Featured Cigars - Sept 2014

If you're a fan of Diesel, or full-bodied boutique blends for that matter, you're going to love this gem. With a ring gauge of 58, the Diesel feels heavy in the hand. The pre-light aroma is a smoker's delight — rich fermented tobacco that hints at the strikingly robust smoke yet to come. Placing the band at the foot of the cigar enhances the stick's dark, oily, beautifully-veined, and toothy Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. This full-bodied...

The Puros Indios cigar factory in Danli, Honduras is run by Rolando Reyes, Sr., a man with more than 70 years under his belt as a cigar maker. Need we say he knows his stuff? In spite of his age, he’s recognized as one of the hardest working men in the business, putting many of us to shame with his work ethic. It is said that he inspects every single cigar rolled each day. Created in 2002 to celebrate Don Rolando Reyes’s 65 years in the...

Man O’ War recently collaborated with hit reality show Orange County Choppers to bring you this very limited cigar. Handcrafted by the legendary master blender A.J. Fernandez in Esteli, Nicaragua, this limited edition smoke is a collaboration with the owner of Orange County Choppers, Paul Teutul, a.k.a. Paul Sr. They set out to create a blend that was powerful yet refined, just like the custom motorcycles created at OCC. Paul Sr. was recently...

Founded in 1844 by Herman Upmann, a German banker, the brand was originally rolled in Cuba and then distributed by Mr. Upmann to his best customers as a promotion. Later, it became one of the most popular Cuban brands smoked in the world. The cigar you have in your shipment today is the third installment of the Media Noche series by H. Upmann and it’s a real slam-dunk. This hand-crafted beauty starts with a dark, oily, and toothy Pennsylvania...

In 1995, business took the owner of a Wall Street investment firm to the Dominican Republic. There, the long-time cigar aficionado, Michael Chiusano, discovered a local smoke that "knocked his socks off!" He thought he'd have a thousand made for clients but word spread and he soon had orders for 10,000. The rest is Cigar Street history. Thinking "Cusano" would be easier to say than "Chiusano" when raving about the fine sticks he makes, Michael...