Perelman’s Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars 2010 HANDMADE CIGARS: “P” Wrapper colors: DC = Double Claro C Cl = Claro C CC = Colorado Claro C Co = Colorado CM = Colorado Maduro C Ma = Maduro C Os = Oscuro Wrapper: Nicaragua Shape P. BELLO Y CIA. Handmade in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Linea D’Luxe: Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Double Corona Double Corona 7½ 49 CM Robusto Quimbumbia 5 54 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 CM Torpedo Gran Torpedo 7 54 CM Perfecto Diadema 7¼ 57 CM Linea Petaca: Petit Corona Petit Corona 5 42 CM Robusto Rothchild 5 58 CM Giant Soberano 8 60 CM This brand was originally introduced in 2000 and returned to the market in 2002, featuring a medium-bodied taste in the Linea D’Luxe (8 sizes) with a Habana 2000 wrapper. The threeyear-aged Linea Petaca (3 sizes) was introduced in 2005 and is also medium-bodied. Wrapper: Ecuador www.CigarCyclopedia.com PADILLA 1948 Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Nicaragua =1= Filler: Nicaragua www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC Churchill Churchill 7 48 CC Lonsdale Lancero 6f 42 CC Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CC Named for the year that Cuban writer and poet Heberto Padilla (1932-2000) published his first book – Los Rosas Audaces – this medium-to-full-bodied blend was introduced in 2007 and initially made in Miami. It is now made in Honduras and features an Ecuadorian-grown, Connecticut-seed wrapper and is offered in boxes of 20. PADILLA ACHILLES ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 54 CM Perfecto Salomon 7c 58 CM Toro Toro 6½ 52 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6 54 CM Meier & Dutch distribute this blend, introduced in 2009. It’s medium in body, with a Habano wrapper, offered in boxes of 20 (10 for the Salomon). PADILLA CAZADORES ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6c 52 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Toro Toro 6 52 CM Toro Toro Gordo 6 60 CM Medium in body, this all-long-filler line was introduced in 2009. All of the sizes are offered in boxes of 25. www.CigarCyclopedia.com =2= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PADILLA DOMINUS ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Petit Corona Perla 4 44 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Toro Double Robusto 6½ 54 CM Grand Corona Corona Gorda 5¾ 46 CM Toro Toro 6 52 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM This is a full-bodied release from Padilla Cigars, made in Nicaragua, and available in September of 2009. All of the shapes are offered in boxes of 24. PADILLA HABANO Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CM Introduced in 2005, this is an Oliva-made, medium-to-full-bodied blend featuring a Habano wrapper. It’s offered in boxes of 25. PADILLA MIAMI Handmade in Miami, Florida, USA. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Corona Corona 5½ 42 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Perfecto Salomon 7¼ 57 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com =3= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Giant Corona Lancero 7½ 42 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CM Using all-Nicaraguan tobacco – including a Corojo wrapper – this is a medium-to-full-bodied blend, originally named Miami 8 & 11 for its place of manufacture in the Little Havana district of Miami. Introduced in 2005, production switched to the Padilla Fabrica de Tabacos in 2008. All sizes are offered in boxes of 25, except for the Salomon, packed in fives. PADILLA OBSIDIAN ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Honduras Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Obsidian 6 54 Ma Made in just one size, this is a medium-bodied cigar, introduced by Meier & Dutch in 2009. It’s available in boxes of 20 only. PADILLA SERIES ‘68 Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Long Panatela Lancero 7½ 38 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CM Toro Golden Bear 6 60 CM This line is named for the furor in Cuba in 1968 over the national “book of the year” award that was given to Heberto Padilla for his controversial book of poems, “Fuera del Juego”; he ended up moving to the U.S. in 1980. The cigars are medium-bodied and the blend was introduced in 2007. It features a Habano wrapper and is offered in boxes of 20. The Golden Bear shape was initially sold only in California! Wrapper: Nicaragua www.CigarCyclopedia.com PADILLA SIGNATURE 1932 Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua =4= Filler: Nicaragua www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Lonsdale Lancero 6f 42 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CM Initially made at El Rey de Los Habanos in Miami, Florida, this line moved to the Padilla Fabrica de Tabacos in 2008 and to Nicaragua in 2009. Named for the birth year of Cuban writer Heberto Padilla (1932-2000), it’s an all-Nicaraguan blend introduced in 2006. The blend is full-bodied and offered in boxes of 25. PADRON Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Giant Magnum 9 50 CM-Ma Double Corona Executive 7½ 50 CM-Ma Churchill Churchill 6f 46 CM-Ma Lonsdale Ambassador 6f 42 CM-Ma Panatela Panetela 6f 36 CM-Ma Long Corona Palmas 6¼ 42 CM-Ma Corona Londres 5½ 42 CM-Ma Corona Extra Delicias 4f 46 CM-Ma Robusto 2000 5 50 CM-Ma Robusto 3000 5½ 52 CM-Ma Toro 4000 6½ 54 CM-Ma Robusto 5000 5½ 56 CM-Ma Torpedo 6000 5½ 52 CM-Ma Toro 7000 6¼ 60 CM-Ma Short Panatela Corticos 4¼ 35 CM-Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com =5= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS The Padron family began manufacturing cigars by hand in Miami in 1964 using the experience of their Cuban forefathers who began making cigars in 1853. Only Cuban-seed tobaccos aged for two and a half years are used in the manufacture of this medium-to-full-bodied range from all-Nicaraguan tobaccos. Production was concentrated in 2007 in Nicaragua. All are offered in boxes of 26, except the Corticos (36). The 2000 and 3000 are also available in convenient four-packs. PADRON 1964 ANNIVERSARY SERIES Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Diplomatico 7 50 CM-Ma Pyramid Pyramide 6f 52 CM-Ma Robusto Exclusivo 5½ 50 CM-Ma Grand Corona Monarca 6½ 46 CM-Ma Lonsdale Superior 6½ 42 CM-Ma Long Corona Corona 6 42 CM-Ma Corona Extra Principe 4½ 46 CM-Ma Toro Imperial 6 54 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 CM-Ma Giant A 8¼ 50 CM-Ma The 1964 Anniversary Series was introduced to considerable acclaim in 1994 as a salute to the 30th anniversary of the Padron line. It offers a smooth flavor with four-year-aged tobaccos in both sun-grown and maduro wrapper shades. This is a limited-production series and all shapes are offered in boxes of 25, except for the Torpedo, offered in 20s and the “A” (10s). To assure customers of authenticity, a special band with individual numbering is attached to foil counterfeiters! PADRON 1926 SERIES Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona No. 1 6¾ 54 CM-Ma Torpedo No. 2 5½ 52 CM-Ma Robusto No. 6 4¾ 50 CM-Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com =6= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Robusto No. 9 5¼ 56 CM-Ma Robusto No. 35 4 48 CM-Ma Torpedo 40th Anniversary 6½ 54 CM-Ma Perfecto 80th Anniversary 6¾ 54 Ma Here is a salute to company founder Jose Padron’s 75th birthday, introduced in 2002. Both sun-grown and maduro wrappers are available on this full-bodied, box-pressed cigar, featuring tobaccos aged for not less than five years. Limited to annual production of 100,000 cigars (a little more than 4,100 boxes of 24 cigars each), each cigar features a special double band with individual numbering to assure authenticity. Some sizes are also offered in boxes of 10. The 40th Anniversary debuted in 2004 in boxes of 20 and the 80th Anniversary