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Foundation Announces New El Güegüense for Famous Smoke Shop - Cigar News

·December 15, 2022

Foundation Announces New El Güegüense for Famous Smoke Shop – Cigar News

Foundation Cigar Company has announced a new size in the El Güegüense line exclusive for Famous Smoke Shop. The limited edition El Güegüense Toro Box Press measure 6 x 52 and has a soft box-press. The blend is the same as the original consisting of a Nicaraguan Corojo 99 wrapper from Jalapa, San Andrès binder, and Nicaraguan long-fillers from Esteli and Jalapa.

Foundation Adds New Macho Raton Size to El Güegüense Corojo & The Wise Man Maduro - Cigar News

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·June 9, 2022

Foundation Adds New Macho Raton Size to El Güegüense Corojo & The Wise Man Maduro – Cigar News

Foundation Cigars is adding a new size to its El Güegüense Corojo and The Wise Man Maduro lines. Macho Raton is a 4 ¾ x 60 perfecto that happens to be the same size as the company's 5th anniversary releases. The name Macho Raton is the nickname for the main character, El Güegüense, in the play of the same name. El Güegüense is a transcendent satirical drama that embodies several facets of the Nicaraguan experience

Cigar News: Foundation Announces El Güegüense 5yr Aniversario

All Foundation Cigar News Nicaragua Nicholas Melillo

·August 20, 2020

Cigar News: Foundation Announces El Güegüense 5yr Aniversario

Come September 2020, there will be a new El Güegüense cigar, in the form of the 5yr Aniversario Collector’s chest. Nicholas Melillo debuted the original El Güegüense as one of the first lines in his Foundation Cigar Company in 2015. Now the company is releasing a limited edition 4 ¾ by 60 Perfecto in a special blend for the 5 year anniversary.

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Announces "The Upsetters"

All Featured Foundation Cigar News Nicholas Melillo

·May 9, 2016

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Announces “The Upsetters”

Foundation Cigar Company has announced its second line known as “The Upsetters”, a blend of Jamaican and Nicaraguan fillers which is a travel story itself, documenting Melillo’s endless trips to tobacco fields and curing barns. While Foundation’s first brand, El Güegüense was a Nicaraguan puro that paid homage to the culture of Nicaragua

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·July 10, 2015

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Co. Unveils its First Brand

According to Melillo, El Güegüense is blended with vintage-specific tobacco. The blend consists of a Corojo '99 wrapper and binder from Jalapa, though from different farms, while the filler is made up of Criollo and Corojo tobaccos from 2011 and 2012 crop years. (Note: Corojo '99 does not indicate harvest year, but seed variety.)

Foundation Announces Menelik Corona Gorda Exclusive for Humidour Shoppe - Cigar News

All Foundation Cigar News Nicholas Melillo

·December 9, 2022

Foundation Announces Menelik Corona Gorda Exclusive for Humidour Shoppe – Cigar News

Foundation Cigar Company has announced a new vitola of the Menelik for The Humidour Cigar Shoppe of Cockeysville, MD. The limited-edition Foundation Menelik Corona Gorda is a collaboration with the Humidour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the store.

JR Cigar Adds Foundation to 50th Anniversary Releases

Corojo Foundation Cigar News Nicaragua Nicholas Melillo

·August 3, 2021

JR Cigar Adds Foundation to 50th Anniversary Releases – Cigar News

JR CIgar continues to celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a growing list of collaborators making exclusive cigars. The latest to join the celebration is Nick Melillo and Foundation Cigars for El Güegüense JR 50th. El Güegüense is Spanish for “The Wise Man,” and is also the name of a Nicaraguan dramatic theater piece from the 16th Century. It is one of the oldest indigenous works in the Western Hemisphere. This was Foundation Cigar Company's first release back in 2016. Melillo chose the name in honor of his love of Nicaragua and its people. In 2020, Foundation released a 5th Anniversary edition of the El Güegüense with a slightly tweaked blend and The Foundation El Güegüense JR 50th is based on that special blend.

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Overall Score - Excellent

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | The Wise Man (El Güegüense) Maduro Corona

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·September 8, 2017

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | The Wise Man (El Güegüense) Maduro Corona

"The cigar for filled my appetite for a hearty smoke that would be great after any meal. It reminds me of one of my favorite cigars with a different wrapper and an amped up strength. I cannot wait to find out what it is so I can try the other sizes of this fabulous smoke." -John A. (John A.)

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Overall Score - Great

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | El Güegüense Torpedo

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·December 16, 2015

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | El Güegüense Torpedo

"I absolutely loved this cigar. This was one of the best cigars I have reviewed this year, if not the best. Whatever it is will be a contender for cigar of the year for sure. The flavors were plentiful, balanced and interesting. Construction was top-notch. I highly recommend everyone try this cigar, and I will buy a box. Highly recommend this." -Emmett (BMP_Emmett)

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