The Journal
Guides on choosing, enjoying and storing cigars and pipe tobacco. Written for beginners, tied to real products.

Montecristo in Vietnam: 1935 Anniversary, White Series or Memories?
Comparing the Montecristo sticks available in Vietnam: 1935 Anniversary No.2, White Serie Toro, Memories and the Cuban No.4. Strength, flavour, price and occasion.

AVO Cigars: the Pianist's Brand, and How to Pick Between Heritage and Syncro
An introduction to AVO cigars from the Dominican Republic and a comparison of the three sticks available in Vietnam: Heritage Robusto, Syncro Caribe and Syncro Nicaragua.

Oliva Serie V in Vietnam: Maduro No.4 vs Club 20 vs Senoritas
A practical review of the Oliva Serie V line available in Vietnam: strength, flavour and smoking time of the Maduro No.4, Club 20 and Senoritas, and which to pick.

Rocky Patel, Davidoff, Cohiba: Three Cigar Brands Worth Trying
An introduction to three standout cigar brands, Rocky Patel, Davidoff and Cohiba, with their styles, prices and first picks.

Pairing Cigars with Drinks for a Vietnamese Evening
How to pair cigars with whisky, rum and coffee. Choosing a match that fits your taste for a relaxed Vietnamese evening.

Virginia, Latakia, Aromatic: Telling Pipe Tobacco Styles Apart
A quick guide to the three common pipe tobacco families, Virginia, Latakia and Aromatic, with the flavour notes and blends to try.

How to Store Cigars: Humidity, Humidors and Common Mistakes
Store cigars the right way to keep their flavour. A guide to 68 to 72 percent humidity, humidors and the errors to avoid.

Pipe Tobacco for Beginners: 5 Easy Blends That Light Well
A starter guide to pipe tobacco. Five forgiving aromatic blends that light easily and stay sweet, with product picks.

Cuban vs New World Cigars: Where Beginners Should Start
How Cuban and New World cigars differ in flavour, strength and price, plus easy first picks for new smokers in Vietnam.
Reviews of every product

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• Chiều dài: 4 inch ( 10,2cm) • Vòng Ring: 38 • Định dạng: Small Cigar / Cigarillos • Lá ngoài (Wrapper): Sun Grown Habano (Nicaragua) • Lá lõi & Lá kết dính: Habano (Nicaragua) • Độ mạnh: Trung bình • Hương vị: Gỗ tuyết tùng (chủ đạo), kem béo, đất và một chút tiêu cay nhẹ ở hậu vị.

• Length: 7 inches (178 mm) • Rings: 38 • Weight: Full-bodied / 5/5 • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Ecuadorian Habano Sun Grown • Binder: Nicaragua • Filler: Nicaragua (especially fermented ligero leaves from the Jalapa region) • Typical flavors: Coffee, dark chocolate, wood, pistachio, nutmeg and spices • Origin: Handmade in Nicaragua

• Gurkha Archive 1887 Torpedo (6.5x52) - 90 rated • Gurkha Evil Toro (6"x50) - 90 rated • Gurkha Legend Maduro Toro (6"x52) - 90 rated • Gurkha Master Select Maduro Toro (6"x50) - 91 rated • Gurkha Ninja Torpedo (6"x52) - 91 rated

• Shape: Belicoso (Tapered tip - Torpedo) • Length: 5 inches (about 12.7 cm) • Ring gauge: 52 • Strength: Medium • Wrapper: Cameroon • Binder: Nicaragua • Filler: Nicaragua • Main flavors: Cedar wood, coffee, leather and light sweetness

• Shape: Torpedo • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Maduro Mexico • Binder: Nicaragua • Filler: Nicaraguan Habano seeds • Severity: Medium (Medium) • Flavor: Rich with prominent notes of coffee, cocoa and cedarwood • Suction time: About 60 - 90 minutes (depending on suction speed)

