Foundation Charter Oak Habano Toro 6″ x 52

Handmade in Nicaragua, the Foundation Charter Oak Habano Toro is a Habano-wrapped toro from Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Co. Nicholas Melillo spent years sourcing Nicaraguan leaf before founding the brand. Foundation’s Nicholas Melillo spent more than a decade sourcing tobacco for Drew Estate before founding his own Nicaraguan company.

It blends an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler at a medium body, leading with cedar, black pepper, espresso, and a sweet, leathery spice. At 6 by 52, it burns cool and even.

Habano describes the seed, not the country. Grown in Nicaraguan or Ecuadorian soil it keeps the Cuban spice while picking up the character of wherever it was planted.

Pairs well with coffee, bourbon, or porter.