Foundation Cigars
Foundation Cigars have built a serious following by doing things a little differently. Founded by veteran tobacco blender Nicholas Melillo, Foundation Cigar Company combines deep Nicaraguan tobacco experience with Melillo’s Connecticut roots and an obsession with the history behind the leaf. The cigars are not built around one house style either. Some are dark and powerful. Others are smooth, aromatic and surprisingly restrained. What ties them together is quality tobacco, distinctive blending and enough personality that you usually know when you are smoking a Foundation cigar.
The lineup covers a lot of ground. The Tabernacle brings rich Connecticut Broadleaf and Havana Seed CT No. 142 wrappers into deeper, full-flavored territory, while Olmec pairs Mexican San Andrés tobacco with Nicaraguan leaf for a profile loaded with cacao, espresso and spice. Charter Oak takes a more everyday approach with Connecticut Shade, Broadleaf and Habano options, and Highclere Castle moves toward a more refined, traditional style. Then there is The Wise Man, Aksum and Foundation’s limited releases, giving smokers everything from medium-bodied complexity to darker cigars with real horsepower.
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If you are shopping for Foundation Cigars, there is no single place you have to start. Broadleaf smokers should feel right at home with The Tabernacle. Want Mexican San Andrés? Look at Olmec or The Wise Man Maduro. Prefer something smoother for an everyday smoke? Charter Oak deserves a look. Foundation’s strength is variety without becoming random—different wrappers, different histories and very different flavor profiles, all coming from a company that takes tobacco seriously. Browse our selection of Foundation Cigars and find the blend, size and strength that fits the way you smoke.
