Featured Cigars - May 2023

Raised in Cuba, Abdel “A.J.” Fernandez has produced cigars for other cigar makers such as Padilla, Gurkha, Rocky Patel, and Graycliff, just to name a few. Every now and then AJ decides to make his own, and the AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe, which was released in 2019, is one such cigar, and we’re super excited to share this beauty with you.Handmade at Fernandez’s Estelí, Nicaragua factory (which produces roughly nine million cigars annually)...

The J.C. Newman Cigar Company has been around since 1895, and it was all started by Julius Ceasar Newman rolling his first cigar in his family’s barn in Cleveland, Ohio. Once he discovered his passion for cigars, he moved his family down to Tampa and quickly had a world-class reputation for producing high-quality premium cigars. Even though most of their cigars these days are made in the Dominican Republic, in 2009 the family started working...

Rocky Patel has a well-earned reputation for uncompromising quality. He has received so many stellar ratings and awards from industry groups and publications, he's in a class by himself. Every cigar he makes undergoes rigorous quality control measures to ensure that only the best cigars from the rolling table make it to a consumer's hand. No wonder his sticks are some of the most sought after in the world! The Rocky Patel Imperial Torpedo in...

Bearing the last name of the famous South American liberator from Spanish rule, Simon Bolivar, this cigar brand has a rich history dating back to 1901. The Bolivar Cofradia was created by drawing inspiration from Simon Bolivar’s bold and authoritative battle strategies. Handcrafted in Honduras by the legendary Estelo Padron, this stick features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and a mix of Honduran and Nicaraguan...

The Nestor Reserve Maduro was wildly popular when it was released, but it went away for a while, disappointing many of us who loved its incredible value. But now its back! The band got a noticeable update, but the blend remains the same with Nicaraguan and Dominican long-leaf fillers, a Nicaraguan binder, and an ultra-dark, toothy Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. Medium to full in body, this box-pressed beauty will lend notes of pepper, earth...

The Lost & Found Paradise Lost was originally released in 2014 with only 2306 sticks rolled. The Lost & Found Paradise Lost V2 Maduro Hologram in your shipment today is essentially Paradise Lost 2.0, featuring an enhanced blend of the original. Looking past the attractive band you’ll see a handsome, dark, and hand-selected Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper which secures a Dominican Criollo wrapper leaf binder and a mix of supremely aged...

Romeo y Julieta was founded in Cuba in 1875 and was named after one of Shakespeare’s literary masterpieces, Romeo and Juliet. During the mid-20th century, Romeo y Julieta was becoming increasingly popular, but, due to the Cuban Embargo, they decided to set up shop in Dominican Republic. Today, cigar master José Seijas watches over the majority of Romeo y Julieta cigars and creates some of the most classic Cuban inspired cigars today. Remaining...

Diesel cigars have one of the best reputations in the business as does the mastermind behind the brand, Abel “A.J.” Fernandez. He is well known for Ave Maria, Man O’ War, Rocky Patel’s Fusion, and ITC 10th Anniversary, among countless other stellar sticks. The Diesel Rage that you have in your shipment today is nothing short of steller and showcases a blend straight from A.J.’s farms in Nicaragua, consisting of Cuban-seed Nicaraguan long...

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...