Featured Cigars - February 2013

The Leon Jimenes Imperiales Clasico Toro is handcrafted at the La Aurora factory, one of the premier cigar factories in the world—and the Dominican Republic's oldest. Guillermo Leon Herbert's family has been cultivating tobacco for six generations. His grandfather, Don Eduardo Leon Jimenes, was the founder of La Aurora Cigars, situated on the outskirts of Santiago. The Leon family started farming tobacco in the late 1880s, and in 1903...

Marking the 10th anniversary of cigars made by Perdomo, this Maduro is in celebration of the La Tradicion Perdomo reserve line, the company’s original line. Perdomo cigars have been receiving outstanding scores from Cigar Aficionado, Smoke Magazine, and Cigar Insider for years. In fact, four of the top fourteen cigars rated by Cigar Insider have been Perdomo Reserve cigars. Debuting in 2008, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary is packed...

Over the years, Guillermo Rico has been a grower, a leaf broker and such an accomplished catador (cigar taster) that, reportedly, he can discern five different leaves in a single blend. Born to a family of tobacco growers in Cubita, Columbia, he and his son George own GR Tabacaleras Unidas and the Gran Habano line of cigars. In 1966, they established their Danli, Honduras factory, La Perla Hondureña, initially producing cigars for Alec Bradley...

As the second largest grower of tobacco in Nicaragua, the Oliva family's generations of experience in the industry has served them well. They grow some of the finest crops in the world and are known for using the most skilled rollers and blenders in the country to create legendary cigars. With a firm, toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, the well constructed Serie G is a good-looking stick. Nicaraguan Habano long-fillers are blended to produce...

Tony Borhani, owner and proprietor of Bahia Cigars, is considered by many to be one of the cigar industry's most influential leaders. His famed brand was originally manufactured in the Costa Rican Tabacalera Tambor factory under the supervision of Don Douglas and Tony himself, from their inception in 1997, with production later migrating to Nicaragua in 2001. The Bahia Gold is their flagship cigar. This is a well aged cigar—let's review: the filler...