Casa Magna D. Magnus II Optimus Cigar (5.75 x 52)

Manuel Quesade became the first cigar manufacturer to work out of the Santiago Free Trade Zone in the Dominican Republic when he launched his Manufactura de Tabacos S.A. cigar factory there in 1974. The story goes that he made it all happen armed only "with $100, a chair, and a phone!" With over 50 years now in the business, his children, nieces, and nephews have now begun working in the business as well to carry the company to the next generations.

Named after notable figures in the Roman Empire, the Casa Magna Domus Magnus II line was created in collaboration between Manuel Quesada and Nestor Plasencia. They are rolled at Nestor's factory in Nicaragua with a Nicaraguan-Habano Sun-Grown wrapper from Jalapa overtop of Nicaraguan binder and filler. Primus is a full-bodied blend in a box-pressed Robusto with a pig-tailed cap, named after the famous Roman Emperor, Trajan. He was given the title Optimus Princeps (the best ruler) by the Roman Senate.