Nick Perdomo and his Dad are well renowned cigar makers. I’ve watched them grow to one of the world’s powerhouse teams producing a wide array of highly rated premiums. In fact, over 20 years ago I remember Nick personally traveling around the country and winding up in my Long Island store soliciting for business! Many years later when I went to the last big Cigar Show trying to see him was like trying to see a rock start! His success is well earned.
When the 20th Anniversary line was launched all editions were highly rated first class sticks. This Sun Grown Nicaraguan puro edition is a Cuban style, full flavored stick. It’s strong, robust taste increases in intensity along the way. Buckle up!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Sun Grown
Nick Perdomo and his Dad are well-renowned cigar makers. I’ve watched them grow to one of the world’s powerhouse teams producing a wide array of highly-rated premiums. In fact, over 20 years ago I remember Nick personally traveling around the country and winding up in my Long Island store soliciting for business! Many years later when I went to the last big Cigar Show trying to see him was like trying to see a rock start! His success is well earned.
When the 20th Anniversary line was launched, all editions were highly rated first-class sticks. This Maduro edition is hard to describe. Some folks say it’s totally full-bodied while others claim its medium to full-bodied. I guess what makes this so is because this box-pressed stick’s wrapper is triple fermented and aged in Cedarwood boxes then placed in bourbon barrels for just over a year. You’ll just have to judge for yourself.
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Habano Maduro
This great brand traces its roots back to 1886 when Melanio Oliva began growing tobacco in Cuba. After the revolution, his grandson Gilberto went to Spain and then settled in Nicaragua. In 1995 Gilberto and his son Gilberto Jr. launched the company.
The 90 rated, box-pressed, Serie G came on the scene in 2007. Cameroon wrapped cigars are among my favorite. Box press them and you’ve won my heart! Oliva’s proprietary blend of Nicaraguan fillers with a vintage Cuban seed grown Habano binder produces a rich, well rounded medium-bodied cigar without any hint of harshness. Many feel that this cigar remains one of the company’s finest to this day. If you’ve had them, you know. If you haven’t tried them, I urge you to grab a five-pack. Serie G is one of my absolute favorites.
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Cuban Seed Habano
Wrapper Type – Cameroon
This 92 rated cedar wrapped edition was appropriately named paying homage to Oliva’s founder. Encasing this stick with an Ecuadorian grown Connecticut seed wrapper over the Nicaraguan long fillers and Ecuadorian binder produces a much mellower overall flavored taste than its original red labeled counterpart. This well made cigar yields a pleasant combination of sweetness and slight spice that’s smooth and creamy.
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Habano
Wrapper Type – Ecuador Connecticut
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Connecticut
Don Pepin Garcia of My Fathers Cigars fame originally created this cigar over 15 years ago. As the company rocketed to fame with numerous 90+ rated, full bodied Cuban style smokes, Vegas Cubanas kind of got lost. This mellow to slightly medium bodied stick is a welcome addition to the My Father lineup. It’s very flavorful with just a bit of spice and draws perfectly. Make no mistake. This is a highly rated smoke for those of us that steer towards milder tastes.
Wrapper: Nicaraguan- Habano Rosado Claro
Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo
Filler: Nicaraguan- Cuban Seed ’99 Corojo, Criollo
What makes this 90 rated edition a great cigar is its offering of a classic Garcia Cuban style blend yielding a solid medium-full bodied taste that’s just a bit tamer than his other offerings. The vintage Criollo wrapper brings out the sweet and spicy character and keeps on lid on the intensity. Interesting thing is that this sticks flavor profile get stronger if you let them sit around for a while. Smoke them when you get them unless you want them to grow teeth!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Criollo ’98
This Black Label edition represents Master Blender Garcia’s strongest blend of Nicaraguan long fillers and binder since the brand’s inception. The addition of a deceivingly medium colored vintage Corojo wrapper completes the formula which yields a full flavor to ultra full flavored Cuban styled smoking experience. While this 92 rated powerhouse delivers a great array of pleasant tastes, there’s no questioning it’s outright intensity which increases along the way. Buckle up!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Corojo
I like to call this 92 rated masterpiece, “The Ribeye Steak” of cigars. When I look into the top it seems as though the leaves appeared marbled. This dark and oily , medium to full bodied stick is perfectly made and starts out almost on a sweet note. As you move along it increases in strength at a very slow pace and remains uncommonly smooth uniquely balanced .
