Espinosa: Knuckle Sandwich Maduro Toro Cigars

Erik Espinosa, the founder of Espinosa Cigars, has had a lengthy history in the cigar world, getting his start in 1997 working in a warehouse before moving on to become a sales manager. After a year, he transitioned into independent brokering, leveraging the business relationships he'd developed earlier to provide a variety of brands to various sellers. In 2004, Erik partnered with Eddie Ortega to form EO Brands, the name a portmanteau of the pair's last names, which produced a number of iconic cigar lines, including the 601 and Murcielago lines. In 2010, EO Brands merged with Rocky Patel, and Eddie left the company in 2012 to form Ortega Cigars. The same year, while still part owner of EO, Erik founded both Espinosa Cigars and the factory which would come to roll almost each of their blends: Estelí, Nicaragua's La Zona. With Erik able to oversee every facet of every cigar's construction, Espinosa has become one of the most respected names in boutique cigars thanks to their consistent, quality smokes.

Made in collaboration with chef Guy Fieri, the Knuckle Sandwhich series is offered across a variety of wrappers, all of which enclose a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers, with this variant presented with an Ecuadorian Sumatra Maduro wrapper. Offering a complex, medium-bodied smoke, the Knuckle Sandwich is sure to engage refined palates.