Featured Cigars - July 2017

The Diamond Crown #5 Robusto in your shipment today is truly something special. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, this Cigar Aficionado 92-rated stogie employs a super-premium five year old wrapper called a ‘Connecticut Fermented Wrapper’ or CFW, which undergoes multiple fermentation processes. Those processes give the wrapper a unique taste filled with rich, sweet flavors. When combined with a Dominican binder and filler, this smoke will...

Unveiled at the 2015 IPCPR (International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association) Convention and Trade Show, the E.P. Carrillo Limited Edition 2015 is the 6th annual limited edition release but the first in other areas for the brand. Traditionally, these limited edition cigars bear the name Edición Limitada, but the 2015 version has the English wording and it also features just one band instead of the brand’s usual two. But what isn’t...

The Puros Indios cigar factory, run by Rolando Reyes, Sr., is located in Danli, Honduras. With over 60 years of cigar making experience, you could say he knows a thing or two about making the perfect cigar. Viejo means "old" in Spanish and these babies warrant the moniker. The real highlight of the brand is the fact that they have undergone an extensive amount of aging. According to Puros Indios’ president Carlos Diez, these puppies were...

The Exodus 1959 Gold 20th Anniversary commemorates the mass departure of Cuban cigar families and their impact on the cigar industry after the nationalization of all tobacco farms and cigar factories by the Cuban government in 1959. The Toraños were one of those very important families. The Toraño Exodus Gold 20th Anniversary is filled with creamy notes of earth, cedar, and coffee with hints of chocolate. The taste is medium-to-full-bodied...

Consider this mild-bodied baby the everyday cigar in this month’s collection. It’s also a good smoke for the uninitiated. A Connecticut-seed wrapper leaf—grown in Ecuador—cloaks an aged mixture of Cuban-seed long-fillers from four different Dominican plantations. Expect a smoke that’s balanced with a creamy core of sweet tobacco notes, with toasty nuances and a crisp, satisfying finish. The cigar is fairly tight and its light gray ash holds...

Panama Jack is normally known for their sunglasses, home décor, clothing, hats, and beach cruisers but now they are going to be known for their smooth cigars. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, the Panama Jack will take you on a beach getaway without needing a suitcase! This mild to medium-bodied smoke features a Nicaraguan core and binder that is then hugged with a creamy Connecticut wrapper. Focusing on true tobacco flavors and pleasant...

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. Today, H. Upmann cigars are some of the most recognizable and highly rated cigars in the world. In the not so distant past, the brand underwent a little bit of an overhaul resulting in new and innovative...

The meaning of "macanudo" in Spanish is "best of the best," or "first-rate." This definition is appropriate for the General Cigar line of the same name. The Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection line goes quite a bit beyond the brand’s normally high standards. The cigar makers at Macanudo look for the very best tobacco for the Vintage Cabinet line. In the world of Macanudo cigars, a vintage year comes along only when a harvest yields...

Inca Cigars are at the forefront of a budding sect of the cigar industry, Peruvian puros – and yes, they do exist and boy are they tasty. Originally launched in 2012, these handmades hail from the Tabacalera del Oriente in Tarapoto, Peru and use only 100% Peruvian tobaccos that have been aged a minimum of three years, including a stunning, slightly veiny, reddish-brown Peruvian Colorado Maduro Shade wrapper. Light her up and you will find...