Featured Cigars - January 2025

Debuting in 2021, the La Palina White Label is a relatively new edition to their Label Series line and is showing a more mild side of the line. Handcrafted in Nicaragua, the White Label is blended with Nicaraguan-grown Piloto Cubano fillers and a Nicaraguan binder, and is then topped with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper leaf. Don’t let the mild body fool you; this stogie is packed with complexity and notes of cream, earth, and nuts, with...

Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art form that takes broken ceramics or pottery and brings them back together using gold or silver lacquer, making them more beautiful than the original piece. Alec & Bradley took this tradition and applied it to their Kintsugi line knowing that cigars, like lacquer, can bring people of all walks of life together. Handcrafted in Danlí, Honduras at the famed Raices Cubanas factory, the Kintsugi – which scored a...

If you’re looking for a great handmade that is smooth and creamy, and perfect for any time of day, then you are in luck my friend! The Havana Cream Torpedo is handmade in Nicaragua and features a spicy Honduran Habano wrapper that hugs a Nicaraguan binder and a ‘Cuban-sandwich’ of Nicaraguan fillers. For those unfamiliar with that blending technique, it mostly involves using short filler rolled inside long filler leaves. This tasty morsel...

Hailing from Honduras, the CAO FASA Noche Toro in your shipment today is the bigger, bolder smoke in contrast to its counterpart, the FASA Sol, which is smooth and spicy. Starting from the inside out, the FASA Noche features Dominican Piloto Cubano, Nicaraguan Jalapa, Nicaraguan Estelí, and Nicaraguan Condega filler tobaccos, a Cameroon binder, and a bold Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper to finish it off. Medium to full in strength, you can...

Started in 1865, Hoyo de Monterrey is one of the oldest and most respected brands on the market today. The Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección was created to pay homage to all those enduring traditions and legacies. Hailing from STG Danlí, Honduras, this smoke was created with a proprietary blend of Cuban-seed Honduran tobaccos. On the outside, expect a handsome Honduran wrapper leaf followed by Honduran habano binder and filler tobaccos. With...

The Gurkha Titan may not be $750 a stick, but this special edition is rich with flavor. This rich beauty starts with vintage Honduran, Dominican, and Colombian tobaccos which are secured by a delectable Nicaraguan binder – all of which have been aged in cedar for 5 years. To finish off this medium to full smoke, all the lush tobaccos are hugged by a Costa Rican maduro wrapper that was cultivated in 1996. This combination leads...

The Undercrown 10 showcases the essence of the original by featuring a bevy of Nicaraguan and Brazilian fillers that is hugged by a Connecticut River Valley broadleaf binder that is then all secured by a beautiful dark Mexican San Andrés wrapper. This combination will lend bold and rich notes of black pepper, earth, sun-dried cherries, and cocoa. Willy Herrera, Drew Estate’s master blender, compared the overall profile to that of Mexican Hot...

La Manzanita is handmade at the famed AJ Fernandez Cigar Company in Estelí, Nicaragua. Meaning the little apple, you’ll immediately understand the name after taking a peek at this smoke’s oily, dark red, Habano hybrid wrapper. Underneath is an Habano binder, and Pelo d’Oro, Corojo 99, and Ligero fillers, all from undisclosed countries. Medium in body, this smoke will lend core notes of earth with hints of leather, pepper, and cream. Try...

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 Room101.” 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 Sumatra binder and then dressed up with a Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper. Once lit, this medium to full...