Featured Cigars - December 2014

Maker of some of the finest brand names in the business—including Indian Tabac, Cameroon Legend and Fittipaldi—the Augusto Reyes family has been in the tobacco and cigar world for over 150 years. The Augusto Reyes Platinum Belicoso you have in your shipment today shows the quality of this family’s cigar making traditions from foot to nub. It all starts with Dominican and Nicaraguan long-fillers that are secured by a Dominican binder...

El Mejor Espresso is a distinctively dark Nicaraguan that melds the smooth subtleties of delicate aging with the kick of hearty Nicaraguan and Mexican tobaccos. The Mexican maduro wrapper is velvety smooth to the touch, with ample oil. Our panel is always torn between smoking these types and eating them up like candy bars (hey—it’s easy to confuse the two—it’s dark, you have to unwrap it, and it’s box-pressed to boot!). The term Espresso...

La Perla Habana is one of the most coveted labels in cigar history. Two of the industry's most respected entrepreneurs took it upon themselves to recreate this well-known Cuban brand in the Dominican Republic. We think they've done an exceptional job with this highly rated line, right down to the level of detail in re-creating the band to exacting standards. The line featured this month was reborn almost a century after it was first produced.

Hand-rolled especially for our members in Estelí, Nicaragua at A.J. Fernandez’s very own Tabacalera Fernandez, this handmade is one powerhouse you won’t forget. Just by looking at it you can tell it’s not a shy smoke as its dark, rich, and oily Nicaraguan Habano Sun Grown wrapper glistens, promising a rich smoking experience. Underneath is a Nicaraguan Habano binder from the Jalapa region that secures Cuban-seed long-leafs from the...

The Cohiba Puro Dominicana is exactly what it’s namesake suggests – a 100% puro from the Dominican Republic. This zesty stogie starts with an oily, super toothy, natural Dominican Habano wrapper, Dominican binder, and a robust blend of Dominican long-fillers. But this stogie isn’t done yet; to maximize the flavors, each tobacco leaf is patiently aged ‘en tercio’ (an airtight bale of tightly wrapped palm leaves) within charcoaled wooden barrels...