Foundation Charter Oak Maduro Rothschild

Foundation Charter Oak Maduro Rothschild

Nick Melillo built Charter Oak for a simple reason: an everyday smoke that didn't ask you to compromise on flavor to hit a lower price. It's rolled with a dark, oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, the same tobacco Melillo grew up on in his home state, over a Sumatran binder and Nicaraguan filler pulled from Estelí and Jalapa. It's handmade at Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez in Estelí, the same caliber of factory behind plenty of cigars twice the price.

The Rothschild's shorter, fatter frame delivers that same medium to full-bodied profile of cocoa, leather, and sweet earth in a faster, more concentrated sitting, with cedar and a touch of black pepper carrying through to the end. Cigar Aficionado has called this line one of the best value cigars around, and it earns that reputation honestly, this is a genuinely well-built cigar that just happens to be easy on the wallet.

Size: 4 1/4 x 50
Strength: Medium to Full