Foundation Cigar Co.

Originally named El Güegüense—which means The Wise Man in Spanish—the name of this brand is now The Wise Man Corojo. Beyond the name change, The Wise Man brand is now being made at My Father Cigars S.A.

The Charter Oak Pegnataro is the latest in a long line of cigars that pair an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers.

An honor bestowed upon Nicholas Melillo became the inspiration for a limited production vitola in The Tabernacle line that gets more than a year of aging before its release.

The blend was created to honor the noted Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío.

The cigar was created to honor the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhman’s tomb in November 1922 by archaeologist Howard Carter and the great-grandfather of Lord Carnarvon, George Herbert, who funded the operation.

After just over two years in the humidor, it’s time to revisit the smaller of two perfectos that Foundation Cigar Co. added to The Tabernacle line in October 2020.

The line is named after the Olmecs, a civilization that once occupied the area that is famous in the cigar world for growing Mexican San Andrés tobacco. As you might expect, that’s where the wrapper comes from for this release.

The line that debuted as an event-only cigar got its second vitola this year.

After roughly three-and-a-half years, it’s time to revisit the The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No.142 Corona from an original shipment.

In January 2014, Nicholas Melillo left his job as the executive vice-president of international operations for Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Soon after, he founded Melillo International—a…

Foundation Cigar Co.’s portfolio includes an impressive range of cigars, from flavored to traditional, fairly mild to fairly full and in your face. There’s also…