Paradise Lost Toro Cigar (6 x 54)

To say that Lost & Found is a special project is to put it somewhat mildly. Lost & Found is a clandestine endeavor created by Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigar Company and Tony Bellatto of La Barba Cigars. The brand itself doesn't fashion or create any of their own cigars, per se. Instead, Caldwell has utilized the potential of "lost" cigars forgotten in the vast warehouses of other manufacturers. It goes something like this: Whenever a cigar brand rolls and boxes cigars for a particular line or release, they're inevitably left with, well, leftovers — either only so many boxes were made or the series was capped at a certain number, the surplus left on the factories' shelves. Caldwell, then, "finds" these "lost" cigars, rebrands them, and offers them to consumers. While the blends' original components and company of manufacture remain anonymous, connoisseurs can count on them being from some of the most reputable names in the industry and having several years worth of age to them. Lost & Found offers some of the best kept secrets in the cigar industry and has developed a loyal following.

A collaboration between Robert Caldwell and Room101 founder Matt Booth, Paradise Lost is an aged blend that comprises a San Andres Maduro wrapper, a Dominican binder, and filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. A delightfully balanced blend, this cigar is a medium-bodied smoke that offers tasting notes of milk, oak, pepper, and oats.