STORIES
BEHIND THE SMOKE
THE DISCOVERY JOURNEY™
CIGAR COMPANION
25 CIGARS · 25 STORIES
DISCOVER · SMOKE · REMEMBER
TRUE NORTH™
FOUNDATION
01
QUORUM PETIT CORONA
02
DON TOMAS LINDOS
03
FLOR DE NICARAGUA ROBUSTO
04
MACANUDO INSPIRADO WHITE ROBUSTO
05
MONTOSA CLARO SHORT ROBUSTO
WHAT DO I ENJOY?
01 QUORUM PETIT
THE STORY
Quorum comes from J.C. Newman Cigar Co., a family cigar company whose history dates to 1895. Handmade in Nicaragua, Quorum was created around a simple idea: an accessible handmade cigar that can be enjoyed regularly.
FUN FACT
The least expensive cigar in this collection comes from a cigar company with more than a century of history.
TALKING POINT
“A great reminder that an interesting cigar doesn't have to start with an intimidating price.”
02 DON TOMAS LINDOS
THE STORY
Don Tomas represents the straightforward side of traditional Central American cigar culture: approachable tobacco character without needing rarity, elaborate packaging or a famous price tag to tell its story.
FUN FACT
Some of the most useful cigars for discovering your palate are the ones that don't try to overwhelm it.
TALKING POINT
“This lets you concentrate on the smoking experience rather than the hype.”
03 FLOR DE NICARAGUA ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Flor de Nicaragua comes from Joya de Nicaragua, Nicaragua's historic cigar house. The cigar keeps its story at home, using Nicaraguan tobacco throughout its wrapper, binder and filler.
FUN FACT
This is a Nicaraguan puro - all three major tobacco components come from Nicaragua.
TALKING POINT
“A perfect introduction to the idea of a puro: one country from the outside through the core.”
04 MACANUDO INSPIRADO WHITE ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Inspirado White was designed to show that a smoother cigar can still offer complexity. Its pale Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper surrounds tobaccos from several origins.
FUN FACT
A pale wrapper does not automatically mean a boring cigar - and a dark wrapper does not automatically mean stronger.
TALKING POINT
“This challenges the idea that stronger always equals better.”
05 MONTOSA CLARO SHORT ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Montosa Claro brings several tobacco-growing countries together in one compact cigar, with tobacco connected to Ecuador, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia.
FUN FACT
A cigar can be made in one country while containing tobacco grown across several others.
TALKING POINT
“Think of the blender like a chef - different origins become ingredients in one composition.”
WAYPOINT™
DIRECTION
06
MACANUDO INSPIRADO RED ROBUSTO
07
CAO NICARAGUA TIPITAPA
08
JOYA DE NICARAGUA CLASICO GORDITO
09
JOYA DE NICARAGUA CABINETTA ROBUSTO
10
ZINO NICARAGUA ROBUSTO
WHAT KIND OF CIGAR DO I ENJOY?
06 MACANUDO INSPIRADO RED ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Inspirado Red gives a direct comparison with Inspirado White: same Macanudo family, similar format, but a very different direction, using an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and unusually aged filler tobaccos.
FUN FACT
Some tobacco in the blend has been aged for many years before becoming part of the cigar.
TALKING POINT
“If you've tried White, this shows how much a blend can change within one family.”
07 CAO NICARAGUA TIPITAPA
THE STORY
CAO Nicaragua was conceived as a celebration of Nicaragua's tobacco landscape. Its filler draws from important growing areas including Jalapa, Esteli and Condega.
FUN FACT
Those regions are discussed almost like wine regions because their growing conditions influence tobacco differently.
TALKING POINT
“This is where the idea of terroir starts becoming interesting in cigars.”
08 JOYA DE NICARAGUA CLASICO GORDITO
THE STORY
Clasico carries serious Nicaraguan history. Joya de Nicaragua traces its beginnings to 1968, and Clasico became the first Nicaraguan cigar exported from the country.
FUN FACT
Clasico was famously offered to guests at the White House during the Nixon era.
TALKING POINT
“You're smoking a line connected to the earliest international story of Nicaraguan premium cigars.”
09 JOYA DE NICARAGUA CABINETTA ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Cabinetta makes its story visible. Most of the cigar wears a light Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, while near the head it changes to darker Nicaraguan Habano Criollo.