• Length: 4 inches (about 10.16 cm) • Ring Gauge: 32 • Shape: Small Panatela • Weight: Medium to Full Body (Medium - Full Body) • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Otapan Negro Último Corte (Mexico) • Binder: T-52 Connecticut River Valley Stalk Cut & Cured Habano • Filler: Brazil and Nicaragua • Packaging: Tin box of 10 cigarettes

• Shape: Perfecto (both ends tapered) • Length: 4 inches (~10.2 cm) • Ring: 42 - 49 (biggest bulge) • Origin: Dominican Republic • Wrapper Leaves (Outer Leaves): Cameroon • Binder & Filler Leaves (Core Leaves): Dominican Republic • Smoking time: About 20 - 30 minutes • Severity: From mild to moderate • Flavor: Wood, coffee, pepper, a little sweetness of fruit and flowers

• Length: 5 inches (about 12.7 cm) • Ring gauge: 50 • Shape (Vitola): Robusto • Severity: Medium to Strong (Medium-Strong) • Wrapper: Dominican Habano '92 • Binder/Filler: 100% Dominican tobacco leaves (Corojo, Olor, and Piloto Cubano) • Taste: Well structured with prominent notes of cedarwood, black pepper, dried fruit and finishing with a touch of rich cocoa

• Shape: Petit Panelela • Length: 105 mm • Rings: 34 • Strength: Medium • Packaging: box of 6 cigarettes

• Length: 115 mm • Ring: 46 • Shape: Belicoso • Severity: 3.5/5 • Flavor: Sweet cream, cedar almonds and caramel

• Origin: Nicaragua (manufactured at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate factory) • Format: Toro • Length: 6 inches (about 15.2 cm) • Measuring ring: 52 • Severity: Moderate • Smoking time: About 60 to 90 minutes • Wrapper: Brazilian Mata Fina (dark, naturally sweet) • Binder: Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf • Filler: Nicaragua • Flavor: Complex notes of coffee, cocoa, wood, spicy pepper and a little sweetness from the wrapper

• Severity: Mild to Moderate • Appearance: Robusto / Grand Master • Length: 140 mm (5.5 inches) • Diameter / Ring: 20.65 mm / Ring 52 • Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut • Binder Leaf (Binder Leaf): Connecticut (USA) • Filler leaves: Dominican Republic and Peru • Smoking time: About 60 - 75 minutes • Flavor: Wood, cream, cedar, coffee and a touch of white pepper

Rate 90 by Aficionado • Size: Robusto 5x48 • Flavor: spices, pepper, earth and cedar, a little chocolate sweetness • Strength: Medium - Strong • Wrapper: Corojo 99

• Connecticut Toro (6" x56) • Edicion Esteli (6.2"x60) • The Circus Twister Barberpole(6" x52) • Classic Maximum (6"x60) • Nostrum 1 (5.5" x56) • 5 Anos Edicion Pitagoras (4.7"x58) • Maduro Gran Short (4.3"x56) • The Circus Vulcano (4"x60)

• Plasencia Reserva Original Toro (6"x50) 92-rated • EP Carrillo Allegiance Side Kick (5"x50) 95-rated • Penn Standard Magnum 54 (6.5"x54) • Warped Cloud Hopper No. 485 (5"x48) 93-rated • Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Decadas El Cumiche (5.2"x52) 91-rated

• Joya de Nicaragua Cinco de Cinco Robusto (5"x50) 92-rated • EP Carrillo Allegiance Side Kick (5"x50) 95-rated • Teufel Hund Maduro Gordo (5.7"x60) • Warped La Hacienda Gran Robusto (5.5"x52) 90-rated • Villa Vieja Green Toro (6.5"x 52)

• Size / Length: 7.5 inches (about 190 mm) • Ring gauge: 38 • Appearance (Vitola): Lancero • Severity: Medium to Full (Medium-Full) • Wrapper Leaf (Outer Leaf): Ecuador Habano Rosado Oscuro • Binder Leaf: Nicaragua (from the Garcia family farm) • Filler Leaf (Core Leaf): Nicaragua (from Garcia family farm) • Place of production: My Father Cigars S.A. factory. in Nicaragua • Typical flavors: Cedar wood, leather, pepper, earth and rich cream