Origin – Dominican Republic
Filler – Dominican-Nicaraguan-Peruvian
Binder – Dominican-Corojo
Wrapper Type – Ecuador Habano
The crafting that went into making this edition in 2012 produced one of Kristoff’s best cigars ever. The four country blend of this 93 rated stick yields a most tasty and interesting smoking experience. From its pig tailed cap to its uncut foot, this dark knight is a medium to full bodied banquet of flavors that gain intensity and sweetness as you move along. Enjoy this one, BIG TIME!
Origin – Dominican Republic
Filler – Dominican-Honduran-Nicaraguan
Binder – Honduran
Wrapper Type – Brazilian
When Kristoff launched this beauty in 2012 it became one of Cigar Aficionado’s top 25 cigars of the year garnering a 93 rating. The Cuban seed tobaccos used in the cigar have been slowly fermented over a long period of time giving way to a medium bodied super smooth taste with a Cuban style character.
Origin – Dominican Republic
Filler – Dominican-Nicaraguan
Binder – Coming Soon!
Wrapper Type – Corojo
If you’re looking at the Punch line….no pun intended, you’re obviously a fan of Cuban Style solid tasting medium to full bodied smokes. You’re my Hero!
When the Diablo came to market is was awarded a 93 rating upon entry. The four country blend of dark tobaccos were aged from four to six years yielding an over the top taste. Powerful yet smooth and undeniably Punch. Try a five pack of any size and buckle up!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Honduran-Nicaraguan
Binder – Connecticut Broadleaf
Wrapper Type – Ecuador Sumatra-Oscuro
You definitely know the name. The Punch brand has been around forever and continues to create offerings appealing to a wider array of smokers tastes. This Chateau series contains a proprietary four country blend requiring a big commitment of time to enjoy it. These complex medium to full bodied sticks gain noticeable strength and intensity from beginning to end. It seems like they goes on forever with the Maduro edition being at the top of the scale.
Origin – Honduras
Filler – Dominican-Honduran-Nicaraguan
Binder – Connecticut Broadleaf
Wrapper Type – Connecticut Broadleaf
Macanudo Maduro is the first darkly wrapped vitola from this iconic company.
The Maduro edition arrived over 20 years ago with a dark Broadleaf accompanied with a complex blend of premium tobacco. The result moved the needle on the taste meter into medium bodied flavor range opening up the brand to new smokers that wanted a more robust smoke while enjoying Macanudos quality and consistency.
Don’t be fooled by it’s gorgeous exterior, Macanudo Maduro is a mellow to medium cigar handcrafted with tobaccos that surpass the rest. The secret is in the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, and thanks to a proprietary curing process, this leaf is one of the most intriguing and flavorful Maduros in humidors everywhere.
WRAPPER: Connecticut Broadleaf
BINDER: Connecticut
FILLER: Mexican, Dominican Piloto Cubano
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Macanudo Inspirado Black is one of the company’s four hugely successful boutique Inspirado entries.
Coming off the success of the Inspirado Orange, this Black edition amps up the game across the board. Worth noting is the Black line is not your grandpa’s Macanudo. Crafted by a proprietary and experimental process, General Cigar declares, “Cigar lovers who now see Macanudo in a new light should be prepared to be wowed yet again.” With this in mind by contrast, this Inspirado is more full bodied. With attention to detail, this blend possesses a broadleaf wrapper, Ecuador Sumatra binder and Nicaraguan filler from Estelí.
So if you’re looking for a great medium to full bodied cigar with character, this Macanudo should fit right in. A standout in the Inspirado line, Inspirado Black delivers full-bodied boldness in an innovative and balanced cigar. In short, Black is a modern interpretation of timeless knowledge and experience, and the proof is evident in each and every puff.
