Quorum Shade Double Gordo 6″ * 60

A wider-gauge expression of the Quorum Shade blend, the Double Gordo pushes J.C. Newman’s mild Connecticut-wrapped value cigar into a 60 ring gauge format.

The blend pairs an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with a Sumatra Sungrown binder over Nicaraguan filler, hand-rolled at the PENSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, in a Cuban sandwich construction. Each bundle passes through a four-step quality control process before shipping. The Double Gordo measures 6 by 60, ships in 20-count bundles, and sits at the mild end of the body scale.

The flavor tends to lean toward cream and toasted bread at the start, with cedar, almond, and a touch of grain sweetness running through the middle before a finish carrying soft pepper and dry wood. The 60 ring gauge tips the wrapper-to-filler ratio toward the Nicaraguan core, rounding the smoke and pulling more of the cream and bread character forward than in the slimmer formats. The size suits a longer afternoon session at a mild body level.

Pairings: cappuccino, aged white rum, or pilsner.