• Shape (Vitola): Lancero (Long Panatela) • Length: \(7 \frac{1}{2}\) inches (about 190 mm) • Ring gauge: 38 • Severity: Medium to Full (Medium to Full) • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Ecuadorian Habano Rosado • Binder: Nicaragua • Filler: Nicaragua • Origin: Nicaragua • Factory: My Father Cigars S.A. • Appearance characteristics: The wrapper is dark chocolate brown with a reddish sheen, the tip of the cigarette has a pigtail and a turquoise stamp ring at the base of the cigarette.

- The Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic V Natural line of cigars features the classic Perfecto style, offering a light to medium weight. The cigar is hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic, featuring aromas of cedarwood, coffee and orange peel. - Detailed parameters: • Length: 7 inches (about 178 mm) • Ring: 46-48 (depending on production batch and distributor's measurement) • Format/Shape: Perfecto (Figurado) • Wrapper Leaves (Outer Leaves): Natural Cameroon • Binder Leaf: Dominican Republic • Filler Leaf (Core Leaf): Dominican Republic

- Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature Natural is a line of premium, hand-rolled cigars famous for its perfecto shape. - Below are the specific parameters: • Shape: Perfecto (tapered at both ends). • Length: 6 inches / 152 mm. • Ring Gauge: 46. • Strength: Medium. • Outer leaves (Wrapper): Cameroon natural leaves (Natural) have a beautiful golden brown color. • Core leaves & Adhesive leaves: Belongs to the Dominican Republic. • Flavor: Brings a mellow, deep scent of wood, chestnut, vanilla, honey and natural herbs.

Arturo Fuente Chateau Maduro cigars are a line of premium handmade cigars with two popular size versions: Chateau Fuente (Robusto) and Double Chateau. This cigar features a signature cedar wrapper, delivering smooth flavors of wood, coffee and vanilla. The core technical specifications of this product line include: - Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente (Robusto) • Length: 4.5 inches (about 11.43 cm) • Ring gauge: 50 • Shape: Robusto / Parejo (straight, cut ends) • Severity: Medium (Medium) • Wrapper: USA Connecticut Broadleaf • Binder: Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) • Filler: Dominican Republic. - Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Maduro • Length: 6.75 inches (about 17.15 cm) • Ring gauge: 50 • Shape: Churchill • Severity: Medium (Medium) - Flavor profile: Both sizes are wrapped in cedar and green ribbon, protecting the dark Maduro leaf inside. When smoking, you will clearly feel the flavors of earth, wood, roasted coffee and natural sweetness, the burning structure is very even and smooth.

• Shape (Vitola): Lancero (Panetela) • Length: 7 inches (about 17.78 cm) • Ring Gauge: 38 • Weight: Medium (Medium-bodied) • Wrapper: Cameroon • Binder: Indonesia • Filler: Dominican Republic and Nicaragua • Flavor: Sweet, creamy combined with a little white pepper

• Shape: Toro • Length: 6 inches (about 152 mm) • Ring (Diameter): 54 • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Brazilian Mata Fina (Maduro) • Binder: Habano (Nicaragua) • Filler: Nicaraguan tobacco • Severity: Medium to Full (Medium - Full) • Average smoking time: 80 minutes • Origin: Handmade at the Tabacalera Fernandez factory, Nicaragua

• Format: Double Robusto • Dimensions: 5.5” x54 • Severity: Medium to Full • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Natural Cameroon • Binder/Filler: Nicaragua • Shape: Box-pressed (square) • Smoking time: About 60 - 75 minutes • Flavor: Shows a smooth combination of natural sweetness, spices, pepper, oak, cinnamon, coffee and a touch of richness

• Length: 6 inches (about 152 mm) • Ring gauge: 54 • Shape: Torpedo • Severity: Medium to Heavy • Smoking time: About 50 to 70 minutes • Wrapper Leaves: Sumatra Ecuador • Binder Leaf: Nicaragua • Filler leaves: Dominican & Nicaraguan • Manufacturing factory: Tabacalera La Alianza (Dominican Republic)

