Aladino: Connecticut Queens Perfecto Cigars

Founded by Julio R. Eiroa, who helped make Camacho a major success in the 1990s, Aladino is a family project between Julio and his son Justo. Named for the movie theater that was converted into the factory where the cigars are rolled in Danlí, Honduras, Aladino offers authentic, old-school cigars. The focus is strictly on the premium tobacco used to create each cigar, calling to mind the Habanos produced in Cuba in the mid-20th century, with each leaf grown on Julio's farm and rolled in his factory.

With easily categorized cigar lines, like Maduro and Corojo, Aladino presents the Connecticut — marked, naturally, by an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Introduced in Spring 2019, the Connecticut rounds out Aladino's portfolio, which lacked a true Connecticut cigar prior to 2019. With Honduran fillers and binder grown on Julio's farms, the Ecuadorian Connecticut leaf is highlighted in this cigar, proffering notes of cream, hay, vanilla, and graham cracker. Impeccable construction combines with the delightful flavor of quality tobaccos in the Aladino Connecticut.