The Clandestinos is a premium cigar that is part of the Bandolero brand. During the 19th Century, the Spanish crown had a monopoly on tobacco production and the making of cigars and other tobacco products. This control allowed them to charge exorbitant prices for cigars, which gave rise to bootleggers referred to as Bandoleros. These bootleggers had cigars made in countries not under Spanish rule and sell them at a much lower cost, which eventually undermined the monarchy’s monopoly. The Clandestinos cigar is composed of a light-brown Ecuadorian wrapper placed over a binder of undisclosed origin and a Peruvian filler. It is a full-bodied stick that offers up a complexity of flavors. Expertly hand crafted in Costa Rica, the Bandolero Clandestinos is the creation of Nelson Alfonso, a Cuban graphic designer who is recognized in the cigar industry for doing the artwork and packaging for the Cohiba Behike brand. Alfonso is also the founder of Selected Tobacco.
Cigar Origin
Costa Rica
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Costa Rica’s ideal climate and fertile soil make it the perfect environment for producing premium tobacco. Primarily used as a filler or binder, Costa Rican tobacco is gaining popularity as a wrapper too. Their exquisite maduro wrapper leaves are recognized for being full-bodied. Located just south of Nicaragua in Central America, Costa Rica has become a primary source of tobacco for boutique cigar makers.
Strength
Wrapper Color
Claro
Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Claro wrapper is light, yellowish brown in color.
Wrapper
Ecuadorian
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Ecuador is the perfect place to grow wrappers, because it is located on the Equator! And it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the wrapper plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. Ecuador supplies Connecticut and Sumatra type wrappers to many cigar factory in the world.
Binder
N/A
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Filler
Peru
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Ligero
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Rolled by
Handmade
Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
Manufacturer
Tabacos de Costa Rica
The Tabacos de Costa Rica factory was established by Don Olman in 1997. It is located in Santiago de Puriscal in Costa Rica.
Robusto, Full, Claro, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $412.50 | $349.95 FREE SHIPPING | $62.55 | 1745 | In Stock Ships 12/26 | | |
Single | $16.50 | $14.85 | $1.65 | 70 | In Stock Ships 12/26 | | |
Toro, Full, Claro, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $450.00 | $381.95 FREE SHIPPING | $68.05 | 1905 | In Stock Ships 12/31 | | |
Robusto, Full, Claro, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $412.50 | $349.95 FREE SHIPPING | $62.55 | 1745 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Single | $16.50 | $14.85 | $1.65 | 70 | In Stock Ships 12/26 | | |
Torpedo, Full, Claro, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $400.00 | $339.95 FREE SHIPPING | $60.05 | 1695 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Single | $16.00 | $14.40 | $1.60 | 70 | In Stock Ships 12/26 | | |
Created by Nelson Alfonso as part of his Bandolero brand, the Traficantes is a premium cigar line that features a natural Ecuadorian wrapper blended with a binder of undisclosed origin and a Nicaraguan filler. Once lit, this awesome blend provides a rich complexity of flavors and a potent but balanced smoking experience. The brand tells the story of the Bandoleros (or bootleggers) who undermined the Spanish monarchy’s monopoly on tobacco and tobacco products during the 19th Century. The Bandoleros produced cigars in other countries and then sold them at a much lower cost than the Spanish crown would allow. The Bandolero Traficantes cigars are handmade in Costa Rica. Nelson Alfonso is the founder of Selected Tobacco. A Cuban graphic designer, Alfonso is recognized in the cigar industry for doing the artwork and packaging for the Cohiba Behike brand.
Cigar Origin
Costa Rica
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Costa Rica’s ideal climate and fertile soil make it the perfect environment for producing premium tobacco. Primarily used as a filler or binder, Costa Rican tobacco is gaining popularity as a wrapper too. Their exquisite maduro wrapper leaves are recognized for being full-bodied. Located just south of Nicaragua in Central America, Costa Rica has become a primary source of tobacco for boutique cigar makers.
Strength
Wrapper Color
Natural
Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.
Wrapper
Ecuadorian
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Ecuador is the perfect place to grow wrappers, because it is located on the Equator! And it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the wrapper plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. Ecuador supplies Connecticut and Sumatra type wrappers to many cigar factory in the world.
Binder
N/A
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Filler
Nicaragua
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Rolled by
Handmade
Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
Manufacturer
Tabacos de Costa Rica
The Tabacos de Costa Rica factory was established by Don Olman in 1997. It is located in Santiago de Puriscal in Costa Rica.
Robusto, Full, Natural, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $425.00 | $360.95 FREE SHIPPING | $64.05 | 1800 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Toro, Full, Natural, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $450.00 | $381.95 FREE SHIPPING | $68.05 | 1905 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Single | $18.00 | $16.20 | $1.80 | 80 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Robusto, Full, Natural, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $400.00 | $339.95 FREE SHIPPING | $60.05 | 1695 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Single | $16.00 | $14.40 | $1.60 | 70 | In Stock Ships 12/26 | | |
Torpedo, Full, Natural, from Costa Rica
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Box of 25 | $437.50 | $370.95 FREE SHIPPING | $66.55 | 1850 | Backorder Ships 12/29 - 12/31 | | |
Single | $17.50 | $15.75 | $1.75 | 75 | In Stock Ships 12/26 | | |
Questions & Answers
Wendell Miller Is this item back in stock.? I’ve tried ordering it twice without luck. So I want to sure it’s in stock before ordering again.
Posted 6/30/2024
Anthony Hartmann Any chance of getting the series A in?
Posted 4/4/2024
Duy Nguyen any of the bandolero wrap in cello?
Posted 7/22/2023
Duy Do you guys carry Bandolero in jars?
Posted 5/23/2023
Craig Nakamura Which Bandolero would come close or even better than the Firecracker? Recommendations?
Posted 4/20/2023
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