Featured Cigars - May 2015

Named after Shakespeare’s literary masterpiece, Romeo y Julieta has been around for 140 years with its start in Cuba in 1875. After becoming incredibly popular during the 20th century, they moved to the Dominican Republic due to the Cuban Embargo where they have reminded to this day. Today, cigar master José Seijas watches over the majority of Romeo y Julieta cigars and creates some of the most classic Cuban inspired cigars we all know and...

Today Free Cuba is still made by hand in the Dominican Republic, but by a new manufacturer. This handmade starts with a handsome Connecticut wrapper that conceals a blend of Dominican Cuban-seed tobaccos that are patiently aged and finished with a Dominican binder. It is a mild to medium-bodied smoke with hints of tobacco, wood, nuts. Quite nice when paired with a full-bodied wheat beer.

The boys at Drew Estate have caused quite a stir in the cigar industry in the last few years. With the release of a multitude of unique brands, they're quickly becoming known for producing high quality, premium smokes – including the Undercrown which is in your shipment today. The Undercrown started when the rollers who were responsible for rolling their ultra-high end Liga Privada #9 were told to stop smoking the blend as the cigar...

The boys at Drew Estate have caused quite a stir in the cigar industry in the last few years. With the release of a multitude of unique brands, they're quickly becoming known for producing high quality, premium smokes – including the Undercrown which is in your shipment today. The Undercrown started when the rollers who were responsible for rolling their ultra-high end Liga Privada #9 were told to stop smoking the blend as the cigar...

Pinar del Rio cigars are made in one of the best small factories in the Dominican Republic and are known for boutique charm and, more importantly, flavor. In fact, PDR cigars use a unique and complex rolling technique to bunch the filler tobacco called “Entunado”. By using this technique, it lets them build more complex flavors by adding more filler tobacco, but placing it in such a way that it will allow an easier draw with more flavor...

Italy is one of the most romantic and beautiful countries in the world, known for its wine, food, architecture, culture, and… tobacco? Well, ok maybe not tobacco but one puff of the CAO Italia and you may start including it on your list of all things Italy. Introduced in 2004, the team at CAO traveled to the South of Italy to the Benevento region – located between Rome and Naples – where the tobacco used in this handmade was grown from...