clock strikes twelve, and that resolution to smoke more stogies streams forth from your champagne-soaked lips.
From ultra-aged and single farm sourced puros and box-pressed boutique brand behemoths, to silky shade short smokes and dedicated after-dark cigars, the following fistful of top-tier tobacco is sure to tempt even the most distinguished smoker's palate. Hell, we even threw in one of the rarest and oldest cigars we've ever stocked at Klaro into the mix, just for those who truly want to make the start to 2025 a truly memorable occasion.
Oscar Valladares McFly
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Like many, I was amused by the banding and shaggy foot on the premium cigar blend that is the McFly from Oscar Valladares, and this plant-based premium adult product has all the right vibes for a wild New Year's Eve party.
Think graham cracker cinnamon cereal on steroids, all served up in a Spanish Cedar bowl and topped with organic oat milk. This is where the very best of this blend reaches its stride before transitioning to a cedar plank barbecue taste.
Featuring heavily aged Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran long filler tobaccos, a Honduran binder, and a light San Andrés Mexican wrapper, this is the perfect option for when you are looking to relive the countdown and go back to the future!
Casa de Sueños The 5th
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Constructed to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Casa de Sueños cigar brand, this ultra-rare box-pressed robusto gordo seems all too befitting for puffing on when 2025 arrives.
Finished with a pigtail cap, and cloaked in an Ecuadorian habano wrapper that conceals a Dominican San Vicente binder, the full-strength Dominican Piloto Cubano filler gets toned down a notch or two to achieve a fantastic equilibrium. Nutty and roasty, with flavors of chicory and toasted hardwoods, this blend from one of the smallest boutique brands in the Klaro portfolio is totally worth splurging on for the last night of the year, especially since only 300 boxes were ever produced!
Saunter by Gellis Family Cigars
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Those in search of something short, sweet, silky, and brand-new on the scene will likely adore the latest and greatest from blender Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars fame. Currently being rolled exclusively in robusto form, Saunter features an Ecuador-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper, with an Ecuadorian binder and fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic inside.
Together, this heavily-aged tobacco blend produces notes of light-tanned leather, sweet cedar, salty caramel sauce, green apples, cinnamon, and mixed baking spice in a medium-bodied mix that is both unique and memorable. This is one of those cigars that we cannot wait to get around to reviewing for you in 2025 because it really is that solid of a smoke.
Aladino Fuma Noche
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After an additional half a year or so of aging in the Klaro HQ humidor, the strongest cigar to date from the Aladino brand is officially ready for promotion, and hot damn is its name appropriate for New Year's Eve. "Night Smoke!"
With overtones of espresso, Honduran rainforest floor terroir, deep, chewy cacao nibs, dark herb tea spice, and freshly cracked black pepper, this robust maduro is 100% an Eiroa family puro from wrapper inward. Just make sure that you have a hearty meal in your belly and a bottle of the strong stuff nearby to keep the transition over to 2025 as smooth and tasty as possible.
La Aurora Puro Vintage 2009
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No New Year's countdown cigar checklist is complete without at least one top-tier, ultra-exclusive premium cigar blend in it somewhere. For this year we are recommending that you try Puro Vintage 2009 by La Aurora. Not just because it looks, tastes, burns, and smells sensational from start to finish, but due to the fact that come 2025 you may never see this super-rare blend again.
Hand-crafted with expertly aged tobacco harvested in 2009, this collection showcases the finest aging techniques on the planet by one of the best and oldest cigar manufacturers on the planet. The result is a rich smoking experience that is constructed with only the very best tobacco leaves La Aurora harvested that specific year.
While it may be an annual release, the medium-strength cigar flavor profile of citrus, dried fruits, brewer's malts, and whole grain bread found within this release will never be seen again when it is gone. Truly an upper-echelon smoking experience for anyone looking to end 2024 with a bang.