Featured Cigars - October 2020

On October 3, 1903, Eduardo León Jimenes used a small investment and founded La Aurora cigar factory in the Don Pedro, Guazumal community in the province of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The company has been passed down over generations and is still run by Don Eduardo’s family as the business continues to thrive. In the year 1495 Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and landed in the Dominican Republic. Once there he saw the fertile valley of Cibao...

At just 11 years old in 1961, Cuban-born Jose “Pepin” Garcia sat down at his first rolling table; since then, he’s taken the cigar industry by storm with his lifelong passion. In 2003, he immigrated to Little Havana, Miami, and set up his humble little cigar factory. His passion and drive has made him one of the most recognized names in the industry and his cigars reflect that passion with copious amounts of highly rated and well-distinguished brands. For his Cuban Classic line, each size represents the birth year...

Here we have yet another Nicaraguan gem by Tabacalera Perdomo. The Perdomo Slow-Aged 826 is a solid cigar chock-full of an extensively aged blend of four different Nicaraguan filler leaves including a choice strain of ligero leaf that amps up the flavor profile. This is then bound with a Nicaraguan long leaf and finished off with a chestnut-brown Connecticut shade leaf that may be darker than you’re used to. This combination will not only give you a slow, cool, and even burn but a nice zesty core flavor profile of...

We can think of several reasons why H. Upmann has been around for almost 160 years. But to net it out for you…They make some of the best cigars in the world today. Herman Upmann, a German banker, founded H. Upmann Cigars back in 1844. He distributed these cigars to his best customers as a promotion, but eventually they became one of the most popular Cuban brands smoked in the world. This brand is still currently manufactured in Cuba and the Dominican Republic as well...

Ave Maria has always been known for their exquisite label art and packaging as well as being one of the best cigars in the industry, and the Argentum is another prime example. This stunning stogie will take you to Ave Maria’s dark side with powered up intensity while still maintaining Ave Maria’s signature smooth and creamy profile. The Morning Star (perfecto) vitola is particularly stunning; this handsome Nicaraguan handmade features an ultra-dark and oily Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro...

The boys at Drew Estate have caused quite a stir in the cigar industry in the last few years. With the release of a multitude of unique brands, they're quickly becoming known for producing high quality, premium smokes – and one of the newer brands under their massive portfolio, Herrera Estelí, is no exception. Created by one of Drew Estate’s newer master blenders, Willy Herrera, the Herrera Esteli Habano was originally known simply as Herrera Esteli, but Habano was added later to differentiate it...

When thinking of the Midnight Express, many things could pop into your mind, and now we are going to add one which will make the top of the list, the Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express Toro. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, this stick is made with the top quality Caldwell is known for, then was kicked up a notch. This small-batch boutique blend starts with aged, hand-selected Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos, then is bound with a Dominican binder, and finished with an oily and...

With its dark, smooth wrapper, impressive oils that cast a nice shine, and its pronounced box-press, the LHC Core Salomon is one handsome stogie! The glistening wrapper is a Habano Ecuador sun-grown ligero; the binder, Nicaraguan Habano; and the filler consists of all the following tobaccos: Esteli ligero, Jamastran ligero, Pennsylvania Broadleaf and Nicaraguan Ometepe ligero. With this premium boutique cigar, you are in for an unadulterated smoking experience with every toast of the foot. Expect a rich, hearty...

While Cohiba is mostly known for their stunning Dominican blends, the Cohiba that you have in your shipment today is a newer blend that features mostly Nicaraguan tobaccos from the fertile lands of Jalapa and Estelí, and aptly named the Cohiba Nicaragua. The Cohiba Nicaragua starts with a red mocha brown Sun Grown Colorado Oscuro wrapper from Honduras, with a Nicaraguan binder from Jalapa hugging Nicaraguan long-fillers from both Estelí and Jalapa. This medium to full bodied smoke is...