Featured Cigars - May 2018

Just looking at this beast you know that it will be something special. To start, this bad boy has eight (yes, eight!) types of Nicaraguan tobacco varieties from Jalapa and Esteli combined with Dominican Criollo ’98, Dominican Corojo, and a rare Dominican leaf known as Negrita Canca Habano. So much tobacco that it has to have two thick binders, a Criollo ’98 and Brazilian Habano. Finishing off this beast is a dark, oily, and sultry Dominican...

General Cigar has been delivering high-quality cigars since 1848, including such greats as Bolivar, Cifuentes, Cohiba, Partagas, Punch, and Macanudo, which is what you have received today. Macanudo is one of the top selling cigars in the world due to their consistently mild and pleasant character and exceptional construction. Macanudo is also a brand that doesn’t do gimmicks, ploys, stories, or anything with crazy marketing; they have stayed...

In this third installment of the Syncro, AVO decided to do something a bit different than the other two cigars in this series that features Nicaraguan tobaccos; they went bigger, much bigger. The South American Ritmo (ritmo translating to ‘rhythm’ in Spanish) features a mind-blowing seven different tobaccos from all the major cigar countries. Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, this stogie comes dressed in an Ecuadorian wrapper that secures...

The Victor Sinclair Serie ‘55’ Imperial Connecticut Toro is the third installment of the acclaimed Imperial Collection. Hailing from the fertile lands of the Dominican Republic, the Imperial Connecticut comes packed to the brim with premium Dominican fillers and a Brazilian binder, and is dressed in a silky smooth Connecticut wrapper. Ultra creamy, this mild stogie is perfect for any time of day.

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 Man O’ War, Rocky Patel’s Fusion, Man O’ War Ruination and ITC 10th Anniversary, among other stellar sticks. The Diesel Hair of the Dog went out of production a few years ago, but we love this cigar and were thrilled to be able to work with Diesel to bring it back specifically for our members; you...

Most people are familiar with the term ‘cask strength’ which refers to the undiluted, powerful, complex, and high alcohol content of whiskey and scotches. The 5 Vegas (pronounced “cinco vegas”) Cask-Strength Toro took inspiration from those characteristics, and the outcome is a beautiful handcrafted cigar. Born in Estelí, Nicaragua, this smoke is as handsome as it is delicious. This captivating smoke comes...

The Griffin’s follows these impeccable standards and is also superbly elegant. The Griffin’s Nicaragua is the first time the Griffin’s brand has utilized tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras, and the cigar was even created in Nicaragua, which is new for Davidoff as most of their brands are crafted in the Dominican Republic. The Nicaragua comes packed full of Nicaraguan and Honduran long-fillers which are firmly secured with a Dominican binder...

You may not have heard of Hirochi Robaina but you probably have smoked some of the tobacco his family is legendary for. In fact, Hirochi’s family has been growing tobacco in Cuba since the 1880’s and his grandfather, the late Alejandro Robania, at one time was considered the “Godfather” of fine tobaccos. Plus, you definately have heard of one his protégés: AJ Fernandez. Alejandro passed on the family business to Hirochi and from there Hirochi...