Foundation Charter Oak Pegnataro 5"1/2 * 48

Notes of cedar, almond and gently underscored by an irresistible sweetness combine to offer a smooth, savory smoking experience. A binder and filler made of premium Nicaraguan leaves support the cigar’s light tan USA Connecticut Shade wrapper. The Foundation Charter Oak Pegnataro is handmade at the Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A factory. Foundation Cigars owner and master blender Nick Melillo named the Pegnataro after one of his grandfathers, who aided in developing Melillo’s passion, love, and knowledge for tobacco and cigars. 

• Brands
  Foundation Charter Oak Pegnataro

  The Foundation Charter Oak Pegnataro was crafted to pay tribute to the opening of Foundation Cigar’s new office in 2023, which is in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley where the sought-after Connecticut Shade and Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco is grown. It was also created as an homage to Pegnarato, one of Foundation Cigars founder Nick Melillo’s grandfathers, who was fond of Connecticut Shade tobacco. He helped foster in Melillo a love for tobacco and cigars. The Pegnataro cigar features a honey-hued USA Connecticut Shade wrapper draped over a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The cigars are handmade in Nicaragua at the 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
  Medium
• 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.
• 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 Shade

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  The Connecticut Valley, in the Northeast of the USA, is well known for its bright golden wrapper. Because of a very hot and sunny summer, the tobacco is shade grown to make the leaf more delicate with few veins and even surface. Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in the United States has a mild to medium flavor and a silky quality, making it one of the most expensive and sought-after cigar wrappers in the cigar industry.
• 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.