Cigars

Your phone on silent, a glass of wine in hand, a serious conversation – a moment of mindfulness and a deep connection with your fellow cigar enthusiast, this is the true benefit of a cigar.

PDR EL CRIOLLITO, Double Magnum, 60 Ring/6, Mild Body – $12
Originally released exclusively for the European market, PDR El Criollito handmade premium cigars were so popular that famous brand owner and master blender Abe Flores had to send them to the US. With a focus on vintage Criollo tobaccos, these affordable and deliciously good sticks are made with Dominican and Nicaraguan Criollo long fillers packed within a Mexican San Andres binder and completed with a top-quality Ecuadorian Criollo rosado wrapper leaf that boasts an almost clay red color. Blended to emulate the flavors from the forbidden island, El Criollito provides a balanced medium-bodied smoke that delivers notes of white pepper, almonds, ground coffee, cinnamon, and cedar.

ROMEO Y JULIETA ANEJADOS DOUBLE MAGNUM, 50 Ring/5”, Mild Body – $12
Handmade in Honduras with a Connecticut Ecuador wrapper surrounding a Mexican binder, and a premium blend of Dominican long fillers. A mellow smoke that’s rich in flavor, therse cigars greet the palate with woodsy flavors of oak and cedar, backed by some earthiness, coffee, and a peppery finish. Along with great taste, these affordable JR Exclusives boast the pristine construction, slow burn, and easy draw, that you’ve come to expect from every RyJ offering.

ACID 20-YEAR TORO, 48 Ring/5”, Mild-Medium Body – $12
The ACID 20 vitolas incorporate the same Mexican San Andrés wrapper covering an Indonesian binder as well as filler tobaccos sourced from Nicaragua. The company says that it is finished with an infusion that is “truly unique, and worthy of the double decade title.”

KENTUCKY FIRE CURED JUST A FRIEND, 52 Ring/6”, Medium Body – $10
This big, rustic-looking, handmade premium Toro is packed with unique flavor notes of oak, hickory, and sweet Kentucky burley tobacco. This unique cigar uses super-aromatic and flavorful fire-cured tobacco (akin to pipe or chewing tobacco) from Kentucky along with select Nicaraguan and Brazilian fillers, covered by a Mexican San Andres wrapper to give it a nice earthy balance. When the craving for this one hits, nothing else will satisfy.

PDR SERIE PRIVADA ROSADO, 44 Ring/5.5”, Medium Body – $9
These gems boast a core of masterfully aged Nicaraguan Habano and Dominican Corojo long filler tobaccos that are flawlessly packed inside a hearty Nicaraguan binder and topped off by an Ecuadorian Habano rosado wrapper. Expertly balanced medium-bodied smoke, with notes of vanilla, coffee, and cocoa. Finished with a top-quality box press, these gems taste amazingly good.

MONTECRISTO ESPADA QUILLION, 56 Ring/7”, Medium Body – $16
With 100% Nicaraguan tobacco, a first for Montecristo cigars, the Quillion is handmade with particularly aged vintage tobaccos and tediously crafted to perfection. A Jalapa Vintage 2010 wrapper houses an intricate Habano blend of Jalapa Seco Vintage 2008, Jalapa Viso Ometepe Vintage 2008 and Condega Ligero Vintage 2008. Rich, complex and satisfying.

MONTECRISTO ANEJADOS MAGNUM, 60 Ring/6”, Medium-Full Body – $14
An exciting new blend made exclusively for JR. This 6 x 60 cigar is expertly hand rolled in Honduras with an oily Ecuador Sumatra wrapper, a Dominican binder, and a core of fully aged Nicaraguan and Dominican long fillers. This smooth, well-refined medium to full bodied cigar provides rich leathery flavors, backed by nuances of sweet spice, black coffee, and some woodsy tones.

MONTECRISTO 1935 ANNIVERSERY No. 2, 52 Ring/6”, Full Body - $18
Ranked Cigar Aficionado’s #2 cigar of year in 2021, the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary No. 2 is a full-bodied Nicaraguan Puro blend. They were made to celebrate the brands 85-year history of producing some the world’s most sought after premium cigars. Hand-selected Cuban seed tobaccos create a full-bodied blend with notes of Espresso, cedar, and earth.

OLIVA NICARAGUAN SERIES, Medium-Full Body
Double Toro, 60 Ring/6” – $11
Double Robusto, 54 Ring/5” – $10
Nicaraguan Series by Oliva are a unique blend that uses a Pennsylvania Broadleaf maduro wrapper, a Sumatra binder, and aged Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos. A bold, well-rounded smoke with complex nuances of dark peppery spice, chocolate, and earth, punctuated with a long creamy finish. Made in limited quantities.

ROMEO Y JULIETA CRAFTED BY AJ FERNANDEZ, Robusto, 52 Ring/5”, Full Body – $10
Handmade in AJ’s factory in Nicaragua, the Romeo y Julieta by AJ Fernandez features a spicy Habana 2000 Maduro wrapper and a bevy of Nicaraguan long-fillers. The result is a slow-burning cigar, rife with notes of cocoa, subtle spice, and roasted nuts. You may think Romeo is only capable of producing mellow cigars — but with Romeo by AJ, that thought should be immediately dismissed.

OLIVA SERIE V MELANIO, Torpedo, 52 Ring/6.5”, Medium Body – $18
The Oliva Serie V Melanio is a handmade, rich premium cigar made with aged ligero fillers that give the cigar a rich and robust flavor. Keeping in line with the famous Serie V cigar, the Serie V Melanio is also a full-flavored cigar that is not overpowering. Added to the blend this time are aged Jalapa tobaccos that add a little more flavor to the smoke. The wrapper is grown by the Olivas in Ecuador. This Torpedo cigar will give you full, smooth flavors.

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PDR 1878 TORO CAFÉ, 52 Ring/6”, Medium & Full Body – $49
It features an Ecuador Sun Grown wrapper over a Dominican binder and long-fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Many brands have put out coffee infused blends but what sets these apart is the use of real cane sugar in the infusion process which provides a nice touch sweetness to this medium-bodied blend. The coffee flavor is apparent in each puff, but it’s also subtle and never overpowering.

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DEADWOOD SWEET JANE CIGARILLOS, 32 Ring/4”, Medium Body – $20
Deadwood Sweet Jane cigarillos are handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua, by Drew Estate. These unique cigars feature premium Nicaraguan binder/filler tobaccos and a deliciously dark and oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The Sweet Janes are medium-bodied with smooth notes of spice, mocha, and earth.

Pair your full-body cigar with a Cabernet Sauvignon, or light-medium-body cigar with a blonde ale or amber. We also have a nice selection of Ports available by the bottle. The complexity of the wine brings out the complexity of the cigar.

Cigars now available at Craft’d wine and beer bar in downtown Morganton, NC.

Cigars now available at Craft’d wine and beer bar in downtown Morganton, NC.

A small, but nicely curated selection of cigars is available for the discerning aficionado.

A small, but nicely curated selection of cigars is available for the discerning aficionado.

Craft’d is a local wine and beer taproom in downtown Morganton, NC.

Craft’d is a local wine and beer taproom in downtown Morganton, NC.