Featured Cigars - December 2019

The Fuego family has been in the cigar business for five generations. Starting out in 1876, they had a leaf growing company in “El Cojoro” farm, Cuba. In 1995, the Fuego family packed their bags, headed to Central America and started making cigars for other companies. When 2006 came around, Jesus Fuego launched “Tobaccos S.A.” with their first release of the “J. Fuego” brand. The Heat Corojo is a fiery stick that employs a bevy...

Man O' War is carefully blended and hand-crafted by Abdel “AJ” Fernandez in Esteli, Nicaragua. If you haven’t heard of him then you may have heard of his list of clients which includes Ernie Padilla, Rocky Patel, and Kaizad Hansotia, among others. Born in Cuba, AJ began working with tobacco at a very young age under the watchful eye of cigar legend Alejandro Robaina, considered the Godfather of Cuban cigars. Over 40 years ago, in the country's...

The award winning show, Sons of Anarchy, now has its own line of cigars thanks to the partnership between Twentieth Century Fox's Consumer Products division and Meier & Dutch cigar distributors. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s about a gun-running, close-knit motorcycle club operating out of the fictitious town of Charming, California...

You may not have heard of Hirochi Robaina but you probably have smoked some of the tobacco his family is legendary for. In fact, Hirochi’s family has been growing tobacco in Cuba since the 1880’s and his grandfather, the late Alejandro Robaina, at one time was considered the “Godfather” of fine tobaccos. Plus, you definitely have heard of one his protégés: AJ Fernandez. Alejandro passed on the family business to Hirochi and from...

This square-pressed Maduro from 601 master blender Erik Espinosa is a beautiful cigar. As one panelist put it, “Its dark, oily Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper is so toothy Stevie Wonder could read it.” The moderate veins are typical for a Maduro and the blue and gold band on the dark chocolate wrapper looks mighty regal. The prelight smell—reminiscent of hay with some sweetness—is a preview of the earthy smoke to come from...

Released under the “Grande Bold” line, our panel told us that the Bold A is a perfect example of a classic Maduro. What makes this a classic is the magnificent Ecuadorian Broadleaf maduro wrapper that dresses a Nicaraguan binder and a mix of Nicaraguan long-fillers. Full bodied and, more importantly, full flavored, the Micallef Grande Bold A Maduro has bold and balanced notes of wood, nuts and dark chocolate with hints of...

The El Suavecito Robusto name has a surprising origin, an ice cream truck that used to operate in the neighborhood of Robert Caldwell. Made in extremely small quantities, this beauty starts with a blend of Dominican Piloto, Corojo ‘98 and Nicaraguan Habano tobaccos, is hugged by a Sumatra binder, and is finished with a handsome Dominican Habano wrapper leaf. Firmly constructed, this mild to medium stogie has creamy notes of milk chocolate...

Even though you probably have never heard of Cabaiguan, this gem is from the famous minds behind the incredibly high-rated Tatuaje: Don ‘Pepin’ Garcia and Pete Johnson. Handcrafted at Don ‘Pepin’ Garcia’s My Father Cigars factory in Nicaragua, this smoke is named after a city in northern Sancti Spíritus province in Central Cuba, which is home to some of the most knowledgeable cigar men in the country. Tough to say but easy to burn, this smoke...

We couldn’t be more excited to share this truly special smoke with you. What makes the Graycliff 30-Year Vintage Pirate extraordinary is the genuine 30-year old African Cameroon wrapper which was expertly aged for three decades. Underneath this work of art is a bold San Andrés binder that hugs a three-country blend of long-fillers from Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Medium in body, once lit you’ll find...