Featured Cigars - July 2020

Ramon Bueso is a name that you may or may not have heard of that has recently taken the industry by storm, but that doesn’t mean that you haven’t smoked his wonderfully created cigars. Bueso started in this industry over 40 years ago as a tobacco grower when his family’s land was the first tobacco farm in Honduras. At the ripe age of 15 he became a cigar roller, eventually evolving into factory supervisor at the famous Villazon factory which is the original...

For nearly 100 years, the Trinidad brand was a full-bodied, full-flavored cigar manufactured in Cuba and touted as one of the world's richest and most flavorful handmades. Now it's expertly handcrafted in the Dominican Republic's southern city of La Romana and offers the same robust, full-bodied smoking experience as its big brother from Cuba. The Trinidad Club Selection features a chocolate brown Brazilian wrapper that is draped over a zesty Nicaraguan binder and...

The E.P. Carrillo Seleccion Oscuro is a real winner. In fact, this smoke was honored as the #4 cigar on the 2016 Top 25 Cigars and scored a 94-point rating from Cigar Aficionado. At first look, you will notice the stunning and flavorful Mexican San Andrés Oscuro wrapper that hugs an Ecuadorian binder which is chock-full of Nicaraguan long-fillers. This slow-burning stogie features a medium to full bodied mix of balanced spice, pepper, wood, and sweet notes...

The Xikar HC (Havana Collection) Series Habano Colorado boasts a 92 rating from Cigar Aficionado, and the Pigtail Perfecto version is particularly stunning. This medium to full bodied stogie features an impressive blend of tobaccos from Honduras, Costa Rica, and the Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua that is secured with a Nicaraguan binder and finished with a stunning, oily, chocolate brown wrapper from Jalapa Valley. The result is that this Nicaraguan handmade offers smooth...

The La Moneda Connecticut may be relatively unknown but you most likely have heard of the legendary Abe Flores. Known as one of the best cigar blenders in the business, Abe Flores has his name on some of the best cigars out there, and this one also is one for the books. The La Moneda Connecticut hails from the Dominican Republic and features a bevy of well-aged Cuban-seed long-fillers from Nicaragua, Pennsylvania and the Dominican Republic that is...

Created in 2007, the San Cristobal brand is starting to make waves throughout the cigar industry; in fact, the main San Cristobal line (this month’s feature) has a 93 rating with Cigar Aficionado! For two years there was careful planning, crafting, blending, and perfecting before being skillfully handmade by the one and only Jose 'Don Pepin' Garcia, a Cuban-born expatriate that makes some of the world’s finest cigars. This gorgeous stogie comes chock full of a rich blend of Cuban-seed...

The Armada is pure mastery, and the most limited in the Man O’ War line with only 10,000 cigars rolled each year. The impressive War Horse (perfecto) size is rarer, still. This cigar may have a hefty price tag, but let us assure you that it is worth every penny. A personal blend by AJ Fernandez, this Cuban-esque stogie consists of a bevy of rare Nicaraguan long fillers and binder, and is topped with an oily, dark, toothy, and luscious Ecuador-Sumatra wrapper leaf, all aged and fermented...

Loaded with character and intensity, this stick has a combined age of tobacco that is over 20 years! Refined from start to finish, the BG Meyer Gigantes starts with a luscious, dark chocolate-colored, oily Nicaraguan Habano wrapper leaf that was cultivated in 2007 with a Brazilian Mata Fina binder aged for a minimum of six years. Finishing this stick is a blend of long-fillers from Nicaragua and Dominican Republic, also aged for at least six years. Medium to full in body...

Introduced in 1993, the Vintage series from Romeo y Julieta is a small-batch luxury cigar, mild with a very round flavor. It's made with a wrapper that is hand-picked for its natural, oily sheen and light, silky appearance. The binder is aged Mexican leaf and the filler is exquisitely blended Cuban-seed, long-leaf Dominican tobaccos aged two to three years prior to production. With its classic red Romeo y Julieta band and flawless construction, this is truly a cigar to show off...