The Cusano 18 breaks from the traditional wrapper-binder-filler configuration by using two wrapper leaves and filler instead. The Cusano 18's all-Dominican filler is bound and wrapped with two light brown US Connecticut shade wrappers. Another curiosity about this cigar: the Dominican Gold tobacco in the filler has been aged for 18 years. The line has been rated 91 (Outstanding), "Best Buy" and "Humidor Selection" by Cigar Aficionado and "Select Smoke" by the Robb Report.
Cigar Origin
Dominican Republic
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.
Strength
Wrapper Color
Natural
Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.
Wrapper
USA Connecticut Shade
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
The Connecticut Valley, in the Northeast of the USA, is well known for its bright golden wrapper. Because of a very hot and sunny summer, the tobacco is shade grown to make the leaf more delicate with few veins and even surface. Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in the United States has a mild to medium flavor and a silky quality, making it one of the most expensive and sought-after cigar wrappers in the cigar industry.
Binder
USA Connecticut Shade
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Filler
Dominican Republic
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
Davidoff Group
Davidoff Group is a Swiss company with many international subsidiaries. Their impressive portfolio of brands includes legendary cigar brands such as Davidoff, Avo and The Griffin's, made in Santiago, Dominican Republic, as well as Camacho, Baccarat and La Fontana made in the Tabacos Rancho Jamastran factory in Honduras.
Churchill, Mild, Natural, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $130.60 | $96.95 | $33.65 | 480 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
| Single | $7.30 | $6.60 | $0.70 | 30 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
Toro, Mild, Natural, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $127.60 | $94.95 | $32.65 | 470 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
Robusto, Medium, Natural, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $111.40 | $82.95 | $28.45 | 410 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
| Single | $6.20 | $5.60 | $0.60 | 25 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
Corona Grande, Mild, Natural, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $115.90 | $85.95 | $29.95 | 425 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
The Cusano 18 is a fine cigar that looks elegant in its silky light wrapper. You will be satisfied after smoking one of these babies because despite its golden color this is a rich, full flavored smoke. This cigar has been rated 91 by Cigar Insider.
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| $40.50 | $36.45 | $4.05 | 180 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
As it's predecessor, the Cusano 18, the Paired Maduro breaks from the traditional wrapper-binder-filler configuration by using two wrapper leaves and filler instead. The filler is is bound and wrapped with one Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper and one Broadleaf USA Maduro wrapper. The Cusano 18 Paired Maduro is made with an all-Dominican filler of Olor, Piloto and Gold. The Gold tobacco has been aged for 18 years.
Cigar Origin
Dominican Republic
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.
Strength
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
USA Connecticut Broadleaf
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Connecticut Broadleaf is grown in the United States' Connecticut Valley and is prized for its dark, oily, full flavored and aromatic characteristics. The plants are grown in full sun giving this cigar wrapper its characteristic sweetness. The Connecticut Broadleaf plant leaves are mainly processed as maduro tobacco. Today, Connecticut Broadleaf seeds are being grown in other countries besides the United States.
Binder
Dominican Republic
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Dominican Republic is a traditional tobacco-growing country. In the 60's, a Cuban seed was introduced and the resulting tobacco, called Piloto Cubano, became famous as a good substitute of the Cuban tobacco that was no longer allowed to enter the USA. Piloto Cubano is full bodied while the Dominican Olor tobacco is milder but more aromatic.
Filler
Brazil
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Brazil produces rich, medium to strong, dark tobaccos with a sweet taste and aroma. Most of the cigar production is concentrated on the eastern coast of Brazil, in the state of Bahia.
Dominican Republic
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
Davidoff Group
Davidoff Group is a Swiss company with many international subsidiaries. Their impressive portfolio of brands includes legendary cigar brands such as Davidoff, Avo and The Griffin's, made in Santiago, Dominican Republic, as well as Camacho, Baccarat and La Fontana made in the Tabacos Rancho Jamastran factory in Honduras.
Churchill, Medium, Maduro, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $130.60 | $96.95 | $33.65 | 480 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
Toro, Medium, Maduro, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $127.60 | $94.95 | $32.65 | 470 | In Stock Ships 08/17 | | |
Robusto, Medium, Maduro, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $111.40 | $82.95 | $28.45 | 410 | In Stock Ships 08/22 | | |
Corona Grande, Medium, Maduro, from Dominican Republic
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| Box of 18 | $115.90 | $85.95 | $29.95 | 425 | Backorder Ships 08/19 - 08/20 | | |
Questions & Answers
Lindsay What does it say on the inside of the box lid?
Posted 1/11/2018
Tyler Do these cigars say "it's a boy" on them or on the wrappers they come in?
Posted 4/27/2017
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