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La Instructora Box Pressed Cigars

4.00 · 3 reviews·More from La Instructora →

The La Instructora Box Pressed is handmade in the Dominican Republic by the Tabacalera Palma which has nearly a century of making fine cigars. La Instructora features a dark Brazilian Cubra wrapper, which houses a Dominican Piloto binder, and a blended filler made of Dominican Piloto and Criollo 98 tobaccos for a medium-strength smoking experience. Full-bodied, La Instructora box-pressed offers an intense combination black pepper, spices, chocolate, and leather.

StrengthMedium
WrapperMaduro
Binder / FillerDominican Republic Piloto Cubano / Dominican Republic
Made inDominican Republic
Rolled byTabacalera Palma
Sizes7 vitolas · from $15.60
Wrapper colorMaduro

How aficionados describe it

chocolatepepperspicyleatherearthycoffeegood drawgood constructionbready

All sizes

La Instructora Box Pressed 1 7" * 54

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Box of 15$293.37$248.95$293.37$44.421,240Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·
Single$19.56$17.60$19.56$1.9685Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

La Instructora Box Pressed 2 5"3/4 * 52

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Box of 15$311.85$279.95$311.85$31.901,395Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·
Single$20.79$18.75$20.79$2.0490Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

La Instructora Box Pressed 3 5"1/2 * 47

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Box of 15$216.57$193.95$216.57$22.62965Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

La Instructora Box Pressed 4 4"1/4 * 46

5.00(1)
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Box of 15$173.25$154.95$173.25$18.30770Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

La Instructora Box Pressed 5 5"5/8 * 55

3.50(2)
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Box of 15$259.89$224.95$259.89$34.941,120Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·
Single$17.33$15.60$17.33$1.7375Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

La Instructor Taster, 3-Cigar Sampler

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Sampler$60.57$55.85$60.57$4.72275Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

Wrapper Series: Brazilian 6-Cigar Sampler

This sampler explores the rich tradition of Brazilian wrappers, most notably Mata Fina and Arapiraca, both grown in the Bahia region. Mata Fina is prized for its fine texture and natural sweetness, often adding cocoa, coffee, and gentle spice to a blend. Arapiraca, darker and thicker, delivers earthier, more rustic flavors with notes of nuts, leather, and molasses. Together they showcase Brazil’s diversity: smooth refinement on one hand, hearty depth on the other. A perfect way to taste, compare, and learn about Brazil’s role in premium cigar making.

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Sampler$79.17$68.95$79.17$10.22340Smoke Rings are the reward points you earn on every purchase — 5 rings per dollar, more as a Gold or Platinum member — and on every review of a cigar you bought from us. Redeem them any time in your account for premium cigars and accessories.How the program works →In stockShips today ·

Reviews across all sizes

4.003 reviews

By criteria

  • Draw4.3
  • Appearance4.3
  • Burn4.3
  • Aroma3.7
  • Taste3.3

By stars

Luis Novas · 5 · Wed May 28

I decided to smoke the La Instructora Box pressed. While it doesn’t confirm to size standards I would put it somewhere between a toro and robusto in length (5.5 in) with a 55 ring gauge. A bit larger in ring gauge than I usually like to smoke but I had heard good things about it and so I decided to give it a try. The wrapper was smooth with hardly any noticeable veins and no tears in the wrapper or anything similar-- it was a perfect specimen! The dry draw revealed that the draw was perfect with initial flavors of chocolate and coffee blending together to make an excellent medium-full cigar. Upon lightup the cigar revealed that the dry draw really did indicate what the cigar itself would smoke like. Lots of bittersweet chocolate, almost like a dark chocolate, and a coffee note to break through the chocolate. It was not a very complex cigar in the sense that the flavor remained largely the same throughout the length of the cigar, which I appreciated. It something starts good and stays good, I usually don’t complain! I would definitely recommend pairing this with something on the sweeter end, as it is missing the natural tobacco sweetness that is one of my favorite flavor notes. I think a soda or especially a nice sugary espresso would work great with this. It had a great chocolatey aftertaste and the spice ramped up on the retrohale. If you like bittersweet, more on the bitter end of that spectrum, notes of coffee and chocolate, you should definitely check this out!

allan wang · 5 · Mon Nov 04

Good construction and burn. Such a boring cigar no taste and flavour. Don’t waste you time smoking this.

Angel R. Merced · 4 · Wed Apr 15

So good, love this biscuit.