in 2007 in boxes of eight. PADRON FAMILY RESERVE ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro No. 45 6 52 CM Created in 2009, this is the first of a planned series of six cigars that will lead up to the 50th anniversary of the Padron cigar enterprise in 2014. The No. 45 is a box-pressed, full-bodied cigar that utilizes 10-year-old tobaccos. It’s called “The Little Hammer” after the tool that Jose Padron was given in 1962 by a friend in the Cuban Refugee Office to help him get a second job as a carpenter after leaving his native Cuba. Only 15,000 of these cigars will be produced, offered in 1,500 boxes of 10. PALMA REAL Handmade in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Brazil, USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Perfecto Perfecto 4 52 CC-Ma Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC-Ma Long Corona Corona 6 44 CC-Ma Toro Toro 6 50 CC-Ma Pyramid Piramides 7 54 CC-Ma Double Corona Presidente 7½ 50 CC-Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com =7= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS This is a mild-to-medium-bodied blend from Indianhead introduced in 2002. It’s available with a choice of a Connecticut natural-shade wrapper or a Brazilian maduro, available in bundles of 25. PALMA REAL Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Long Corona Lonsdale 6 44 CC Toro Toro 6 50 CC Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 CC Double Corona Presidente 7½ 50 CC Meier & Dutch distributes this brand, made at the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic. It’s mild in body and offered in boxes of 25. Wrapper: Nicaragua PANAMA RED BLEND NO. 5 Handmade, with medium filler, in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua, Panama Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Churchill Churchill 7½ 48 Os Toro Toro 6½ 50 Os Robusto Robusto 5½ 50 Os Torpedo Torpedo 7 52 Os This is a value brand offered by EO Brands beginning in 2008. It’s medium-to-full-bodied, using Cuban Sandwich construction with a Habano Oscuro wrapper for an excellent value in bundles of 25. PARTAGAS Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Mexico Wrapper: Cameroon Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Lonsdale 8-9-8 6f 44 CM Grand Corona Almirantes 6¼ 47 CM Torpedo Aristocrat 6 50 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com =8= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Double Corona Fabuloso 7 52 CM Toro Gigante 6 60 CM Lonsdale Humitube 6¾ 43 CM Cigarillo Miniatures 3¾ 24 CM Robusto Naturales 5½ 50 CM-Ma Grand Corona No. 8 Maduro 6¼ 48 Ma Lonsdale No. 1 6¾ 43 CM-Ma Corona No. 2 5¾ 43 CM Giant No. 9 8½ 47 CM Short Panatela No. 4 5 38 CM Panatela No. 6 6 34 CM Double Corona No. 10 7½ 49 CM-Ma Toro Padre 6 50 CM Small Panatela Puritos 4c 32 CM Robusto Robusto 4½ 49 CM Long Corona Sabroso 5f 44 CM Toro Celebramos 5¾ 50 CM 5½ 45 CM (glass tubes) (tubed) (tubed) Cigars by Santa Clara series: Corona Extra Amatista (plastic jar) Toro Cabinet de Cincuenta 652 6½ 52 CM Churchill Cabinet de Cincuenta 748 7 48 CM Toro Cask Aged 6c 50 CM Toro Decadent Dozen 6 50 CM Churchill Art of the Cigar 7 48 CM (wood barrel) This famous brand, originated in 1845 and was one of Cuba’s major brands through the time of the nationalization. In 1974, this version appeared, made in Jamaica. Production shifted to the Dominican Republic in 1978 and has been one of the most sought-after U.S. brands. It continues to use only the highest quality Cameroon wrappers which, combined with tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Mexico, gives it a spicy, medium-to-full-bodied flavor. Most sizes are offered in boxes of 25, with the No. 9, No. 10 and Humitube in boxes of 10 and the www.CigarCyclopedia.com =9= www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS No. 8 Maduro, Padre and Sabrosos in 20s. The small Miniatures are offered in packs of 8 and the Puritos in tins of 10. The Celebramos was created in 2009 for a special holiday package. PARTAGAS BLACK LABEL Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro Magnifico 6 54 Os Robusto Clasico 5¼ 54 Os Corona Extra Corona 5½ 45 Os Toro Gigante 6 60 Os Robusto Crystal 5½ 50 Os Robusto Bravo 4½ 54 Os Short Panatela Prontos 4c 36 Os Toro Maximo 6 50 Os Pyramid Piramide 6 60 Os Toro Celebramos 5¾ 50 Os 5½ 45 Os (glass tube) Cigars by Santa Clara series: Corona Extra Amatista (plastic jar) Toro Cabinet de Cincuenta 652 6½ 52 Os Churchill Cabinet de Cincuenta 748 7 48 Os Toro Cask Aged 6c 50 Os Toro Decadent Dozen 6 50 Os Churchill Art of the Cigar 7 48 Os (wood barrel) This is a fairly new Partagas – a full-bodied blend introduced in 2001 – featuring a sun-grown Connecticut wrapper, La Vega Especial binder and ligero and Piloto Cubano filler leaves. You can find it in a striking black boxes of 20 for most shapes, but in boxes of eight for the Crystals and packs of six for the Prontos. The Celebramos was created in 2009 for a special holiday package. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. www.CigarCyclopedia.com PARTAGAS CIFUENTES WINTER BLEND Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. = 10 = Filler: Dom. Rep. www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Diciembre 5½ 49 CM Toro Enero 6 54 CM Grand Corona Febrero 6½ 45 CM The third in General Cigar’s series of seasonal blends, the Winter Blend for 2006-07 showcases all Dominican tobacco grown at General’s farms. The wrapper and some filler leaves were grown in Mao in the Dominican Republic, while the binder comes from Jima and other fillers from La Vega. It’s medium-to-full in body and like the Seasonal Blend Fall 2004 and Summer Blend 2005, is offered in boxes of 20. PARTAGAS LIMITED RESERVE DECADAS Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Honduras Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Wrapper: Cameroon Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto No. I 4½ 49 CM Robusto No. II 5½ 50 CM Long Corona No. III 6¼ 43 CM Double Corona No. IV 7½ 49 CM Toro Celebramos 1996 5¾ 50 CM Toro Celebramos 1997 5¾ 50 CM Introduced in 2005, this is a full-bodied cigar which is named for the 10-year-old Cameroon wrapper leaf harvested in 1995. It also features rare filler leaves from the Nicaraguan island of Ometepe. It is offered in boxes of 20. The two Celebramos editions were created in 2009 for a special holiday package. PARTAGAS SERIE S Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Mexico Wrapper: Cameroon Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Pyramid Primero 6 60 CM Torpedo Preferido 6 52 CM Perfecto Perfecto 6 49 CM Perfecto Exquisito 7¼ 54 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 11 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Perfecto Esplendido 4½ 60 CM 6c 50 CM Cigars by Santa Clara series: Torpedo Cask Aged (wood barrel) This series was introduced in 1999. It offers a medium-bodied taste in five traditional “figurado” shapes that are again of interest to today’s enthusiasts. Each is offered in boxes of 25. PARTAGAS SPANISH ROSADO Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Honduras Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Mexico Binder: USA/Connecticut Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro Familia 6 54 CM Toro Gigante 6 60 CM Robusto San Agustin 5½ 52 CM Double Corona Mitico 7 49 CM Grand Corona Ramon y Ramon 6½ 45 CM Robusto Rojito 4½ 50 CM Corona Sabroso 5e 44 CM Short Panatela Santiago 4c 36 CM Toro Celebramos 5¾ 50 CM 5½ 45 CM (tubed) Cigars by Santa Clara series: Corona Extra Amatista (plastic jar) Introduced in 2003, this blend has a medium-to-full-bodied taste featuring a specially-grown Rosado wrapper from the San Agustin Valley in Honduras. Each of the shapes is offered in elegant boxes of 25 except for the Rojito, available in 40s, Santiago in 30s and the Sabroso, in 20s. The Celebramos was created in 2009 for a special holiday