NEW WORLD CIGARS – our current offering
La Aurora
Founded in 1903, La Aurora was the first-ever handmade cigar brand in the Dominican Republic. Today, more than 118 years later, this premium brand produces some of the finest smokes on the planet. In fact, it is still family-owned and operated under the guidance of the Cigar Legend Guillermo Leon. Today, La Aurora is a large modern company with 1000 employees, with diversified offerings, great prestige, and presence in all world markets.
La Aurora 100 Años
Box of 25 R9378.50 Single R426.00
To celebrate a century of making great cigars, La Aurora created the Dominican Puro “La Aurora 100 Anos Robusto” which earned the #2 spot in Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars of the Year in 2004.
Using aged tobacco dating back to 1996, with a rare, stunning Corojo seed Dominican wrapper and binder, and by limiting production, La Aurora has provided a cigar worthy of everyone’s humidor.
Size: 127mm X Ringsize 50
Filler: Dominican Corojo & Dominican Piloto Cubano
Binder: Dominican
Wrapper: Dominican Corojo
La Aurora Ecuador Sumatra Preferidos 1903
Box of 18 R5503.00 Single R350.00
This is a medium-body cigar, which gets its name from the fine Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper covering a carefully conceived blend of cigar tobaccos from 4 different countries.. La Aurora limits production to 100 cigars a day.
These premium handmade cigars are especially popular for their consistency and value.
Size: 127mm X Ringsize 50
Filler: Peru, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Nicaragua
Binder: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Dominican Republic
Black Lion Robusto
Box of 25 R5976.00 Single R276.00
Black Lion is a pure innovation endorsed by La Aurora Cigar Factory, produced to the same quality standards as our other products, following the same essential processes and layer maturing and aging.
Cameroon and Connecticut
The cigar as a whole is what creates for you an enjoyable smoke.
The different filler leaves, (long or short filler) carefully combined to create a blend with a particular flavour, the quality and elasticity of the binder, and the smoothness and flavour of the wrapper, all contribute to the final experience.
However, all other flavours being equal, the wrapper is reputed to provide around 60% of the end flavour of the cigar. 30% to 90% depending on ring size – the more filler (thicker cigar) the less the wrapper contributes. These two Robusto size cigars (127mm x Ring 50), have the same filler and binder, but with different wrapper leaves.
It could offer you the opportunity to test whether “beauty is only skin deep”, or whether the wrapper really contributes to the overall beauty of your cigar.
Size: 127mm x Ringsize 50
Filler: Cibao Valley Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Binder: Ecuador
Wrapper either:
Corojo: The original leaf from Cuba, now planted in Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico and other countries. It emulates the earthy robust taste of a Cuban cigar, with full flavour and spiciness. The Corojo leaf does well in the sun, but the natural cloud cover of Ecuador results in a naturally more delicate leaf suitable as a wrapper.
Hearty, backed by notes of espresso and natural sweetness. Medium-bodied.
Or
Connecticut Yellow label): Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in Ecuador is slightly richer than the original Connecticut from the US, which is grown under translucent shade cloth to protect the leaf from the direct rays of the sun, and increase the humidity and temperature around the plants. It does well under the predominantly cloudy skies of Ecuador.
Light, smooth, creamy nuances and sweet aroma accompany a mild body.
ALTADIS USA
A large multinational owned since 2008 by Imperial Brands plc, formerly Imperial Tobacco Group plc.
They acquired Consolidated Cigar Holdings from whom we bought our CG Dominican cigars, until increases in South African duties made them less competitive with Cuban cigars. This factory was the first to apply ratio testing between length, ringsize and weight for each cigar. Testing is done several times a day and the rejection rate is very low. A compliment to the quality of the rollers.
Altadis own non-Cuban premium cigar brands Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann, as well as their own brands VegaFina, DonDiego, Santa Damiana.
All the company's cigars are made at the immense Tabacalera de Garcia factory in La Romana in the Dominican Republic under Master Blenders “Grupo de Maestros”.
Santa Damiana Classic Short Robusto
Box of 25 R4095.00 Single R290.00
The name originally belonged to a Cuban cigar; the Dominican version was launched in 1992. These mild to medium, well-balanced cigars are probably as smooth cigars as you will find, with a beautifully silky-smooth Connecticut shade wrapper and a creamy taste. The burn is even, the ash is firm and the draw comfortable, as one would expect.
Size: 102mm x Ringsize 50
Filler: Dominican
Binder: Dominican
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade
VegaFina 1998 Robusto Extra
Box of 10 R3053.50 Single R336.00
Commemorating the year VegaFina brand was born, these cigars are a medium/full strength blend of premium leaves from 5 countries – rolled in the Dominican Republic. They are then aged another 4 years before being boxed and released for sale.
Originally available only in Europe, they became available in the US in 2020 and achieved 92 points in a Cigar Aficionado tasting in February 2021.
