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Top 25 Cigars of the Year – 2017

Posted by Emmett | Jan 5, 2018 | AJ Fernandez, All, AVO, Caldwell, Camacho, Carson Serino, Claudio Sgroi, Cornelius & Anthony, Crowned Heads, Davidoff, Dominican Republic, Don Pepin Garcia, Drew Estate, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Erik Espinosa, Featured, Fred Rewey, H. Upmann, Hector Alfonso Sr., Hendrik Kelner, Honduras, IPCPR, Jaime Garcia, Jon Huber, Jonathan Drew, My Father, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo, Nomad, Pete Johnson, Robert Caldwell, Robert Holt, RoMa Craft, Serino, Skip Martin, Southern Draw, Steve Saka, Tatuaje, Top 25, Willy Herrera | 0 |

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | Highclere Castle ...

Posted by Zane G. | Nov 6, 2017 | All, Blind Cigar Reviews, Featured, IPCPR, Natural, Nicaragua | 0 |

IPCPR 2017 – Foundation Cigar – Blind ...

Posted by Emmett | Jul 27, 2017 | All, Featured, IPCPR, News, Nicaragua | 2 |

Top 25 Cigars of the Year – 2017

by Emmett | Jan 5, 2018 | AJ Fernandez, All, AVO, Caldwell, Camacho, Carson Serino, Claudio Sgroi, Cornelius & Anthony, Crowned Heads, Davidoff, Dominican Republic, Don Pepin Garcia, Drew Estate, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Erik Espinosa, Featured, Fred Rewey, H. Upmann, Hector Alfonso Sr., Hendrik Kelner, Honduras, IPCPR, Jaime Garcia, Jon Huber, Jonathan Drew, My Father, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo, Nomad, Pete Johnson, Robert Caldwell, Robert Holt, RoMa Craft, Serino, Skip Martin, Southern Draw, Steve Saka, Tatuaje, Top 25, Willy Herrera | 0 |

Each of our panelists were given 10 votes to towards our top 25. Order mattered on their votes as their #1 vote is worth twice as much as their #10. Our list is made up of cigars that had a wide release this year. The cigars that are eligible do not have to have been reviewed on Blind Man’s Puff, but the reviewer must have smoke it at some point to vote for it.

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | Highclere Castle Toro

by Zane G. | Nov 6, 2017 | All, Blind Cigar Reviews, Featured, IPCPR, Natural, Nicaragua | 0 |

“Definitely a good cigar with nice warm toasty and sweet flavors. Perfect to pair with a cool fall evening. Very warm transitions that built in strength and ended with a pop of nicotine goodness.” -Adam B. (Bushboy)

IPCPR 2017 – Foundation Cigar – Blind Man’s Puff

by Emmett | Jul 27, 2017 | All, Featured, IPCPR, News, Nicaragua | 2 |

This was another big year for Foundation Cigars at IPCPR. Nick Melillo was showing off two new releases this year, something that not many companies of his size have been able to do.

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Introduces Collector’s Limited Edition Chest

by Emmett | Jun 15, 2017 | All, Featured, Foundation Cigar, IPCPR, News, Nicholas Melillo | 0 |

June 12, 2017 Windsor, CT – Experiment Station: There is no question that Foundation Cigar Company is intimately tied to the Connecticut River Valley, but their newest offering has taken this love to the next level. To commemorate and honor the great state of Connecticut and its tobacco tradition Foundation Cigar Company has created for release, a very limited number of Chest Collector “Humidor” Boxes that will be available in stores. “We wanted to honor those predecessors who brought the leaf to the state, worked with different varieties and really put Connecticut on the map with regards to tobacco. We’re talking about hundreds of years of experimentation to arrive at the incredible point where we are today,” said Nick Melillo, President of Foundation Cigar Company.

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | The Tabernacle Toro

by Emmett | Sep 28, 2016 | Alan, All, Connecticut Broadleaf, Eric, Featured, Foundation Cigar, IPCPR, Jason H., Maduro, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo, Ryan, Toro | 0 |

“It’s been a while since I had a cigar that I felt was truly extraordinary, and that dry spell has been broken! This cigar is firmly in my wheelhouse in all areas. The flavors were deep and meaty, the performance excellent, and the strength was just enough to pair with any meal or beverage that I’d want to enjoy it with. This probably isn’t something I’d push off on a new smoker, but really…I liked it so much that I’d be hard pressed to share it with anyone. Can’t wait for the reveal on this!” -Jason H. (Jokey Smurf)

IPCPR: 2016 – Foundation Cigar Co. Plus Nick Melillo Interview

by Emmett | Jul 28, 2016 | All, Featured, Foundation Cigar, IPCPR, News, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo, Ryan | 0 |

Nick Mellio and Foundation Cigar Co. were showing off three new releases that this year’s IPCPR Trade Show: The Tabernacle, Charter Oak, and The Upsetters. You can read the original press releases by clicking on the respective names.

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Co. Announces Charter Oak

by Emmett | Jul 18, 2016 | All, Featured, IPCPR, News, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo | 0 |

July 18, 2016 – Southbury, CT – Foundation Cigar President Nick Melillo announces the completion of his newest brand, Charter Oak, set for release at the 2016 IPCPR Show in Las Vegas.

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Announces The Tabernacle

by Emmett | Jul 13, 2016 | All, Featured, Foundation Cigar, IPCPR, News, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo | 0 |

“Broadleaf is more than tobacco for me. It is something sacred.”—Nick Melillo July 13, 2016 – Estelí, NICARAGUA – The Tabernacle is Foundation Cigar Company’s newest super premium cigar, boasting a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and some of Nicaragua’s finest fillers. It is a combination of tastes that calls on founder Nicholas Melillo’s roots in the Connecticut River Valley and also his work with the finest artisanal tobacco batches in Nicaragua.

Cigar News: Rick Ardito Joins Foundation Cigar Company

by Emmett | Jul 8, 2016 | All, Featured, Foundation Cigar, News, Nicholas Melillo | 0 |

Southbury, CT – July 8, 2016 – Rick Ardito has officially joined Foundation Cigar Company as Brand Manager, for the highly anticipated July 2016 release of Nick Melillo’s exciting new brand, “The Upsetters.” Ardito brings a wealth of knowledge and valuable experience to the project backed by nearly two decades of industry experience beginning with Drew Estate in 1997, retiring in 2010 as both a Partner and Executive Vice President of Public Relations. Ardito also served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for 7-20-4 Cigar Company from 2012-2015. Prior to the cigar industry Ardito served 8 years as a Cryptologist for the United States Marine Corps. Upon leaving the Corps Ardito began a career in comedy performing mainly from NYC to Miami Florida, residing in both cities during the 1980’s and 1990’s, moving back to his home state of CT in 1995 becoming a successful Restaurateur in New Haven.

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Announces “The Upsetters”

by Emmett | May 9, 2016 | All, Featured, Foundation Cigar, News, Nicholas Melillo | 0 |

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

Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | El Güegüense Torpedo

by Aaron | Dec 16, 2015 | All, Blind Cigar Reviews, Corojo, Emmett, Featured, Foundation Cigar, Gregg, Kent, Nicaragua, Nicholas Melillo, Robert, Ryan, Torpedo | 1 |

“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)