package. PARTICULARES Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 12 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Toro Toro 6 52 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM A famous old Cuban brand name, many editions of Particulares have been on the U.S. market. This edition was introduced in 2008 by the Casa Fernandez (also known as Tabacalera Tropical). It’s medium-to-full in body, featuring a unique 2006 Corojo wrapper and Criollo ‘98 filler leaves, offered in boxes of 20. PAUL GARMIRIAN 15TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Giant Celebration 9 50 CM Torpedo Belicoso Extra 6¾ 52 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Toro Connoisseur 6 52 CM Robusto Robusto 5 52 CM Corona Extra Corona Extra 5½ 46 CM Robusto Short Robusto 4 50 CM Corona Corona 5½ 42 CM Petit Corona No. 5 4 40 CM Petit Corona Bombones 3½ 43a CM Here is a remarkably smooth, full-bodied blend to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the P.G. brand. It was originally issued with an Ecuadorian wrapper in the Belicoso Extra shape in 2006 in a limited-edition of only 15,000 cigars in 1,000 boxes of 15. It was expanded in 2006 with a Nicaraguan wrapper and offered in boxes of 25 for all but the Belicoso Extra (15/25/50) and Celebration (10). Wrapper: Ecuador PAUL GARMIRIAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES ÚNewÚ Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro Symphony 20 6 52 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 13 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Introduced in late October 2009, this full-bodied blend is a one-time only creation of Tabadom, issued in 5,500 boxes of 10 (55,000 cigars total). Six different tobaccos are used to create the blend, including a specially-developed, Cuban-seed wrapper. PAUL GARMIRIAN ARTISAN’S SELECTION Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona No. 1 7½ 50 CC Toro No. 2 6 50 CC Robusto No. 3 5 50 CC Robusto No. 4 5½ 52 CC Robusto No. 5 5 52 CC Churchill No. 6 7 48 CC Robusto No. 7 4½ 48 CC Grand Corona No. 8 6¼ 46 CC Corona No. 9 5¼ 42 CC The Artisan’s Selection was introduced in 1997 and is an expertly-constructed, mild-tomedium-bodied cigar, with a complex, Dominican-grown filler blend surrounded by a Connecticut Shade wrapper. It is noteworthy for its consistency and smoothness and is offered in cellophane sleeves inside cedar boxes of 25. PAUL GARMIRIAN GOURMET SERIES Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Giant P.G. Celebration 9 50 CC Double Corona P.G. Double Corona 7e 50 CC Torpedo P.G. Belicoso 6¼ 52 CC Churchill P.G. Churchill 7 48 CC Long Panatela P.G. No. 1 7½ 38 CC Grand Corona P.G. Corona Grande 6½ 46 CC Torpedo P.G. Belicoso Fino 5½ 52 CC www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 14 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Lonsdale P.G. Lonsdale 6½ 42 CC Toro P.G. Connoisseur 6 50 CC Robusto P.G. Epicure 5½ 50 CC Robusto P.G. Robusto 5 50 CC Robusto P.G. No. 2 4¾ 48 CC Corona P.G. Corona 5½ 42 CC Petit Corona P.G. Petit Corona 5 43 CC Short Panatela P.G. Petit Bouquet 4½ 38 CC Petit Corona P.G. No. 5 4 40 CC Petit Corona P.G. Bombones 3½ 43a CC Panatela P.G. Especial 5¾ 38 CC Torpedo P.G. Torpedo 6¼ 52 CC Cigarillo P.G. Joyitas 4½ 26 CC Robusto P.G. Torito 4 50 CC Introduced in 1991 by the uncompromising Paul Garmirian, these are medium-bodied cigars of outstanding quality, produced at Tabadom in the Dominican Republic. Characteristics of the P.G. line include a scarce and richly-flavored medium-to-dark reddish-brown Colorado-colored Connecticut Shade wrappers which are the favorite of many connoisseurs, combined with Dominican binder and filler. Most shapes are offered in boxes of 25 or packs of 3-4 cigars each. PAUL GARMIRIAN GOURMET SERIES II Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 52 CC Torpedo Belicoso Fino 5½ 52 CC Toro Connoisseur 6 50 CC Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC The Gourmet Series II was launched in 1999 in two shapes, offering a medium-to-full-bodied smoke which is, at the same time, very smooth. It’s offered in boxes of 25. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 15 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PAUL GARMIRIAN GOURMET SERIES MADURO Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Indonesia Filler: Brazil, Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Giant P.G. Celebration 9 50 Ma Double Corona P.G. Magnum 7 50 Ma Torpedo P.G. Belicoso 6¼ 52 Ma Grand Corona P.G. Corona Grande 6½ 46 Ma Toro P.G. Connoisseur 6 50 Ma Robusto P.G. Robusto 5 50 Ma Robusto P.G. Torito 4 50 Ma Petit Corona P.G. Bombones 3½ 43a Ma The Maduro series, introduced in 2000, features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Indonesian binder and Brazilian and Dominican filler leaves. The result is a medium-to-full-bodied, smooth smoke without any trace of acidity or harshness, offered in boxes of 25 except for the Celebration (10s). PAUL GARMIRIAN GOURMET SERIES SOIREE Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6¼ 52 CM Toro Connoisseur 6 50 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Robusto Short Robusto 4 50 CM Here is a full-bodied, Corojo-wrapped blend from Paul Garmirian, introduced in 2007. It’s the seventh P.G. blend and offers a smooth finish and rich taste in boxes of 25. PAUL GARMIRIAN RESERVA EXCLUSIVA Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Ecuador Wrapper: Ecuador Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6¼ 52 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 16 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Toro Connoisseur 6 50 CM Long Panatela Gran Panatella 7½ 40 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Petit Corona No. 5 4 40 CM Corona Extra Corona Extra 5½ 46 CM Corona Corona 5½ 42 CM Robusto Torito 4 50 CM Here is a Corojo-wrapped, mediuim-to-full-bodied cigar introduced in 2001 and expanded in 2002. It is offered in red wood cabinets of 25; some sizes are offered in boxes of 10 and the Torito in packs of three. PDR-VLR ÚNewÚ Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 CM Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM This is a bundle-packed cigar from the makers of the Pinar del Rio brand. It’s mild-to-medium in body and introduced in 2009. It/s offered with a Broadleaf wrapper in bundles of 20. PELO DE ORO Handmade in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Wrapper: Costa Rica Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Rothschild 5 50 CM Petit Corona Corona 5 42 CM Grand Corona Corona Gorda 5¾ 46 CM Perfecto Perfecto 6 50 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 17 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Felipe Gregorio introduced this salute to a strain of old Cuban tobacco – “Golden Hair” or Pelo de Oro – used for the wrapper, in 2006. The Rothschild, Corona and Corona Gorda are all finished with pigtail heads. The blend is medium-bodied and offered in old-style cedar cabinets of 50! Wrapper: Cameroon, Nicaragua PERDOMO2 Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Milenario 6½ 55 CM-Ma The Tabacalera Perdomo introduced this box-pressed line in 1999 with a Cameroon (natural, red band) or Nicaragua (maduro, yellow band) wrapper and a full-bodied blend with all Nicaraguan binder and filler. Perdomo discontinued this line in 2007, but Meier & Dutch sells the Milenario in a round version without bands in bundles of 24 cigars each. PERDOMO2 LIMITED EDITION Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM-Ma Robusto Epicure 5½ 54 CM-Ma Double Corona Churchill 6f 50 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6¼ 54 CM-Ma The original Perdomo2 caused a sensation as one of the first of the box-pressed lines during the Cigar Boom years. The new blend, introduced in 2008, is again box-pressed with a medium-to-full-bodied presence in both the natural (yellow band) and maduro (red band) styles. It’s offered in boxes of 20. PERDOMO EDICION DE SILVIO Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. This brand is limited to 50,000 cigars and debuted in 2003. It is full-bodied and offered in seven sizes; four original in natural and maduro wrappers (Double Corona, 7e x 50; No. 2, 6c x 54 torpedo; Robusto, 5 x 54; Salomon en Cedro, 7¼ x 60 perfecto) and three in 2005 (No. 2 Torpedo, a 6c x 54 torpedo; Keeney 4¾ x 46 and Grovy 6 x 52, all with Cameroon wrappers). Despite requests, other information was not provided. