Featured Cigars - January 2020

If you haven’t tried Obsidian cigars then you’re in for a real treat. Under the watchful eye of the legendary Abe Flores, Obsidian cigars are created in small batches by PDR Cigars. This handmade hails from the Dominican Republic and features an oily and handsome San Andrés wrapper that hugs an Indonesian Sumatra binder and a bold mix of long fillers consisting of Nicaraguan Jalapa and Dominican Piloto leaves. Medium to full in body...

The La Aroma de Cuba brand goes back quite some time. Winston Churchill (who was sort of a cigar fan) described it as one of his favorites. Originally made in Cuba, this handmade is now crafted in Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras, showcasing excellent construction with a dark, moist and oily Cuban-seed Honduran wrapper that complements a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan long-fillers (both Cuban-seed). The complex blend featured...

It has been said that many, if not all, of Nica Libre’s smokes are a homage to its home country, Nicaragua. Everything from the blends to the wrapper pays tribute. Aganorsa Leaf, formally Casa Fernandez, has been known for growing the best tobaccos in Nicaragua, if not the world. When you combine both, you get one tasty handmade. This collaborative puro features a stunning Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper that secures a Nicaraguan binder...

Known also for their exquisite vodka, Hammer & Sickle cigars are one of the fastest growing boutique brands in the cigar industry after launching in 2010. Creator Eric Hanson adopted the symbol of Soviet Russia as the cigar’s logo but points out that it does not represent the Soviet Union but symbolizes Russia’s industrial north and agrarian south and is a heritage symbol and not political. The Hammer & Sickle Trademark Maduro in your...

We've been holding out hope that, well, there would be a change of leadership in Cuba and perhaps the Cuban cigar market would open up again to us here in the states. The folks behind Cuba Libre seem to share our sentiments, if you read into the name ("Free Cuba"). This brand has quite a few blends, mainly distinguished by the country they're rolled in. ‘The Brute’ is from Honduras and it features a Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper, a Nicaraguan...

Debuting in 2011, the Rocky Patel Fifty was released to celebrate Rocky’s 5oth Birthday and was the most expensive cigar he’d released at the time. Made at his own factory, Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A., also known as TAVICUSA, in Estelí, Nicaragua, the Fifty is four years in the making. To start off this one of a kind stogie is the stunning, oily, dark chocolate brown Ecuador Habano Oscuro wrapper — each one hand-plucked from a unique 7th priming...

The Kudzu you have in your shipment today is considered the original blend that invaded the South and was recently given 92 rating from Cigar Aficionado. Handmade at the world-renowned AJ Fernandez Cigar Co. located in the heart of Estelí, Nicaragua, this stick starts with a double fermented Ecuadorian Oscuro wrapper that secures a Nicaraguan Ometepe binder and Cuban-seed and Nicaraguan long-fillers. This powerful cigar has lip smacking...

Alan Rubin, the founder of Alec Bradley cigars, has been blending and producing cigars since 1997 that have 90+ ratings from Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Insider, and Cigar Journal, just to name a few. His cigars also consistently make the Top 25 list, making his cigars some of the most sought out in the industry. Now it’s time for Alan’s sons, Alec and Bradley, to take the reins. Their first cigar, Blind Faith, sold out quickly with impressive ratings...

You may not have heard of Michael Argenti but he has been behind numerous cigar brands including his own Berger & Argenti, which has been in the industry for over 25 years. To say he knows about cigars and the industry is an understatement. For this month’s selection, Argenti teamed up with one of the most legendary guys in the industry, AJ Fernandez, and his Nicaraguan factory Tabacalera Fernandez S.A. Loosely translating to The Great Key...