Thanksgiving is a special day to celebrate the harvest and blessings from the past year. However, while the celebrations begin with a bounty of home-cooked food and counting our blessing, they end with a premium cigar for us at JR.

Take a look at ways you can celebrate the day and find some of our favorite cigars to smoke after Thanksgiving dinner to end the day on a smoky high.

Thanksgiving is an American holiday celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November since 1941. However, Thanksgiving began in 1621 when a group of Europeans, known as Pilgrims, invited the local Native American tribes to join them in a feast after they had taught the Pilgrims how to grow crops successfully. Days of thanks were celebrated on different days by various colonies and states but then became a national celebration on the same day every year.

Enjoying traditional foods is a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families prepare the food together before sitting to enjoy their feast. Traditional foods to eat on Thanksgiving include turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce.

Some families follow the tradition of breaking the turkey’s wishbone as part of their celebrations. Once it has a chance to become dry and brittle, two people take one end of the bone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the larger part of the bone gets their wish.

Something which happens in New York City is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which many look forward to seeing every year. The parade is televised and includes marching bands, giant balloons, floats of your favorite characters, music, live celebrity performances, and Broadway musicals.

Above all, Thanksgiving is a time to gather loved ones and enjoy each other’s company as you give thanks for all the good things you’ve experienced in the past year. There are plenty of unique ways to celebrate, not least of all a toke on a new cigar.

Thanksgiving kicks off the festive season and is the perfect occasion to spend time with family, enjoy a turkey feast, watch football, and indulge in a stogie.

This thankful day offers a great opportunity to savor the taste and aroma of a premium cigar, which is a perfect way to unwind from the past year’s hardships.

Many cigar enthusiasts find lighting a cigar after eating Thanksgiving dinner a necessity, so we’ve picked a selection of sticks that will be the perfect finish for the holiday.

• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Ring: 60
• Wrapper Type: Ecuador Habano
• Binder: Honduras
• Filler: Honduras / Nicaragua
• Strength: Medium
• Sizes Available:
  • Rocky Patel Hamlet 2020 Toro (6.50 x 52)
  • Rocky Patel Hamlet 2020 Sixty (6 x 60)
  • Rocky Patel Hamlet 2020 Robusto (5.50 x 50)

The Rocky Patel Hamlet 2020 was created by the famous Cuban cigar-crafter Hamlet Paredes and is not a cigar you want to miss. Veiled in a dark Maduro wrapper with a complementary Honduran binder and savory filler, this cigar boasts a special blend. Once lit, it burns floral and earthy notes, then provides mouth-watering chocolate with a hint of smooth cream as it develops. This cigar also burns subtle notes of light salt oak and hints of sweet spices to satisfy your joyous after-dinner palate.

• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Ring: 60
• Wrapper Type: Mexico Rosado Oscuro
• Binder: Corojo / Criollo
• Filler: Nicaraguan Cuban Seed
• Strength: Medium-Full
• Sizes Available: Multiple sizes, including:
  • My Father La Opulencia Toro (6 x 54)
  • My Father La Opulencia Toro Gordo (7 x 56)
  • My Father La Opulencia Robusto (5.25 x 52)

The My Father La Opulencia cigars feature a top-quality blend of Nicaraguan binders and present a sleek look in a dark wrapper. Featuring long-fillers rolled into a stunning Mexican Rosado wrapper, you will not be disappointed. This cigar offers medium to full-bodied smoke, which perfectly complements the rich flavors of your Turkey dinner. Burning velvety chocolate notes with a slight hint of spice and cocoa, this is the ideal thanksgiving dinner cigar.

• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Ring: 60
• Wrapper Type: Sumatra
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua
• Strength: Medium
• Sizes Available:
  • Rocky Patel Freedom Robusto (5.50 x 50)
  • Rocky Patel Freedom Toro (6 x 52)
  • Rocky Patel Freedom Sixty (6 x 60)

The Rocky Patel Freedom cigar pays tribute and thanks to our brave men and women who selflessly serve in the military. This handmade cigar is flawlessly rolled with a super tasty Nicaraguan binder. While we’re talking specifically about the classic cigar in the line, which features a Sumatra wrapper, there are other wrapper types to choose from too. Each cigar offers a medium-bodied smoke with amazing taste, burning delicious notes of wood, expresso, leather, and smooth cream. Boxed and banded to the finest of detail, this premium cigar allows you to unwind and celebrate your past year’s achievements.

• Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
• Ring: 47
• Wrapper Type: Cameroon
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic
• Strength: Mellow – Medium
• Sizes Available: Multiple sizes, including:
  • Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature (6 x 47)
  • Arturo Fuente Hemingway Best Seller (4.50 x 55)
  • Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic (7 x 48)

The Arturo Fuente Hemingway is a beautiful cigar named after Ernest Hemingway, the famous American Novelist. The tobacco is complemented with a rare and luxurious African Cameroon wrapper, offering a consistent flavor profile of sweet, chocolate, cream, and coconut with a hint of pepper. Providing an even draw and thick smoke, this cigar is silky smooth and perfect to pair after your Thanksgiving meal.

• Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
• Ring: 49
• Wrapper Type: Ecuador Habano
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
• Strength: Full
• Sizes Available: Multiple sizes, including:
  • Ashton Symmetry Prestige (6.75 x 49)
  • Ashton Symmetry Belicoso (5.25 x 52)
  • Ashton Symmetry Robusto (5 x 50)

The Ashton Symmetry is a luxurious and ultra-premium cigar crafted at the famous Arturo Fuente factory in the Dominican Republic. Featuring a stunning Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and a special Dominican binder, this cigar offers a full-bodied smoke with delicious flavors. Expect notes of cinnamon, cedar, and chocolate to enjoy desert-style flavors.

Each one of these cigars offers delicious notes to enjoy after your Thanksgiving feast and can enhance your palate to appreciate your chosen cigar as a complementary dessert. Find the perfect cigar to be thankful for today with JR Cigars.