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 18 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PERDOMO EN VIDRIO Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Shape Name Double Corona El Rosario Double Corona Robusto Filler: Nicaragua Lgth Ring Wrapper (glass tube) 7 50 CC Pride O Perdomo (glass tube) 7¼ 54 CC Rothschild (glass tube) 5 52 CC This full-bodied blend features a Connecticut-seed wrapper, with all shapes offered in glass tubes in boxes of 10. PERDOMO FRESH-ROLLED WHEELS ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Double Corona Double Corona 7 50 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 CM Medium in body, these Nicaraguan puros are offered by Meier & Dutch beginning in 2009. They’re unbanded and available in boxes of 50. Wrapper: Ecuador, Nicaragua PERDOMO GRAND CRU ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC-CM-Ma Toro Toro 6 50 CC-CM-Ma Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CC-CM-Ma Torpedo Belicoso 6 54 CC-CM-Ma Using leaves from the 2004 harvest, this first “Grand Cru” line from Perdomo debuted in 2009. It’s full-bodied in the Corojo and Maduro versions and sligtly less powerful with an Ecuadoriangrown, Connecticut-seed wrapper. All sizes are offered in boxes of 20. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 19 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Wrapper: USA/Connecticut PERDOMO FRESCO Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM-Ma Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM-Ma Toro Toro 6 50 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 5¾ 54 CM-Ma Introduced in 2002 by the Tabacalera Perdomo, the blend was revised in 2006. It features a Connecticut wrapper for a mild-to-medium body in either natural or maduro shades. All sizes are offered in bundles of 25 cigars. PERDOMO HABANO Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Wrapper: Nicaragua, USA/Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Petit Corona Petit Corona 4¾ 44 CM-Ma Robusto Robusto 5 52 CM-Ma Robusto Toro 5½ 54 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 54 CM-Ma Toro Gordo 6 60 CM-Ma Double Corona Presidente 7 56 CM-Ma Torpedo Gran Torpedo 7 60 CM-Ma Here is a full-bodied blend of tobaccos grown in the three major tobacco-growing regions of Nicaragua: Esteli, Condega and Jalapa. There’s a choice of wrapper, with a Nicaraguangrown, Corojo natural-shade and Nicaraguan-grown maduro available, plus a Connecticut Shade wrapper introduced in 2008. The brand was introduced in 2007 and all sizes are presented in Spanish Cedar boxes of 20. PERDOMO LOT 23 Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM-Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 20 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Toro Toro 6 50 CM-Ma Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM-Ma Torpedo Belicoso 5¾ 54 CM-Ma Introduced in 2006, this is a medium-to-full-bodied blend which features interior tobaccos grown on a single 103-acre lot near Esteli, Nicaragua. The crop was harvested in 2001 and aged until 2005 when it was rolled with Connecticut Shade wrappers. Nicaraguan naturalshade and maduro wrappers were used on all sizes starting in 2007. All sizes are offered in allcedar boxes of 20. Wrapper: Ecuador, Nicaragua PERDOMO PATRIARCH Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Grand Corona Corona Extra 5e 46 CM-Ma Lonsdale Lonsdale 6½ 42 CM-Ma Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM-Ma Toro Epicure 6 50 CM-Ma Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 54 CM-Ma This is a medium-to-full-bodied blend introduced in 2008 to salute Nicolas Perdomo Sr., who passed away in July 2004. It debuted in both Corojo and maduro-wrapped versions, with an Ecuadorian-grown, Connecticut-seed wrapper edition added in 2009. All sizes are available in boxes of 20. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Shape PERDOMO RESERVE Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Name Filler: Nicaragua Lgth Ring Wrapper 6 50 CC-Ma Great Discovery’s Series: Toro CT (glass tube) Known initially as the La Tradicion Cabinet Series Perdomo Reserve (introduced 1998), there were four different wrapper choices: Nicaraguan sun-grown White-label wrappers, the Goldlabel “Champagne” series with Connecticut Shade wrappers; a Red-label-style with Nicaraguan-grown maduro wrappers (1999 introduction) and the Silver-label Cameroon www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 21 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS wrapped edition (2003). The result was a medium-to-full-bodied taste in the Champagne series and a full-bodied taste in the others, presented in the 8-9-8 format in Spanish Cedar cabinets of 25. All except one size of the Champagne and Maduro blends were discontinued in 2008. PERDOMO RESERVE 10TH ANNIVERSARY Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Wrapper: Nicaragua, USA/Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Perfecto Figurado 4¾ 56 CM-Ma Robusto Robusto 5 54 CM-Ma Toro Epicure 6 54 CM-Ma Double Corona Churchill 7 54 CM-Ma Toro Magnum 50 6 50 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 7 54 CM-Ma (tubed) Marking 10 years since the introduction of the Perdomo Reserve line is this “next generation” anniversary blend, which debuted in 2008. With the Nicaraguan-grown Corojo or maduro wrappers, it’s medium-to-full in body, but medium with the Connecticut Shade wrappers (introduced in 2009) and offered in boxes of 25 in all shape except for the tubed Magnum 50 (12s). Wrapper: USA/Connecticut PERDOMO RESERVE GOLF ÚReturnsÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6 54 CC Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CC Double Corona Double Eagle 7 54 CC Torpedo Torpedo 7 54 CC Toro Toro 6 50 CC Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC Originally introduced by the Tabacalera Perdomo in 2006, distribution now belongs to Meier & Dutch, which re-introduced this line in 2009. It’s medium-to-full in body and available in boxes of 20 except for the Double Eagle (10s). www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 22 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PERFECTO GARCIA Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Waldorf 5 50 CC-Ma Lonsdale Ensign 6½ 43 DC-CC Grand Corona Mayfair 5½ 46 CC Churchill Churchill 7 48 CC-Ma Toro Magnum 6 50 CC-Ma Torpedo Belicoso 6 52 CC Double Corona 1905 7¼ 54 CC-Ma Toro Brilliantes 6 50 CC-Ma (glass tubes) First introduced at the turn of the 20th Century and a favorite for decades (especially in the Midwest), this famous brand was re-born in 1999 as a full-flavored, robust and smooth cigar. An excellent value in all of its sizes, it is presented with a choice of Ecuador-grown or Connecticut Broadleaf (maduro only) wrappers in protective cellophane sleeves and offered in mahogany boxes of 25 cigars each, except for the Brilliantes and Churchills, offered in glass tubes in boxes of 10. PERSONALES Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Rothschild 5 50 CC-Ma Toro Matador 6 50 CC-Ma Churchill Churchill 7 48 CC-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6c 52 CC-Ma Introduced in 2007, Personales is a product of the Charles Fairmorn factory. It’s mild-tomedium in body and is offered in cabinets of 25. