Bugatti Signature Robusto

Bugatti has been for known for decades for their craftsmanship, elegance, engineering, and cutting-edge style for their supercars, but now they are racing into the cigar world by using those exact same principles. Although this handmade won’t go 200 mph, this full bodied flavor bomb will have your palate racing. Hailing from the Dominican Republic at the famed PDR factory, the Bugatti Signature starts with a flawless chocolate brown Ecuadorian wrapper that secures a Dominican binder and rare ten year old Dominican Piloto Cubano tobacco in the long-filler. Full-bodied and packed with flavor, expect notes of cocoa, spice, and a smooth creamy finish. Pair this with a dark rum and head into the fast lane.

Though tobacco is indigenous to Hispaniola, the tobacco industry in the Dominican Republic existed in the shadow of Cuba’s dominance through the 1960s. When the exodus of Cuban cigar makers began in the wake of the revolution, many decided the Dominican Republic would be ideal for the resumption of their livelihoods. Unrest in Nicaragua in the 1980s fueled the Dominican cigar industry further. The country now makes more than half of the premium cigars imported into the U.S.

The Cibao Valley and the nearby city of Santiago are the center of cigar production in the Dominican Republic. Three main varieties are grown here: the mild and native Olor Dominicano; the intense Piloto Cubano, brought from the Vuelta Abajo of Cuba; and San Vicente, a milder and more acidic Piloto hybrid. Dominican puros were once unheard of as it was widely thought impossible to grow quality wrapper leaf on the island, but new growing techniques are now allowing some exceptional puros to be produced.