Cigar of the Month: April 2023

April 1, 2023

Curated to provide you with some of the best cigars on the market at an unbeatable value, here is the all-new Cigar of the Month Club from JR Cigars.

Each month, for just under $31.00, you will get five new cigars for you to throw into your humidor and enjoy. Subscribe for a year up-front and you will get 10% off, and get a free gift worth $60!

By joining the Cigar of the Month Club, you will also get 50% off your JR Plus membership, which includes free shipping on ALL orders, not just Cigar of the Month. Cigar of the Month Club subscribers who also join JR Plus will also get a bonus cigar with each month’s box, absolutely free.

Last month we offered you some of the best cigars the industry had to offer. Take a look below to see what we have April 2023 Cigar of the Month. Enjoy!

Avo Syncro Caribe

Country of Origin: Dominican Republic

Wrapper: Dominican Republic

Binder: Ecuador

Filler: Dominican Republic/Nicaragua

Ring: 50

Length: 5

Strength: Medium

Smoke Time: 85 Minutes

Leading the charge for April’s Cigar of the Month Collection is the Avo Syncro Caribe. The concept behind this line from Avo is all about the synchronization of tobacco. With the Caribe, the synchronization of the growing regions in the Caribbean and Central America where the tobaccos used to create this 5 x 50 medium-bodied smoke hail from.

The wrapper utilizes a chocolate brown shade that’s made up of Dominican tobaccos. When it comes to the binder, you’ll find tobaccos from Ecuador. When it comes to the filler tobacco part of the Caribe, you have rich and flavorful tobaccos that hail from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.

Some flavor notes you’ll detect while smoking this gem are leather, graham cracker, earth, cocoa, and hints of dried fruit. Two other sizes besides the 5 x 50 Robusto are available in the Caribe. You can either get the 6 x 52 Toro or the 6 x 60 Special Toro. All three sizes come in boxes of 20.

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Oliva Serie V

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Sun-Grown Habano

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Jalapa Valley Ligero

Ring: 54

Length: 5

Strength: Medium-Full

Smoke Time: 95 Minutes

The second cigar to be featured in Apri;’s Cigar of the Month collection is the ever-so popular Oliva Serie V in the 5 x 54 Double Robusto size. This medium to full-bodied cigar from Oliva is rated a 92 on Cigar Aficionado, as well as landed at the No. 22 spot on their 2011 Top 25 Cigar of the Year list. There’s so many renditions of this specific brand, but this one seems to be the go-to one for both novice and aficionados alike.

Cloaked in a Sun-Grown Habano wrapper, the Oliva Serie V Double Robusto utilizes Jalapa Valley Ligero tobaccos for the filler and Nicaragua tobaccos for the binder. These scrumptious and sought after Nicaraguan tobaccos are mixed just right to have the ultimate smoking experience for all to enjoy. Flavor notes you’ll detect while smoking are coffee, pepper, cocoa and a hint of syrup on the backend.

With seventeen different sizes under this brand that come in packs of five or boxes of twenty-four, you’re bound to find the right Oliva Serie V that fits your palate. Stop by JR Cigars today to check out the incomparable Oliva Serie V line today!

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Aganorsa Leaf Rare Leaf Reserve

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Jalapa

Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo

Filler: Nicaragua

Ring: 54

Length: 6

Strength: Medium

Smoke Time: 100 Minutes

Aganorsa Rare Leaf Reserve Toro has been a favorite of ours here at JR for quite sometime. So when we were coming up with cigars to include in April’s Cigar of the Month pack, it was an obvious choice to share our love of this Nicaraguan puro with you all.

This medium-bodied 6 x 54 Toro is comprised of vintage Nicaraguan Criollo 98 and 99 tobaccos. Other rare vintage leaves you’ll find throughout this cigar hail from the Jalapa Valley region of Nicaragua. These rare tobaccos all make up the wrapper, binder and filler of this cigar.

While smoking this well-crafted Toro, you will detect notes of cinnamon, earth, cocoa, and leather. When it comes to the Rare Leaf Reserve, you can get a box of 15 in either the Toro, Robusto, or 6 x 60 Titan.

Adding any cigar from Aganorsa Leaf to your humidor is the right choice. But, adding the Rare Leaf Reserve to your collection will only enhance the status of your humidor. Go to JR Cigars today and add one of the three sizes right now!

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H. Upmann Nicaragua Heritage by AJ Fernandez

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Brazil

Binder: Nicaraguan Habano

Filler: Nicaragua

Ring: 54

Length: 6

Strength: Medium-Full

Smoke Time: 100 Minutes

The H. Upmann Nicaragua Heritage by AJ Fernandez is yet another cigar line that Altadis USA and AJ Fernandez have collaborated on. Other lines such as the Aging Room Rare Collection, H. Upmann 175th, Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua and many more have all gained instant notoriety. With this specific brand, Fernandez and Altadis wanted to pay homage to older Cuban brands and this 6 x 54 gem did just that.

With a dark and oily Brazilian wrapper, this medium to full-bodied Toro utilizes Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler that hail from the master blenders farms and factory. Once lit, you’ll detect flavorful notes of earth, oak, leather, and coffee on the backend.

Other than the Toro, the H. Upmann Nicaragua Heritage by AJ Fernandez comes in a Churchill, Torpedo, Corona, and Robusto and arrives in boxes of 20.

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Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Nicaragua

Ring: 50

Length: 6

Strength: Medium-Full

Smoke Time: 95-100 Minutes

Another medium-bodied Toro to hail from Nicaragua is the Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut from Drew Estate. This 6 x 50 gem is the sequel to the original Joya de Nicaragua Antano that was released in 2001. The Antano Connecticut debuted eighteen years after the original and still came with the same intensity as its predecessor.

With an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper cloaked over delicious Nicaraguan tobaccos that make up the binder and filler, the Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut is one cigar that should be in heavy demand in your daily or weekly cigar rotation.

Once lit, you may detect a plethora of different flavor notes. Some notes that you may detect are toast, cedar, leather, and creamy finish in the final third. Featured in eight different sizes that comes in a box of 20, you can get this gem from Drew Estate online at JR Cigars, or experience it for the first time in this months Cigar of the Month pack.

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JR Plus Members - Rocky Patel Vintage 1992

Country of Origin: Honduras

Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Nicaragua/Dominican Republic

Ring: 52

Length: 6.50

Strength: Medium

Smoke Time: 110 Minutes

The extra cigar that comes in the pack for our JR Plus members is a cigar with a rich history and even richer tobacco profile. The Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 in the Toro is a medium-bodied experience with bold and complex tobaccos. Cloaked in an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, the Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 has Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic tobaccos that make up the binder and the filler.

The tobaccos that make up the wrapper were stored and preserved from crops that were grown 31 years ago. On top of the vintage tobacco used for the wrapper, the tobaccos that make up the filler and binder were aged an additional five years from seed to eventual smoke.

Flavors you may detect while smoking this 6.50 x 52 Toro are dried fruit, leather, coffee, spice, and caramel. Featured in 12 other sizes, that come in a pack of five, box of ten, or pack of twenty, you can now get this vintage and rare cigar from Rocky Patel today at JR Cigars.

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Final Thoughts

Have you missed out on the previous Cigar of the Month packs and are looking to play catch up? If you click here, you can check out the various five-packs of the previous cigar of the month samples we have left over!

Enjoy!

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