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. www.CigarCyclopedia.com PETRUS PRESTIGE Handmade in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. = 23 = Filler: Dom. Rep. www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Panatela Lancea 6½ 38 CC-CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC-CM Corona Gladius 5a 42 CC-CM Double Corona Eminence 7 50 CC-CM Here’s a medium-to-full-bodied cigar, introduced in 2008, which uses tobacco grown from seeds brought from recent Vuelta Abajo and Vuelta Arriba plantings in Cuba! It’s easy to recognize from its brown-with-white letters footer band and all sizes are offered in cabinets of 25 with a Dominican-grown, Corojo ‘98 wrapper. PETRUS SUBLIME ÚNewÚ Handmade in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Lonsdale Churchill 7 44 CC Torpedo Torpedo 6 46 CC Robusto Robusto 5 55 CC Corona Sublime 5½ 42 CC Featuring a Connecticut-seed wrapper, this is a medium-bodied blend introduced in 2009, offered in cabinets of 25. Of note is the filler blend with Dominican-grown leaves from Vuelta Abajo seeds! PHILLIPS & KING REJECTS Handmade, with mixed filler, in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM-Ma Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM-Ma Toro Toro Grande 6 54 CM-Ma Introduced in 2003 by Phillips & King, these are bargain-priced cigars, made by hand and offering a mild body. They are offered in wood boxes of 50. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 24 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PHILOSOPHY Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic and Miami, Florida, USA. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep., Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Aristotle-Robusto 5 54 CC Double Corona Aristotle-Churchill 7¼ 50 CC Torpedo Aristotle-Torpedo 6 52 CC Double Corona Voltaire-Churchill 7¼ 50 CM Torpedo Voltaire-Torpedo 6 52 CM Robusto Voltaire-Robusto 5 54 CM Orleans Group International introduced this line in 2008. The Aristotle (Connecticut wrapper, Dominican binder) is mild and made in the Dominican Republic, while the Voltaire (Ecuador wrapper, Ecuador binder) is made in Miami and is medium-bodied. Both are offered in humidors of 36. PINAR DEL RIO CLASICO ÚNewÚ Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Corona Corona 5¼ 44 CC Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC Toro Toro 6 52 CC Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 CC Grand Corona Gorda 6 46 CC Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CC Long Panatela Lancero 7¼ 38 CC Here is a mild-to-medium-bodied blend featuring a Connecticut-seed wrapper, introduced in 2009. All shapes are available in boxes of 25, except for the Lancero, in boxes of 30. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. www.CigarCyclopedia.com PINAR DEL RIO HABANO SUN GROWN Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua = 25 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 Os Toro Toro 6 50 Os Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 Os Corona Corona 5¼ 44 Os Toro Double Corona 6¼ 54 Os Long Panatela Lancero 7¼ 38 Os Double Corona Churchill 7 50 Os The Pinar Del Rio Sun-Grown features a Habano Sun-Grown wrapper and is full-bodied. It’s offered in cabinet-style boxes of 25, except for the Lancero (30). PINAR DEL RIO OSCURO Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 Os Toro Toro 6 50 Os Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 Os Corona Corona 5¼ 44 Os Toro Double Corona 6¼ 54 Os Long Panatela Lancero 7¼ 38 Os Double Corona Churchill 7 50 Os Abe Flores and Juan Rodriguez created this blend, introducing it to national distribution in 2008. The Pinar Del Rio Oscuro has a Habano Oscuro wrapper and is medium-to-full in body and offered in boxes of 25, except for the Lancero (30). PINAR DEL RIO SELECCION RESERVA LIMITADA ÚNewÚ Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Pennsylvania Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 4¾ 50 Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 26 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Toro Toro 6 54 Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 Ma Robusto Magnum 5 60 Ma Double Corona Double Toro 7 54 Ma Featuring a medium-to-full body and wrapper leaves from Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, the Seleccion Reserva Limitada was introduced in 2009. All sizes are offered in boxes of 25. Wrapper: Ecuador PINAR HOT KISS Handmade in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Binder: Ecuador Filler: Ecuador Leading the new generation of the Pinar brand is the Hot Kiss, introduced in 2008 in four sizes. It gets its name from the spicy start, thanks in part to the special wrapper, produced by a cross between Sumatra and Connecticut seeds. Medium in body, all sizes are offered in boxes of 20. Wrapper: Nicaragua PINAR LIGERO WRAPPER Handmade in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Binder: Honduras Filler: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua This is a four-size, full-bodied blend from Puros de Armando Ramos, introduced in 2008. It has a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper and a Honduran-grown Corojo binder for plenty of flavor. It’s offered in boxes of 20. Binder: Costa Rica PINAR P4000 MADURO Handmade in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama This full-bodied blend debuted, in four sizes, in 2008. It’s wrapped with an Ecuadorian-grown, Sumatra-seed maduro wrapper and the result is rich and full-bodied. All sizes are offered in boxes of 20. Binder: Ecuador PINAR P4000 REBORN Handmade in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru From the Puros de Armando Ramos comes this medium-to-full blend, introduced in 2008. It uses the same blend as the P4000 Maduro, but with a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. There’s a Corojo binder and a four-nation filler blend that will get your attention. All four sizes are offered in boxes of 20. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 27 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PINTOR DINASTY COROJO Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Florentine 7 50 CM Robusto Ricardo 5 50 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 CM This line, made by Ricardo Pintor, was introduced in 2007 and is offered with a Nicaraguangrown Corojo wrapper that gives the blend a medium-to-full body. It’s offered in bundles of 20. PIO OVERTURE Handmade in Miami, Florida, USA. Binder: Ecuador Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Churchill Overture No. 1 7 48 CM Torpedo Overture No. 2 6 52 CM Robusto Overture No. 3 5 50 CM Long Corona Overture No. 4 6 44 CM Toro Overture No. 52 6 52 CM Alberto Medina created a popular boutique brand from 1996-2002 in Pio (formerly known as Pio VI), always made in small quantities, but with exquisite quality. But a trademark dispute kept the brand off the market until late 2007, when it finally returned. It features a Sumatraseed wrapper and is made by just four rollers. All sizes are offered in boxes of 25. