Featured Cigars - April 2020

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, and the Corojo is no different. The Camacho Corojo comes from the rich soils of the Jamastran Valley of Honduras. On the outside of this stunning smoke is a super high-grade, fifth priming Corojo wrapper leaf with the inside featuring...

The construction is nothing short of flawless; the draw even. The wrapper is a spicy, mucho-robust Corojo leaf with a dual binder from Nicaragua and Honduras. On the inside, the blend is said to be top secret, but Rocky did reveal that there are some Panamanian and Nicaraguan fillers. Expect voluminous clouds of smoke. From the very first puff the Edge is incredibly smooth. The flavor is rich and leathery—with notes of caramel and cocoa...

JFR cigars are one of the best boutique brands out there today. Most of the tobaccos used for their cigars comes from Casa Fernandez’s famed Aganorsa farms where they are well known for growing some of the most Cuban-esque tobacco outside of Cuba. The JFR Lunatic hails from Nicaragua and features Nicaraguan Aganorsa binder and fillers that are all wrapped up in a dark and luscious San Andrés wrapper. Slow burning with lots of smoke, expect...

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

Punch is one of the oldest Habano brands, founded in 1840 by Don Manuel Lopez of Juan Valle & Company and intended for the booming British market. The name Punch is drawn from a famous comic book, "Punch & Judy"; the clown, Mr. Punch, is still seen today on every box with his sly smile and cigar. Unlike most medium-bodied Punch cigars, the Bareknuckle has kicked it up a notch and is a smooth full-bodied powerhouse. This baby is jam-packed...

Daniel Marshall has been known for excellent craftsmanship for his incredibly high-end humidors since 1982. In fact, Daniel Marshall’s humidors have been sought after by celebrities, presidents, dignitaries, and even the British royal family, just to name a few. It was natural that he would soon move on to crafting cigars with the same excellence as his humidors. He soon teamed up with the legendary Manuel Quesada who is known for the highly...

You may or may not know Steve Saka. If you don’t know him, allow us to introduce him. Up until 2013, he was gaining legions of fans with Drew Estate when he decided to retire. But in 2015 he started Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and he was back making delicious top-shelf cigars, including the top rated and hugely popular Sobremesa which we have featured in the past. The Mi Querida (meaning ‘my mistress’ in Spanish) Puma Negra...

Alonso Menéndez purchased the Particulares factory in July 1935 in Havana, Cuba and also took over the brands that were created there. Shortly after, he introduced the Montecristo brand, named after Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Count of Monte Cristo, which was a popular choice amongst the torcedores (cigar makers). Now the Montecristo brand is created in the Tabacalera de Garcia factory in the Dominican Republic under the watchful eye of cigar...

The Nat Sherman Timeless Dominican you have in your shipment was created in part to commemorate the timelessness and history of the Nat Sherman brand. This handmade was crafted under the watchful eye of Manuel Quesada at the esteemed TACASA factory in the Dominican Republic, and boy is it tasty! But you don’t have to take our word for it; Cigar Aficionado gave it a well-deserved 93 points! This gorgeous stogie starts with Nicaraguan and...