13. Alma del Fuego
Manufacturer: Plasencia Cigars
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full-Bodied
Vitolas: Candente (5 x 50), Flama (6 1/2 x 38), Concepción (6 x 54)
MSRP: $15-$17
14. Macanudo Inspirado Green
Manufacturer: General Cigar Co.
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Brazil
Binder: Indonesia
Filler: Dominican Republic, Colombia
Strength: Medium-Bodied
Vitolas: Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 50),Churchill (7 x 48)
MSRP: $6.89-$7.69 per cigar
15. Supreme Leaf
Manufacturer: Aganorsa Leaf
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium-Bodied
Vitola: Corona Gorda (6 x 46)
MSRP: $10.50 per cigar
16. Cohiba Royale
Manufacturer: General Cigar Co.
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua
Strength: Full-Bodied
Vitolas: Gran Royale (4 1/2 x 52), Robusto Royale (5 1/2 x 54), Toro Royale (6 x 50)
MSRP: $23.99-$28.99 per cigar
17. Eiroa Dark Natural
Manufacturer: CLE Cigar Company
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Undisclosed
Binder: Undisclosed
Filler: Undisclosed
Strength: Full-Bodied
Vitolas: 5 x 50, 6 x 54, 6 x 60
MSRP: $15-$17 per cigar
18. Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua
Manufacturer: AJ Fernandez
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full-Bodied
Vitolas: Robusto (5 x 50), Magnum (6 x 60), Toro (6 x 54), Churchill (7 x 50)
MSRP: $9.08-$10.31 per cigar
19. Buffalo TEN Natural
Manufacturer: Tabacalera El Artista
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Indonesian Sumatra
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, U.S.A.
Strength: Medium
Vitola: Box-Pressed Toro (6 x 50)
MSRP: $5 per cigar
20. CAO Bones
Manufacturer: General Cigar Co.
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Connecticut Shade
Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic
Strength: Medium to Full-Bodied
Vitolas: Chicken Foot (Robusto, 5 x 54), Blind Hughie (Toro, 6 x 54), Matador (Churchill, 7 1/4 x 54), Maltese Cross (Gigante, 6 x 60)
MSRP: $7.49-$8.99 per cigar
21. The Royal Return King’s Gold
Manufacturer: ADV & McKay Cigars Co S.R.L. / Tabacalera William Ventura
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf (U.S.)
Binder: Mexican San Andrés
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, U.S.
Strength: Medium
Vitolas: Robusto (5 x 25), Toro (6 x 54)
MSRP: $13.60-$14.80 per cigar
22. Fratello Arlequín
Manufacturer: Joya De Nicaragua
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano
Filler: Nicaragua, Peru
Strength: Mild to Medium
Vitolas/Sizes: Arlequín Robusto (5 1/2 x 52), Arlequín Toro (6 1/2 x 54)
MSRP: $9.50-$10.50 per cigar
23. Soberano Reserva
Manufacturer: Maya Selva Cigars
Country of Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Jamastrán (Honduras)
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras
Strength: Medium
Vitolas: 6 x 60
MSRP: $8
24. Odyssey Sweet Tip
Manufacturer: Plasencia
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua
Strength: Mild
Vitolas: Churchill (7 x 48), Toro (6 x 5), Robusto (5 x 50), Corona (5 1/2 x 44), Gigante (6 x 60)
MSRP: $1.79-$2.79 per cigar
This story first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of Tobacco Business magazine. Members of the tobacco industry are eligible for a complimentary subscription to our magazine. Click here for details.
