The L’Atelier is a medium-bodied cigar that is handmade in Nicaragua at My Father Cigars factory. Its blend was created by Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson. An Ecuadorian Habano wrapper drapes the L’Atelier’s Nicaraguan binder and filler. The L’Atelier offers up notes of spice, earth, and cedar.

In 2015, L’Atelier released Côte d'Or as a limited project using some coveted Pelo de Oro from the Garcia’s farms and the result was extremely special.  This year they are once again creating a limited vitola using Pelo de Oro from the Garcias. The naming of the Côte d'Or project pays homage to the famed Burgundy wine growing region in France known for growing Pinot Noir, one of the most temperamental grape varietals. Pelo de Oro is a very temperamental tobacco plant, requiring a lot of hands on care and it is also extremely subjective to the environment in which it is grown. With both Pelo de Oro and Pinot Noir, the yields are low, but the resulting products are very special. Côte d'Or, which translates roughly to “Gold Coast” made for a classic name given the translation of Pelo de Oro as “Hair of Gold” and the similarities between growing Pinot Noir and Pelo de Oro. Sancti Spiritus is a hybrid of Criollo and Pelo de Oro. This year, the team at L’Atelier decided to use a mid priming

L'Atelier Extension de la Racine is a limited production released each year since 2013 at the annual IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Only retailers who place order at the annual trade show are able to purchase this cigar. The Racine blend is a Nicaraguan Sun Grown Criollo wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and fillers, including Sancti Spiritus Tobacco.

KC Johnson, who represents the L’Atelier cigar brand, named the L’Atelier Roxy cigar in memory of his dog Roxy, who passed away in 2023. The Roxy cigars come in two distinct wrappers: the Original uses a delicious Ecuadorian Sancti Spiritus wrapper, and the Maduro uses a mouthwatering Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. According to KC, “Some would say that the idea of having two blends in a box was because she was phantom, it also could be because she had two different personalities.” Regardless of which version you choose to smoke, the Roxy offers a delicious smoking experience that will have you coming back for more. KC Johnson is also the older brother of Pete Johnson of Tatuaje cigars.

Selection Speciale uses the same mold-resistant hybrid wrapper as the initial L’Atelier. Dubbed Sancti Spiritus, higher primings are utilized in this Criollo and Pelo de Oro splice to promote a headier, full-bodied experience.

The L’Atelier Surrogates Big Ten is a medium bodied cigar featuring a dark chocolatey Ecuadorian Habano oscuro wrapper that is expertly draped over a Nicaraguan binder and filler. As its name implies, the Big Ten celebrates the Surrogates tenth anniversary. The cigars are handmade in Nicaragua by My Father Cigars.

If you like to light up before the lights go out, then the L’Atelier Surrogates Closing Time should be a mainstay in your humidor. Dan Walsh co-founder of L’Atelier loves this blend so much he smokes it as his last cigar before going to bed, just like a “night-cap.” The blend consists of an inviting Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper placed over a Nicaraguan binder and filler leaves from Mexico, Nicaragua, and the USA. This three-nation blend’s smooth, traditional flavor profile may help you have sweet dreams.

La Mission, launched in 2015, is the most full bodied release of L'atelier, using a Mexican San Andres wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos. The blend also includes Sancti Spiritus leaf in the filler, a tobacco grown by the Garcia family in Nicaragua. La Mission is handmade in the Garcia's factory, My Father Cigars.