Cigars of the Week: April 2024

May 2, 2024 by Rose Kiser in Cigar Certified

There are hundreds of cigars in this world and only so much time to smoke. It can be overwhelming to decide where to start in your smoking journey, and even if you're an experienced smoker, the options can leave you indecisive. Thankfully, industry experts are here to offer guidance. Every week on our Instagram (Cigarsatsmokingpipes), we choose a cigar of the week to make your smoking journey a little easier. Here are our recommendations for April.

La Palina: Goldie Prominente

Our first pick for April's cigar of the week is La Palina's Goldie Prominente, the magnum opus of their portfolio. Hand rolled at the El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, Florida, this prestigious cigar features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Ecuadorian binder, and a filler blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos, including medio tiempo leaves. The Goldie cigar is named after Goldie Drell Paley, the grandmother of Bill Paley, La Palina's founder. Discover this popular stick and experience exemplary construction, flavor, and complexity.

Price: $23
Length: 6.5"
Ring Gauge: 48
Country: United States
Wrapper Type: Habano
Wrapper Country: Ecuador
Filler Country: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Binder Country: Ecuador

Room101: Johnny Tobacconaut Robusto

Our second pick for April is a smoke that takes you on an intergalactic journey: Room101 Johnny Tobacconaut Robusto. Originally a limited release, it was brought into regular production in 2023 due to its incredible popularity. A 5" x 50 stick with Nicaraguan fillers bound by Mexican leaf and wrapped in a light brown Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, it projects notes of milk chocolate, malt, zesty citrus, baking spices, and pepper. This cosmic smoke is available for purchase individually or in boxes of 20.

Price: $8.99
Length: 5"
Ring Gauge: 50
Country: Nicaragua
Wrapper Type: Connecticut
Wrapper Country: Ecuador
Filler Country: Nicaragua
Binder Country: Mexico

Blackbird: Superb Robusto Gordo

Our third pick proves that sometimes finding a superb smoke is as simple as reading the cigar band. The Blackbird Superb Robusto Gordo, a medium-bodied 5" x 54 cigar, boasts an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over undisclosed filler and binder tobacco. The Superb Robusto is rich with notes of hay, cedar, salted maple, umami, and roasted cashews and is available for purchase as both a single stick or in boxes of 21.

Price: $9.36
Length: 5"
Ring Gauge: 54
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper Type: Habano
Wrapper Country: Ecuador
Filler Country: Undisclosed
Binder Country: Undisclosed

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust: Polpetta Cigar

There are few cigars as nuanced as this stick: the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Polpetta Cigar. This 4" x 48 Short Corona vitola is rolled at Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. factory in Nicaragua and incorporates cut, short-leaf tobacco taken from the Mi Querida, Mi Querida Triqui Traca, Red Meat Lovers, and Umbagog lines alongside two long-leaf fillers, all contained within a Mexican San Andrés binder and Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The Polpetta is rich with notes of earth, coffee, mole sauce, dark chocolate, and oak, and is available for purchase as both a single stick or in boxes of 25, on-site now.