Tag: Nicholas Melillo
Cigar News: Foundation Announces Charter Oak Habano
Foundation Cigar Company is adding a Habano version of it’s Charter Oak line. The original launch of the Charter Oak came in two blends, Connecticut Shade and Connecticut Broadleaf. The line is value priced, but has always been regarded as one of the best inexpensive cigars on the market.
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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.
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Cigar News: Foundation Announces Event-Only “The Grasshopper”
The first event-only Foundation cigar, Menelik, became a national release earlier this year. Now, to replace that comes The Grasshopper. Like the original Menelik, The Grasshopper comes in packs of 5 cigars. However, the cigars in the pack are different blends, two with a San Andres Mexican wrapper, two with Candela wrapper, and one cigar with a barber pole of San Andres and Candela. The internals of the cigars is all the same using a Corojo binder from Jalapa, Nicaragua fillers from Esteli, Condega, and Jalapa Nicaragua. Each cigar measure 5 1/4 x 52.
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Cigar News: Foundation Cigar to Make The Owl Shop 85th Anniversary Cigar
Foundation Cigar has partnered with The Owl Shop in New Haven, Connecticut to create a special cigar to celebrate their 85th anniversary. The Owl Shop opened in 1934 and offers cigars, coffee, cocktails, food, and even live blues and jazz. The cigar shop is located next to Yale University. The special cigar will be released at an event at the cigar shop September 19th from 7-9pm.
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Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | Menelik
“I think it’s better than the sum of its parts. It smokes great, the ash was impressive, I liked the shape and ascetics of the cigar. It just could have been a bit more interesting in terms of flavor. It’s by no means bland or wispy in flavors but I’d have to be in the mood for a tobacco flavor profile to really enjoy it at the time. Still, I would recommend this if the price was right and the flavors are in your wheelhouse. ” -Alan (Eulogy)
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Cigar News: Foundation Cigars Ships Menelik, #142 Lancero and Highclere Victorian
This year, Foundation Cigars showed off three new products at IPCPR, all extensions of existing products. These included the Menelink, a previously event-only cigar, Tabernacle Havana Seed #142 lancero, a new size in the line, and the Highclere Victorian, a maduro followup to the previously Connecticut-shade wrapped Highclere Castle. All three of these products are now shipping to retailers.
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Cigar News: Foundation Menelik Gets Limited Run Release
Foundation Cigar Company’s Menelik was up until now, an event-only cigar. Now, Nicholas Melillo is making this cigar available for sale in a limited production run. We reviewed the cigar and gave it a 91.
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Cigar News: Foundation Announces Highclere Castle Victorian
Foundation Cigar Company released the original Highclere Castle in 2017. Now they are adding a line extension in the form of a maduro wrapper called Highclere Castle Victorian. This new blend will be shown off at IPCPR 2019 and will ship August 2019.
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Cigar News: Foundation Announces Tabernacle Havana Seed CT 142 Lancero
Foundation Cigar Company has announced an extension to their Tabernacle Havana Seed CT 142 line, a Lancero. In keeping with the tradition of releasing a lancero extension to his new lines the following year, Nick Melillo is bringing this lancero to the 2019 IPCPR trade show and convention.
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Cigar News: Foundation Refreshes Upsetters Packaging
Foundation Cigar Company is refreshing the packaging of their infused Jamaican line, Upsetters. Upsetters was first shown off at the 2016 IPCPR trade show and convention. The brand is inspired by the Jamaica’s musicians and created by Nick Melillo’s love for Jamaican tobacco and their culture. These new designs for the Upsetters were done by Foundation’s in-house creative laboratory, The ATOL Collective and were inspired by Jamaican album covers from the 1960’s.
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Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142 Corona
“Magnificent cigar in my absolute favorite vitola. The flavor profile hit all of my weaknesses, pepper, coffee, chocolate, and an ongoing background tease of spices from the Indian/North African flavor palette. Loved this smoke, and I want a bunch more of them as soon as possible. ” -John I. (John I.)
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Cigar News: Foundation Cigars Forms Art Collective
Foundation Cigars has announced that ATOL will become Foundation’s new creative team and will debut their work at their year’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas 2018.
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