• Archive 1887 Torpedo(6.5x52) - 90 rated • Evil Toro (6" x50) - 90 rated • Legend Maduro Toro (6"x52) - 90 rated • Master Select Maduro Toro(6"x50) - 91 rated • Ninja Torpedo (6"x52) - 91 rated

• 125th Anniversary Toro(6"x54) - 94 rated • 125th Anniversary Torpedo(6.5"x54) - 94 rated • Legend Natural Toro (6"x52) - 90 rated • Master Select Natural Toro(6"x50) - 91 rated • Regent Toro(6"x50) - 90 rated

• Length: 4 inches (about 10.16 cm) • Ring gauge: 32 • Format (Vitola): Cigarillo / Ponies • Weight: Medium to Full-bodied • Flavor: Grilled wood, charcoal, natural sweetness and warm smoke • Packaging: Tin box of 10 cigarettes

• Oliva Serie V Double Robusto(5"x54) - 95 rated • Oliva Serie V Maduro Double Robusto (5"x54) - 92 rated • Oliva Serie O Robusto (5"x50) - 94 rated • Oliva Serie G (5"x54) - 93 rated • Oliva Gilberto Reserva Blanc (5.75"x43) - 92 rated • Oliva Gilberto Reserva (5.75"x43) - 91 rated

• Shape: Toro • Length: 6 inches (about 15.24 cm) • Ring diameter: 52 • Wrapper: Negro leaves from San Andrés region (Mexico) • Binders: Habano leaves cut from stems from the Connecticut River valley • Filler: Leaves from Mata Fina (Brazil) and Nicaragua

• Length: 6 inches (about 152.4 mm) • Ring gauge: 50 • Shape: Toro • Weight: Medium to Full (Medium - Full) • Smoking time: About 1 - 1.5 hours • Wrapper: Premium Connecticut Shade leaf • Filler: Proprietary blend of leaves from the Dominican Republic, Peru and Nicaragua • Outstanding flavors: Wood, black coffee, leather, roasted nuts and raisins

• Length: 6 inches (about 152 mm) • Ring gauge: 52 • Shape (Vitola): Toro • Severity: Medium (Medium) • Wrapper: Maduro leaves are dark, shiny and oily • Binder leaf: Indonesian leaf • Filler: Leaves from Indonesia and Nicaragua • Flavor: Earthy, coffee, dark chocolate and caramel, combined with Drew Estate's signature mild spiciness • Smoking time: About 55 to 90 minutes • Origin: Handmade at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate factory in Estelí, Nicaragua

• Length: 6 inches (about 15.2 cm) • Ring measuring ring: 52 • Shape: Toro • Severity: Mild to moderate • Wrapper Leaf: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade (light color, smooth) • Binder and Filler leaves: Indonesia • Main flavors: Cream, cedarwood, leather and a hint of cocoa • Smoking time: About 55 minutes

• Chiều dài: 6 inch (~ 15.2 cm) • Vòng đo (Ring Gauge): 50 • Đường kính: ~ 19.8 mm • Hình dáng: Toro • Độ nặng: Vừa đến Đậm (Medium to Full) • Thời gian hút: Khoảng 45 - 60 phút • Lá Wrapper (Lá ngoài): Habano Ecuador • Lá Binder (Lá kết dính): Mata Fina Brazil hoặc Honduras (tùy phiên bản phối trộn) • Lá Filler (Lá ruột): Dominican Republic và Honduras

• Length: 5.5 inches (~13.97 cm) • Diameter (Ring gauge): 50 (~19.8 mm) • Weight: Medium (Medium-bodied) • Wrapper Leaves: Corojo Honduras • Binder Leaf (Binder Leaf): Honduras • Filler Leaf: Premium leaf blend from Honduras and Nicaragua • Place of production: El Paraiso factory, Honduras • Outstanding flavor: Natural sweetness of honey, cedar wood, earth, flowers and a bit of black pepper

