Casa 1910 Cavalry Edition Jilguero 6″ * 60

From Casa 1910, a Mexican boutique, the Casa 1910 Cavalry Edition Jilguero is a San Andrés-wrapped gordo, handmade in Nicaragua. Casa 1910 is one of the few premium cigars rolled in Mexico.

It blends a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Mexican binder and Nicaraguan and Mexican filler at a medium to full body, leading with cocoa, espresso, black pepper, and a sweet, almost-syrupy dark earth. At 6 by 60, a ring this wide draws easy and burns cool, and it takes a proper toast to get the whole foot lit.

The San Andres valley sits inland from the Gulf coast of Veracruz on volcanic soil, which is where the earthy, faintly mineral edge underneath the cocoa comes from.

Pairs well with bourbon, espresso, or mezcal.