Foundation Charter Oak CT Shade
Long before the first tobacco farms broke ground in the Connecticut River Valley, Native Americans were already gathering beneath the branches of the Charter Oak — smoking, trading, and honoring…
Read MoreHighclere Castle Senetjer
One hundred years ago, Lord Carnarvon departed Highclere Castle — the same estate that would inspire Downton Abbey — and traveled to the ancient sands of Egypt. Alongside archaeologist Howard…
Read MoreFoundation Aksum
Nick Melillo has always drawn his inspiration from the corners of the world most cigar makers never think to look. With Aksum, he turns to the ancient Kingdom of Aksumite…
Read MoreFoundation Tabernacle David and Goliath
Every great story has an underdog. For Foundation Cigar Company, the David & Goliath isn’t just a name — it carries the full weight of that biblical moment when one…
Read MoreFoundation The Wise Man Lancero
The Lancero is the purist’s vitola — long, lean, and unforgiving, it demands perfect construction and rewards the smoker with an experience unlike any other format. Foundation Cigar Company knows…
Read MoreFoundation The Wise Man Corojo
The name has always been there — El Güegüense, “The Wise Man,” was the cigar that put Foundation on the map. Now Nick Melillo has brought that title into a…
Read MoreFoundation The Tabernacle Knight Commander
Some titles are honorary. Nick Melillo’s isn’t. The Ethiopian Crown Council awarded him the title of Knight Commander of The Ethiopian Star of Honor — a genuine order of knighthood…
Read MoreThe Upsetters
Jamaica has always made its own rules. From the Arawak people who first cultivated tobacco in those volcanic hills centuries ago, to the “rude boys” of the 1960s who saw…
Read MoreFoundation The Wise Man Maduro
Wisdom comes in many forms. For Nick Melillo, it came from years spent learning the tobacco fields of Nicaragua, mastering the craft at Drew Estate, and eventually building Foundation Cigar…
Read MoreFoundation The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142
The original Tabernacle set a standard. This one raises it. Nick Melillo has always been fascinated by the history and genetics of Connecticut tobacco — and the Havana Seed CT…
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