Featured Cigars - April 2017

Diesel cigars have one of the best reputations in the business and so does the mastermind behind the brand, Abel, “A.J.” Fernandez. He is known for the Man O’ War, Rocky Patel’s Fusion, Man O’ War Ruination and ITC 10th Anniversary, among other stellar sticks. This beautiful Nicaraguan handmade begins with Nicaraguan and Dominican long-leaf fillers, has a Nicaraguan binder, and then is carefully finished with a toothy Ecuadorian Habano Sun...

Oliveros’s president, Rafael Nodal, specializes in limited short-batch cigars made from very good and very rare tobaccos that are available in quantities too low for most brand’s production quotas. In 2012, Nodal created a spinoff company called Boutique Blends Cigars which features his Aging Room and Oliveros cigar lines as well as his other line, Swag Cigars. The Oliveros Gran Retorno Connecticut (which translates to Grand Return) is perfect...

The Heritage by Dunhill was conceived to celebrate Dunhill’s rich history and is also the first full bodied cigar to come out of the Dunhill brand. This tasty treat was handcrafted at General Cigar Company’s Honduras factory, STG Danlí, and has a hearty blend of long-fillers from Ometepe and Esteli, Nicaragua and the Jamastran Valley, Honduras that is secured with a Nicaraguan Jalapa binder and finished with a stunning Ecuadoran Habano ligero...

The Sosa Belicoso is a simple, elegant cigar that is full with flavor and yet extremely smooth. It starts with a tantalizing combination of Dominican and Honduran long-fillers that’s held together by a Honduran binder and finished off with a dark Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper that’s dripping with oily goodness. Once lit, the medium-bodied bouquet of cocoa, earth, and pepper are met with a tobacco core...

The Padron line was created in 1964 by the family’s patriarch, Jose Orlando Padron, who initially began making cigars for his friends and family throughout the Miami area. When his son Jorge took over, he soon began to expand the brand, and ever since the Padron brand has been known as one of the most consistent and balanced cigars in the world. Originally released in 1994 to commemorate Padron’s 30th anniversary, the Anniversary line is still...

Throughout the cigar industry, the Gurkha brand has remained a favorite with novices and aficionados alike with its exquisite packaging and countless high ratings. The Gurkha Governor's Private Blend in your shipment today is handmade from the Dominican Republic and starts with distinctive bouquet of Columbian Corojo long-fillers that is hugged by a Dominican binder and finished with an oily and toothy Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Once lit, this...

Hailing from Honduras, the La Palina Classic is sure to win a permanent place in your humidor. This medium bodied cigar features a handsome milk chocolate Brazilian Habano wrapper that secures an Ecuadorian binder and a bevy of long-fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Complex and balanced down to the nub, this stogie has notes of spice, earth, and caramel. Not only did our panel love this cigar and recommend pairing it with a...

Founded by the late Zino Davidoff, Davidoff cigars are the epitome of pleasure and the good life, and the Zino Platinum Scepter Series is both. Handmade with the utmost care in the Dominican Republic, the Scepter Series is a truly handsome cigar wrapped with a shiny, golden brown Connecticut wrapper from Ecuador. Underneath is a Dominican binder and a delicious blend of long-fillers from Peru and the Dominican Republic that have been patiently...

Today the cigar is manufactured at the Joya de Nicaragua factory and is released though Drew Estate’s Subculture Studios. This massive stogie is a combination of both Drew Estate tobaccos and Joya de Nicaragua tobaccos, starting with an oily and slightly toothy San Andres Negro wrapper which covers and Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade binder which...