FUN FACT
You're looking at two different wrapper tobaccos on one cigar.
TALKING POINT
“Watch what happens at the darker section and see whether you actually notice the change.”
10 ZINO NICARAGUA ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Zino Nicaragua represents a contemporary, relaxed approach to cigar culture - less about ceremony and more about cigars accompanying travel, friendship and experiences.
FUN FACT
The modern Zino identity deliberately leans into exploration and lifestyle.
TALKING POINT
“The memory of where and with whom you smoked it can become part of the story.”
MERIDIAN™
DISCERNMENT
11
JOYA DE NICARAGUA SILVER ROBUSTO
12
ALEC & BRADLEY GATEKEEPER ROBUSTO
13
ALEC BRADLEY BLACK MARKET ROBUSTO
14
JOYA DE NICARAGUA ANTANO GRAN RESERVA ROBUSTO GRANDE
15
ARTURO FUENTE MAGNUM R VITOLA 58
WHY DO I ENJOY IT?
11 JOYA DE NICARAGUA SILVER ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Joya Silver brings together tobacco identities from Nicaragua, Ecuador and Mexico, reflecting Joya's contemporary approach to blending while coming from Nicaragua's oldest premium cigar manufacturer.
FUN FACT
One cigar can contain tobacco from several countries yet still be completely handmade in Nicaragua.
TALKING POINT
“Here we stop looking at individual ingredients and ask how well everything works together.”
12 ALEC & BRADLEY GATEKEEPER ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Gatekeeper came from collaboration. Brothers Alec and Bradley Rubin worked with celebrated cigar maker Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, gaining access to different tobacco, experience and another approach to blending.
FUN FACT
The name Gatekeeper reflects someone opening a gate to new knowledge and possibilities.
TALKING POINT
“It's about what happens when someone else's experience expands your own.”
13 ALEC BRADLEY BLACK MARKET ROBUSTO
THE STORY
Black Market began when unusual Panamanian tobacco caught the Alec Bradley team's attention. They spent more than a year experimenting to find the right blend around it.
FUN FACT
The team reportedly went through 18 test blends before arriving at Black Market.
TALKING POINT
“This cigar exists because they found an ingredient too interesting to ignore.”
14 JOYA DE NICARAGUA ANTANO GRAN RESERVA ROBUSTO GRANDE
THE STORY
Gran Reserva takes the powerful Antano idea and gives it a more mature interpretation, using extra-aged tobacco including filler aged for five years.
FUN FACT
Reserva is not a universal cigar grading system; what matters is what the manufacturer actually means by it.
TALKING POINT
“The question is whether you can experience what those extra years contribute.”
15 ARTURO FUENTE MAGNUM R VITOLA 58
THE STORY
Magnum R went against a trend toward ever-more-powerful cigars. Carlos Fuente Jr. pursued balance, flavour and refinement around an Ecuadorian Rosado Sungrown wrapper aged for years.
FUN FACT
Fuente says the defining wrapper is aged for nearly a decade.
TALKING POINT
“A great example of a cigar not needing to overpower you to make an impression.”
FRONTIER™
INTENSITY
16
JOYA DE NICARAGUA ANTANO 1970 ROBUSTO GRANDE
17
CAO AMAZON BASIN TORO
18
JOYA DE NICARAGUA CUATRO CINCO RESERVA ESPECIAL
19
DREW ESTATE LIGA PRIVADA T52 ROBUSTO
20
MY FATHER BLUE ROBUSTO
HOW FAR DO I WANT TO EXPLORE?
16 JOYA DE NICARAGUA ANTANO 1970 ROBUSTO GRANDE
THE STORY
Antano means 'yesteryear.' Joya created it as a tribute to the powerful Nicaraguan puros that helped establish the company's reputation in America during the 1970s.
FUN FACT
It's a true Nicaraguan puro - wrapper, binder and filler all come from Nicaragua.
TALKING POINT
“This is where the journey deliberately steps into serious Nicaraguan power.”
17 CAO AMAZON BASIN TORO
THE STORY
Amazon Basin contains rare Braganca tobacco grown in a remote region of the Brazilian Amazon, forming part of a multinational blend built around one of the collection's most unusual ingredients.
