Featured Cigars - July 2024

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. With a firm, leathery African-Cameroon wrapper atop a Nicaraguan binder leaf, the well constructed Serie G is a good-looking stick. Nicaraguan Habano...

La Historia by E.P. Carrillo is a special smoke; in fact, it has been said that Ernesto worked on this cigar for more than two years, and it shows. Enough with the background, lets take a look at this bad boy. On the outside sits a stunning Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper which hugs an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and a blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers. Medium to full in body, expect notes of roasted nuts, espresso, black pepper, and dark...

The Brioso Maduro Gigante was manufactured by the famed General Cigar Company which is behind some of the best cigars in the world like Cohiba, Macanudo, and CAO, to name a few, and Brioso cigars are held to the same strict quality control. Hailing from Nicaragua, this weighty 60-ring gauge smoke features a dark Maduro wrapper, a habano binder, and a blend of Dominican seco and ligero tobaccos with Nicaraguan and Mexican long-fillers. Give...

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 they were finally available to the United States market when General Cigars starting making them in Honduras. The Maduro line which we’re featuring this month debuted in 2002. Under the supervision of Estelo Padrón, each square-pressed cigar is made with a specially selected blend...

The Black Ops Connecticut may have an ominous name but don’t let that fool you; it’s actually a mild cigar that can be enjoyed day or night that has a tame demeanor but is big on flavor. It starts with a mellow blend of Cuban-seed Nicaraguan tobaccos, which is then secured by a Nicaraguan binder, and finally topped by a silky-smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper. On a quick side note, if you put the cigar under a black light...

For cigar aficionados, the Camacho brand is synonymous with “full” – as in full-bodied, full-flavored, and full of character. Their blends usually promise a powerful well-balanced smoke brimming with aromatic flavor. This is precisely why Camacho makers Christian and Julio Eiroa have developed such a loyal cult-like following – that and their profile of 90+ rated cigars. The Camacho Triple Maduro you have in your shipment is the world’s first all maduro cigar. This full-bodied powerhouse is big, bold, luscious, and...

Debuting at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show (Premium Cigar Association), La Palina teamed up with Oliva to celebrate the 75th birthday of Bill Paley. Handcrafted at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, this smoke is months in the making to ensure it exceeds expectations. Starting from the inside, this smoke features Nicaraguan fillers, a Nicaraguan binder, and a stunning Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper leaf, all grown...

Released in 2015, the La Perla Habana 1515 was created to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba. Carefully handcrafted by AJ Fernandez in Nicaragua, this Cuban-esque stogie starts with a hearty and rich blend of Cuban-seed long-fillers from Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa, Nicaragua, which is secured by a Sumatra Ecuador binder and a handsome Habano Ecuador wrapper, and finished with a cedar sleeve with “500 Años”...

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. 3 in your shipment today captures the spirit of Mexican culture and was created by famed cigar legends AJ Fernández and Rafael Nodal. The Trinidad Espiritu Series No. 3 is handcrafted using a mix of Nicaraguan fillers, a Nicaraguan...