Featured Cigars - July 2013

Luis Tomas Mendez may not be a household name, but he has been in the industry for years as a tobacco grower and dealer and has recently started manufacturing cigars in a factory located in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. Using the best tobaccos for his creations, the Brocatus features Domincan long-fillers and binder, and a smooth and enticing Connecticut-seed Ecuadorian wrapper. Nutty and oaky in flavor, they are balanced, smooth, and...

All hail to the king! Oliveros debuted this line in 2008 and this rare breed is taking cigar smokers by storm with its super balanced flavor profile. It’s packed with Cuban-seed long fillers from Nicaragua that are blended with Ligeros from Esteli, Condega, & Jalapa – all held together with a Nicaraguan binder. The star of this beauty is the almost black, toothy, and oily Nicaraguan Oscuro wrapper that is extra-fermented and hand selected. The...

The Partagas line was first developed in 1845 in Cuba, a history that suggests any Partagas cigar is going to be a great smoke. Long before Fidel Castro came into power in Cuba, Partagas cigars were hand crafted in Havana under the supervision of Ramon Cifuentes and his father. Ramon Cifuentes was one of the last of the legendary cigar-makers to leave Cuba. He did so in the early 1960s when he discovered Santiago, Dominican Republic...

A completely new blend, the Obsidian White Noise is definitely not quiet. Abe Flores from Pinar del Rio has established himself as one of the Dominican Republic’s top manufacturers, and the Obsidian White Noise is further proof of this. Beneath the long white sleeve is a beautiful, golden-brown Ecuadorian Habano wrapper that is practically dripping with oils. The wrapper is just the beginning; it’s chocked full of selected long-fillers that are...

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...