Size: 127mm x Ringsize 52
Filler: Dominican / Columbia / Nicaragua
Binder: Indonesia
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade
OLIVA CIGAR CO., NICARAGUA
Malanio Oliva started growing tobacco in Cuba in the late 1800s. Wars and Communist takeover ensued, then after some searching his grandson, Gilberto Oliva Sr, decided first on Honduras, but finally on Nicaragua as having the best soil for growing the cigar leaf he wanted. The Oliva Cigar Co. is the second largest grower of Cuban Seed tobacco in Nicaragua. Today the Oliva Cigar Co. is owned by J. Cortès Cigars N.V., the European company that used to make the machined cigars for Oliva. The Oliva family is still very involved in the cigar fields and hand rolling factory in Nicaragua.
In 2006 Oliva Serie V was the first cigar to make its mark amongst connoisseurs, followed in 2012 by Serie O in its current format, and Serie V Melanio – in honour of the founder.
Every year since 2005 an Oliva cigar has been in the Cigar Aficionado top 25.
Oliva Serie O Robusto 127mm x Ringsize 50
Box of 20 R3834.08 Single R353.00
Originally launched in 2001 as Oliva Serie O Bold or Classic, the Oliva Serie O cigar was re-formatted in 2006 to the cigar we know today. A Nicaraguan puro, the cigar is made in the Cuba tradition of selecting different regions for filler, binder and wrapper. In this case, Esteli, Condega and Jalapa Valley. All Nicaraguan Cuban-seed leaf is used for the filler, and a rich caramel-brown leaf is chosen for the wrapper.
In 2012 the Oliva Serie O achieved a rating of 94 and was included in the Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25.
Filler: Nicaraguan Cuban-seed
Binder: Nicaraguan Cuban-seed
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Cuban-seed
CAO
The company’s proud mantra:
“We’ll go anywhere to find the exceptional tobacco we’re looking for.
And we have. We’ve been all over the world, procuring some of the finest and rarest leaf known to man.
The jungles of the Amazon. The mountains of Colombia. The valleys of the Dominican Republic and the volcanoes of Nicaragua. And nearly every point on the map in between.
And in all our travels, we’ve discovered something. When we remove boundaries, borders, and limits from the process, what we’re left with is a tobacco experience unlike any other”
For nearly 50 years this imaginative frame of mind has resulted in a range of unique creations each of which creates a cigar quite unlike any other.
CAO ILÓN ROBUSTO EXTRA90
Box of 20 R5497.50 Single R303.00
The Pilón range was named after the Pilón - the stack of leaves fermented in the circular style that dates back to the 19th Century. The fermentation stage takes longer than modern methods, yet develops the colour and flavour of the leaves unlike any other method. Applied to the silky Ecuadorian leaf the result is a rich wrapper to encase the Nicaraguan binder and long filler resulting in a medium-bodied cigar with a combination of sweet and savoury flavours.
In 2016 it achieved a Cigar Aficionado rating of 90 points
Size: 127mm x Ringsize 52
Filler: Nicaragua Esteli
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
ARTURO FUENTE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Arturo Fuente premium handmade cigars were founded by Arturo Fuente, Sr. in 1912. Since its beginnings in Tampa Florida, and despite fires, conflict, and re-locations, the company has settled in the Dominican Republic and grown into of the most appreciated makers of hand-rolled premium cigars outside of Cuba. The factory has won the Prime Time Award for Large Factory of the Year in 2021, for the versatility and consistency of quality of its wide range, and because the end products delivered were outstanding.
The Fuente cigars are packed in boxes with a 2-way humidification device that helps to keep the cigars fresh.
Rosado Wrapper
Among the cigar wrappers that have gained popularity over about the last five years are the Rosado wrappers.
“Rosado” means “rose-colored” and, in the case of cigar wrappers, the Rosado is also known as a Colorado Claro. This wrapper used to be fairly rare outside of Cuba and, indeed, this is a Cuban-seed wrapper – but it is increasingly found among non-Cuban cigars, sometimes released as limited-edition smokes. It has great flavour.
Arturo Fuente Rosado Sun Grown 52
Box of 25 R6173.00 Single R336.00
Arturo Fuente Rosado is handmade in the Dominican Republic, and is a cigar that is well-balanced because everything about it works together. The Rosado produces an attractive solid white ash. It maintains a burn line that's almost perfect. The smoking time should be about an hour and a half.
Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Sumatra wrappers are aged for nearly a decade, giving these cigars a sweet distinct finish and elegant undertones of leather, cream, cedar, pepper and roasted pinenuts. This cigar’s big brother the Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R 54 was named one of the 25 Best Cigars of the Year (2011) with an impressive 92 rating. Not too heavy, not too light, but just right. Get ready for something delicious and different in the medium category from the company reserves of premium tobacco at a nice price.
Size: 127mm x Ringsize 52
Filler: Nicaragua Esteli
Binder: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Arturo Fuente Machetero Short Robusto 95mm x Ring 50
Bundle of 10 R1488.00 Single R177.00
Arturo Fuente Machetero Robusto 127mm x Ring 50
Bundle of 10 R2487.00 Single R274.00
Medium strength Machetero cigars belong to the own creations of the Meerapfel family, which has been in the cigar business for 5 generations and over 140 years. “Our cigars are inspired by our history, our lives, our family moments and our romantic ideals. Sit back, relax and enjoy our passion," says Meerapfel.
