Foundation
Nicholas Melillo spent a decade as Drew Estate's blender and leaf buyer — "El Brujo" — before founding Foundation in 2015. El Güegüense, named after the sixteenth-century Nicaraguan folk drama, is the house statement; Charter Oak is the inexpensive one and sells in volume; The Tabernacle and Highclere Castle sit above. Production moves between Nicaraguan factories, mostly AJ Fernandez's.
Olmec
Olmec Claro ToroToro6 × 52Medium-FullClaro
Olmec Maduro RobustoRobusto5 × 50Medium-FullMaduro
Olmec Maduro ToroToro6 × 52Medium-FullMaduro
The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle RobustoRobusto5 × 50FullMaduro
The Tabernacle ToroToro6 × 52FullMaduro
Also under this marque
Charter Oak Pegnataro5.5 × 48NaturalNicaraguaRolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A..
- El Güegüense 5 Year Aniversario4.75 × 60Colorado MaduroNicaragua
A 4.75-inch cigar at a 60 ring gauge under a Nicaraguan colorado maduro wrapper, with Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at TABSA.
Foundation Charter Oak CT Broadleaf Grande6 × 60Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak CT Broadleaf Rothschild4.25 × 50Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak CT Broadleaf ToroToro6 × 52Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak CT Shade Grande6 × 60Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak CT Shade Petit CoronaPetit Coronas5.25 × 42Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak CT Shade Rothschild4.25 × 50Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak CT Shade ToroToro6 × 52Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak Original Grande6 × 60Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak Original Rothschild4.5 × 50Nicaragua
Foundation Charter Oak Original Toro6 × 52Nicaragua
Highclere Castle Senetjer6.75 × 52ColoradoNicaraguaRolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A..
- Highclere Castle Victorian ToroToro6 × 52Medium-FullColorado Maduro
A six-inch toro at a 52 ring gauge under an Ecuadorian colorado maduro wrapper, with Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez.
Menelik ToroToro6 × 52MaduroNicaraguaA toro. Rolled in Nicaragua at Agricola Ganadera Norteña S.A..
- Metapa Claro Corona GordaCorona GordaNicaragua
A corona gorda. Rolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A..
Olmec Claro RobustoRobusto5 × 50ClaroNicaraguaA five-inch robusto at a 50 ring gauge under a Mexican claro wrapper, with Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez.
- Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No.142 Goliath5 × 58Medium-FullOscuroNicaragua
A five-inch cigar at a 58 ring gauge under a U.S.-grown oscuro wrapper, with Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez.
The Tabernacle David5 × 54Medium-FullMaduroNicaraguaA five-inch cigar at a 54 ring gauge under a U.S.-grown maduro wrapper, with Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A..
- The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No.142 CoronaCorona5.25 × 46Medium-FullOscuro
A 5.25-inch corona at a 46 ring gauge under a U.S.-grown oscuro wrapper, with Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez.
The Tabernacle Knight Commander6.75 × 52MaduroNicaraguaRolled in Nicaragua at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A..
The Wise Man Corojo CoronaCorona5 × 48NaturalNicaraguaA corona. Rolled in Nicaragua at My Father Cigars S.A..
The Wise Man Corojo LanceroLancero7 × 40NaturalNicaraguaA lancero. Rolled in Nicaragua at My Father Cigars S.A..
- The Wise Man Maduro Firecracker3.5 × 50Medium-FullMaduroNicaragua
A three-and-a-half-inch cigar at a 50 ring gauge under a Mexican maduro wrapper, with Nicaraguan tobacco inside. Rolled in Nicaragua at TABSA.