Cigar of The Month Club 09/20

Cigar of The Month Club September ’20

Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro Torpedo (6×52) *96-Rated No.1 Cigar of 2019 by Cigar Aficionado* a collaboration between Rafael Nodel & AJ Fernandez. The top shelf Nicaraguan Puro cigar is hand crafted with the finest Nicaraguan tobaccos grown exclusively on AJ Fernandez farms’ & rolled at AJ Fernandez cigar factory. Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro is highlighted by a dark oily Nicaraguan box-pressed wrapper providing bold medium to full body notes with complex flavors of rich tobacco, caramel, spices, roasted coffee, almonds, deep earth with a zesty pepper note that sit on the palate for a long smooth & delicious finish.  MSRP $11.10 

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Cameroon Signature (6×47) a unique ‘Perfecto’ shaped cigar hand crafted at Arturo Fuente cigar factory by only the most experienced cigar rollers who are limited to only rolling 75 perfecto Hemingway cigars a day. The Hemingway cigars have a lush grade ‘A’ African Cameroon wrapper & Dominican long-fillers; after rolled they are stored in custom-cedar lined rooms to age for six months- further enhancing the flavors & aroma. This is one of my favorite blends, the Hemingway, it’s a medium body with oily rich notes of cedar, sweet cream, spices, vanilla, hints of citrus, & a caramel-milk chocolate nutty core finish. MSRP $9.90 (retrohale trust me 😉) 

Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Robusto (5×50) *95-Rated No.2 Cigar of 2016 by Cigar Aficionado* a full body cigar hand crafted at Rocky Patel’s Boutique Cigar Factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. Rolled with Nicaraguan long-fillers, two Nicaraguan binders & a dark Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro box-press wrapper. The RP Sungrown Maduro has bold full body notes of chocolate, earthiness, sweet spices, coffee, caramel & pepper on the finish.  MSRP $10.13 

Illusione Cruzado Short Robusto (4.3×48) *92-Rated Premium Boutique Cigar* hand rolled at TABSA cigar factory in Nicaragua with an aged blend of Nicaraguan Criollo ‘98 & Corojo ‘99 tobaccos wrapped in ‘AAA’ Grade Corojo Rosado leaf. Illusione Cruzado has a medium body boasting with complex notes of leather, cinnamon, raisins, earth & cedar followed by a smooth finish with undertones of creamy coffee. MSRP $8.75 

Joya de Nicaragua Antano CT Robusto (5×52)*The 2019 Cigar of the Year by Halfwheel* a new addition to the legendary Joya de Nicaragua cigar family of brands rolled in a silky golden Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper. The Antano CT Robusto is a medium plus body cigar with pungent notes of pepper spices, nuts, leather, cocoa, graham cracker, with a creaminess on the finish. A Premium CT wrapped cigar to expand the palate. MSRP $8.45 

Macanudo Inspirado Green Churchill (7×48) *NEW SUMMER 2020 RELEASE* hand crafted in the Dominican Republic featuring a rare & oily Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper over Columbian & Dominican long-filler in an Indonesian binder; marking the first time Brazilian tobacco is used in the Macanudo Inspirado series. The Inspirado Green Churchill is the thinnest ring gauge cigar of the blend & best highlights the oily Brazilian wrapper qualities for medium body notes of rich cocoa, black pepper, sweet wood, coffee, & an earthiness on an oily finish. MSRP $7.69 

E.P. Carrillo Interlude Rothschild Jr. Maduro (3.7×48) rolled in the Dominican Republic with a dark Mexican San Andres wrapper, an Ecuadorian binder & Nicaraguan long-fillers. The E.P. Carrillo Interlude Rothschild Jr. Maduro is a medium bodied cigar with balanced sweet notes of wood, coffee, & pepper. Quick Dog Walker Smoke. MSRP $2.90