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut PIO RESURRECTION ÚNewÚ Handmade in Miami, Florida, USA. Binder: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro Churchill 6½ 48 Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 Ma Robusto Robusto 5 50 Ma Toro Toro 6 52 Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 28 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Long Corona Corona 6 44 Ma Introduced in 2009, this is a full-bodied, well-balanced cigar that features a genuine Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper. Loaded with flavor, it is offered in boxes of 20 in all sizes. PLASENCIA Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador, Nicaragua Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Prominente 7½ 50 CC Torpedo Belicoso 6¼ 54 CC Corona Corona 5¾ 44 CC Toro Magnum 6 50 CC-Ma Lonsdale Longfellow 7c 42 CC Lonsdale Lonsdale 6¾ 44 CC Robusto Robusto 4¾ 52 CC Toro Opulencia 6 50 CC Petit Corona T.K.O. 4 43 Ma (tubed) (glass tube) Here is a brand that celebrates the famous name of Plasencia — a name revered throughout the cigar world for the manufacture of outstanding cigars. These cigars are outstanding in their own right, with a Connecticut-seed natural or Nicaraguan maduro wrapper and a mediumbodied taste. They are offered in boxes of 25 except for the tubed Opulencia, available in 20s. PLASENCIA RESERVA ORGANICA Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 4¾ 52 CM Long Corona Corona 6¼ 44 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Cigar Domain series: www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 29 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Torpedo Piramide 6¼ 52 CM Short Panatela Nesticos 4c 36 CM This is a completely organic cigar from Indianhead, blended from specially grown leaves, which combine for a medium-to-full-bodied flavor. Each cigar is cedar-wrapped and presented in boxes of 20, except for the Nesticos, in 25s. PLAYBOY Handmade in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Binder: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua, Peru Wrapper: Ecuador Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6c 52 CM Churchill Churchill 7 50 CM Robusto Robusto 5 52 CM Toro Toro 6 52 CM Corona Corona 5½ 44 CM (tube available) (tubed) A new blend and not related to the Playboy by Don Diego brand, Altadis USA debuted this cigar in 2007. It has a full-bodied flavor thanks to its Sumatra-seed wrapper and Broadleaf binder. It’s offered in striking all-black boxes of 24 adorned with the Playboy rabbit logo on the top. The two tubed styles were added in 2009 and are available in boxes of 20. PLAYBOY BY DON DIEGO Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Handmade in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CC Toro Double Corona 6 52 CC Toro Gran Corona 6½ 48 CC Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC Lonsdale Lonsdale 6e 44 CC Here is the 1996-introduced brand named for the famous magazine and entertainment company, produced in cooperation with the famous Tabacalera de Garcia. The blend is medium in body and features a shade-grown Connecticut wrapper. The cigars are presented in elegant boite nature boxes of 25. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 30 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PLEIADES PARIS Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Charlemagne 7 54 CC Lonsdale Clemenceau 6e 44 CC Robusto DeGaulle 5 52 CC Toro Envoy 6 54 CC Corona Medaille d’Or 5½ 44 CC This brand was well known in the 1990s for its mild taste and elegant construction, but it exited the U.S. market in 2002. Revived by the giant Cigars by Santa Clara in 2004, this is a mediumbodied blend, offered in boxes of 25, with a choice of Ecuadorian natural or (not currently offered) Connecticut maduro wrappers. POOR BOY ÚNewÚ Handmade in Miami, Florida, USA. Wrapper: Ecuador, Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Nicaragua Binder: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Torpedo 6x54 6 54 CC-Ma Robusto Double Robusto 5 58 CC Robusto Robusto 5 56 CC Torpedo Torpedo 6x60 6 60 Ma Made by a 10-roller team in Miami at the Casa Felipe, this line was introduced in 2009. Two styles are available: a natural-wrapped version with a Connecticut-seed wrapper in three sizes with a medium body, and a maduro edition with a Nicaraguan Habano ‘92 wrapper and a medium-to-full body. Both are offered in bundles of 25, or in trays of 100! POR LARRAÑAGA Handmade in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Lonsdale Cetros 6f 42 CC Toro Toro 6 50 CC www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 31 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Double Corona Fabulosos 7 50 CC Corona Nacionales 5½ 42 CC Short Panatela Petit Cetros en Cedro 5 38 CC Pyramid Pyramids 6 50 CC Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC This is an ancient brand which first saw production in Cuba in 1834! Today's Dominican version is medium-bodied, offered in elegant boxes of 20. POR LARRAÑAGA CABINET SELECCION Handmade in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6c 52 CM Toro Toro 6 56 CM Grand Corona Corona 5e 45 CM Robusto Robusto 5 54 CM Petit Corona No. 4 5 40 CM Introduced in 2007, this is a special edition of the Por Larranaga brand with a full body and a Nicaraguan wrapper and binder. It’s offered with or without cellophane in elegant, slide-top cabinets of 22 cigars each. PORT ROYAL Handmade, with mixed filler, in Danli, Honduras. Wrapper: Indonesia Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Long Corona Corona 6 44 CM Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM This mixed-filler brand debuted in 1997. It uses sandwich filler and has a mild-to-mediumbodied taste, available in bundles of 15 or packs of five. PORTO BELLO Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Mexico Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 32 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Giant No. 852 8½ 52 CC Double Corona No. 750 7½ 50 CC Toro No. 650 6 50 CC Lonsdale No. 642 6¾ 42 CC Corona No. 542 5¾ 42 CC Created in 1988 for the House of Oxford, this is an economical, bundled brand which offers a mild taste. All sizes are offered in bundles of 25. PRECIOUS69.COM Handmade in Frankfort, New York, USA. Wrapper: Cameroon, Central African Republic Binder: Ecuador Filler: Dominican Republic This is a full-bodied, five-size member of the Lars Tetens line and is named after Tetens’ band Precious69.com. Given Tetens’ inventive approach to music, so are these cigars: open on both ends, so that a cutter is not required. But which end is the head and which is the foot? PREMIUM CUBAN Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Premium Cuban is a full-bodied, seven-size blend, featuring a Jalapa-grown wrapper. Introduced in 2005, it is offered in bundles of 25. PREMIUM SELECTION Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Corona Corona 5½ 44 CC-Ma Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC-Ma Toro Toro 6 50 CC-Ma Churchill Churchill 7 48 CC-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6c 52 CC-Ma Giant Viajantes 8½ 52 CC-Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 33 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Double Corona Presidente 7½ 50 CC-Ma Toro Matador 6½ 56 CC-Ma Offered by Exclusive Cigars of Aurora, Illinois, this is a mild-bodied blend which debuted in 2006. All of the tobacco comes from the Dominican Republic and all sizes are offered in bundles of 20. PREMIUM VALUE Handmade, with short filler, in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Honduras Wrapper: Honduras Filler: Honduras Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 4½ 50 CC-Ma Corona Corona 5½ 42 DC-CC-Ma Toro Toro 6 50 DC-CC-Ma Churchill Churchill 7 46 DC-CC-Ma This is a unique brand introduced in 2002 by the Indianhead Cigar Co. and priced at a little over a dollar a cigar! Made with short filler, it offers a choice of candela, natural, maduro and flavored (sweet vanilla rum) versions in four sizes (natural only for the Robusto). You can enjoy them in boxes of 50. PRIDA Handmade, with short filler, in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Indonesia Filler: Indonesia Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Corona Corona 5¾ 43 CC Double Corona Churchill 7 52 CC Robusto Robusto 4¾ 52 CC SACS Cigars of Davie, Florida offers this mild-to-medium-bodied blend, featuring a Connecticut-seed wrapper, in bundles of 20. PRIDE ÚNewÚ Handmade in Navarette, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Dom. Rep., Ecuador Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Long Panatela Lancero 7 38 CC-CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 34 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC-CM Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 