Top 5 JR Private Label Cigars
Here at JR Cigar, we are best known for selling other brands’ products at an affordable, discounted price. No matter what size or style you’re looking for, it’d be hard for you to find a brand we do not carry throughout our website.
However, we’re not only one of the biggest cigar retailers, but we have plenty of in-house cigars made just for us, made by us and our manufacturing partners that will totally blow your socks off.
For this week’s Top 5 list, we dive into the best private-label cigars that we at JR have made come to fruition. With collaborations alongside Drew Estate and Altadis, here are the Top 5 JR Private Label Cigars of 2022.
Don’t forget to check out our limited-time sampler in the link below.
Buy NowJR Pure Origin Gran Vulcano
Country of Origin – Nicaragua
Wrapper – Habano Jalapa
Binder – Habano Ometepe
Filler – Ometepe Jalapa
Length – 6
Ring – 50
Strength – Medium
Smoke Time – 85-95 Minutes
Leading off our Top 5 JR Private Label Cigars is a cigar that came out earlier this year with the collaboration from Rafael Nodal of AUSA, and JR Cigars CEO Davide Moro. The JR Pure Origin Gran Vulcano is the newest addition to our Private Label collection. Speaking honestly and truthfully without being biased, we here at JR feel like the Gran Vulcano is a cigar that is going to start putting us on another level when it comes to private labels.
Cloaked in that gorgeous reddish-dark brown Habano Jalapa wrapper provides an abundance of sweet spice in the first third. With tobaccos from the Ometepe region of Nicaragua for the binder and filler, the second and final third provides a little bit of a bite in there that medium to full-bodied cigars tend to do.
From the design of the box to the flavor and ingredients of this 6 x 50 gem, we couldn’t be more proud and very excited to see what we do next. We do have a decent amount of boxes in stock, however, it’s on a limited run. So once they’re gone, they’re gone definitely want to hop on the JR Pure Origin train before it’s too late.
Buy NowCrowned Heads Mother Church
Country of Origin – Nicaragua
Wrapper – Ecuadorian Corojo
Binder – Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler – Nicaragua
Length – 7
Ring – 48
Strength – Medium-Full
Smoke Time – 110 Minutes
Next up on our Top 5 Jr Private Label Cigars is a brand that was birthed during our JR 50th Anniversary launch conducted all throughout 2021, but now is its stand-alone line for Crowned Heads. The Mother Church is one of our best-selling and highly-rated private labels to come out of JR Cigars. Landing in the Top Five of last year’s Blind Man Puff list and a 90 rating from Cigar Coop, The Mother Church is a 7 x 48 Medium to Full-Bodied gem that pays homage to the beautiful city of Nashville in Tenessee.
Cloaked in a golden-brown Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper, the Mother Church also utilizes scrumptious Broadleaf tobacco for the binder and three different leaves from Nicaragua for the filler tobacco. This cigar is the personification of a flavorful premium smoke.
It’s a little zesty and rich. It has a little bit of everything you want to have a cigar. Whether it be the first thing you smoke in the morning with a cup of coffee or a nightcap after you just finished a big dinner. You want to have it right after a big steak. It’s going to work perfectly and only available at JR Cigars.com
Buy NowNightShade by Drew Estate
Country of Origin – Nicaragua
Wrapper – Connecticut Habano
Binder – Indonesia
Filler – Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
Length – 5
Ring – 52
Strength – Medium-Full
Smoke Time – 90 Minutes
Next up, we have this delicious gem from Drew Estate called the “NightShade”. If you run into Willy Herrera of Drew Estate and ask him about this blend, 10 out of 10 times he is going to tell you that they are pissed off that they made us the cigar back in 2020. It was so good when it came out. All jokes aside, this Medium to Full-Bodied masterpiece is as affordable as one premium cigar should be.
This dark and oily, Connecticut Habano wrapper is filled with rich and zesty flavors with each and every puff. Another key contributor to this delicious smoke is the Indonesian binder that will give you a little bit of a coffee note. Then finally, the Nicaraguan fillers used in this 5 x 52 stick are where this cigar finally balances everything out.
One thing we will brag a little bit about is how this cigar received a 93 rating from Blind Man’s Puff, which is unheard of for a cigar that sells for under $10. With unbeatable prices, mixed with top-tier flavor progression and construction, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another cigar like the NightShade by Drew Estate and JR Cigars.
Buy NowMontecristo Volume 1: 100 Days
Country of Origin – Honduras
Wrapper – Ecuador Habano
Binder – Nicaragua
Filler – Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
Length – 6
Ring – 52
Strength – Medium
Smoke Time – 110 Minutes
Our next JR Cigar Private Label comes from the great people over at Altadis USA. This smoke launched in early 2020 as our private label and we were extremely thrilled to find out what prestigious brand would be attached to this one.
The Montecristo Volume 1: 100 days is based on the famous tale “The Count of Montecristo”. We’re looking at an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper along with some Dominican and Nicaraguan filler and binder tobaccos. The cigars arrive in a box that’s fashioned as the book. Some may think it’s too “gimmicky”, but once you light up and smoke this bad boy, you’ll realize this cigar is anything but a gimmick. Some flavor notes you may detect are nuts, cinnamon, zest, and cocoa.
Even if it’s a private label and even if it’s a less expensive Montecristo, they are not screwing around with this brand. They were never going to put that label on a cigar that does not perform 100% So sotp by JR Cigars today and pick up the Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days.
Buy NowOliva Melanio JR 50th Anniversary
Country of Origin – Nicaragua
Wrapper – Ecuador Sumatra
Binder – Nicaragua
Filler – Nicaragua
Length – 6
Ring – 50
Strength – Medium-Full
Smoke Time – 100 Minutes
Last but not least on our Top 5 JR Private Labeled Cigars, we have the Oliva Melanio JR 50th Anniversary. You may notice that we showcase this one a lot because of how good it is in this size. The original Melanio is traditionally a box press smoke. For our JR 50th Anniversary cigars releases last year in 2021, Oliva was kind enough to make it in a rounded Parejo.
Avid Oliva Serie V Melanio smokers who have only ever tried it in the box-pressed version have smoked this and rave about how this is the best version they have smoked of the Melanio.
Utilizing Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler, this 6 x 50 gem is cloaked in a golden Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper that oozes delicious flavor notes with each puff you take.
With the top-notch construction on this revitalized classic, you don’t want to sleep on it. Check it out as soon as you can because once they’re sold out, they’re gone. Something you definitely want to pick up before it’s too late.
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You’ve overlooked the J R Alternative: Partagas 1845 Gigante. This has become one of my most favorite cigars – hands down. Very enjoyable smoking experience that lasts about one hour.
This is a very satisfying smoke.