Foundation Charter Oak CT Shade
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade
Binder: Sumatra
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Mild-Medium
Long before Dutch settlers came to our shores, the Native Americans cultivated tobacco and held councils beneath the massive branches of the Charter Oak tree. It is a sacred tree and is a long standing symbol of American independence. Charter Oak Cigar shail from the same fertile valley in Connecticut that native son Nicholas Melillo was born and raised in. These cigars preserve and celebrate that rich local history.
The cigar is rolled in a silky Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Sumatran binder and Nicaraguan fillers. This combination of tobacco gives the smoker amild to medium bodied smoke.