Featured Cigars - June 2014

Villiger Sons Limited was founded by Jean Villiger in 1888 in the small Swiss town of Pfeffikon where their headquarters remain to this day – we think it’s safe to say that after 126 years, they know a few things about crafting high-quality cigars! The Villiger Bold, however, hails from Nicaragua and features a handsome Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, and a rich filler mixture of medium tobacco leafs wrapped in long tobacco...

The fine cigars from the Joya de Nicaragua line are not only popular with our panel members; they've been a big hit since they first hit the market in 1964. In the 1970s the brand was hugely popular, widely considered to be the best in the world. Created in Nicaragua's first cigar factory, from where they spread throughout the world, its deserved popularity was cut short. Sadly, decades of war and Communist rule in their homeland nearly

Formerly known as the K. Hansotia Symphony Series, The Gurkha Symphony Series is the same cigar with a new band and name, and it’s a gorgeous cigar, which is to be expected from K. Hansotia, creator of Gurkha Cigars—one of today’s most prestigious and sought after boutique brands. Working side by side with the Toraño family, Mr. Hansotia has ingeniously crafted yet another stunningly beautiful masterpiece that has garnered a 91 point rating...

The CAO Concert Series was launched in 2012 as an homage to its roots in Nashville “Music City”, Tennessee, and everything from the box, bands, and sizes are set to go double platinum. Starting out the show of the CAO Concert Roadie is a bold and zesty blend of a four region long-leaf filler core blend from Honduras and Nicaragua that’s secured with a Connecticut Broadleaf binder. But the real headliner of the show is the rare Ecuador Habano...

The Casa Magna made its debut a few years back and the original took the cigar world by storm with ratings of 92 points from both Cigar Insider and Cigar Aficiondo as well as being named “2008 Cigar of the Year” by Cigar Aficiondo. Well luckily for us, the mastermind behind Casa Magna, Manuel ‘Manolo’ Quesada, has created another top-notch cigar made in his very own MATASA factory in the Dominican Republic, Casa Magna Dominican...