Featured Cigars - March 2019

Romeo y Julieta was founded in Cuba in 1875 and was named after one of Shakespeare’s literary masterpieces, Romeo and Juliet. During the mid 20th century, Romeo y Julieta was becoming increasingly popular, but due to the Cuban Embargo, they decided to set up shop in the Dominican Republic. Today, cigar master José Seijas watches over the majority of Romeo y Julieta cigars and creates some of the most classic Cuban inspired cigars today. The Perlado...

La Perla Habana is generally regarded as today's top boutique brand, consistently receiving the highest of ratings from Cigar Insider, Cigar Aficionado, and Smoke Magazine alike. Sergio Cuevas and Doug Wood, two of the industry's most respected entrepreneurs, took it upon themselves to recreate this well-known Cuban brand in the Dominican Republic and today La Perla Habana is among the most coveted brands produced. They have created a cigar...

Tony Borhani, founder of Bahia cigars, takes his business seriously. In a personal quest for stogie knowledge, he spent three years exploring cigar territory in Central and South America. He met growers, rollers and master blenders, studying their methods and styles. To this day, he constantly combines his knowledge of traditional production techniques with new ideas and secret methods that extend the art of processing, curing, aging and...

The Dunhill 1907 pays homage to the year the company was founded. Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, this stunner comes dressed in a Honduran wrapper and a Dominican binder, and is filled to the brim with a blend of Dominican ligero and Brazilian Mata Fina fillers. Medium in body, light ‘er up and you’ll find rich and complex...

“Free Cuba!” A phrase you might not hear very often on the streets of Cuba, but a sentiment shared by many who live there. The call for the return of Cuba to its citizens is one we can hear echoing through the Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic and uttered in cigar-smoke filled downtown bars where cigar masters gather and discuss their lingering discontentedness surrounding their flight from their homeland. Not surprisingly...

You may not have heard of Michael Argenti but he has been behind numerous cigar brands including his own Berger & Argenti, which has been in the industry for over 25 years. To say he knows about cigars and the industry is an understatement. For this month’s selection, Argenti teamed up with one of the most legendary guys in the industry, AJ Fernandez and his Nicaraguan factory Tabacalera Fernandez S.A. Losely translating to The Great Key...

For cigar aficionados, the Camacho brand is synonymous with “full”—as in full-bodied, full-flavored, and full of character. Their blends usually promise a powerful well-balanced smoke brimming with aromatic flavor. This is precisely why Camacho makers Christian and Julio Eiroa have developed such a loyal cult-like following. The Powerband does not disappoint; it is the newest edition to the Master Built Series and it fits right in with the...

Introducing the magnificent limited follow-up to the highly rated and sought-after Oliva Serie ‘V’: the Oliva Serie ‘V’ Melanio Maduro. This handmade stunner earned an impressive 92 rating Cigar Aficionado and we couldn’t agree more! Hailing from Nicaragua, this full-bodied stogie starts with a bold and flavorful blend of Nicaraguan Habano long-fillers which is hugged securely by a feisty Nicaraguan binder and finished with a gorgeous...

Ashton is one of the most premier luxury cigar brands out there. Founded in 1985 by Robert Levin, the company today is still family-owned and operated and is committed to quality and consumer satisfaction. The Ashton Cabinet Selection in your shipment today is the more lux version of its counterpart, the Ashton Classic line. This smooth smoke features a top-grade, luxurious, chestnut-hued Connecticut shade wrapper that has been carefully aged...