Macanudo Emissary France Robusto

The Macanudo Emissary France Robusto stands out as one of the most distinctive offerings in the Emissary series, featuring rare French-grown tobacco from the Mugron River Valley. Rolled at the HATSA factory in Honduras, this medium-bodied cigar showcases remarkable aging and blending expertise. A 10-year-aged Ecuadorian Habano wrapper embraces a 10-year-aged U.S. Broadleaf binder, with fillers that include Dominican Piloto (10 years), U.S. Broadleaf (8 years), Brazilian Arapiraca (7 years), and the signature French leaf (4 years). This international composition gives the cigar a character unlike anything else in Macanudo’s portfolio.

On the palate, the Emissary France Robusto offers an intricate profile of earth, spice, salted undertones, cedar, and nuts, balanced by notes of dark berries, dried fruit, and delicate florals. A creamy, chocolate-tinged retrohale adds richness to its medium-bodied core, creating a smoke that evolves beautifully throughout. To elevate the experience, pair it with a glass of Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine’s layered dark fruit, cassis, and structured tannins complement the cigar’s earthy depth and berry-like sweetness, while its elegant finish mirrors the cigar’s refined complexity. Together, they create a pairing that’s sophisticated, balanced, and truly memorable.

Honduras has been a tobacco growing and cigar manufacturing area for hundreds of years, but it was the Communist revolution in Cuba that really put Honduras on the map. In the 1960s, many Cuban cigar makers fled their homeland and arrived in Honduras to re-establish their way of life. The immigrants took advantage of the climate, soil, and geography, which were well-suited to tobacco growing, and began producing high quality cigars. The center of the Honduran cigar industry is the city of Danli and the nearby Jamastran Valley. The majority of the world’s pure Corojo tobacco is grown here, now that Cuba has stopped production of this iconic, spicy, and rich variety in favor of Corojo hybrids. Other important areas of Honduran cigar production include the Talanga Valley, Copan, and Trojes.