When Nicholas Melillo launched Foundation Cigar Company in 2015, it was no surprise he chose to not to release a Connecticut Broadleaf cigar. While he was at Drew Estate, Melillo carried the unofficial title of “Chief of the Broadleafs”. Broadleaf is a wrapper he was intimately associated with while at Drew Estate working on such cigars […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 re-scoring […]
Lancero fans are about to have a new offering from Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company. Today the company announced a limited production run of the El Güegüense Lancero will soon be hitting retailers. This is a cigar that was showcased this past summer at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show El Güegüense made its debut in 2015 as […]
There will be a third new line unveiled by Nick Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company. Today Melillo announced a new brand called Charter Oak that will pay homage to his home state of Connecticut by introducing two blends containing the signature wrappers grown in that state – namely Connecticut Shade and Connecticut Broadleaf. The Charter Oak […]
The Chief of the Broadleaf now has a Broadleaf of his own. Nicholas Melillo, who earned the name “Chief of the Broadleaf” (for his work with Broadleaf tobacco) during his tenure at Drew Estate is introducing a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper offering into his Foundation Cigar Company portfolio. The cigar will be called “The Tabernacle” and […]
Foundation Cigar Company, the company owned by Nicholas Melillo has named Rick Ardito’s its new Executive Brand Manager for its upcoming The Upsetters line. It’s a sort of reunion for Ardito and Melillo, as both had been longtime members of the Drew Estate team. Ardito served as a Partner and Executive Vice President of Public […]
Foundation Cigar Company has announced that Miami Cigar and Company will be the exclusive distributor for its newly announced Upsetters brand. Upsetters is the second brand released by Foundation Cigar Company, the company founded by Nicholas Melillo. The agreement comes as the new brand is set to release just before the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Foundation Cigar Company has announced its second line known as “The Upsetters”. While Foundation’s first brand, El Güegüense was a Nicaraguan puro that paid homage to the culture of Nicaragua, The Upsetters goes in a different direction. For this new brand, Melillo delivers a blend that showcases Jamaican tobacco in the blend and has three different wrapper […]
El Güegüense (pronounced Way-When-Say) is the debut release by Nicholas Melillo‘s Foundation Cigar Company. Melillo is best known for his tenure at Drew Estate where he served as Vice President and Director of Tobacco and Production at Drew Estate. Early in 2014 Melillo departed Drew Estate and launched Melillo International, a consulting operation around tobacco blending and […]
El Güegüense (pronounced: L – Wha –When-say) , the long awaited debut launch by Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company is set to arrive in stores. Earlier today, the company issued a press release announcing shipments have now begun to hit retailers. An official launch of the cigar will be held at Mickey Blake’s Tobacconist located […]
