Atabey Ritos & Ashtray Gift Pack

The Atabey Ritos & Ashtray Gift Pack is a white and gold presentation box holding five Atabey Ritos cigars, the mild-medium 6.13 x 55 toro from Selected Tobacco's Atabey line, each in its own tube, alongside a porcelain Atabey ashtray. The cigars carry an Ecuadorian wrapper over a binder and filler the company does not disclose, with Peruvian ligero confirmed in the filler, and are rolled at Tabacos de Costa Rica. It is the same cigar sold on our Atabey Ritos page, packaged for giving.

Wrapper and Blend

Selected Tobacco keeps most of the Atabey blend private. Release information for the line lists an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, an undisclosed binder, and an undisclosed filler that includes Peruvian ligero. Some reviews cite an older Cigar Aficionado report of mostly Nicaraguan filler, but the company has never confirmed it, so we list only what Selected Tobacco has published. The line is aged for roughly five more years after rolling before it is released, which is a large part of why Atabey smokes as polished and settled as it does.

Format and Size

At 6.13 inches by a 55 ring gauge (0.86 inches across), the Ritos is a generous toro, a little longer than the 5.75 x 55 Delirios and much shorter than the 6.75 x 56 Misticos. The tubes keep each cigar protected inside the gift box, so the set travels well and nothing rattles loose in shipping.

Strength and Flavor Profile

The Ritos sits at mild to medium strength, with a medium body running slightly ahead of strength, so it reads as full of flavor without weight. Cedar and earth open the cigar, roasted nuts and a brown-sugar sweetness carry the middle, and toast and black pepper build toward the finish while the sweetness fades.

Flavor notes: Cedar, roasted nuts, earth, toast, brown sugar, black pepper.

Line History and Production

Atabey is the flagship of Selected Tobacco, the Costa Rican company led by Nelson Alfonso, and is made at Tabacos de Costa Rica. The line is distributed in the United States through United Cigars. The Ritos gift set began shipping in October 2024 as a limited run of fewer than 1,000 sets, pairing five Ritos in tubes with a porcelain Atabey ashtray in a single presentation box.

Who the Gift Pack Is For

This is a finished gift: five ultra-premium toros and a matching ashtray, ready to hand over without assembling anything. It suits a milestone birthday, a retirement, a groomsman or a client thank-you, and it is a natural first Atabey for someone who has heard of the brand but never smoked one. Coffee pairings: Medium roast Colombian, Cappuccino, Café con leche, Guatemalan Antigua, French press. Spirit pairings: Bourbon, Aged rum, Cognac VSOP, Highland Scotch, Rye whiskey. The tubes protect the cigars in transit but are not a humidor; for storage beyond a few weeks, move the cigars to a humidor at 65 to 69 percent humidity.

• Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica
• Packaging: gift box with five Atabey Ritos in tubes and a porcelain Atabey ashtray
• Release: limited gift set, fewer than 1,000 sets, first shipped October 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

What comes in the gift pack?

Five Atabey Ritos cigars, each in its own tube, and one porcelain Atabey ashtray, all in a single white and gold presentation box.

Is this the same cigar as the Atabey Ritos sold individually?

Yes. Same blend, same 6.13 x 55 size, same factory. The difference is the tubes, the ashtray and the gift box.

Where are Atabey cigars made?

At Tabacos de Costa Rica, the factory behind Selected Tobacco's Atabey line.

How many of these gift sets were made?

Fewer than 1,000 sets were produced, so once they sell through they are not regularly restocked.

Related Cigars

• Atabey Ritos (6.13 x 55) (singles, 5-packs and boxes of 25)
• Atabey Ritos Tubes 3 Pack
• Atabey Delirios (5.75 x 55)
• All Atabey cigars