Featured Cigars - December 2020

The Balmoral line is manufactured by the Agio Caribbean Tobacco Company Ltd., located in San Pedro de Macoris, in the southeastern corner of the Dominican Republic in between the country's capital Santo Domingo and the village of La Romana. The line has been in production for just over 100 years for distribution in Europe, with an introduction to the US market in February of 1998. Although not a household name for most, Balmoral soon will be. The Balmoral Anejo XO Nicaragua Rothschild Masivo in your shipment today is the first one that features a Nicaraguan wrapper...

Diesel cigars have one of the best reputations in the business and so does the mastermind behind the brand, Abdel “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. Rabbit Hole Bourbon and Diesel Cigars are a match made in heaven, and the Diesel Whiskey Row was released in 2018 becoming an instant hit to aficionados everywhere. This follow-up smoke used barrels that originally contained 30-year old Pedro Ximenez Sherry which were sent to Rabbit Hole to produce their PX Sherry Finish Bourbon...

The Nestor Reserve line offers a rich and robust taste with a wonderful aroma and exquisite construction. Note the beautifully square-pressed shape of this ultra dark brown toothy cigar, rolled with Nicaraguan and Dominican long leaf filler, a Nicaraguan binder, and Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. Expect a medium-bodied cigar with notes of pepper, earth, chocolate, and hints of sweetness. Rated an astounding ’93’ by Cigar Insider. Try pairing it with an espresso roast...

CAO has visited many areas of the world including Italy, America, Colombia, and now Nicaragua and we couldn’t be happier! Highlighting some of the best tobaccos Nicaragua has to offer, this full-bodied smoke contains extensively aged Nicaraguan long-fillers from some of Nicaragua’s most famed growing regions including the Jalapa Valley, Condega, and Estelí. Over the long-fillers is a zesty Honduran binder and a beautiful Honduran Jamastran wrapper. Light it up and expect notes of pepper, nuts, and tobacco. Enjoy this Cigar Aficionado 92-rated smoke with a Flor de Caña 18 Year Rum...

Latitude Zero cigars is a fairly new boutique brand that hails from one of the largest tobacco growers in the world, which is also the creator and original grower of the Habano Ecuador wrappers: Oliva Tobacco Company. What makes this high-end brand unique is that all of their cigars are crafted using the top 1% of their tobaccos. Taking its name from Oliva’s major growing areas and the origin of the Habano Ecuador wrapper, Latitude Zero’s massive band features an old world style map with a secondary band featuring a small slit to show the real latitude zero on the map...

Sometimes special lots of tobaccos are too small to produce a full-fledged blend but the leaves are too good to pass up. This is where Single Batch—a limited production gem from Padilla—comes into play. The Padilla brand is built upon high quality, low volume handmades that utilize rare, very expensive materials. It continues to earn high ratings, receive top honors, and wow enthusiasts at the same time. Single Batch, Ernesto Padilla's lowest production creation to date, only 50,000, is a medium-bodied cigar crafted with Padilla’s signature combination of substance and swagger...

Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, the Davidoff Anviersario Series Special R is truly one of a kind. To ensure perfection, this stogie only uses the highest grade rollers so each cigar will have the best draw and burn on every cigar. These high-grade rollers also use only the finest tobaccos starting with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper that hugs a four-year aged blend of Dominican fillers and a Dominican Piloto Seco binder. Once lit your palate will enjoy notes of cedar, roasted nuts, and pepper. Pair this mild to medium bodied smoke with a Breakfast Blend roast...

The Lost & Found SuperStroke (insert joke here) is listed as a smoke from a 2011 vintage, and we’re proud to bring our members the Robusto Extra as a Rare Cigar Club exclusive. Inside comes a bevy of Brazilian, Dominican, and Nicaraguan fillers secured with a Dominican binder, and finished up with a stunning Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Snip the tip and enjoy notes of pepper, wood, and earth that are so very smooth. This smoke pairs wonderfully with a Talisker 10...

The original Aging Room Quattro F55 has quite the reputation; for those who aren’t familiar with it, the cigar was the highest rated non-Cuban on the Top 25 Cigars of the Year in 2013, receiving the #2 spot with an astounding 95-rating. To summarize, it’s a pretty awesome cigar. Never satisfied, Rafael decided to take that cigar – one of his most famous – and wrap it with a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper. Under this dark and oil-filled leaf is a Dominican Habano binder which tightly hugs a complex blend of Dominican long-fillers. Medium to full in strength, this smoke will...