Featured Cigars - December 2018

Casa Fernandez has been producing some the best ultra-premium tobaccos for close to three decades. With the likes of Alec Bradley and Illusione using their tobaccos, Casa Fernandez now are using their award-winning tobaccos to create their own stellar masterpieces. The Aganorsa Leaf you have in your shipment today is a prime example. Named after Casa Fernandez’s Aganorsa farm, this premium puro features a glistening, oily, Corojo Sun Grown...

Erik Espinosa is well known in the industry for doing whatever he wants while going above and beyond to make sure the quality of his cigars are second to none. The Snakebite is one of the newer additions to his portfolio and boy is it tasty. This premium handmade is crafted at Espinsoa’s very own La Zona factory in Nicaragua and has perfectly aged long-fillers from the volcanic soils of Estelí, Nicaragua. Securing them is a Nicaraguan binder...

Debuting in late 2016 in the United States, Warped The Guardian of the Farm has been hailed as Warped’s best cigar yet. In fact, it was given a rating of 93 and placed #8 in Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 in 2017! This handmade is a collaboration with Casa Fernandez; it gets its name from the dogs that guard the famed Aganorsa farm, and each vitola is named after one of the dogs. All the leaves come from the famed Aganorsa farm, which the dogs roam...

Guillermo Rico has been a leaf broker, a grower, and such an accomplished catador (cigar taster) that he reportedly can differentiate five different leaves in a single blend. Born in Cubita, Colombia to a family of tobacco growers, he and his son George own the Gran Habano and GR Tabacaleras Unidas line of cigars. They established their Danli, Honduras factory, La Perla Hondureña, in 1966, initially producing cigars for Alec Bradley and other...

The Nat Sherman Metropolitan Maduro is one for the book. Hailing from the Dominican Republic, this dark handmade starts with a bold mix of Dominican long-fillers secured by a Dominican binder. Finishing this stogie is a dark and luscious Connecticut Broadleaf. All the leaves are put through a special fermentation process that utilizes more natural heat with humidity which in turn adds more of a rich sweetness and body to the overall profile.

In 2016 Robert Caldwell came full circle and teamed up with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo to create a highly coveted cigar called Anastasia, named after the Russian princess. Only shipped to a few select retailers, this cigar was extremely limited due to the availability of the wrapper leaf. Ernesto and Robert teamed up again and created a newer version with some slight tweaking. Now called the Anastasia H, this smoke has replaced the wrapper with a...

Hand-rolled especially for our members in Estelí, Nicaragua at A.J. Fernandez’s very own Tabacalera Fernandez, this handmade is one powerhouse you won’t forget. Just by looking at it you can tell it’s not a shy smoke as its dark, rich, and oily Nicaraguan Habano Sun Grown wrapper glistens, promising a rich smoking experience. Underneath is a Nicaraguan Habano binder from the Jalapa region that secures Cuban-seed long-leafs from the Estelí...

The Crowned Heads Jericho Hill Willy Lee follows the path of one the greatest songwriters and singers of all time, Johnny Cash. Crowned Heads says: “Jericho Hill was inspired by Cash’s rendition of ‘Cocaine Blues,’ found on Cash’s 1968 live album, ‘At Folsom Prison.’ The song is a tale of a man, Willy Lee, who goes down a dark path brought on by the influence of whiskey and cocaine. Willy is captured in Juarez, Mexico, and is brought to justice...

If you’re not familiar with Graycliff, the Original was discontinued, but it’s back by popular demand and it’s better than ever. What makes this stick so special is the unique and rare Indonesian Sumatra wrapper. Inside you’ll find long-fillers from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua which are all hugged by a feisty Honduran binder. Together, this medium-bodied smoke has notes of earth, spice, and sweetness. Unique and super...