Cigar Preview: The Football Cigar!

Cigar fans, today, just in time for Cigar Sunday, I have the pleasure of revealing to you a new cigar that is trying to get itself some legs: The Football Cigar. The Football Cigar comes into two types, the lighter version entitled the "First Down," and the darker version entitled the "Touchdown."

The Football Cigar comes in their own box or in a three pack box. The "First Down" cigar has a Connecticut Shade Grown and Arapiraca wrapper (used as the laces on the lighter version), the binder of the cigar is Dominican de Olor, and this cigars filler is a blend of four long filler tobaccos from the Dominican de Olor and Piloto Cubano from the Cibao Valley in the Dominican Republic. According to Football Cigar creator, Gunner Heilmann, says that the "First Down" is a mild-bodied cigar "with character."

The maduro version of the Football Cigar is called the "Touchdown." This cigar is a full-bodied smoke that is constructed from a series of tobaccos. The wrapper is Brazilian Arapirica and U.S. Connecticut Shade Grown (used for the laces on the maduro, the binder is Dominican de Olor, and again a blend of four tobaccos from the Dominican de Olor and Piloto Cubano from the Cibao Valley including Nicaraguan Esteli.

Now, the concept of a football-based cigar is not completely unique. Arturo Fuente's Opus X footballs were originally rolled as a present to Dan Marino in 2003. According to Socialcigar.com, "Carlito Fuente gave Dan Marino a box of 13 Opus X Footballs at a charity event. The box was then auctioned off for a reputed $13,000." After this only about 30 of these cigars have been made, including the 13 originally made for Dam Marino.

I have been in communication with creator Gunner Heilmann to receive a sample for review within a month or so. Stay tuned to see how these cigars stack up for those fun occasions like Superbowl Sunday!