• Length: 15.24 cm (6 inches) • Ring (Diameter): 52 • Weight: Medium to Full (Medium - Full) • Shape: Toro • Origin: Honduras or Dominican Republic • Wrapper Leaf: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro (aged for 5 years) or Ecuadorian Maduro leaf • Binder Leaf (Binder Leaf): Cameroon • Filler leaves: Dominican Republic

• Length: 6 inches (about 15.2 cm). • Ring gauge: 52. • Shape: Toro. • Severity: Medium. • Wrapper: Habano leaves from Ecuador. • Binders: Leaves from Ecuador. • Filler: A blend of leaves from Brazil, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. • Flavor: Complex notes of wood, leather, coffee, vanilla and spices

• Style: Rothschild / Gran Rothschild • Length: 6 inches (about 15.24 cm) • Ring 55 • Wrapper Leaf (Outer layer) Connecticut Shade (USA) • Binder Leaves (Binder Leaves)Nicaragua • Filler leaves (Core leaf layer)Nicaragua • Severity From mild to full (Mild - Full)

• Format: Toro • Length: 6 inches / 152 mm • Ring Gauge: 50 • Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro (or Connecticut Shade Maduro) is dark and sweet • Origin: Dominican Republic • Severity: Mild to Medium (Mild to Medium)

• Shape: Churchill • Length: 7 inches (equivalent to 177.8 mm or 17.8 cm) • Ring: 50 • Diameter: 19.8 mm • Severity: Medium (Medium) • Smoking time: 90 to 120 minutes • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Cameroon leaf or Connecticut Broadleaf (for Maduro line) • Binder: Habano Nicaragua • Filler: Nicaragua

• Origin: Nicaragua • Shape (Vitola): Torpedo (Torpedo) • Length: 16.5 cm (165 mm) • Ring diameter: 52 • Wrapper leaves (Outer leaves): Sumatra • Binder & Filler Leaves: Old ligero leaves from Estelí, Nicaragua • Heaviness: Medium to Strong • Smoking time: 45 - 90 minutes • Flavor: Bitter coffee, cedarwood, dark chocolate, vanilla and black pepper

• Appearance (Vitola): Lancero • Length: 7 1/2 Inches (equivalent to 19.05 cm) • Diameter (Ring Gauge): 38 (equivalent to 15.1 mm) • Wrapper Leaves: Honduran Maduro (harvested in Jamastran Valley, Honduras) • Binder Leaf: Honduras • Filler Leaf (Core Leaf): A combination from Nicaragua and Honduras • Strength: Medium (Medium) • Smoking time: 75 - 90 minutes • Typical flavor: Notes of pepper, chocolate, espresso, oak and light floral notes

• Nub Connecticut 460 (4"x60) • Nub Habano 460 (4"x60) • Nub Maduro 460 (4"x60) • Nub Cameroon 460 (4"x60) • Cain Nub Habano 460 (4"x60) • Cain Nub Maduro 460 (4"x60)

• Shape (Vitola): Robusto • Length: 5 inches (about 12.7 cm) • Ring Gauge: 50 • Severity: Mild to moderate (Mild-Medium) • Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut • Binder: Olor leaves from Villa Gonzalez region (Dominican Republic) • Filler: Specially fermented Piloto Cubano from Dominican Republic • Place of production: Dominican Republic • Smoking time: About 45 minutes

• Length: 5.5 inches (about 139.7 mm) • Ring gauge: 50 • Severity: Medium to Full (Medium - Full) • Shape: Robusto • Wrapper Leaf: Nicaraguan Jalapa • Binder Leaf: Mexico (San Andrés) • Filler Leaf: A complex blend from Brazil (Mata Fina), Dominican Republic (Olor, Piloto Cubano) and Nicaragua (Jalapa) • Place of production: El Credito Factory (General Cigar Dominicana)

