Featured Cigars - Sept 2021

We really like this cigar company. They continuously impress us with their newest line introductions and although we have featured their Dominican line, their Honduran line is also impressive. Meticulously made by Rocky Patel and rolled in Honduras, this smoke features a gorgeous Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper holds a Dominican binder and Honduran long-leaves. We found the Bison Pyramid featured this month on the mild to medium tasting end of the...

Partagas Black Label Bravo was introduced in 2001 by General Cigar company and has since been making waves throughout the cigar industry, including making Robb Report’s “Best of the Best” List in 2002 as well as scoring an impressive 90 point rating with Cigar Aficionado. The construction is nearly flawless and it’s solid while not being overstuffed with its powerful blend of Nicaraguan and Cuban-seed ligero fillers that is secured by a...

The Felipe II Fat Boy Extra Maduro Short Robusto you have in your shipment today was handmade at the famous La Aurora factory, the first established factory in the Dominican Republic. This chunky stick features a beautiful Indonesian Maduro wrapper that hugs an Indonesian binder and Dominican long-fillers from two different leaves from the Cibao Valley. Pour yourself an Angel’s Envy Bourbon on a warm summer evening and enjoy mild to medium...

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 Puros Indios cigar factory, run by Rolando Reyes, Sr., is located in Danlí, Honduras. With over 60 years of cigar making experience, you could say he knows a thing or two about making the perfect cigar. Viejo means "old" in Spanish and these babies warrant the moniker. The real highlight of the Viejo line is the fact that they have undergone an extensive amount of aging. According to Puros Indios’ president Carlos Diez, these puppies...

Previously named to Cigar Aficionado’s Top 50 Cigars, La Aurora Preferidos is a sure show stopper. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, the Preferidos comes in seven different varieties, each with a different wrapper type; the Platinum you have in your shipment today comes dressed in a rich and oily Cameroon wrapper that looks as good as it tastes. This gorgeous wrapper hugs a Dominican binder and a bevy of well-aged Dominican, Brazilian...

The La Palina No. 1 Robusto will definitely be number one in your humidor after tasting it. Even Cigar Aficionado loved this smoke and gave it a well deserved 90 rating. Working from the inside out, this smoke starts with a bevy of long-fillers from Nicaragua and Honduras that are secured with a unique tobacco leaf from Costa Rica and is finished with a gorgeous Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. Medium in body, this complex smoke features notes...

The CAO Flathead was inspired by classic American hot rods and the vintage pin-ups that usually accompany them. In fact, the cigar’s flat head and squared off shape takes inspiration from old flathead engines. The V660 Carb you have in your shipment today is named after the carburetor, and the 660 is the length and ring gauge. Heavy in hand, this powerhouse features a Connecticut Habano-seed binder that secures a bevy of Dominican and Nicaraguan...

Diploma Cigars are an expensive boutique brand coming out of the Dominican Republic. These handmades are created by some of the best and most skilled torcedores (rollers) in the industry. The Diploma Habano in your shipment has a toothy Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a Dominican binder, and vintage long-fillers grown throughout the Dominican Republic. Medium bodied, this smoke is balanced throughout, offering notes of oak and...