Featured Cigars - Sept 2018

The CAO Flathead was inspired by classic American hot rods and the vintage pin-ups that usually accompany them. In fact, the cigar’s flat head and squared off shape takes inspiration from old flathead engines. The V660 Carb you have in your shipment today is named after the carburetor, and the 660 is the length and ring gauge. Heavy in hand, this powerhouse features a Connecticut Habano-seed binder that secures a bevy of Dominican and Nicaraguan...

The legendary Romeo y Julieta brand is a favorite among premium cigar fans. They consistently produce sticks that live up to their Cuban heritage, and their latest, the Viejo, is no exception. Panelists say it may be their best ever. Thick and smooth, with an oily sheen and triple cap, it’s gorgeous. Its super-smooth, thick, slightly toothy maduro wrapper is grown in the famed San Andres Valley of Mexico. Inside, this smoke features a Criollo...

The Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged is the follow up to the popular Camacho American Barrel-Aged and boy is it tasty. Starting from the inside out, this powerhouse starts with Dominican piloto cubano, Honduran corojo ligero and barrel-aged Estelí corojos that have been aged in Nicaraguan rum barrels that once held Flor de Caña rum. The fillers are rolled in a unique way by using a bunching process that folds the tobacco in the filler in an...

The Nuance Fall Harvest we’re featuring this month has a ring gauge of 60. (The largest of the line is a whopping 66 ring gauge.) Each size is supposed to be equivalent to a more traditional-sized cigar. Your 460, for example, contains as much Nicaraguan and Dominican long-leaf filler tobacco as a 6.75″ x 50 Churchill, and it burns nearly as long as any Churchill. Sam’s aim behind the Nub is to isolate the best part of each leaf and use...

The Baccarat Candela is manufactured by Tobacos Rancho Jamastran, deep in the heart of the Jamastran Valley of Honduras. This region has the perfect soil and a similar climate to Cuba’s renowned Vuelta Abajo region. The company started over 25 years ago and now employs more than 3,300 people and will produce more than 15 million cigars this year, including the La Fontana and Camacho brands. The Baccarat Candela is a sure win even if you can’t

Rocky Patel has a well-earned reputation for uncompromising quality. He has received so many stellar ratings and awards from industry groups and publications, he's in a class by himself. Every cigar he makes undergoes rigorous quality control measures to ensure that only the best cigars from the rolling table make it to a consumer's hand. No wonder his sticks are some of the most sought after in the world! And if you think Rocky has done it all...

Matt Booth retired from the cigar industry for a few short years, but is now back with the FARCE, which Booth calls a “multi-blend sub brand for Room 101.” Handmade in the Dominican Republic, the FARCE is a five country blend starting with long-fillers from Pennsylvania, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua that are held by an Indonesian binder and then dressed up with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Once lit, this medium to full-bodied smoke...

Known for their famous Red and Black Label cigars, La Palina has never produced a cigar from the rich soils of Nicaragua, until now. Teaming up with the famed A.J. Fernandez, the Nicaraguan Oscuro is handmade at the A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua factory, located in Estelí. From the outside in, this gorgeous handmade starts with a toothy deep brown Ecuadorian Oscuro wrapper that embraces a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan filler...

Cuba Libre One is hand-crafted by Nestor Plasencia in his massive Nicaragua factory that produces delicious super-premiums for more brands than you can even fathom. Fortunately, he has the manpower and the resources to make each and every cigar perfect no matter how many are made. Note the crisp, glossy white band with impressive silver and blue accents on this ultra-bold, mega-flavorful cigar—it literally jumps off the dark Honduran Habano...