The sophomore year for Nicholas Melillo is a big one. There are three new lines and extensions. To give you an idea, the Foundation Cigar Co. portfolio has increased from five SKUs to 31 with this trade show alone. As for the booth, it’s located next to Illusione who handles distribution for most the company’s brands, everything except The Upsetters. It was still crowded, busy and eclectic, but it certainly was much less chaotic than Foundation’s display within the Casa Fernández booth last year. Charter Oak It’s the homage to Melillo’s home state of Connecticut, offered in two different forms of Connecticut wrappers. While Tabernacle got the bulk of interest, it’s important to remember there’s a sub $6 Connecticut broadleaf-wrapped cigar coming from Nicholas Melillo. Both are produced by A.J. Fernández. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua Charter Oak Petite Corona (5 1/4 x 42) — $4.80 (Boxes of 20, $96) Charter Oak Rothschild (4 1/2 x 50) — $5 (Boxes of 20, $100) Charter Oak Lonsdale (6 1/4 x 46) — $5.30 (Boxes of 20, $106) Charter Oak Toro (6 x 52) — $5.50 (Boxes of 20, $110) Charter Oak Grande (6 x 60) — $5.80 (Boxes of 20, $116) ...
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