Hamilton Candela

Hamilton Candela from Founders Cigar Company is the green-wrapper cigar in the lineup, named after Alexander Hamilton, the man tied heavily to America's early financial system and the 'greenback' connection. It's a clever nod, but the cigar has to do more than look different. Thankfully, this one brings a profile you don't get from every other stick in the humidor. Wrapped in Ecuadorian Candela over a Nicaraguan binder with filler from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Hamilton Candela brings a smooth, fresh profile with herbal notes, grass, cream, light earth, nuts, subtle pepper, and a little spice as it develops. It's not dark, heavy, or aggressive. It's clean, different, and easy to enjoy without being boring.

War Wagon's Take. Hamilton Candela is the cigar we'd hand to someone who wants to try something different without jumping into the deep end. Candela wrappers scare some people off because they're green and unfamiliar, but this is exactly why it belongs in the humidor. It gives customers a lane they probably haven't smoked much of. This is not the cigar for someone chasing a heavy Maduro or pepper bomb. This is for the smoker who wants something lighter, fresher, and a little off the beaten path. It's a good daytime smoke, a good conversation cigar, and a solid reminder that different doesn't have to mean weird for the sake of weird.