PCA 2023: Aroma de Nicaragua

After debuting at the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show with seven different lines, Aroma de Nicaragua toned things down a bit for last year’s show, a trend that the company continued this year. Hernan Lopez, founder of Aroma de Nicaragua, told me that business has been going very well this year and that he was thrilled with the response the company was getting from prospective clients at PCA 2023.

The Aroma de Nicaragua booth was very similar in size and design to what the company has used for the past two years, but there was one obvious addition(s): members of Lopez’s family were helping out in multiple ways, including talking to prospective clients and handing out samples.

During our conversation, Lopez reiterated to me that the Nicaraguan tobacco which makes up all of the company’s blends includes tobacco grown in all four of the country’s main growing regions: Condega, Estelí, Jalapa and Ometepe. In addition, he told me that some of the tobacco used in specific blends has been aged up to eight years.

Aroma de Nicaragua Chilcagre Father

This line is named after one of the first tobaccos the Spaniards found after landing in Nicaragua, which—according to Lopez—were generic darker Nicaraguan leaves. The Chilcagre Father and Chilcagre Son were created to honor the history and bonds that form between fathers and sons.

• Wrapper: Nicaragua
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua

• Aroma de Nicaragua Chilcagre Father (5 3/4 x 60/54) — $12.90 (Box of 20, $258)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: July 2023

Aroma de Nicaragua Chilcagre Son

An updated version of the cigar that was originally made to honor Lopez’s grandfather who smoked the same vitola when he lived in Cuba, this cigar is being folded into the company’s Chilcagre Father & Son line.

• Wrapper: Nicaragua
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua

• Aroma de Nicaragua Chilcagre Son (4 3/4 x 54/46) — $10.90 (Box of 20, $218)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: July 2023