Current Featured Cigars - December 2015

While Cohiba is mostly known for their stunning Dominican blends, the Cohiba that you have in your shipment today is a newer blend that features mostly Nicaraguan tobaccos from the fertile lands of Jalapa and Estelí, and aptly named the Cohiba Nicaragua. Encased in a glass tube and corked to seal in the freshness, the Cohiba Nicaragua starts with a red mocha brown Sun Grown Colorado Oscuro wrapper from Honduras, with a Nicaraguan binder...

La Aurora is the oldest cigar made in the Dominican Republic, using tobacco grown in the same fields of the Cibao Valley for over three generations—a testament to its consistency. In fact, La Auroras are not only the bestselling brand in the country, the brand is considered a national treasure down there. Those who have discovered this brand know it as a smooth and "steady workhorse" of a cigar—well constructed and always dependable...

The Graycliff G2 Torpedo Grande that you have in your shipment was handcrafted especially for our members and you will not be able to find this size anywhere else! To start, note the silky-smooth Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut wrapper with its oily sheen. It cloaks an exquisitely aged blend of long-fillers from Nicaragua which are carefully blended with Cuban-seed Dominican tobaccos and a Dominican binder. Expect nuances of nuts and toast...

The Gran Habano line is a newer brand that opened in 2007, and is produced in a small Honduran factory under the careful scrutiny of father and son team Guillermo and George Rico. They epitomize small time boutique, but their blends—which include the Blue Label and 92-rated 3 Siglos lines as well as Gran Habano—are always right on the money. The Gran Habano ‘VL’ Maduro Belicoso is no exception. This handmade is expertly crafted by George Rico...

Unlike Discovery’s extremely popular documentary filled Shark Week, the Dark Shark Churchill will be a new permanent fixture in your humidor. This handmade starts with a solid Brazilian midnight-black Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper, a Sumatra binder, and a feisty blend of Cuban-seed Nicaraguan long-fillers. This combination leads to bold and smooth flavors of coffee beans, earth, and sweetness that you would come to...