Byron 19th Century Cigars

Byron 19th Century Cigars are masterfully blended and hand rolled at the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory, in Costa Rica. The Byron 19th Century feature a lush Ecuadorian Habano wrapper around an undisclosed blend of binder and long filler. The culmination of this blend delivers a medium to full body loaded with rich flavors of sweet cherry, cedar, & figs with a hint of raisin. Along with balanced notes of spices, apricot and caramel.

In 1848 Jose and Eusebio Alfonso, cousins, opened a small cigar factory in Santiago de Las Vegas, a province of Havana, Cuba and created a cigar brand named Lord Byron in honor of this world renowned English poet. He was arguably the greatest author of romantic poetries of the day and more importantly pertaining to the brand, an avid cigar smoker and enthusiast. Some researchers say “Lord Byron became the first cigar brand to adorn a lithographed cigar band and label with a name on it”. More than eighty years later, in the 1930’s, The Great Depression hits and Lord Byron cigars were gone, but not forever. Now…150 years later the original owners’ great-great-great grandson Nelson Alfonso recovered again the Byron brand name in 1998.