DBL Cigars El Rey Habano

DBL is not a common household name in the premium cigar industry, but it’s a brand that should certainly be on your radar. DBL stands for “Dominican Big Leaguer” and was founded by baseball nut Francisco Almonte (hence the name), and he has literally been working with tobacco since he was a kid at age 7. At this young age, he worked to devein tobacco for his father, and by age 12 he was rolling cigars. But there’s more to Almonte’s story. He had the unique privilege of studying and learning the ins & outs of cigar making and blending from none other than Carlos Fuente and Lito Gomez. With a pedigree like that, Francisco and DBL have some big shoes to fill. And in our opinion, they deliver.

Fransisco Almonte says: "It is my honor to recognize my Dad’s successful career in the cigar industry with the introduction of our first series, The Habano. Our Habano line is a special edition that pays homage to my Dad’s cigar brand from the 1980s." The DBL Habano is a rich and complex cigar that packs more flavor than strength and encompasses plenty of rich family history. the final blend is the end result of a painstaking process in which countless blends were tested, retested and tested again by a tasting panel comprised of several cigar aficionados. DBL Habano features a stunning Ecuador Habano wrapper, a Dominican binder and a filler blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco.