Inside the September 2026 Sapphire Cigar Subscription Box — Five Cigars Worth Knowing

What Is the Sapphire Cigar Subscription?

Sapphire is one of Luxury Cigar Club's higher-end premium tiers, priced at $69.99 a month for five or more hand-selected cigars. On LCC's pricing ladder it sits above the entry-level Core and Gold boxes and above Platinum and Palladium as well, while remaining below the flagship Diamond tier — the most exclusive and expensive box LCC offers. That positioning shows up in the cigars themselves: Sapphire boxes tend to lean toward boutique, limited-edition, and small-batch releases rather than mainstream production blends, and September's selection is a good example, spanning five different brands and building styles.

If you're deciding between subscription tiers, Sapphire is built for members of this cigar club subscription who already know they enjoy a monthly cigar subscription and want to explore more boutique and limited-release territory without stepping all the way up to Diamond.

The Full September 2026 Sapphire Selection

Noble Cigars Intermission

Noble Cigars — a bold, comparatively young brand co-owned by Elizabeth Santos — builds Intermission around a blend of aged tobaccos: an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Dominican Ligero binder and filler. Creamy earth, leather, and spice form the core of the profile, while distinctive hints of ginger emerge as the cigar develops. The Ligero gradually builds body and depth without letting pepper take over, landing the cigar firmly in full-bodied territory in the 6" x 52 Toro vitola featured on this month's card. Intermission is not currently listed for sale in our online store, so we can't link to a product page or confirm a current per-stick price this month — but it's a distinctive, ginger-accented full-bodied smoke worth remembering if Noble brings it into wider release.

ChiMolly Pioneer

ChiMolly is a boutique brand built around a fusion of Chinese cultural influence and premium cigar craft, and Pioneer — the brand's third release — pairs a dark, USA-grown Broadleaf wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and a filler blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos. Handmade at Mi Havana in Estelí, Nicaragua, the medium-plus blend brings a richer, deeper character than ChiMolly's earlier releases while continuing the brand's identity. This month's card calls for the Robusto Extra (6" x 52) vitola, which is available now at ChiMolly Pioneer as a 5-pack for $80.80 — $16.16 per stick, just above the card's $16.00 MSRP.

Atabey Divinos

Created by Nelson Alfonso, Atabey combines an Ecuadorian Shade Grown wrapper with a Dominican binder and a filler blend of Nicaraguan Ligero and Peruvian Seco and Volado tobaccos. Every Atabey cigar undergoes a minimum of five years of post-roll aging, which shows in the Divinos' notes of cream, toasted almond, white pepper, gentle florals, and natural sweetness — a smooth, medium-bodied profile with a level of integration you typically only get from patient aging. On this month's card it's the 4.4" x 50 Divinos vitola, available now at Atabey as a 3-pack for $89.99 — $30.00 per stick, tracking closely with the card's $29.50 MSRP. For more on the Atabey line and how Divinos compares to the brand's other vitolas, see our Atabey Cigars Guide.

J London Mr. London Limited Edition

Blended in collaboration with Eladio Díaz, J. London's Mr. London combines an undisclosed Corojo 99 wrapper with a Mexican San Andrés binder and a filler blend of Criollo 98, Habano 98, Habano 2000, HVA, and Piloto Cubano. A year of post-roll aging brings the tobaccos together into a medium-bodied profile that moves through pepper, cedar, citrus, dark fruit, chocolate, and caramel sweetness as the cigar develops — a lot of movement for a single smoke. This month's card features the Fat Robusto (4" x 56) vitola, available now at J London Mr. London Limited Edition as a 5-pack for $75.75 — $15.15 per stick, right at the card's $15.00 MSRP. For more on J London's broader lineup, see our J London Cigars Guide.

Ozgener Family Cigars Bosphorus

Tim Ozgener built Bosphorus around an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a double binder of Ecuadorian Connecticut and Nicaraguan Jalapa, with an all-Nicaraguan filler drawn from Estelí, Jalapa, and Ometepe. The profile opens with bold black pepper before developing notes of cocoa, coffee, nutmeg, leather, and wood, with increasing sweetness balancing the spice as the cigar progresses. This month's card calls for the B52 (5" x 52) vitola, available now at Ozgener Family Cigars Bosphorus as a 5-pack for $64.44 — $12.89 per stick, close to the card's $12.78 MSRP.

What Makes This Month's Box Stand Out

September's Sapphire box covers a wide swath of what a higher-end premium cigar subscription should deliver: a full-bodied, ginger-accented boutique release from Noble; a fusion-driven, third-release Broadleaf from ChiMolly; a five-year-aged, Nelson Alfonso–blended showpiece in Atabey Divinos; a collaboration-driven limited edition from J. London; and a well-priced, complex everyday premium from Ozgener. Four of the five cigars are available to order today with verified pricing, which is well above average for a Sapphire card and makes this a genuinely actionable month if any of these catch your eye beyond the box itself.

It's also a strong illustration of why members choose a cigar subscription box at this tier: the lineup leans into small-batch and limited-run cigars you're unlikely to stumble across on a retail shelf, with real story and craftsmanship behind each one.

Frequently Asked Questions

What cigars were in the September 2026 Sapphire box?

The September 2026 Sapphire box included five cigars: Noble Cigars Intermission (Ecuadorian Sumatra Toro), ChiMolly Pioneer (USA-Grown Broadleaf Robusto Extra), Atabey Divinos (Ecuadorian Shade Grown), J London Mr. London Limited Edition (undisclosed Corojo 99 wrapper), and Ozgener Family Cigars Bosphorus (Ecuadorian Sumatra).

What is a cigar of the month club?

A cigar of the month club is a recurring subscription that ships a curated selection of hand-picked cigars to your door each month. Luxury Cigar Club runs several tiers, from the entry-level Core box up through Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Sapphire, and the flagship Diamond tier, with higher tiers generally featuring more cigars and more boutique or limited-release blends.

How does a cigar subscription work?

You choose a tier based on your budget and how many cigars you want each month, and LCC ships that month's box automatically as part of your monthly cigar subscription. Every box arrives with a printed info card detailing each cigar's wrapper, binder, and filler makeup, strength profile, and tasting notes, so you know exactly what you're smoking and why it was selected.

Is Sapphire LCC's top subscription tier?

No. Within LCC's cigar club subscription lineup, Sapphire is one of the higher-end premium tiers — priced above Core, Gold, Platinum, and Palladium — but it sits just below the flagship Diamond tier, which remains LCC's most exclusive and expensive monthly cigar subscription box.

Is the Atabey Divinos available to buy outside the subscription box?

Yes. The Divinos vitola is an active listing in the Luxury Cigar Club store, sold as a 3-pack for $89.99 — about $30.00 per stick. You don't need a Sapphire subscription to pick some up on their own.

The Verdict

The cigar worth knowing this month is the Atabey Divinos. Five years of post-roll aging is a genuine rarity at this price point, and it shows in every draw — cream, toasted almond, white pepper, and gentle florals, all fully integrated rather than fighting for attention. It's the clearest example in this month's box of what a higher-end premium tier like Sapphire is supposed to deliver from a luxury cigar club subscription. If you only pick up one cigar from this month's box on its own, make it the Atabey Divinos.