CC-CM Petit Corona Corona 5 43 CC-CM Short Panatela Petit Corona 5 38 CC-CM Torpedo Tini Torpedo 5 46 CC-CM Churchill Churchill 7 48 CC-CM Pride Cigars of Tampa, Florida introduced this brand in 2009. It’s mild-to-medium in body with an Ecuadorian-grown, Connecticut-seed wrapper and medium with a Dominican Corojo wrapper. All sizes are offered in boxes of 20, with boxes of 100 available in some shapes. Binder: Cameroon, Mexico PRIDE OF JAMAICA Handmade in Kingston, Jamaica. Wrapper: Cameroon, USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Churchill 7½ 49 Ma Toro Magnum 6 50 Ma Robusto Robusto 4 50 Ma Lonsdale Rothschild 6½ 42 Ma Corona Royal Corona 5½ 42 CC-Ma Grand Corona Crystals 6 45 CC-Ma (glass tubes) This famous brand – winner of several international awards – continues to be created daily in Kingston, Jamaica and offered in boxes of 25 much-respected cigars. Cameroon wrapper and binder is used to help give the mild, rich flavor for which Pride of Jamaica is so well known. The Royal Corona shape is also offered in a Connecticut Shade wrapper and Mexican binder. The Crystals are offered in boxes of 10 and feature a Mexican binder and Jamaican filler. Wrapper: Indonesia, Nicaragua PRIDE OF PANAMA ÚNewÚ Handmade in Chiriqui, Panama. Binder: Panama Filler: Panama Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 35 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Torpedo Torpedo 6 52 CM Introduced in 2009, this is a long-filler, mild-to-medium-bodied cigar made with either a Nicaraguan-grown, Connecticut-seed or a Sumatra wrapper in boxes of 25. PRIMERA DE HONDURAS Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Honduras Wrapper: Honduras Filler: Honduras Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Giant Generals 8½ 52 CM Lonsdale Cetros 6½ 44 CM The Inter-America Cigar Co. introduced this blend to the U.S. market in 2008. It’s medium in body and has been made in Honduras since 1969. It’s offered in boxes of 25. PRIMO DEL REY Handmade in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Ecuador, Mexico Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Long Corona Cazadores 6 44 Ma Toro Toro 6 50 CC Toro Toro 6 54 Ma Corona Corona en Tubo 5½ 44 CC Lonsdale Lonsdale 6½ 44 CC Robusto Robusto 5 54 CC-Ma Double Corona Churchill 7 54 CC Pyramid Pyramid 6c 52 CC 6 43 Ma (tubed) Cigars by Santa Clara series: Long Corona Cazadore Primo del Rey are first-quality cigars first produced in 1961. The blend was changed in 2003 (see below) and again in 2006; it now features a choice of a Connecticut-seed natural wrapper (mild in body) or a Mexican Morron maduro wrapper (medium body). All shapes are available in boxes of 20 (maduros and tubos) or 25 (others) except for the Cazadores, offered in 50s. Cigars by Santa Clara still offers the 2003 blend in one shape, featuring a mild-to-mediumwww.CigarCyclopedia.com = 36 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS bodied taste with a Mexican maduro wrapper, Pennsylvania binder and Brazilian and Dominican filler leaves. PRINCIPES Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Short Panatela Principes (tube available) Filler: Dom. Rep. Lgth Ring Wrapper 5 38 CM This is a bundled cigar from Miami Cigar & Co., available in boxes of 25 or flavored in tubes (vanilla or mint) in boxes of 20. PRIVATE STOCK Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic, Ecuador Filler: Dominican Republic Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Long-filler: Churchill Private Stock No. 1 7¾ 48 CC Toro Private Stock No. 2 6 48 CC-Ma Corona Private Stock No. 5 5¾ 43 CC Corona Extra Private Stock No. 6 5¼ 46 CC Robusto Private Stock No. 11 4e 50 CC-Ma Toro Private Stock No. 14 6½ 50 CC-Ma Medium filler: Toro Private Stock Toro 6½ 48 CC Robusto Private Stock Robusto 5c 50 CC Panatela Private Stock Panatela 5¾ 38 CC Long Corona Private Stock Lonsdale 6 42 CC Petit Corona Private Stock Corona 5 42 CC Double Corona Tubo No.1 (tubed) 6f 50 CC Grand Corona Tubo No.2 (tubed) 6¼ 46 CC High standards of quality make the Private Stock label an excellent value for long-filler cigars www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 37 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS with a mild-to-medium body featuring an Ecuador-grown, Connecticut-seed natural wrapper or Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper (Dom. Rep. binder) in boxes of 25 (20 for the tubos). The medium-filler version (Connecticut wrapper, Ecuadorian binder) was introduced in 1999 and is offered in boxes of 20 in most sizes. PROFESOR SILA Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Rothschilde 5 50 CC Long Corona Corona 6 43 CC Toro Double Robusto 6 50 CC Churchill Churchill 7 48 CC This is an old brand which was once quite popular in Europe. It’s extremely mild, with a Connecticut-seed wrapper, offered once again by Meier & Dutch in 2008 in boxes of 20. PUCK BY INDIAN TABAC Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Honduras Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Churchill 7½ 50 CM Lonsdale No. 1 6½ 44 CM Toro Toro 6 54 CM Introduced in 2003 exclusively for the House of Oxford, this is a medium-to-full-bodied blend, available in boxes of 25. The playful character of Puck is brilliantly illustrated on the box. PUEBLO DOMINICANO SERIE II Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso No. 1 6¼ 52 CC Torpedo Belicoso No. 2 5¾ 52 CC Torpedo Belicoso No. 3 5 52 CC www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 38 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Made at the La Aurora factory for Meier & Dutch Distributors, this is a medium-bodied cigar in a new blend for 2007, offered in boxes of 20. The Serie I was introduced in 2006. PUERTO RICO 965 Handmade in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Binder: Puerto Rico Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Puerto Rico Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro PR 965 6 50 CC This is a mild or medium blend from JFC Tobacco, introduced in 2004. It’s mild with an Ecuadorian, Connecticut-seed wrapper and offered in boxes of 20. PUNCH Handmade in Cofradia, Honduras. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Binder: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Churchill After Dinner 7¼ 45 CM-Ma Short Panatela Bolo 4c 36 CM Corona Cafe Royales 5e 44 CM-Ma Perfecto Champion 4½ 60 CM Churchill Double Coronas 6¾ 48 CM-Ma Corona Elites 5¼ 44 CM-Ma Robusto Gusto 5 52 CM Slim Panatela Largo Elegantes 7 32 CM-Ma Petit Corona London Club 5 40 CM-Ma Lonsdale Lonsdales 6½ 43 CM-Ma Robusto Magnum 5¼ 54 CM-Ma Toro Pitas 6c 50 CM-Ma Giant Presidents 8½ 52 CM-Ma Lonsdale Punch 6¼ 44 CM-Ma Robusto Rothschilds 4½ 50 CM-Ma Cigarillo Slim Panatellas 4 28 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com (tubed) (tubed) = 39 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Cigars by Santa Clara series: Corona Extra Amatista Toro (plastic jar) 5½ 45 CM Cabinet de Cincuenta 652 6½ 52 CM-Ma Churchill Cabinet de Cincuenta 748 7 48 CM-Ma Toro Cask Aged 6c 50 CM-Ma Toro Decadent Dozen 6 50 CM-Ma Churchill Art of the Cigar 7 47 CM-Ma Robusto 5t 5 54 CM-Ma Toro 6t 6 54 CM-Ma (wood barrel) Originated in Cuba in 1840, the world-famous Punch brand is handmade in Honduras since 1969 from Cuban-seed tobaccos grown in Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. This range offers a magnificent, easy smoke with unsurpassed, full-bodied taste and bouquet using Sumatra-seed, Ecuadorian-grown natural wrappers and Connecticut Broadleaf for the maduro-wrapped shapes. The Champion was introduced in a unique promotion in 2001, chosen by the vote of smokers in a nationwide “Heavyweight” promotion by a 58-42% margin against an alternate blend. Most sizes are offered in boxes of 25, with the Cafe Royales in 8s, Slim Panatella in tins of 10, Gustos in 20s and Rothschilds in boxes of 50. In the Santa Clara series, the “5t” and “6t” are tissue-wrapped and offered in boxes of 20. Other packings offer eight (Art of the Cigar), 12 (Decadent Dozen), 20 (Cask Aged barrel), 25 (Amatista) or 50 (Cincuenta) cigars. PUNCH EDGARDO DE CORAZON ÚNewÚ Handmade in Cofradia, Honduras. Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Nicaragua Binder: USA/Connecticut Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Communicad 5¼ 50 CM Corona Extra Iglesia 5½ 45 CM Toro Unidad 6 50 CM This is a special edition of the Punch brand, distributed by Cigars by Santa Clara, that salutes Edgardo Martinrez, manager of the Villazon factory in Honduras. Introduced in late 2008, the blend is medium-to-full in body and is offered with a second band to identify it, in boxes of 20. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 40 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS PUNCH DELUXE Handmade in Cofradia, Honduras. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Binder: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Double Corona Chateau “L” 7¼ 54 CM-Ma Grand Corona Chateau “M” 5¾ 46 CM-Ma Corona Royal Coronation 5¼ 44 CM-Ma (tubed) This is a special, medium-bodied version of the regular Punch line with extra aging and a special band. The regular Punch line has a red band center with the words “Punch” and “Imported” in gold. The Deluxe line has a more subtle red band with “Punch” inside a shield over a white center spot with the letters “JG” inside. At the bottom of the band center is the name “Manuel Lopez,” who owned the brand in Cuba from 1902-24. The Chateau L and M are offered in boxes of 25; the Royal Coronation in boxes of 30. PUNCH GRAN CRU Handmade in Cofradia, Honduras. Wrapper: Ecuador, USA/Connecticut Binder: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro Britania 6¼ 50 CM Double Corona Diademas 7¼ 54 CC Churchill Monarcas 6¾ 48 CM Giant Prince Consorts 8½ 52 CM-Ma Robusto Robustos 5¼ 50 CC-Ma Robusto Superiores 5½ 48 CM Torpedo No. II 6c 54 CM-Ma Perfecto Punchitos 4 50 CM 7 48 CM-Ma (tubed) Cigars by Santa Clara series: Churchill Art of the Cigar The Punch Gran Cru series is made from vintage tobaccos to offer a mild-to-medium-bodied blend. Grand Cru cigars are robust in taste, yet sweet with a marvelous bouquet, using Connecticut wrappers (Shade or Broadleaf), Connecticut Broadleaf binders and a three-nation filler blend (an Ecuadorian-grown, Sumatra-seed wrapper is used on the No. II). The distinctive www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 41 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS red-centered band contains the words “Punch” and “Manuel Lopez” in gold, in and around a shield with a center white spot with the letters “JG,” and a black rim around the bottom of the band. Most sizes are offered in boxes of 20, with the Britania, Diademas and Superiores in 25s and the Prince Consorts in 10. PUNCH GRAN PURO Handmade in Cofradia, Honduras. Binder: Honduras Wrapper: Honduras Filler: Honduras Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Rancho 5½ 54 CM Toro Sierra 6½ 48 CM Toro Pico Bonito 6 50 CM Robusto Santa Rita 4½ 52 CM Toro Sesenta 6¼ 60 CM Small Panatela Lagunas 4 38 CM Robusto Libertad 5 52 CM Robusto Draft 5c 50 CM 6c 50 CM 7 48 CM (tubed) Cigars by Santa Clara series: Toro Cask Aged Churchill Art of the Cigar (wood barrel) Here is an all-Honduran cigar with a medium-to-full-bodied taste that debuted in 2003. It offers a more delicate taste than the regular Punch line and features both a wrapper and binder which are sun-grown. All of the shapes are offered in cedar boxes of 25, except for the Sesenta and the tubed Libertad, available in 20s. The Draft was created in 2009 for a special holiday promotion. PUNCH RARE COROJO Handmade in Cofradia, Honduras. Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Rothschild 4½ 50 CM Churchill Double Corona 6¾ 48 CM Robusto Magnum 5½ 54 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 42 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Toro Pita 6c 50 CM Robusto El Doble 5½ 54 CM Robusto Crystals 5½ 54 CM (glass tubes) These cigars debuted in 2001 and are double-banded as “Punch Rare Corojo.” It’s a special square-pressed, medium-to-full-bodied edition featuring a special, spicy Sumatra-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador. They’re only produced when enough wrapper leaf is available. Most sizes are available in boxes of 25; the Crystals and El Doble in 20s and the Rothschild in 50s. PUROS HUERFANOS BLEND 52X ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Brazil Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6 50 CC Grand Corona Corona 5e 46 CC Robusto Robusto 5¼ 54 CC Toro Toro 6 52 CC Cigar Domain introduced this medium-bodied cigar with a Connecticut-seed wrapper in 2009. It’s available in boxes of 25. PUROS HUERFANOS BLEND 143 ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Panatela Lancero 6 38 CM Introduced in 2009, this is a full-bodied cigar with a dark wrapper offered by Cigar Domain in boxes of 30. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut PUROS HUERFANOS BLEND 681 ÚNewÚ Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Binder: Brazil Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Robusto Robusto 5½ 52 Ma www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 43 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS A Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper is the highlight of this 2009-introduced cigar. It’s medium-tofull in body and available in boxes of 25. Wrapper: Ecuador PUROS INDIOS Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Ecuador Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Toro Toro Especial 6 53 CM-Ma Toro Bronco 6½ 56 CM-Ma Toro Gordo 6 60 CM-Ma Robusto Rothschild 5 50 CM-Ma Pyramid Piramide No. 2 6½ 56 CM-Ma Pyramid Piramide No. 3 5 50 CM-Ma Corona Extra No. 4 5½ 45 CM-Ma Robusto Corona Gorda No. 5 5 66 CM-Ma Introduced in 1995, the blending talents of Rolando Reyes are again at work in Puros Indios cigars. Leaves from five nations, including Ecuadorian wrappers, are blended by hand in Honduras to create a medium-to-full-bodied smoke. The size line-up was trimmed considerably in 2008, including the 18-inch Chief, one of the longest regular-production cigars ever made. All current sizes are offered in boxes of 20 except for the Corona Gorda and Piramide No. 2 (10s). Wrapper: Ecuador PUROS INDIOS SPECIAL AGED Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Binder: Ecuador Filler: Dom. Rep., Jamaica, Nicaragua Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Piramide 6¾ 64 CM-Ma Made specially for Meier & Dutch Distributors, this is a full-bodied blend with up to eight years of aging! Limited in quantity, they’re offered in packs of six. PUROS NIRVANA Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Indonesia Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 52 CM www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 44 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com HANDMADE CIGARS: BRAND LISTINGS Double Corona Churchill 7 52 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Introduced in 2006, this is a medium-bodied blend from the Arango Cigar Company. It features a Sumatra wrapper, Broadleaf binder and three Dominican-grown filler tobaccos, available in boxes of 25. PUROS OF ST. JAMES Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Binder: USA/Connecticut Wrapper: Indonesia Filler: Dom. Rep. Shape Name Lgth Ring Wrapper Torpedo Belicoso 6 52 CM Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM Lonsdale Lonsdale 6½ 44 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM This is a medium-bodied blend made by MATASA for Mike’s Cigars and named for London’s famous street of cigar merchants. Introduced in 2004, it’s offered in bright red, slide-top cedar cabinets of 25. www.CigarCyclopedia.com = 45 = www.CigarCyclopedia.com