Description

A smooth, medium-bodied cigar with a creamy profile accompanied by notes of spice, earth, coffee, and a touch of sweetness. Its Honduran and Nicaraguan filler and Honduran binder is cloaked in a Connecticut Shade wrapper. To protect the wrapper, the cigar is dressed in an actual candela (green) tobacco leaf, which is to be removed prior to smoking. The Oscar Connecticut is the third release of the ever popular The Oscar series, which was first introduced in 2016. The cigars are expertly handmade at Oscar Valladares own factory in Danli, Honduras.

Specifications

• BrandsThe Oscar ConnecticutWhen first released in 2016, The Oscar cigar became an instant hit not only because of its excellent construction, savory flavor profile and appealing price, but because instead of using cellophane packaging, the cigar was wrapped in an actual verdant tobacco leaf. The Oscar Connecticut follows in the footsteps of its predecessors: the Maduro and the Habano. Like the two blends before it, the Connecticut uses a Honduran and Nicaraguan filler encased in a Honduran binder. However, for The Connecticut, this awesome blend is draped by a golden brown Connecticut Shade wrapper, which adds a smooth creamy dimension to its flavor profile. Once rolled, the cigars are placed in a collectible wooden box that was meticulously designed to resemble an actual cigar mold. The cigars are handmade at Oscar Valladares own factory in Danli, Honduras.
• Cigar ShapeToroThe standard Toro shape is 6 inches by 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar SectionRoundMost cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length6″This cigar is 6 inches long, or 152.4 mm.
• OriginHondurasMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.Honduras, a Central American country which shares a border with Nicaragua, is widely known in the premium cigar industry as the ideal place to grow Cuban and Connecticut seed tobaccos. Danli and the Jamastran Valley is considered the heart of Honduras cigar industry. The Jamastran Valley is known for producing a full-bodied tobacco that draws strong comparisons to the tobacco grown in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. This same region is also known for its Connecticut shade grown and Corojo shade grown tobacco. In addition, Honduras produces Cuban-seed sun grown filler tobaccos of the highest quality.
• Cigar Ring Gauge60The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 60, so his diameter is 60/64 inches or 23.88 mm.
• Strength Medium
• Wrapper ColorNaturalCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.
• Single PackagingPaper
• Rolling TypeHandmadeHandmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar ManufacturerOscar ValladaresEstablished in 2012, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. was founded by Oscar Valladares, Hector Valladares, and Bayron Duartre. Combined they have more than 30 years in the tobacco industry. Their facility is located in Danli, Honduras. The Leaf by Oscar, Altar Q, Oscar 2012, Super Fly, and The Oscar are some of the cigars they produce.
• Cigar WrapperHonduranThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Honduran cigar wrapper has the reputation of great quality, with wrapper leaf being grown in the Jamastran, Talanga and San Agustin valleys. Some of the wrappers being grown in Honduras include Corojo, Honduran Claro, Honduran Criollo, Honduran Jamastran Viso Rosado, Honduran San Agustin Havana Seed and San Agustin Ligero.
• Cigar BinderHondurasThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar and bind the filler tobaccos together. Honduran tobacco is known for being full-bodied. Cigars produced in Honduras are regarded for their consistency and quality. Using Honduran tobacco as a binder will add to the cigars overall strength and flavor profile.
• Cigar FillerHondurasFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.NicaraguaFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.
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