Foundation Charter Oak Pasquale 5"1/2 * 48

A full-bodied, potent but not overwhelming cigar with notes of sweetness, spice, and an underlying earthiness. Its muscular USA Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper sheaths a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The Foundation Charter Oak Pasquale is an ideal choice for the seasoned aficionado or the novice who wants to try something bolder. The cigars are handmade at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. factory. Foundation Cigars owner and master blender Nick Melillo named the Pasquale after one of his grandfathers, who instilled a passion, love, and knowledge for tobacco and cigars in Melillo.

• Brands
  Foundation Charter Oak Pasquale

  When developing the Charter Oak Pasquale cigar, Foundation Cigars owner and founder Nick Melillo dedicated the cigar to his grandfather, who preferred Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco. Pasquale helped Melillo develop his affinity for all things tobacco and cigars. The cigar is also a tribute to the opening of the new Foundation Cigars office in 2023, which is in the Connecticut River Valley where the prized USA Connecticut Shade and USA Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco are grown. The Pasquale cigar features a dark chocolatey USA Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper that covers a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The cigars are handmade at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. factory.
• Cigar Shape
  Robusto

  The Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 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
  5"1/2

  This cigar is 5"1/2 inches long, or 139.7 mm.
• Origin
  Nicaragua

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  48

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 48, so his diameter is 48/64 inches or 19.05 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
  None
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  AJ Fernandez

  Cuban expatriate AJ Fernandez produces handmade cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua at the Tabacalera Fernandez factory. Fernandez learned everything he knows about tobacco and cigarmaking from his late grandfather, cigar legend Alejandro Robaina.
• Cigar Wrapper
  USA Connecticut Broadleaf

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Connecticut Broadleaf is grown in the United States' Connecticut Valley and is prized for its dark, oily, full flavored and aromatic characteristics. The plants are grown in full sun giving this cigar wrapper its characteristic sweetness. The Connecticut Broadleaf plant leaves are mainly processed as maduro tobacco. Today, Connecticut Broadleaf seeds are being grown in other countries besides the United States.
• Cigar Binder
  Nicaragua

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.
• Cigar Filler
  Nicaragua

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