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A.C.E. Cigars

Founded in 2019, A.C.E Prime cigars is a three-way collaboration between Master Cigar Blender and Cigar Crafter Eradio Pichardo, Master Blender Luciano Meirelles, and Brooklyn Nets Assistant Coach and NBA Champion with the San Antonio Spurs Tiago Splitter. A.C.E. (an acronym for A Cuban Experience) cigars are handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua at Eradio’s Tabacalera Pichardo factory. A.C.E. cigars are known for their solid construction and complexity of flavors.

The Sergeant

The Sergeant brand was created by Luciano Meirelles, ACE Prime Cigars’ president and co-founder, to honor the life and times of his close friend and US Marine Sgt. Brian Acevedo, who was one of the most selfless persons Luciano has ever known. According to Meirelles, the Sergeant cigar also honors every military servicemember who is “... committed to unconditional altruism.” The cigar is composed of a savory dark Ecuadorian Habano maduro wrapper with a Connecticut hybrid binder and a Nicaraguan filler. The Sergeant is expertly handmade at Tabacalera Pichardo in Nicaragua.

Cigar Origin
Nicaragua
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
Strength

Medium
Wrapper Color
Maduro
Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
Wrapper
Ecuadorian Habano
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Ecuadorian Habano wrapper has become one of the most used cigar wrappers in the market. Grown primarily by the Oliva family, this tobacco originated from Habano or H2000 seeds brought to Ecuador from Cuba. This leaf is rich and flavorful thanks to the temperate climate of Ecuador and the quality of its volcanic soil.
Binder
USA Connecticut
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
USA Connecticut refers to tobacco grown in the Connecticut River Valley, which runs through four New England states. The soil in this area has a glacial origin and produces a tobacco that is known for its distinct, light flavor. USA Connecticut tobacco is either Shade- or Sun-grown.
Filler
Nicaragua
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Rolled by
Handmade
Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
Manufacturer
Tabacalera Pichardo
Tabacalera Pichardo is a premium cigar manufacturer located in Nicaragua. The company was founded by Don Eradio Pichardo, a Cuban born tobacco agriculturist and master blender. Tabacalera Pichardo produces cigars for some of the most highly recognized cigar brands in the world under nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). In 2019, Pichardo partnered with Luciano Meirelles and Tiago Splitter to form A.C.E. Prime Cigars.