How to Choose Cigars on C.Gars Ltd

C.Gars Ltd organises its cigar range around five practical filters — strength, region, smoke time, packaging and price — plus brand and curated sections such as samplers, house brands and award winners. You can narrow the catalogue in any order, but the most reliable approach is to fix your region and strength first, then use smoke time and price to land on a specific box, bundle or single cigar.

Start with the region

The shop splits its stock into three top-level regional groups, each with its own sub-regions:

If you already know you want a classic Cuban profile, go straight to that section. If you are experimenting, the New World section is where most of the named brand pages sit — Aladino, Casa 1910, Charatan, Davidoff, Oliva, Plasencia, Rocky Patel and Tatuaje all have their own "Discover" pages linked from the site navigation.

Use strength as your second filter

Strength is the filter that most affects whether you enjoy the cigar, so pick it before you look at price:

• Light
• Light to Medium
• Medium
• Medium to Full
• Full

A new smoker is usually better served by starting at Light or Light to Medium and moving up, rather than buying a full-strength box on a recommendation. The strength filter works across all three regional categories, so you can combine "Nicaraguan" with "Medium" in the same browsing session.

Match smoke time to when you actually smoke

The site breaks cigars down by expected smoking duration:

• 20–40 minutes
• 40–60 minutes
• 60–90 minutes
• 90–110 minutes
• Over 110 minutes

This is the most useful filter if you smoke in fixed windows — a lunch break, a commute, or a long evening. A 20–40 minute cigar and an over-110-minute cigar are very different purchases even at the same price, so decide the window first and then choose within it.

Choose the packaging format that fits your intent

Packaging options include:

• Single Cigars — the lowest-commitment way to test one before buying more
• Packs and Tins — small quantities, often cigarillos
• Bundles of Cigars — larger quantities at a lower unit cost
• Boxes of Cigars and Cabinets of Cigars — full-box purchases, typically for a cigar you already know you like
• Jars of Cigars — presentation-style packaging
• Cigar Samplers — mixed selections for trying several at once

If you are undecided, a sampler or a single is the sensible first step; if you have already settled on a favourite, boxes and cabinets are the bulk route.

Narrow by price band

The shop provides fixed price brackets:

• Under £10
• Under £15
• Under £20
• Under £30
• Under £50
• Over £50

These are useful as a hard ceiling rather than a target. Note that the site also runs a "Cheap Cigars" and "Clearance" section, and a "Spookily Good Deals" area for seasonal offers — worth checking if your budget is the binding constraint. Prices shown elsewhere on the site are indicative only; the actual price is the one displayed on the product page at the time you order.

Use the curated sections when you have no strong preference

If none of the filters above narrow things down enough, these entry points do the shortlisting for you:

• Top Selling Cigars — what other customers buy most
• C.Gars Ltd Top 40 Cigars — a ranked in-house list
• Top 25 Award Winning Cigars — award-recognised lines
• New to Cigar Smoking? — a starting point aimed at beginners
• C.Gars Ltd House Brands & Orchant Selection — own-brand and curated picks
• Shop by Brand — direct route if you already know the maker
• Shop by Flavoured Cigars — for flavoured and infused options

Practical points before you order

• The site is age-restricted: you must confirm you are over 18 to enter, and it displays tobacco imagery.
• UK delivery is advertised, with free UK shipping for C.Gars Plus Silver members — membership is a paid subscription tier, so free shipping is conditional on that, not automatic.
• Cigar Subscriptions and Client Lockers exist as separate services if you want recurring or stored purchases rather than one-off orders.
• Support is reachable on 0345 604 0044 if you want help matching a filter combination to a specific cigar.

A workable default sequence

1. Pick region (Cuban, New World, or Rest of the World).
2. Set strength to something you know you enjoy.
3. Set smoke time to the window you actually have.
4. Set a price ceiling.
5. Choose a single or sampler if it is your first time with that cigar; choose a box or bundle only once you know it works for you.

That order keeps you from over-committing on a full box before you have tested the strength and smoke time that suit you.