Nicaraguan Puros - Machetero cigars are made exclusively with tobacco varieties from Nicaragua.
The smooth, velvety coating and the perfect finish offer a soft and harmonious aroma and a promise of a good smoke
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Drew Estates
Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate has dominated the infused cigar market for decades now with ACID cigar line, then the super-premium cigar market with his famed Liga Privada cigars. Well now he's on a mission to deliver an exceptional inexpensive smoke for the bundle market with the Factory Smokes by Drew Estate.
These cigars shouldn't be confused with cheap everyday bundles or seconds, rather a well-made cigar using quality tobaccos all for an affordable price.
Factory Smokes by Drew Estate - Gordito Shade 152mm × Ring 60
Bundle of 25 R7245.00 Single R319.00
The Factory Smokes by Drew Estate, produced at their acclaimed factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, are value priced cigars from the makers of Liga Privada, Undercrown, and many other top-rated blends.
The Factory Smokes Shade Gordito proves that a cigar does not need a steep price tag to provide excellent quality. Tasting is believing.
This extra-large 6 x 60 cigar features a medium bodied blend of rare and well-aged Indonesian binder and filler tobaccos, covered by a seamless golden-brown Connecticut Shade wrapper a medium bodied blend.
J C NEWMAN Perla Del Mar, Pensa Factory, Esteli Nicaragua
Box of 25 R7607.50 Single R335.00
Perla del Mar (Pearl of the Sea) is a discontinued Cuban brand, resurrected by JCN in 2012, relaunched 2020.
A blend of Nicaraguan filler leaf selected from Pueblo Nuevo, La Reina, Condega, and Jalapa plantations, with Nicaraguan binder, and a fine Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper gives a perfect balance between strength and flavour.
The cigars are box-pressed – a style said to help the various leaves to “marry” and offer a more balanced smoke.
“This blend is a perfect cigar for those who are looking for a quality smoke that’s not in your face but delivers solid flavors without breaking the bank.”
Size: 152mm x Ringsize 54
Filler: Nicaraguan – 4 regions
Binder: Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
VILLIGER CORRIDA – single cigars less 20% while stocks last.
Villiger Cigars North America is the premium cigar division of Switzerland’s Villiger Söhne AG, one of the world’s largest producers of machine-made cigars. Villiger owns the ABAM factory in the Dominican Republic which produces some of Villiger’s premium cigars, as well as a factory in Brazil and a relatively new factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. Other Villiger cigar production is handled by Nestor A. Plasencia in Danli, Honduras.
These cigars are all “Robusto Extra” size – the Robusto length 127mm, but an extra thick Ring 56 (22.2mm).
The extra thickness allows for more leaves creating more complex blends. Smoking time 45-55 minutes.
They are cellophane wrapped for protection.
Brazil; (Green Label)
Single Price R430.00 R344.00
A Brazilian Puro - filler, binder and wrapper from Brazil.
Filler and binder are carefully selected from quality Brazil plantations, and covered with an Arapiraca wrapper.
Brazilian Arapiraca is grown in the Brazilian municipality of Arapiraca, in the state of Alagoas, in the eastern central part of the country. The production of this leaf has gained the municipality of Arapiraca the title of, "The Tobacco Capital of Brazil".
It is dark, but less so than a true Maduro, and less sweet than a Maduro cigar.
Instead it is a medium-strong cigar with a unique spicy-sweet taste and a slow and straight burn.
Honduras (Red Label)
Single Price R360.00 R288.00
Nestor Plasencia Sr was born in Cuba but emigrated in 1959 after the revolution.
He first started making cigars in Nicaragua, but moved to Honduras when he lost his Nicaragua farms and factories because of the Sandinista revolution. He now has plantations and factories in Honduras and in Nicaragua which together produce more than 33 million cigars a year. Both his sons are in the business.
His factories manufacture some of the cigars for top brands such as Rocky Patel and Alec Bradley.
The Danli factory is where the Corrida Honduras cigars for Villiger are produced.
The Corrida Honduras cigar is a strong cigar – not to be smoked too early in the day, and definitely not to be rushed. You can enjoy the pure taste of tobacco.
Dominican Rep. (Yellow Label)
Single R350.00 R280.00
The Villiger Corrida Dominican cigar is manufactured in the company cigar factory at ABAM in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The filler and binder are of milder slow-matured tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, covered in a double-fermented wrapper from Ecuador. The wrapper is delicate and silky, a light brown Claro colour.
The whole is a mild cigar with an appealing taste, which can be smoked at any time of the day.
Nicaragua (Blue label)
Single Price R360.00 R288.00
Produced in the relatively new Villiger de Nicaragua factory in Esteli.
A strong complex cigar with depth for a rich satisfying smoke.
This is achieved by combining selected double fermented Nicaraguan tobaccos for filler and binder and maturing them for at least 6 months.
These are then wrapped in lush Oscuro Nicaraguan leaf to produce a full-bodied, strong cigar with intense flavour.
Appreciate the reasons that Nicaraguan cigars occupy top place in the ranges of cigar imports into the USA.
