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Cigar News: Foundation Refreshes Upsetters Packaging
AllFoundation CigarNewsNicaraguaNicholas Melillo
·June 7, 2019

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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Cigar News: Foundation Announces Tabernacle Havana Seed CT 142 Lancero
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·June 12, 2019

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 Cigar Company Announces The Wise Man Maduro Lancero
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·June 27, 2018

Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Announces The Wise Man Maduro Lancero

This year, at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Nick Melillo will release an extension to his release from last year's The Wise Man Maduro in a lancero format. The cigar scored a 95 in our blind review and earned #1 Cigar of the Year.
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Quick Cigar Review: Foundation | Menelik
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·May 14, 2018

Quick Cigar Review: Foundation | Menelik

Draw, burn, and construction were spot on and should be a mile marker what the quality of how a cigar should be rolled and constructed. The flavor profiles of chocolate, coffee, and leather appeared to be the dominate flavor profiles throughout the cigar which provided a nice relaxing experience. While I did not pair it with anything, a mocha latte or hot chocolate would pair wonderfully with this cigar as they would compliment each other immensely. Complexity was not in full force, however the profile was enjoyable enough to keep me happy throughout the duration of the session. Definitely something you should pick up if ever given the chance to attend a Foundation event!
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Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Co. Unveils its First Brand
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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.)
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Blind Cigar Review: Foundation | The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142 Corona
AllBlind Cigar ReviewsCoronaDaveFeaturedFoundation CigarJohn A.John I.Mickey T.NicaraguaNicholas MelilloRyan H.
·March 8, 2019

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: Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 to Release at IPCPR 2018
AllFeaturedFoundation CigarIPCPRNewsNicaraguaNicholas Melillo
·July 5, 2018

Cigar News: Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 to Release at IPCPR 2018

At the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Foundation Cigar Company will release the Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142.  Nick Melillo shared the information on social media about this line extension for the Tabernacle.  It will be available in four vitolas and prices will start at $9/cigar up to $13/cigar.  It uses a very unique wrapper that is grown right in the Connecticut River Valley, along with a Mexican San Andres binder and filler leaves from Esteli, Jalapa, and the Jamastran region of Honduras.
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Cigar News: Foundation Announces Tabernacle David and Goliath
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·October 13, 2020

Cigar News: Foundation Announces Tabernacle David and Goliath

Foundation Cigar Company’s has announced two new sizes in the Tabernacle line: David and Goliath. Tabernacle was Nick Melillio's second traditional premium cigar line, coming the year after El Güegüense. Tabernacle was his first Foundation cigar to use Connecticut broadleaf and out of reverence for the tobacco leaf, and tobacco tradition came the name, from Hebrew scripture: The Tabernacle - which housed the Ark of the Covenant before the building of the Temple of Solomon.
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Cigar News: Foundation Announces Event-Only "The Grasshopper"
AllFoundation CigarNewsNicaraguaNicholas Melillo
·October 31, 2019

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 Announces Charter Oak Habano
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·September 8, 2020

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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