To say the Summer of ’21 for United Cigars was busy might be an understatement. This year might be the busiest year for United Cigars that I can remember in recent years. Over the past few years, United Cigars has been strengthening its portfolio and is offering cigars to appeal to a wide range […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigars El Güegüense JR 50th Collector’s Edition Announced
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JR Cigars has announced the latest installment of its 50th Anniversary series will come from Foundation Cigar Company. The cigar is called the El Güegüense JR 50th Collector’s Edition. It’s a cigar based on Foundation’s El Güegüense 5 Year Aniversario blend. El Güegüense translates to “The Wise Man.” El Güegüense is the name of a literary work […]
Cigar Review: Highclere Castle Victorian Robusto
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Highclere Cigar Company is a project done between George Herbert, who is the 8th Earl of Carnarvon and the owner of the famed Highclere Castle Estate located in Hampshire, England; and Foundation Cigar Company’s Nicholas Melillo. In 2017, the first Highclere Castle cigar was released, an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapped cigar meant to be reminiscent […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Releases Exclusive Cigar for Branded Lounge
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This month Foundation Cigar Company is releasing a new house blend for Ligero Tobacco House in Buford, Georgia – home of the only Foundation Cigar branded lounge in the U.S. “This project is long overdue and has been in the works for almost 2 years. The blend is very unique, elegant, and unlike anything I […]
Agile Cigar Review: The Tabernacle Goliath by Foundation Cigar Company
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Review: The Tabernacle David by Foundation Cigar Company
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Prime Time Episode 170: Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Company
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For Episode 170 on the Prime Time Show, Nick Melillo makes his return to our show. On this episode, we’ll catch up on a lot of the happenings with Nick and Foundation Cigar Company since we last talked to him. We’ll learn a little more about Nick in our “Live True” segment, and finally in […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 170 – Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Company
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For Episode 170 on the Prime Time Show, Nick Melillo makes his return to our show. On this episode, we’ll catch up on a lot of the happenings with Nick and Foundation Cigar Company since we last talked to him. We’ll learn a little more about Nick in our “Live True” segment, and finally […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company to Release The Wise Man Maduro Firecracker with United Cigars
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Foundation Cigar Company will team up with United Cigars for the 11th blend of the Firecracker Series. This summer will see the release of The Wise Man Maduro Firecracker, a 3 1/2 x 50 long-fused version of the original Wise Man Maduro blend. Created by Nicholas Melillo and produced at Tabacos Valle de Jalapa […]
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 403 – Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Company
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On Cigar Coop, we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired in our “blog.” A few weeks ago for episode 403 the guest was Nicholas Melillo of Foundation Cigar Company. Enjoy! […]