In the Hebrew Bible, the Tabernacle was the sacred dwelling place of God — a structure built with the finest materials, assembled with reverence, and carried through the wilderness as a testament to faith and craftsmanship. Nick Melillo chose that name deliberately. The Tabernacle is Foundation’s most sacred blend — a cigar built around one of the most prized wrapper leaves in the world and constructed with the same devotion that defines the institution it’s named after.

The Connecticut Broadleaf has always held a special place in Melillo’s story. He grew up in the Connecticut River Valley, surrounded by the farms that produce this dark, oily, unmistakable leaf — and the Tabernacle is his fullest expression of that connection. Rolled at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, a dark and toothy Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper sits over a Mexican San Andrés binder and a carefully selected blend of Nicaraguan and Honduran Jamastran long-fillers. The result is a full-bodied, complex smoke that has earned its place among the most celebrated Connecticut Broadleaf cigars ever made — with multiple 90+ ratings and a Top 25 Cigar of the Year placement from Cigar Aficionado to prove it.

Why You’ll Love It

The Broadleaf Standard: Few cigars put the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper on a pedestal the way the Tabernacle does — every other component in the blend exists to elevate and honor that remarkable leaf.

Sacred Construction: Rolled at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez with a San Andrés binder and aged Nicaraguan and Honduran Jamastran fillers, the construction is as deliberate and precise as the name suggests — nothing here is by accident.

Connecticut Roots, Global Soul: This is Nick Melillo’s most personal blend — a man from the Connecticut River Valley building a tribute to the leaf his home state is famous for, using the finest Nicaraguan and Honduran tobacco to frame it perfectly.