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A beautiful oily cigar is amazingly constructed from beginning to end. With notes of coffee, toast, and cocoa this cigar pairs well with a morning cup of joe just as well as a stiff glass of whiskey.

The Dapper Cigar Co.'s Cubo Sumatra pays homage to the Cubo brand's debut. The Sumatra line, which was blended nearly five years later, draws on a half-decade of additional experimentation with quality Nicaraguan tobaccos. 

This medium-strength cigar has a reddish Ecuadorian wrapper that enclose a Nicaraguan binder and fillers comprised of Nicaraguan and USA Connecticut Broadleaf tobaccos. A creamy and woodsy flavor with undertones of espresso characterizes the Cubo Sumatra. The ability to improve upon perfection is proven with this cigar. 

What makes the Esteban Carreras Unforsaken a unique stick is that this is the first cigar of the brand using top-quality tobacco that has been aged for two years in rum barrels. This medium to full body cigar has an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrappers, Nicaraguan long-filler and binder that is aged not once, but twice in rum casks. This pre-and-post production barrel-aging process rewards you with notes of coffee bean, dried fruit, and vanilla, followed by a hint of sweetness and oak. 

This line pays homage to Christopher Columbus who, in 1492, discovered tobacco. This creamy smooth cigar plays with the taste buds producing flavors of cedar, baking spices as well as some buttered toast. A symphony on the palate. 

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 This French inspired brand fills the shoes of a 90 rated cigar while being easy on the wallet. Simple, with notes of toast, dry wood, and a hint of white chocolate, this up and coming brand leaves you wanting more of their cigars with each puff.

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This Nicaraguan puro cigar pays homage to the glory days of Cuban tobacco. With tobacco aged up to 7 years, this cigar is well balanced and provides notes of sweet cedar, cocoa and baking spices.

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The perfect flavor-packed mild cigar. On the prelight, one could taste some sweet hay and woody earthiness. Upon lighting, there are notes of cedar and creaminess. Throughout the cigar, there could be notes of pepper, grassiness, citrus, and some sweet molasses.

This cigar contains only Nicaraguan tobacco that has been aged for two years and married in tercios. EP Encore is a complex blend that offers a sumptuous flavor rich in baking spices, mild tobacco notes, subtle cedar, and touches of sweetness. It's elegant, refined and nuanced from first puff to last puff, but it's also the culmination of a long career in tobacco and the result of a man who was never afraid to follow his instincts. This stick scored an unmatched 96 points rate and was awarded the #1 Cigar of 2018.

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Full in flavor, the Excaliburs are a world-class cigar.

Hand-rolled by the same makers as Hoyo De Monterrey, Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur cigars are made using the top 10% of the factory’s tobacco from Honduras and Nicaragua.

In addition to a sterling, '92' point rating, Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur is a member of Cigar Aficionado's top 25 cigars of the year

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This is one of those cigars that dispels the myth that lighter Connecticut wrappers are not complex. This mild smoke has enough complexity to satisfy even the bolder connoisseur. Providing notes of cream, leather, toast and nuts, this cigar is sure to please.

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AJ Fernandez's Dorado farm in Estelí, produces almost all of the ingredients for this Nicaraguan puro blend. Made up of a Criollo binder and a Cuban-seed wrapper that are both cultivated on this estate and loaded with all AJ Fernandez long-fillers, this is one golden smoking experience you can't afford to miss. 

Tasting Notes: Expect layers of caramel, orange peel, almonds, earth, leather, and espresso in each puff. A very rich and flavorful composition that is borderline full.

The H. Upmann Banker is a recreation of a blend dating back to the 1800s in Cuba in 1844, and it definitely does justice to the original. Initial pre-light flavors range from anise to leather to chocolate, with the first third continuing the chocolate notes, while mixing in some black pepper and a multitude of tannin notes. The cigar continues with a distinct nuttiness, followed by coffee, and anise all the way until a sweet and savory finish.