• Length: 4.8 inches (about 12.4 cm) • Ring (Diameter): 52 • Shape: Robusto • Severity: Medium to Full • Wrapper leaves (Outer leaves): Usually Ecuador Sumatra or Connecticut Broadleaf leaves (depending on version) • Binder Leaf: Nicaragua • Filler Leaf (Core Leaf): A combination of Nicaraguan Ligero and Dominican Republic Olor leaves • Origin: Dominican Republic

• Length: 5 inches (about 12.7 cm) • Ring: 54 • Severity: Moderate (3/5) • Smoking time: 45 - 90 minutes • Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut • Binder: Semilla 56 from Nicaragua • Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua • Flavor: The product stands out with notes of cedarwood, heavy cream, coffee and dark chocolate

• Origin: Honduras • Shape: Corona • Size: Length 5.25 inches (about 13.34 cm) and Ring Gauge is 45 • Color & Wrapper: Maduro / Connecticut Broadleaf • Severity: Medium to Full • Typical flavors: Coffee, cocoa and fresh nuts

• Length: 6 inches / 15.2 cm • Rings: 54 (Diameter: 21.4 mm) • Severity: Moderate (3/5) • Wrapper Leaf: Classic Cameroon Leaf • Binder Leaf: Nicaragua • Leaf Filler: Dominican Republic • Typical flavors: Oak, coffee, honey, chestnut

• Dimensions: Corona 5" x 43 • Flavor: Coffee, grain, leather, earth, • Strength: 5/5 • Wrapper: San Andres Maduro • Filler: Nicaragua

• Dimensions: Torpedo 6.15" x52 • Strength: 4/5 • Flavor: Coffee, cinnamon, spices, earth • Wrapper: Nicaragua • Filler: Nicaragua

• Chiều dài: 6 inch (~ 15.2 cm) • Vòng đo (Ring Gauge): 54 • Độ nặng: Trung bình (Medium) • Lá Wrapper (Lá ngoài): Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade • Lá Binder (Lá kết dính): Nicaragua • Lá Filler (Lá ruột): Cộng hòa Dominica và Nicaragua • Hương vị: béo ngậy

Box of 6 cigarettes 4x33

• Shape: Petit Corona / Chunky • Length: 4 inches (about 102 mm) • Ring gauge: 46 • Weight: Medium to Full-bodied • Wrapper leaves (Outer leaves): Mexican San Andres or Brazilian Mata Fina (depending on version) • Binder leaves: Usually from Ecuador • Filler leaves (Core leaves): Nicaraguan and USA • Smoking time: About 30 - 45 minutes • Typical flavors: Sweet, aromatic smoke, barbecue, hickory, oak, and pepper

- Oliva Serie V Club 20 cigars are mini cigars from Nicaragua with flavors of cedarwood, coffee and pepper. - This is a convenient cigar line for people with little time. - Detailed parameters: • Length: 9.84 cm (3.78 inches) • Ring (Cigarette diameter): 22 (equivalent to 8.6 mm) • Packaging: Box of 20 cigarettes • Shape: Cigarillo (mini cigar) • Strength: Moderate to good

• Length: 10.5 cm • Ring: 31 (diameter about 12.3 mm) • Shape: Cigarillos (Small Panatela) • Strength: Medium to strong (Medium - Full) • Outer leaf (Wrapper): Sun-Grown Habano • Filler: Nicaragua • Smoking time: 20 to 25 minutes • Flavor: Cedar wood, roasted coffee, pepper, leather and chocolate • Specification: Box of 10 cigarettes

The Esteban Carreras Covenant Maduro Torpedo Cigars are premium handmade cigars that range from medium to full body. The cigars are made in Nicaragua with dark Habano Oscuro wrappers, and core and binder leaves from Nicaragua's famous tobacco growing regions. The specific parameters of the product are as follows: • Length: 6.25 inches (about 15.9 cm) • Ring gauge: 54 • Shape (Vitola): Torpedo (pointed head) • Outstanding flavors: Chocolate, pepper, wood and creamy taste