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: General Cigar Dominicana
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Filler: Nicaragua (Estelí)
I’m a huge fan of this brand. I have not been a fan of their increasing prices. When this edition was launched in 2015, not only did I feel it was the best one I ever smoked, I was delighted at the affordable everyday price. Getting a 91 rating and being named one of the top 25 cigars of the year was a statement that I wasn’t alone. I feel this stick ranks as one of the greatest Cuban style, medium to full bodied cigars available on our whole site. If I could give it a sixth star, I would ! Enough said. Buckle up!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Connecticut Broadleaf
I’m a huge fan of this brand. I have not been a fan of their increasing prices. When this edition was launched in 2015, not only did I feel it was the best one I ever smoked, I was delighted at the affordable everyday price. Getting a 91 rating and being named one of the top 25 cigars of the year was a statement that I wasn’t alone. I feel this stick in either its natural or maduro wrapper ranks as one of the greatest Cuban style, medium to full bodied cigars available on our whole site. If I could give it a sixth star, I would ! Enough said. Buckle up!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Connecticut Broadleaf
This cigar which is still being made in Cuba is the masterpiece created when the founding family fled to the United States. Without access to Cuban tobacco the family developed a signature blend that many feel exceeds the Cuban original. With a size for every smoker this medium to full bodied cigar has been enjoyed for decades by countless smokers.
Yes it’s an old one but a superlative and consistent smoke.
Origin – Dominican Republic
Filler – Brazilian-Dominican-Mexican-Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Connecticut Broadleaf
You’re looking at this iconic old school brand because you either know what they’re all about or you’re curious. Yes, they’re still made in Cuba and yes, the ones we offer here are terrific. After the revolution, some of their seeds made their way to Honduras and the rest is cigar making history. Enter Master Blender A.J. Fernandez putting his signature blend into this storied name and you have everything the original is with more strength, complexity and spicy flavor that gains considerable strength as you move along. Buckle up and enjoy! Origin – Honduras Filler – Dominican-Honduran-Nicaraguan Binder – Connecticut Broadleaf Wrapper Type – Ecuador Sumatra
Don Tomas has been around for over 50 years. It had a heritage of being a good cigar for a fair price. Fifteen years ago General Cigar snatched the company up to bring this “Old School” icon back to the glory it deserved.
As with the Original blend, no bells and whistles here. This well made Sun Grown edition is priced right with a great draw, even burn and a complex medium bodied sweet and spicy flavor .
Origin – Honduras
Filler – Honduran
Binder – Honduran
Wrapper Type – Sun Grown
Don Tomas has been around for over 50 years. It had a heritage of being a good cigar for a fair price. Fifteen years ago General Cigar snatched the company up to bring this “Old School” icon back to the glory it deserved.
As with the Original blend, no bells and whistles here. This well made maduro is priced right with a great draw, even burn and a surprisingly complex medium to full bodied flavor.
Origin – Honduras
Filler – Dominican-Honduran-Nicaraguan
Binder – Honduran
Wrapper Type – Connecticut-Connecticut Broadleaf
OK…I know what you’re saying, Five Stars? As I’ve said before, I’m an old guy. Don Tomas has been around for over 50 years. It had a heritage of being a good cigar for a fair price. Fifteen years ago General Cigar snatched the company up to bring this “Old School” icon back to the glory it deserved. The result for this Senior Citizen of the cigar world? How about a 90 Rating and being one of the top 25 cigars of 2006!
No Bells and whistles here. Well made, priced right, great draw, even burn and a surprisingly complex medium bodied flavor. Try a five pack of Robustos and you’ll see what I mean.
Origin – Honduras
Filler – Dominican-Honduran-Nicaraguan
Binder – Honduran
Wrapper Type – Honduran
Diesel Whiskey Row is a great medium bodied. More importantly, the tobacco is cured with Rabbit in the Hole Single Barrel Bourbon. It’s taste is not overpowered by this, just enhanced. A pleasant diversion from your everyday smoke!
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Mexican
Wrapper Type – Ecuador Habano
The Grind edition was Master Blender A.J. Fernandez’ first entry of the hugely popular Diesel brand. As expected, it’s a rich, full flavored stick that’s also uncommonly smooth considering its strength and very friendly price.
Origin – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaraguan
Binder – Nicaraguan
Wrapper Type – Habano
