The Tabernacle cigars are another superb creation from Nicholas Melillo, owner of Foundation Cigar Co. and former production head at Drew Estate Cigars. If there ever was a cigar of "biblical proportions," The Tabernacle is it. Using a blend of prime Nicaraguan tobaccos grown on A.J. Fernandez's La Soledad farm, plus filler from Honduras and a Mexican San Andrés binder, the star of this line is the dark, flawless Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper that completes this latest masterpiece, which is also made at Fernandez's factory. The result is a full-flavored bevy of earth, spice, red pepper, sweet cedar, and chocolatey notes. Born and raised in New Haven, CT, renowned for producing the world's best Broadleaf cigar tobacco, Melillo says that his Tabernacle cigars are a way to "show my love for Connecticut Broadleaf," and adds, "Broadleaf is more than tobacco for me. It is something sacred." Then there's the packaging that features the image of Haile Selassie, the 225th emperor of Abyssinia (Ethiopia today), and the deity of Rastafarians who is said to be a direct descendant of King Solomon. It was in Solomon's Temple where the Tabernacle that protected the sacred Ark of the Covenant resided. If you've had the pleasure of Nick's work on his past cigars like Liga Privada No.9, or his more recent, 91-rated El Güegüense, add a box of The Tabernacle to your cigar collection.
Foundation Cigar Company's Tabernacle is a luxurious cigar with a
Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, and a complex blend of fillers and
binders from Nicaragua's finest. Blended at AJ Fernandez's
factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, the blend includes San Andreas
Mexican binder and Jamastran Valley Honduran fillers, as well as
Esteli and Jalapa Valley Nicaraguan tobaccos. This cigar's
packaging vibrantly displays Haile Selassie, the 225th King of
Abyssinia, who was connected to King Solomon and Queen of Sheba;
"Tabernacle" refers to the Ark of the Covenant.
Foundation Cigar Company's Tabernacle is a super premium cigar
featuring a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and some of Nicaragua's
finest fillers and binders. This blend was crafted by Nicholas
Melillo, who draws from his roots in the Connecticut River Valley
and extensive experience with artisanal tobacco batches from
Nicaragua. Carefully handcrafted at AJ Fernandez's factory in
Esteli, this cigar uses San Andreas Mexican binder tobacco and
fillers from Jamastran Valley in Honduras, as well as Esteli and
Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua. The Tabernacle box conveys the
history of its name; featuring an image of Haile Selassie, the
225th King of Abyssinia tracing his lineage directly to King
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba - its reference to "tabernacle"
being derived from its use as a container for the Ark of the
Covenant.
Nicholas Melillo, the owner of Foundation Cigar Co. and former
production head at Drew Estate Cigars, has created another superb
cigar with The Tabernacle. This full-bodied smoke has earned its
"biblical proportions" moniker with a blend of prime Nicaraguan
tobaccos from A.J. Fernandez's La Soledad farm, plus filler from
Honduras and a Mexican San Andres binder. The dark, flawless
Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper that completes this masterpiece is
made in Fernandez's factory, offering earthy notes as well as spice
and red pepper.
$262.73
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