Bugatti Quattro Maduro Robusto

Bugatti has been for known for decades for their craftsmanship, elegance, engineering, and cutting-edge style for their supercars, but now they are racing into the cigar world by using those exact same principles. The Bugatti Quattro Maduro starts inside with a mélange of Habano long-fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua which is secured by a Dominican Olor binder, and is finished with an impressive San Andres Maduro wrapper that glistens with oils. Full-bodied from start to finish you will find notes of espresso, dark chocolate, pepper, earth, and oak. Gorgeous, with excellent construction just like its namesake, our panel suggested pairing this stogie with a lager.

Though tobacco is indigenous to Hispaniola, the tobacco industry in the Dominican Republic existed in the shadow of Cuba’s dominance through the 1960s. When the exodus of Cuban cigar makers began in the wake of the revolution, many decided the Dominican Republic would be ideal for the resumption of their livelihoods. Unrest in Nicaragua in the 1980s fueled the Dominican cigar industry further. The country now makes more than half of the premium cigars imported into the U.S.

The Cibao Valley and the nearby city of Santiago are the center of cigar production in the Dominican Republic. Three main varieties are grown here: the mild and native Olor Dominicano; the intense Piloto Cubano, brought from the Vuelta Abajo of Cuba; and San Vicente, a milder and more acidic Piloto hybrid. Dominican puros were once unheard of as it was widely thought impossible to grow quality wrapper leaf on the island, but new growing techniques are now allowing some exceptional puros to be produced.