Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Oscuro LE Toro 6" * 52

A rich creaminess accompanied by warm nutty and coffee notes add balance to this full-strength cigar. Its rustic Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper sheaths a Habano Ecuador binder and a filler composed of Nicaraguan, Dominican, and USA Pennsylvania leaves. This hearty five-nation blend make the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Oscuro LE an excellent choice as an after dinner smoke. The cigars are handmade at the Tabacalera Las Lavas, SRL factory in the Dominican Republic, which is owned and operated by the Cuevas family.

• Brands
  Casa Cuevas La Mandarria

  The inspiration for Casa Cuevas La Mandarria cigar came about when Cuevas’ Miami headquarters was robbed of its fine cigars. The thieves used sledgehammers to break through the warehouse wall and take off with the goods. The La Mandarria (Spanish for sledgehammer) sports an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper that conceals a Nicaraguan binder, which houses fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, the La Mandarria is considered Casa Cuevas’ first full-bodied, full-strength cigar. A pigtail cap and shaggy foot give the La Mandarria a very stylish flair. The Casa Cuevas La Mandarria is a limited edition cigar only 500 boxes of 20 cigars were created.
• Cigar Shape
  Toro

  The standard Toro shape is 6 inches by 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  6"

  This cigar is 6 inches long, or 152.4 mm.
• Origin
  Dominican Republic

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  52

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 52, so his diameter is 52/64 inches or 20.57 mm.
• Strength
  Full
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  Tabacalera Las Lavas, SRL

  The Tabacalera Las Lavas, SRL is a family owned and operated cigar maker that is located in the Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic. It is owned by the Cuevas family, who have been in the tobacco business for more than three generations. The factory produces Casa Cuevas, their own brand of cigars, as well as cigars for brands such as Gurkha, Sam Leccia, Veritas Cigars, Bow Tie Cigars, and Good Karma Cigars.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Mexican San Andres Maduro

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Mexican tobacco is very dark and the best leaves can be used as maduro wrappers. San Andres Maduro is a thick, medium bodied dark leaf, also called San Andres Morron. Like Connecticut Broadleaf, San Andres Maduro is stalk cut and used for binder and wrapper.
• Cigar Binder
  Habano Ecuador

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Habano Ecuador is a Cuban-seed tobacco that is grown and cultivated in Ecuador using traditional Cuban methods.
• Cigar Filler
  Dominican Republic

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
  Filler (or “tripa” in Spanish) is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the most premier tobacco growing countries in the world. The filler tobacco grown in this Caribbean island nation ranges from mild to full bodied. Olor Dominicano and Piloto Cubano are the main types of tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.

  Nicaragua

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

  USA Pennsylvania

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.