Highclere Castle Ed. Shade Corona 5 1/2×46

Merging old traditions with modern day styles, Foundation Cigar Company has found monumental success in the past few years. Dedicated to creating every cigar with heart and soul, Foundation Cigar Company has truly hit the mark with Highclere Castle. Driven by the historic style of its namesake, Highclere Castle is the set location of the famed TV show “Downton Abbey.” Nick Melillo owner & blender of Foundation Cigar Co. took an Ecuadoran Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Brazilian Mata Fina binder and blended it with filler tobaccos from Nicaragua. According to Foundation, some of the filler leaves are grown from a hybrid-seed called Nicadíçn. inside a Connecticut Shade wrapper. This elegant smoke is loaded with notes of citrus and pepper, well constructed and balanced this cigar is regal in every sense of the word.