The Perfect Match: Football and Premium Cigars for Game Day Enjoyment

Hold on! Football season is upon us. Both college and pro games start this month. You high school fans know that practice begins in August. College has both Week 0 and Week 1 games, while the NFL holds Pre-Season games. We'll watch as much as we can get at Bailey's. The question, though, is what to smoke? Probably a larger premium cigar. We have several premium cigar suggestions that won't kill your beer budget! Get one for each half! Take a look...

6x60 Premium Cigars Under $10

CAO Fasa - Sombra is wrapped in Ecuadoran Shade, Sol in Honduran Olacho San Augustin, and Noche in Connecticut Broadleaf. Each is an excellent choice!

Hoyo de Monterey - Shade is a mild-medium Honduran Puro. Rojo's Colorado Wrapper is from Honduras, with Binder and Fillers from the Dominican, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Oscuro features a Brazilian Mata Fina Wrapper and Ecuadoran Sumatran Binder.

La Aurora - Try the Original Blends line, these cigars celebrate key years in the history of La Aurora premium cigars. 1903 Cameroon features an Ecuadoran Cameroon Wrapper. 1962 Corojo has a Dominican Corojo Wrapper with an Ecuadoran Sumatran Binder. 1985 Maduro is Nicaraguan Binder and Fillers with a Brazilian Maduro Wrapper.

Macanudo Inspirado Green - The Inspirado line is Macadudo's award winning premium cigar line developed for more modern palates. The Green is a blend of Columbian and Dominican Fillers, an Indonesian Binder, and a Brazilian Arapiraca Wrapper.

Nestor Miranda Special Select Habano - While Miami Cigar was foundedby Mariana Miranda in 1989, this line is named for her husband, Nestor. The Special Select Habano is a Nicaraguan Puro made by My Father Cigars in Esteli.

Punch Knuckle Buster - The Shade Wrapper is Ecuadoran Connecticut with a Mexican Binder. Habano is made of all Honduran and Nicaraguan Habano tobaccos. Maduro has a Connecticut Broadleaf Wrapper, Indonesian Binder, and Nicaraguan Filler.

Churchills Under $15

JFR 20th Anniversary Maduro - Wrapped in a San Andres Maduro cover leaf combined with all Aganorsa binder and fillers. This is a rich and decadent blend!

La Flor Dominicana Digger - The biggest premium cigar in our list! A double ligero with Binder and Filler exclusively from LFD fields!

La Galera Maduro - The Presidente features a Mexican San Andrés wrapper embracing a mix of Piloto Cubano and Criollo 98 tobacco. Medium-Full body.

Perdomo - The Champagne may be the best Connecticut Wrapper premium cigar there is. Bourbon Barrel Aged Habano Maduro is exactly what it sounds like! 10th Anniversary Maduro is a medium-full, award winning Nicaraguan Puro.

Sweet/Flavored Premium Cigars

Acid Blue - Choose the 1400cc (5x50), Kuba Kuba (5x54), or Kuba Maduro (5x54). Each is a fusion of sweet, and over 140 herbal or botanical essences. These are the smallest cigars in our list, but are long on smooth flavor.

Foundation Upsetters - Rock Steady measures 7x48. It has a Connecticut Shade Wrapper and contains some Jamaican Cow Tongue tobacco. Best for when embracing an underdog.