• Length: 5 inches (about 12.7 cm) • Diameter (Ring): 50 (about 2 cm) • Wrapper Leaves (Outer Leaves): Ecuador • Binder Leaf: Dominican Republic • Filler leaves (Core leaves): Dominican Republic, Nicaragua (Ometepe region) and Peru • Smoking time: 45 to 60 minutes • Severity: Medium to Full (Medium - Full) • Flavor: Spicy, sweet, creamy, with a hint of leather

The Avo Syncro Caribbean Robusto is a cigar with Caribbean flavors, featuring a balanced blend of leaves from the Dominican Republic and Ecuador. Basic parameters: • Length: 5 inches (about 12.7 cm). • Diameter (Ring Gauge): 50 (diameter about 19.8 mm). • Strength: From medium to full-bodied. • Smoking time: About 45 to 60 minutes. • Component structure: Wrapper: Dominican Republic. • Binder: Ecuador. • Filler: Nicaragua and Dominican Republic.

AVO Heritage Robusto cigar has a length of 123.8 mm, 50 ring. The cigar is hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic, using Habano Sun Grown wrappers from Ecuador, binder leaves and core leaves from the Dominican Republic. The signature flavor is a combination of cocoa, spices and a smooth, creamy finish

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. Cigars 3 Natural is a premium line from the Dominican Republic, featuring complex flavors. The cigarette is 5 1/2 inches long (about 14cm), 44 gauge, medium to strong strength, uses rustic Cameroon wrapper and 10 year Dominican core leaves.

Born in Havana in 1876, Juan Lopez cigars have long been one of those "if you know, you know" brands. Now, with the help of Hostos Fernandez, the brand is being revived with the release of the Juan Lopez Seleccion Especial 6.75x52. This Dominican-made version honors the original cigar released over a century ago with all the same features as the Cuban but remade for a modern audience. Wrapped in a seductive Corojo Ecuador, it covers the sturdy Habano Ecuador binder. The Dominican fillers of Corojo, Piloto Cubano and HVA (Habano Vuelta Abajo) deliver an authentic smoking experience that is unmistakably old school. The longer 6.75x52 size balances sweetness, nuts and spices in this medium body experience

• Brand: Montecristo • Product line: Crafted by AJ Fernandez • Format (Vitola): Toro (Box-Pressed / Square Pressed) • Dimensions: Length 6.0" (152.4 mm) x Ring 50 (Diameter 19.8 mm) • Strength: Strong (Full / 5 out of 5) • Standard suction time: 60 – 75 minutes • Place of production: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A Factory (Nicaragua)

Technical specifications • Format: Robusto • Length: 5 inches (about 127 mm) • Ring Gauge: 50 • Strength: Medium • Smoking Time: 45 – 60 minutes • Ingredients • Outer leaves (Wrapper): Indonesian Shade Grown Spain • Binder: Dominican • Filler: Aged Dominican long-leaf • Origin: Dominican Republic (or Nicaraguan version depending on variant)

Detailed specifications • Dimensions (Length x Ring): 5 inches x 50 (equivalent to 127 mm long, 19.8 mm diameter) • Cigarette shape: Robusto • Severity: Moderate to Strong (Medium - Full) • Origin: Dominican Republic • Ingredients (Natural line) • Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra or Ecuador Habano • Binder: Nicaragua • Filler: Dominican Republic and Nicaragua

Ingredients details • Outer leaves (Wrapper): Dark Arapiraca leaves from Brazil. • Binder: Leaves from Nicaragua. • Filler: Leaves from Nicaragua. Suction characteristics • Size: Robusto is large (5 x 56). • Smoking time: About 45 to 60 minutes. • Flavor: Cedarwood, roasted nuts, dark chocolate and spicy pepper

• Format: Toro • Dimensions: Approx. 6 x 54 (length 6 inches, ring size 54) • Strength: Mild • Origin: Nicaragua (manufactured at NACSA factory) • Wrapper: Connecticut • Flavor: Cedar, cream, spices