Featured Cigars - Sept 2013

Originally introduced in 1996, this Cuban favorite has received a makeover and became an immediate hit when it was reintroduced in 2006. Now made in Honduras, this behemoth features a tantalizing dark and toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with a second Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper acting as the binder. Underneath those rich tobaccos is a bold combination of Nicaraguan long-fillers that provides a rich, full-bodied smoke and flavors of chewy...

You’re in for a treat with a fine Cuban brand you can enjoy legally. OK, OK, so calling Fonesca a “Cuban brand” may be a tad misleading; but technically, it’s the truth. Trust we checked it out, and our lawyers will support us on this. Here’s the skinny. Fonseca was originally made in Cuba, and still is (so it’s a Cuban brand, no?), but for over 50 years, the family that created them has been making them in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

With its dark, smooth wrapper, impressive oils that cast a nice shine, and its pronounced box-press, the LHC Core Lancero is one handsome stogie! The glistening wrapper is a Habano Ecuador sun-grown ligero; the binder, Nicaraguan Habano; and the filler consists of all the following tobaccos: Esteli ligero, Jamastran ligero, Pennsylvania Broadleaf and Nicaraguan Ometepe ligero. With this premium boutique cigar, you are in for an unadulterated...

Kaizad Hansotia has an inspiring resume which includes such top-rated blends as Gurkha, K. Hansotia and Sherpa. One thing we’ve noticed (perhaps you have as well) is the extra attention to detail that goes in to his cigar labels. The K. Hansotia Park Avenue Churchill is a great smoke. This is a cigar that in construction and quality compares favorably to cigars costing two or three times as much! Panelists found it to be quite smooth with just...

Nicarao cigars are known for their ultra-boutique handmade masterpieces and you may have even come across them a time or two since they have been around a while. What you may not know is that the name comes from the sixteenth century when Spanish Conquistador Gil Gonzalez Dávila became the first European to come to Central America. The native leader, Chief Nicarao, gave the Conquistador brown leaves to smoke. The Conquistador was impressed...