FUN FACT
CAO says Braganca is harvested only once every three years, and the rope-like band is made from tobacco.
TALKING POINT
“This probably has one of the best tobacco stories on the entire table.”
18 JOYA DE NICARAGUA CUATRO CINCO RESERVA ESPECIAL
THE STORY
Cuatro Cinco began as Joya de Nicaragua's 45th-anniversary project. Selected tobaccos were aged in vintage oak barrels, and the concept became the first entry in Joya's Obras Maestras - 'Masterpieces' - family.
FUN FACT
The name Cuatro Cinco literally references forty-five.
TALKING POINT
“This is one we've personally explored at YCG, including a pairing with Avante Cape Brandy XO.”
19 DREW ESTATE LIGA PRIVADA T52 ROBUSTO
THE STORY
T52 revolves around an unusual Connecticut-grown Habano wrapper harvested by cutting the entire tobacco plant rather than individual leaves. The thick wrapper then requires exceptionally long fermentation.
FUN FACT
Drew Estate says the T52 wrapper can undergo approximately 30-36 months of fermentation.
TALKING POINT
“Imagine waiting three years just for one component of the cigar to be ready.”
20 MY FATHER BLUE ROBUSTO
THE STORY
My Father Blue represents new territory for the Garcia family. After becoming strongly associated with Nicaragua, the family expanded into Honduras and acquired its first farm there: Finca La Opulencia.
FUN FACT
The blue presentation references the Honduran flag, while the secondary band marks the line's 2025 debut.
TALKING POINT
“This is basically a new chapter in the Garcia family's tobacco story.”
HORIZON™
DESTINATION
21
JOYA DE NICARAGUA CINCO DECADAS EL CUMICHE
22
ARTURO FUENTE RARE PINK VINTAGE 1960'S
23
LEAF BY OSCAR MADURO
24
MY FATHER THE JUDGE
25
PLASENCIA ALMA FUERTE HEXAGONO
DO I TRUST MY OWN JUDGMENT?
21 JOYA DE NICARAGUA CINCO DECADAS EL CUMICHE
THE STORY
Cinco Decadas celebrates Joya de Nicaragua's five decades of cigar making. El Cumiche turns the story toward the future by honouring the younger generation carrying that legacy forward.
FUN FACT
El Cumiche means 'the young one,' and Joya keeps the precise tobacco recipe confidential.
TALKING POINT
“They'll tell you it's made from prized reserves - but not the complete recipe.”
22 ARTURO FUENTE RARE PINK VINTAGE 1960's
THE STORY
Rare Pink draws inspiration from Carlito Fuente's memories of the cultural energy and transformation of the 1960s, while also carrying a deeper purpose through breast-cancer awareness and charitable support.
FUN FACT
The pink identity is not simply a design choice - it connects to the purpose behind the project.
TALKING POINT
“This is one where the story goes far beyond what is inside the wrapper.”
23 LEAF BY OSCAR MADURO
THE STORY
Leaf by Oscar makes opening the cigar part of the experience. Instead of ordinary cellophane presentation, the finished cigar arrives protected inside another tobacco leaf.
FUN FACT
The outside tobacco leaf is protective packaging - it isn't the wrapper you're meant to smoke.
TALKING POINT
“You literally have to discover the cigar before you can smoke it.”
24 MY FATHER THE JUDGE
THE STORY
The Judge combines Garcia-family-grown Nicaraguan tobacco with a dark Sumatra Oscuro wrapper. Its label artwork was recreated from an antique Victorian lithograph.
FUN FACT
The artwork behind The Judge's distinctive label dates to 1905.
TALKING POINT
“By cigar number 24, the name is perfect - because now you're the judge.”
25 PLASENCIA ALMA FUERTE HEXAGONO
THE STORY
The Plasencia family's tobacco history stretches back to 1865. Alma Fuerte - 'Strong Soul' - is an all-Nicaraguan expression, while the Hexagono is immediately recognisable by its six-sided form.
FUN FACT
The Plasencia family has been connected to tobacco for more than 150 years - and yes, the cigar is deliberately hexagonal.
TALKING POINT
“A beautiful final story bringing together family, tobacco, Nicaragua, history and design.”