Featured Cigars - July 2023

As the second-largest grower of tobacco in Nicaragua, the Oliva family's generations of experience in the industry has served them well. They grow some of the finest crops in the world and are known for using the most skilled rollers and blenders in the country to create legendary cigars. The Oliva Serie "O" is their flagship premium blend. This Nicaraguan puro boasts a dark Habano-seed wrapper and offers a diverse range of robust flavors that...

Sancho Panza cigars originated in Havana, Cuba in 1852 and are still made there today with an amazingly mild taste for traditional Cuban cigars. In 2001 it was finally available to the United States market when General Cigars started making them in Honduras under the supervision of the late cigar master, Estelo Padrón. Each square pressed cigar is made with a specially selected blend of Honduran fillers, then a Connecticut broadleaf binder is...

By offering plenty of power tempered by a notable smoothness, the Obsidian sets a new standard for premium handmades. The dark, meaty blend consists of Cuban-seed long-fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. They deliver a wealth of dense tobacco flavor. Look at the foot of the cigar and you’ll note a combination of dark tobaccos (ligeros) in the core of the cigar, with a portion of lighter-colored tobacco (visos and secos) bunched...

Cuba Libre One is hand-crafted by Nestor Plasencia in his massive Nicaraguan factory that produces delicious super-premiums for more brands than you can even fathom. Fortunately, he has the manpower and the resources to make each and every cigar perfect no matter how many are made. Note the crisp, glossy white band with impressive silver and blue accents on this ultra-bold, mega-flavorful cigar—it really jumps off the dark Honduran Habano...

Handmade at Erik Espinosa’s own factory in Nicaragua, the 601 Serie Red is another slam dunk in the 601 portfolio. This puro is stunning, featuring Nicaraguan aged long-fillers and a Nicaraguan binder, and is dressed with a silky Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. Light ‘er up and find medium to full bodied velvety notes of earth with hints of sweetness that will linger on the back of the palate. Grab a whiskey, such as Knob Creek 9 Year Bourbon...

The Black Ops line was created by the master blender behind the Gurkha brand, Kaizad Hansotia, who's been admired for his mastery of fine tobacco blending and creativity in developing attractive packaging for his cigars. To go a step farther, for the Black Ops, Hansotia partnered with the legendary Abdel “AJ” Fernández and his esteemed factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, Tabacalera Fernandez, which produces premium lines for Rocky Patel, Padilla...

In 2019, Altadis USA released the incredibly popular Espiritu Series No. 1, a direct reference to some of the fantastic blends that were coming out of the Caribbean around the ‘60s and ‘70s. The Espiritu Series No. 2 in your shipment today captures the spirit of South American Carnival and was created by famed cigar legends AJ Fernández and Rafael Nodal. The Trinidad Espiritu Series No. 2 is handcrafted using a bold mix of Brazilian and...

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...

With its dark, smooth wrapper, impressive oils that cast a nice shine, and its gentle box-press, the LHC Core is one handsome stogie! The glistening wrapper is a Habano Ecuador sun-grown ligero; the binder, Esteli Habano viso; and the filler consists of all the following tobaccos: Esteli ligero, Jamastran ligero, Pennsylvania Broadleaf and Nicaraguan Ometepe ligero. With this premium boutique cigar, you are in for an unadulterated smoking...