The Gran Reserva cigar brand is the first release by the Fortis Cigar Company, which was founded by three cigar aficionados who decided to create their own brand. To develop the blend for the Gran Reserva cigar, Fortis enlisted the help of master cigar crafter AJ Fernandez. The Gran Reserva cigar uses all Nicaraguan tobaccos for its binder, and a filler composed of Corojo ’99, Criollo ’98 and hybrid ligero leaves from AJ’s farms in Nicaragua. It is then cloaked by a dark, savory Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper. The Gran Reserva cigar is regarded for its superb construction, flawless draw, and delicious array of flavors.
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
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
Mexican San Andres Maduro
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Mexican tobacco is very dark and the best leaves can be used as maduro wrappers. San Andres Maduro is a thick, medium bodied dark leaf, also called San Andres Morron. Like Connecticut Broadleaf, San Andres Maduro is stalk cut and used for binder and wrapper.
Binder
Nicaragua
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.
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
AJ Fernandez
Cuban expatriate AJ Fernandez produces handmade cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua at the Tabacalera Fernandez factory. Fernandez learned everything he knows about tobacco and cigarmaking from his late grandfather, cigar legend Alejandro Robaina.
Toro, Medium, Maduro, from Nicaragua
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| Box of 10 | $140.00 | $125.95 FREE SHIPPING | $14.05 | 625 | In Stock Ships 05/04 | | |
| Single | $14.00 | $13.30 | $0.70 | 65 | In Stock Ships 05/04 | | |
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